Check out the trailer for the Beautiful Losers movie, showing next month at South By South West. The movie looks to explore the connections between some of our favorite artists and the cultures that birthed them. As we won’t be at SXSW for it’s premiere, well have to give you a review when the DVD drops.

What’s a rapper without a fashion sense? Well, they do exist, but for the most part, gear is essential to a rapper’s mystique and the Clipse have always known that. With seemingly everyone biting their swag, including a dreadlocked and tattooed, Mr. Me Too, The Brothers Thorton have decided to launch their own brand, called Play Cloths. The first drop will be T-Shirts and then they’ll re-up with jackets, sweatshirts, jeans, and knits, all available, of course, at a few choice boutiques. The main icon for the brand looks to be a small boy dressed like a jockey, but if the Clipse can popularize clothing with a baby monkey, you can expect to see hordes of kids with tiny equestrians on their shirts soon enough. Wait, what?

Brand new installation from 1134nyc! The music will be poppin and you already know about Mint & Serf. RSVP at rsvp@1134nyc.com.

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Check out this version of Prodigy’s first single in Spanish (spanglish really), translated by the Voxonic technology he talks about in part 2 of our interview, which just so happens to playing on Mass Appeal TV, to your right. 

Pop-punk is some funny shit. Some kid with electrolysis, trying to shove himself into his girlfriends pants and then taking a Myspace flick of himself crying when the jeans are too tight. (more »)

Dead Prez fans: they don’t just speak about it, they be about it. At recent concert at Evergreen State College in Washington, a fight broke out and a man was arrested. Immediately thereafter, Dead Prez allegedly began performing, “Fuck The Police,” and a riot ensued with the arrested man being released (high five) and a squad car getting destroyed! Oh yea, ” One officer was hurt by pepper spray in his eyes.”

Colt 45 and Mass Appeal are coming together this Saturday, February 16 to celebrate the art of Food One and Bill Shag. One the wheels are Cosmo Baker (The Rub), DJ Duane Harriott (APT/OtherMusic/Negroclash) and WhiteGold. It goes down at Novo 290 Hudson btwn Spring and Dominick (NYC). RSVP: harbourdrivesaturdays@gmail.com.

Rejoice Mass Appeal readers! The new issue has hit the stands and accordingly, also the nets. Gracing the cover is Bushwick bad-boy Michael Pitt, who is starring in a remake of a heavily underrated psycho-thriller, Funny Games. Coincidentally, the original is playing TONIGHT on 52nd and 5th at 8pm. See if Pitt doesn’t creep you out in the trailer above, and then check out the trailer for the original after the click through. (more »)

It’s funny how few people realize the importance of the fast break dunk. From high school to the pro’s I’ve seen it squandered time and time again by chumps with plenty of hops, but no finesse to finish the job properly. Lebron understood young. But before Lebron, and even before Mike, Julius Erving (Dr. J to you) was soaring gracefully through the air, using other teams’ gross misfortune as an opporunity to entertain and inspire. Pardon the poetics, but Converse also sees the light. They are re-releasing the classic Pro Leather 1976, available on April 1 for a mere $70. Check them out after the click through. (more »)

With an excess of time on their hands since the classic Bangin On Wax compilation, it seems that some members of notorious Bloods and Crips gangs have traded in the hammers for the cameras. The Daily News is reporting that paparazzi companies are hiring gangsters for their remarkable ability to punk other photographers out of the best shots. We do hope, however, that the money earned is going toward more studio time.