Rap life for the Game, a talented black rapper, hasn’t been easy, so one can only imagine the struggle of a young John Brown. Nevertheless, “The Face of LA” opted out of an appearance on egotrip’s The White Rapper Show, or what would have been a chance to school some young bucks on, well, the game. Check out the Mass Appeal TV video on the right, for a preview of the issue 50 cover story, where, amongst other things, he talks to Lord SHR about why he wasn’t down with it.

As far as most janitors are concerned, specialized graf mops are the work of the devil. The ink is thick, long lasting, and drips just right (Ayo!). One of the finest (or worst if your a custodian) would be Harlem’s own Do Em Dirty. Mass Appeal TV sat down with the mind behind Do Em Dirty, Shaun RFC, and got the scoop on his inkin’ empire. Check it out in the Mass Appeal TV player to the right.

As issue 50 is steadily creeping on ah come up, our Colossal peeps have taken the liberty of warning all Williamsburg of the glory soon to befall them. To get up close and personal, hop off the L at Bedford and look up.

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Besides being three days after the 11-year anniversary of the death of the late great Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie!), today, Wednesday March 12th, happens to be an extra-special hump day. Party promoter extraordinaire, Missbehave columnist, and all around superwoman Roxy Cottontail is dropping her Blonde Ambition mixtape. Mass Appeal TV caught up with Roxy recently, and got the scoop on the Blonde Ambition movement. Check the Mass Appeal TV player, playa.

Human Giant is back on the air, and with that comes the return of Aziz Ansari, the funniest Indian since Apu. Get a taste of the new season above, but check out Aziz’s real experiences with swank celeb clubs in the fight club feature from issue 49 here.

Dana Dunham is another talented photographer and brother in arms (?!) to Mass Appeal’s Mr. Stephen. Recently captivated by people staying strapped across America, check out some of his latest work in “Gun Series- People Who Own Guns For Different Reasons.” (more »)

Big news for all you West Siders. Mass Appeal is opening a pop up shop in downtown San Diego from March 8th to April 5th at the 5 & A Dime Gallery. The opening reception, on March 8th from 12-7pm, will feature metal photography by former Mass Appeal photo editor and photog extraordinaire, Angela Boatwright. And after the party it’s the after-party (Neighborhood, 777 G St, San Diego, CA 92101). Come through!

The last time we gave props to the kid Sean V, all we had was a short series of amazing photos, but in the latest installment of Mass Appeal TV, Carl Weston shadows Sean on some of his underground exploits. Check out the raw footage, playing now on the video player to the right!

Check out the latest edition to Mass Appeal TV, an interview with guerrilla filmmaker Rik Cordero, in the player on the right. See how he gets all Sandinista and pumps out dope videos on a budget. Watch Cordero trade the gunplay and crack sales of “Blue Magic” for textbooks and tight sweaters in a behind the scenes look at the video for Ivy-League lyricists Kidz in the Hall.  It’s all there, on your Mass Appeal TV Player on the right!

At a mere $20, it’s crazy that tickets are still available for Prodigy’s “Going-Back-To-Jail” Extravaganza. There’s gonna be mad special guests (probably even some good ones) and reportedly, he’ll be performing H.N.I.C. II in its entirety. In the meantime, you can get the scoop on the making of the album in part 2 of our sit-down with P, conveniently available in the Mass Appeal TV video player to the right.