The Smoking Section

2.1 The Cooler

TSSCrew — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:10:20 +0000

Chris Brown Named World’s Worst Dressed Man By GQ Magazine [HuffPost] Will Amazon Kill Publishing? [The Atlantic] Top 10: Dunks On Kendrick Perkins (A History Of Abuse) [RTNY] BET Bans [...]

Crew Love: The January Edition

TSSCrew — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:00:03 +0000

The end of the month signals two things. One, rent’s due in a few days. Two, it’s time for another installment of Crew Love. For obvious reasons, we all enjoy [...]

A Career-Defining Guest Verse From Jadakiss

J. Tinsley — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:48 +0000

There are some things impossible to change my stance on. Tupac. Michael Jordan. LeBron James. The movie Paid In Full. My love for Rihanna and Paula Patton. Martin. Ranch dressing. [...]

The iPod Shuffle – Audio Two’s “Top Billin’” (Danger Mouse Air Remix)

Beware — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:15:09 +0000

Back when I was casually growing my vinyl collection for no real reason, I bought a box of used records from a former friend who’d found them outside an evicted [...]

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Tackles Outkast’s “SpottieOttieDopaliscious”

TC — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:40:44 +0000

Zamn! Anyone who’s ever had the right amount of elixir flowing through the veins, coupled with visions of someone they deem to be highly attractive knows the power of “SpottieOttieDopaliscious.” [...]

LRG Spring 2012 Lookbook Featuring Freddie Gibbs

TC — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:11:39 +0000

Spring may not be in the air just yet but a pleasant photosynthesis is definitely around the corner. L to the R to the G is gearing up to keep [...]

Rep Yo’ City: 40 Hip-Hop Hometown Anthems

Beware — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:45:00 +0000

Everybody’s from somewhere and rappers, more than artists in any other genre, always seem to be the first to big up their cities on wax. No matter the state, country [...]

David Guetta Feat. Nicki Minaj – “Turn Me On” Video

Beware — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:16:58 +0000

Unless you can sneak into the Gucci bag hidden beneath Weezy’s bed and find the alleged sex tape he made with Miss Nicki, this rousing new visual for her joint [...]

Lil Wayne – “That’s What They Call Me” x “Mirror” Video

J. Tinsley — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:47:20 +0000

“And since my case, I got all my guns in my mama name…” Maybe I’m tripping, but has it felt like it’s been a minute since new material from Wayne [...]

Matthew Broderick Lives Vicariously Through Ferris Bueller In Honda’s New Super Bowl Ad

Beware — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:21:07 +0000

For whatever reason, I’ve always loved Ferris Bueller and never really cared for Matthew Broderick. Maybe it was that the seemingly-tight-knit actor could never live up to his character’s cool. [...]