The pride of Gary, Indiana — Mr. Freddie Gibbs — just dropped his Baby Face Killa mixtape, the highly anticipated followup to his breakthrough Str8 Killa No Filla Mixtape. Hosted by the ubiquitous DJ Drama, the Baby Face Killa street album features guest vocals from the likes of Curren$y, Kirko Bangz, Young Jeezy, Jadakiss, Spaceghostpurrp, Z-Ro […]

One of our favorite purveyors of new era funk, Soul Clap, are readying to release their debut long player EFUNK (out on Wolf + Lamb  Records on April 20th). Having fled the frosty confines of their hometown Boston (read our Coordinates: Boston Guide to Beantown they made for us last year), the Soul Clap duo have now […]

Jay-Z’s LIFE + TIMES website drops a new 40-minute dubstep mix via DJ/producer Troublemaker. Titled Pantystep – Pleasure Her Pain, the 18-track mix features bangers from heavyweights like The Weeknd, Joker, Skrillex, Clams Casino, Com Truise, Skream, Boards of Canada and James Blake. Congrats to Jay who saw the birth of his daughter B.I.C. (Blu Ivy […]

When you say that Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s landmark 1995 debut Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version is one of the best Wu Tang Clan records, you’re basically suggesting it’s one of the best hip hop albums of all time. And you’d be right. Next to eminent classics like GZA’s Liquid Swords and Raekwon’s […]

Have you heard Hanni El Khatib? The first generation half Palestinian/half Filipino is just bad ass, angrily riffing out a cunning execution of classic American blues, garage, punk and doo-wop into a post-rock n’ roll frenzy. Just hit play on his “Come Alive” video below and you’ll know instantly if you’ll like his music — […]

OK, I know Miss Madeleine annihilated Sucker Punch last week with a blisteringly accurate review, but after seeing it this week I just gotta throw in my 2 cents. First off, she’s technically 100% right — the movie was riddled with weakness and flaws: the acting was atrocious (Vanessa Hudgens is a Golden Raspberry frontrunner), […]

We were all up on the Sucker Punch trailer ever since we first laid eyes on it this past summer at Comic Con. After 300 and Watchmen, faith in director Zack Snyder was strong. Sucker Punch certainly had every far flung element needed to be a great flick, and maybe that’s the problem. Miss Madeleine […]

Not every man can have a special appendage the size of a baby arm, but at least every person without a scrap of taste can have a ring that kind of looks like one… Ok, so, the bling on this baby ain’t real, but then again, neither is the arm it’s attached to. The arm […]