My fave hip hop senseis are always stomping on the current state of hip-hop with their pristine Timberland boots. They love to talk about what’s “real” and what’s not. I always back my generation of hip-hop and say that even though some more popular hip hop isn’t too great there are many more young artists …
*new music* CREW REMIX – Goldlink feat. Gucci Mane, Shy Glizzy, & Brent Faiyaz
Everything is better when you slap a Gucci verse on it. It’s scientific fact. I wouldn’t have thought you can make this bop even wavier, but you gotta give it up to the one and only Gucci. Check out the official Crew remix up above.
lil’ music review – BIG FISH THEORY / VINCE STAPLES
When I first peeped Long Beach rapper Vince Staples, I believe it was on Earl Sweatshirt’s song Hive back in 2013. I messed with his flow, his tone/accent, his crazy lyrics, and that he radiated over all these good vibes from just lounging in the front seat of the car. Skip right to 2:55 in …
fash inspo – WILD THOUGHTS / DJ KHALED, BRYSON TILLER, & RIHANNA (but mostly rihanna)
When I peeped the visual for DJ Khaled’s “Wild Thoughts” the other day, Rihanna’s tropical hued outfits captured my eye. ..
SZA – DREW BARRYMORE *new video*
The kinky-straight hair killer and T.D.E first lady herself SZA just dropped a new visual for Drew Barrymore off of her newly released album Ctrl. Take a peek. *Also, actual Drew Barrymore is in the video so you know it’s super flamey*
issa trend – CHAMPION
Champion is the type of brand that you would have gotten ripped apart for by the Abercrombie and Fitch mean girls back in middle school. But, like every other obscure brand from back in the dizz-aye, they slowly but surely come back into style. Recently, even the culture vultures Kardashians hopped on the Champion bandwagon. If ya’ …
lil’ music review – BURN MY NAME / RAY & CHRIS BROWN
This morning when I checked the always reliable scholarly source Twitter, I learned from XXL that Ray J and Chris Brown had just dropped a joint mixtape entitled “Burn My Name”. I wondered how there can be that much headassery put into one body of work. As I listened, I learned it can be done quite …