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Generation Lost

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
I already told y'all why I like B.o.B. He finally released a video for a song I've had on steady rotation for awhile now. "Generation Lost" is the truth. Unfortunately for B.o.B. he's going to get OutKast comparisons out of me for like forever. "Generation Lost" kind of reminds me of when Three Stacks said:
Return of the gangsta thanks ta' them niggas that think you soft and say y'all be gospel rappin' but they be steady clappin' when you talk about bitches & switches & hoes & clothes &… Read More

TSS Cast Rappers as Characters from ‘The Wire’

Friday, February 13th, 2009
My friend Erwin sent me this great post from The Smoking Section the other day because he knows how much Angela and I love "The Wire."  We're still obsessed with it, and I for one get jealous when my good friends (ahem Beauty Maven) run into Marlo out in D.C and snap photos with him. I actually plan on spending some part of V-day weekend curled up in my bed revisiting season 3, because who wouldn't want to spend Valentine's Day looking at Idris Elba?  … Read More

Homophobia in Hip Hop is Annoying…and Played.

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Seems like 50 Cent is desperate for attention these days. Anyone who has even stumbled across a hip hop blog oan accident in the past week can attest to this. He's taking other folks' baby mamas on shopping sprees, making cartoons, wearing wigs-- anything to not have to actually talk about why his music ain't selling like it used to. But "accusing"… Read More

Proper Song of the Day: Return of the ATLien (Big Boi vs B.o.B. Edition)

Monday, January 12th, 2009

  In my world, André Lauren Benjamin and Antwan André Patton make up two parts of the greatest hip-hop group EVER. I've contemplated giving that honor to a couple of others but I've decided it can't be done. Hands down: OutKast is the best. Write it down. Take a picture, and email it to me, you, your mama, and your cousin too, so you'll never forget it - and I'll have proof that you bore witness to the finest of Southern cuisine; OutKast really is "sweeter than a… Read More