Broke Phi Broke: Sallie Mae Turns 40
In 2006, I graduated high school. Seven years ago and a non-linear path later, I must admit I’m quite happy that me and Sallie Mae don’t happen to look at each other with the same disgust. Well, actually I take that back – we just act like a civil divorced couple who only show up [...]
On Hoop Dreams, Young Phenoms & The Banana Clip Theory
2006 was the second to last year I truly got to enjoy sports on a local level. Sounds like an era ago but at that time, everything seemed rather clear to me. The six months prior to me graduating high school involved tons of hype surrounding our football team, the basketball team that would climb [...]
Curren$y Is Celebrating 4/20 In Houston [@currensy_spitta]
There’s a web that connects Curren$y to plenty of artists in Houston, namely two of them who he’ll be performing with Friday night at Warehouse Live. There’s his work ethic. Since 2008′s flurry of mixtapes from Fast Times At Ridgemont Fly to Fin…, Spitta has given fans a giant amount of material to chew on, [...]
Rick Ross Issues Apology For Losing Reebok Deal
Citing a lack of remorse for his choice of words, Reebok dumped Rick Ross from his endorsement deal yesterday. Whether it be a loss of another piece of income or maybe finally seeing the error of his ways, The Maybach Music Group founder issued another apology, showing more clarity here than before on regards to [...]
Meet The Bloggerati’s Top 10 Rappers In The Game
The merit of a list of any kind is simply to argue who belongs where. It’s pure pecking order stuff that pretty much has been going on since the dawn of time and when MTV threw out their annual Hottest MCs In The Game list – the uproar came from all over, especially the blog [...]
Doughbeezy: Walking On A Dream
By now, you know Doughbeezy – merchandise magnet, constant feature on your favorite rap blog whether regional or national, the “other” guy with the “murders you on your own shit” tag. But you don’t know anything about his upcoming third mixalbum Footprints On The Moon. Our Cecilia Smith went to Studio 713 earlier this week [...]
A Honest Conversation About Houston & Screw Music
Every day without fail, I wonder about the current legacy of screw music. It creeps up on me like one of those terrible slasher flicks you used to sneak and watch as a teen, knowing the plot well before you even got halfway through the film, turning moments of what should be perceived as horror [...]
Kanye Promises A New Album Is On The Way, But Do You Care?
Ever since Kim got pregnant and Kanye’s been overseas, his London shows have been must write about pieces if only for the rambling, fiery tirades he goes on in the middle of his sets. Whether it be lambasting against corporations trying to put his face on a bottle of shampoo or just shouting at the [...]
On Malcolm X, Killer Mike & The Idea Of “Pressure”
Writing about Malcolm X always carries this weird sort of dichotomy behind it. You have to dabble in his policies of nationalism and being a separatist from the government and their ideals while also realizing that later on his works bridged more towards peace and universal acceptance for the struggle of man as a whole. [...]
Ain’t No Love Heart Of The City: The Houston All-Star Weeknd Hangover
In an open letter penned on his Tumblr page, Derrick McKinney posed a series of thoughts all centered around All-Star Weekend and how the locals within the city, particular the ones wielding any power in the entertainment section yielded far more carte blanche towards vistors as opposed to building and showcasing the new slice of [...]
