Murs & 9th Wonder- The Problem Is (Ft. Sick Jacken, Uncle Chucc)

T-Pain and the Know Nothing Know-It-Alls

I can care less about what T-pain says or doesn’t say but I know the type being called out by Jay Smooth. Masking one’s ignorance with arrogance is one of the oldest, dirtiest tricks in the game. As if it isn’t bad enough to be just one of those things, some go the extra mile [...]

Precious

Watch this movie.

Taylor Mali – “What Teachers Make”

Well said, sir.

Civil Rights Activist Dorothy Height Dies

One of the leaders of the civil rights movement, Dorthy Height served as the president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years. In 1994, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and in 2004, the Congressional Gold Medal. She passed at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. She was 98. As [...]

Gang Starr rapper Guru dies at 43

Guru, whose real name was Keith Elam, died Monday after a battle with cancer. He was 43. 1/2 of the legendary hip hop group Gang Starr (with DJ Premier) Guru will go down as one of the greatest of all time. If you know his music, you know he’s a true lyricist with a clean [...]

Patti Smith’s “Because the Night”

Mayer Hawthorne – I Left My Heart in San Francisco

Cool remake of Tony Bennett’s classic song. Mayer Hawthorne gives Amy Winehouse a run for her money in the ‘white singers with soul’ category. Incidentally, he is coming to San Francisco this Thursday night. At PST (pacific standard time) held at Eve Lounge…and it’s free.

“Persian Version” of Jersey Shore

Being that I’m of Iranian descent, and that I have a blog, it seems that I have no choice but to address the latest obsession of my beloved community: a possible “Persian-version” of Jersey Shore.  The firm 495 Productions and Doron Ofir Casting announced they are casting a “Persian Version” of Jersey-Shore and before I [...]

Janelle Monae Tightrope ft. Big Boi [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

She’s just a ball of fun!