Best Of 2011

Mayer Hawthorne

Musically, 2011 was a bit of a let down for me. I was anticipating a lot of albums that came and went that just didn’t do what they should have done. However, 2011 was the year of the emerging artist. Kendrick Lamar and Big K.R.I.T. proved that the new kids could bully the vets on [...]

UMG Waging War?

UMG

Yes. Simply put, yes. I mean, there’s NO other way to describe why sites such as 2DopeBoyz.com and ALL of the New Music Cartel, COMPLEX.com, Vibe.com, DJ Booth.net, and NecoleBitchie.com  – amongst others – are on this list with clear and blatant peer-to-peer network sharing bit torrent sites. Hell, the corporate page for bit torrent [...]

Jay Scott Confidential: The Michigan Central Depot

Jason Scott Smith

Installment two of Jay Scott Confidential finds me at The Michigan Central Depot – the biggest eyesore in my hometown of Detroit. This eyesore has stood vacant and abandoned for 23 years. Spread The Good Word! Tweet

Send Michigan to SXSW!

BLAT

It’s not everyday that an artist gets an opportunity to fulfill their dreams. This is your opportunity to help make some dreams come true! Michigan artist collective – BLAT! Pack – has been invited for TWO sets at SXSW. SXSW has been responsible for breaking open the careers of several artists such as Amy Winehouse, [...]

Jay Scott Takes On Detroit: Cass Tech

Jason Scott Smith

I took a trip down to the old Cass Technical HS in downtown Detroit, which still stands abandoned, neglected, and vandalized next to the new Cass Tech. The school is slated to finally, and mercifully, be torn down this year. The old alumns, who have done nothing to preserve it before or in the 6 [...]

Decade Of Fail: The Worst Albums of the Past 10 Years

Diddy Fail

First off: Yes, I’m one of those people who looks at a decade as a full 10 year period meaning the END of the 10th year not the top of the 10th year. Just makes more sense, doesn’t it? Let’s be real, this ENTIRE list could be consumed with a couple of phrases: Dirty South, [...]

The Best Of 2010

Janelle Monae

2010 has finally come to a close and what a year it was! The year in music started off slow but boy did it pick up with releases from The Roots, The Left, Danny Brown, Black Milk, and a list of events that made 2010 a great year for hip-hop. But 2010 wasn’t the year [...]

An Open Letter To The NCAA: Cease And Desist

Fuck The NCAA

Dear NCAA, I don’t know and, quite frankly, I don’t care to know who to address this letter to. This has been a long time coming and these suspensions levied against Ohio State University football players are enough. Far be it for me to defend the honor of an Ohio State anything but, for years, [...]

Buckshot To Release The Common Knowledgy Of The Entertainment Industry

Buckshot

For 15 years, Duck Down has been the model of independent success in the music industry. Now Buckshot is willing to share that formula with the masses. From the Duck Down team: Buckshot is the co-founder of Duck Down Music & the lead MC for Black Moon & Boot Camp Clik. In 2005, Buckshot reinvented [...]

Rufio Jones’ Random Words Of Wisdom: The Smart Car

FAIL

Okay, I know it’s called Random Words of Wisdom but today I feel like ranting. This time it will be renamed Random Rant of Rufio (which has a nice ring to it if I may say so). Now I am the king of silver lines. So, if you bear with me, I may be able [...]