Spending a couple of months broing out with the dudes from Get Busy Committee has its benefits. Not only do we get exclusive bummer interviews but we get tasty song leaks as well. Scoop Deville’s trademark drums are prevalent with this one, contrasting with the filtered verses from Ryu, Apathy and Scoop himself. We’re not sure just yet if this is the new direction that GBC is heading, but it is a nice breather from the (mostly) break neck pace of their last album and pretty perfect for the gloomy weather Los Angeles has had the past few days. Keep it up, dudes! We can’t wait to hear the rest of the new joint.

Download: Get Busy Committee, “Dancin’ On Your Grave” (Prod. Scoop Deville)

Tourism is down in America, therefore tourists must be slapped with more fees. Err, is it just us, or is the previous statement kind of… oh, illogical?

For some reason, the US is now charging tourists from 36 countries a fee of $14 just for entering the country. Apparently, this is being done in order to promote tourism in the States.

Now we’re not experts in tourism here, but frankly, we’re a bit perplexed by this move. Thankfully, we’re not the only ones. The International Air Transport Association also released statements against the increased entry fees. IATA’s spokesperson, Steve Lot, said it best, “It’s like inviting a friend over for dinner and then charging them a fee at the door”

[via TIME]

Alright boys, heading to the club? Then let science—of all things—show you how to groove. Forget Dancing with the Stars, psychologists recently conducted a study pertaining to which dance moves are more attractive to women.

By using computer-generated avatars, they were able to conclude that “man’s right knee and the size and variety of movements of the neck and torso are key.”

The experiment for this involved 19 male volunteers who were asked to bust a move while wearing 38 reflectors all over their bodies in order for the systems to monitor and catch their movements. This way, faceless and neutral avatars of the guys will be created, and the 35 women who were recruited by scientists to rate the men’s dance moves can judge their attractiveness based solely on their movements.

Apparently, movements widely involving the man’s neck and torso were hits among the females.

[via MSNBC]

Even though we appreciate how people can use the Internet for nearly any service, we’re not big fans of online dating; we prefer more personal and intimate methods of interaction, like talking face to face.  No knock on whoever takes the online route, and to be fair, we can actually learn something from the folks who choose to flirt and take courtship through that dimension.  In fact, we are now able to know what races and sexes generally like based on the profiles of those people.  As it turns out, the preferences of races are rather cliche, stereotypical, and expected; for example, white people like golfing, boating, Nascar, “mostly rock”, and motorcycles. Meanwhile, black people enjoy soul food, basketball, Gucci Mane, Denzel Washington, and “a good woman”. We can go on and on about Hispanics (soccer, familia, “some drinks”) and Asians (pho, engineering, the Bay Area), but the link below provides all of that and so much more for you demographic addicts out there.

[via OK Trends]

Wiz Khalifa is a fine example of a rapper who was able to successfully bounce back from mainstream one-hit purgatory (“Say Yeah”) and become a huge presence online.  His online following has been growing exponentially after the release of each mixtape, and his e-fame was highlighted when this year’s Kush & Orange Juice mixtape was the #1 topic on Google and Twitter the day Wiz dropped it.  “Damn It Feels Good To Be Taylor” is an obvious reference to the Geto Boys classic that was used in Office Space, with his Taylor Gang set claiming residence in the cover title.  The song and video contain his favorite subjects: plenty of weed, Pittsburgh, hoes showing him love, Taylor Gang, and reaching the top. As usual, Wiz announces his arrival onto the track — “It’s young Khalifa man… I know I say that before every song, but that’s really actually who the fuck I am.”  That pretty much says it all.

[via 2dopeboyz]

Every week on The Modern Muse, in-house muse and fashion guru Monique Cortez waxes poetically about her favorite It Girls, European waifs and other noteworthy titans of steez and fashion. The Modern Muse continues its Cinema Series this week with Sean Young’s only relevant acting role — aside from Ace Ventura — playing Rachael in Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner”. Slight spoiler ahead for those who haven’t seen it, dudes.

blade runner

in noir there are two archetypes for women
the sophisticated femme fatale and the devoted and loving virgin

rachael
the replicant prototype
with all her stilted existential elegance
embodies both.
seductive yet vulnerable
worldly yet naive

composed and entirely captivating.

Freddie Gibbs is everywhere.  We are fierce supporters who inititally thought the man wasn’t getting his fair share of online attention, but for better or worse (we think for better), you can’t go a couple of days without Gibbs being mentioned or interviewed by a rap site nowadays.  Gibbs has an argument for being one of the best MCs of 2010, as his Str8 Killa EP and mixtape have catapulted him into blog stardom and acclaim.  Thankfully, one of the standout songs from his EP has earned it’s own video.  Showcasing an all-star cast with some of the best rappers the Midwest (and Texas) has to offer, “Oil Money” is a classic example of features that don’t need to compensate for the host rapper, but instead enhance the song without taking anything away.

[via 2dopeboyz]

So yesterday we pondered what exactly the vague bouncy-ball Google logo symbolized; we never came to a conclusion and figured it would be part of an announcement that Google was scheduled to make the next day.  The announcement arrived as expected today, and big news came along with it.  This new edition of Google, named Instant, will indeed be much more instant… to the point where users won’t need to hit the search button at all.  It will be immediate to the point where results for pages will show up as you type letters.  According to Google VP of User Experience Marissa Mayer, it won’t be labeled “search as you type,” but results will essentially stream to you as you type.  As usual, Google’s suggestions will stay the same, but now you don’t have to leave the page, since it will be changing as you put in a search.  We’re still anticipating for the day Google could just read our minds and give us suggestions as we think.

[via Mashable]

“Why should I have to drink and eat when I can just eat?” This was the moving question behind Mark Zable’s Fried Beer.

Zable fried beer, which is basically beer wrapped inside a pretzel pocket, bagged the “most creative” food award in the recently concluded “Big Tex Choice Awards.”

Well, at least we don’t have to worry about drinking on an empty stomach now. Cheers!

[via MSNBC and Delish]

Everything comes with a price, and when it comes to driving, speed usually comes with a high price tag. However, that may cease to be the case in Nevada.

Nonpartisan candidate governor Eugene “Gino” DiSimone recently proposed selling speeding rights to residents. After completing certain safety tests and entering their information in a database, residents just need to shell out a $25 fee and they could speed to their heart’s content for 24 hours.

Considering the regular price of a speeding ticket, 25 bucks is very cheap, especially for people who can’t keep their foot off the gas pedal. Accroding to DiSimone, his proposal could rake up to a billion dollars in revenue every year.

Of course, voters will still have the final say on this matter, in which issues of safety will definitely have to be discussed. Needless to say, the Highway Patrol guys are not pleased with the proposal.

[via TIME]