Road trip 2011 playlist :: Kanye West, Dj Amen, Dj AM + more

Nothing says summer quite like the quintessential road trip and I was lucky to embark on one of epic proportions earlier this week (epic to me, at least — it was my first).  If I was given one word of advice (other than that cops in Utah are assholes and stay in the right lane, [...]

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PopularLemonade’s 1-year birthday mixtape (mixed by Dj Lazy Eyez)

What a long, strange trip it’s been. From collaborating with key designers, throwing fresh parties, and everything else in between, PopularLemonade has evolved into its own beast.  There’s not a week that goes by that someone catches me on the street to say hello, chat about sneakers, music, whatever.  To those of you that have [...]

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Beatnick & K-Salaam :: Don’t Die feat. Bun B, 88-Keys & Colin Munroe (video)

Whew…. what a fucking song.  It’s kind of creepy to have a chorus that repeats, “just don’t die… today,” over and over but holy fucking shit if this isn’t a super solid talent line-up (I mean, really.. production by Beatnick & K-Salaam, verses by Bun B, 88-Keys, Colin Munroe?).  Be sure to check out Beatnick [...]

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Wale :: Inhibitions feat. Pharrell & Contemplate feat. Riahnna

    I like Wale.  I really do, but quite frankly.. I think he’s a bit overrated.  With that being said, after hearing THIS track, I’m super geeked for Attention Deficit, which is his first full length album (to be released November 3, 2009).  A bowl of Wale with a splash of Pharrell?   Yet [...]

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Hip hop’s new savior

When Drake‘s mixtape, ‘So Far Gone‘ dropped a few weeks back, I was almost speechless.  Not knowing all about him from the get-go, I was an instant fan.  In true hip hop nerd fashion, I had his whole short discography within a few minutes.  All of a sudden, this album was being bumped by the [...]

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