Killer Mike might be the smartest rapper since the Genius. And although his namesake speaks to his rhyme ability, when he speaks, you don’t think about him rhyming. Lord SHR recently sat down with the conundrum that is Killer Mike and chopped it up about a number of things. That conversation is now available in the Mass Appeal TV player to your right. Oh, and on a related note, he got joints!

There may not have been more “love in the club” last year than when Justice’s D.A.N.C.E. used to drop. This time around, however, the real cool kids return with a clip for “Stress” with a bit less affection and a little more aggression. Révolution!

Ask any GTA IV player, if you can pull them away from the console, and they’ll tell you that Rockstar spared no expense to authenticate “Liberty City” for the game. In that grand attention to detail, they got Cope2 holding down the walls! Grandgood via Cope2

Words: Kel Murphy

If you’re in NYC, more likely than not you’ve been to a party where Melo-X has rocked. He’s opened for hip-hop heavyweights like Clark Kent and 9th Wonder, but for the self proclaimed “renaissance man,” spinning records is just the beginning. Besides moving the crowd via turntables, Brooklyn-born Melo raps, writes songs, photographs, produces and even pimps (yikes). At 22 years old, he cites J-Dilla and Erykah Badu as inspiration for his recent instrumental album, “Dusty Time Warped Vibes.” We recently caught up with the Jack-of-all-trades to talk about the project, why he dissed the Jay-Z on it, and how reggae vibes make him get damn near butt-naked. (more »)

Unlike the little homie who sells Jordans at your local Footlocker, skate shop workers are usually able to use their kicks for what they were meant for.  Check out some footy from a couple of Jersey shops competing at the recent Shields Skatepark Showdown.