A good day for rap, as Marshall Mathers makes a comeback on his strongest track in about a half decade, while 2 Chains throws up a nostalgic homage to the best southern rap crew ever. “Rap God” is just that: Eminem staking his claim to the crown with a series of throwback versus that makes you […]
15
Oct
New Orleans' best vs. The Rap God
18
Dec
Win tickets to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans
The best in the NFL are up for debate as Green Bay Packers linebacker, Clay Matthews, readies to pick the best comments made by football fans in The Gillette No Debate Contest. Watch to learn how to join in, and how your opinion could land you tickets to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. Join […]
1
Jun
New Orleans Jet Life emcee drops first full album on June 5th
New Orleans rapper Curren$y drops his first full album on June 5th, The Stoned Immaculate, and has put its entirety up for your streaming pleasure. Although Curren$y has dropped many a mixtape, this is a full cohesive album featuring collabs with Wiz Khalifa, Wale, Pharrell Williams, Estelle, Daz and 2 Chainz — not to mention the […]
5
Dec
Confederate's lightest, fastest & cheapest streetbike ever
The third generation of Confederate’s Hellcat motorcycle, dubbed the C3 X132, is promised to be the lightest, fastest & cheapest bike ever to come from the erstwhile New Orleans-now-Alabama builders. Based around a 132 bhp generating 2163 cc V-twin motor engine made of billet aluminum, the real star behind most Confederate bikes is the design — […]
7
Jan
Namechecking Eames, Terry Gross, Evan Williams bourbon and Clark Grizwold...New Orleans style
By all accounts, Generationals seem custom made for Lost In A Supermarket. First off, before forming Generationals Grant Widmer and Ted Joyner were in a band called the Eames Era. While naming your band after a Mid-Century Modernist legend would be enough to prick our ears, there are the additional points that he loves bourbon […]
29
Nov
New Orleans / Birmingham custom bike maker releases 3rd generation Hellcat
While I’ve been a fan of Confederate bikes for nearly a decade, the brand has had its share of legal issues — from going bankrupt after Hurricane Katrina trashed their factory and leaving many who had paid deposits high and dry, to its subsequent move to Alabama and then recently trying to relocate back to […]
28
Apr
The first episode of Diplo's serial music documentary
As described on Mad Decent, “Diplo’s been working on a new documentary series for Current called No One is Safe, where he sort of Anthony Bourdains on the music scenes he’s deep into and explores their origins/history/current state, etc. This is the pilot, on New Orleans Bounce music, and it turned out to be really […]
In honor of the great city of New Orleans and their Superbowl victory, we bring you our Mix of the Week: Nola Bounce, a mix of all things Nawlins… Hit the Jump to download and read Dick Dastardly’s Mix of the Week…
