I just want to start this by saying that I will absolutely never call Mos Def “Yaslin Bey” for as long as I live. Poor professional moniker choices aside, you pretty much have to at least be curious when Black Star drops a new single. That’s right Mos and Kweli are back at it again,...

After finding this online just now, I turned to my wife and said “There is absolutely no way in Hell that I’m not going to see this when it finally comes out in theaters!” and I was dead serious. If you’re a faithful reader, you may be thinking “Didn’t you post this...

One of the best things about having your own website is that you can post whatever you want.  I posted this video for various reasons: 1) Because I’m super excited about the Tribe Called Quest documentary Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest.  2) Because I like Michael...

You saw the preview, here’s the full thing. Happy Pesach! Beastie Boys – Make Some Noise – Free Music Videos – Top Songs

Here’s something a little left of center for all of you folks out there that appreciate tattoos, and the process surrounding them. From an underground (and in some cases illegal) culture to a mainstream phenomena, tattooing is more popular now than ever. NY Adorned is one of the prime shops in...

Hahahahahahahahaha. Nas lurks in the shadows…. Shadows with Nas from Nas

This is amazing….amazing.

I was just saying on Twitter the other day that I wish I was a bigger Beasties fan, but after Ill Communication I fell off the wagon and never looked back. Oh well. But that’s not to say I don’t appreciate them. Soon their 8th album HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE PART TWO will be released, and just...

Are you a fan of historical images? For some reason I’ve developed this love for all things retro, especially since I’ve been living in NYC. Now there’s a site called Sepiatown that allows you to browse reader uploaded images of various historical shots, from different neighborhoods...

I can’t even pretend like I’m still excited about any members of the Wu making music anymore, so believe me when I tell you a new song by any one of the Shaolin conglomerate is worth giving a listen to. Above is a visual preview of the title track of Raekwon’s new album Shaolin vs....

Being a man that walks around with a tattoo of a cassette tape on his arm, I take my music and my cassette tape nostalgia very seriously. Here we see one of the best rappers alive Nas reminiscing about his cassettes, his music, and what influenced him musically coming up. Different state, different...

NYC – Mindrelic Timelapse from Mindrelic on Vimeo. I don’t know what it is, but I’m a sucker for time lapse videos of New York City. Maybe it’s the fact that the rotten apple has been my home for the last 8 years, and I’ve spent most of them not doing “fabulous New...

Say what you want about Oprah or Jay-Z, but we can learn a lot from both in the way of talent, overcoming adversities, and how to be successful in life, not just in business.  Below is an episode of “Master Class” which may be the only reason I ever put my TV on Oprah Winfrey’s new...