nas-black_president.mp3 Nas - Black President (prod. by Green Lantern)

Now Mr. Jones has been known to say some pretty outlandish things in the past, usually to have them all but dismissed in the grand overview of his catalogue. And now, in the wake of his upcoming album’s controversy, he releases the surprisingly cerebral (not to mention punctual) “Black President.” This is one of the few (if not only) times we can co-sign a Pac sample.

Next weekend, atop New Design High School, a showdown of epic proportions is scheduled to go down. Sponsored by some of the biggest companies in skateboarding, the Roof Top Rampage even features a prize of 3g’s for the best trick! You could take that shit and start your own skate team! For a taste of things to come, check out runmygame.com and be sure and show out on the 14th.

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Just in time for the Olympics, Nike unveiled their new sportswear line in Beijing, China and invited your boy for a glimpse. Let me be the first (or thousandth) to say, Nike Sportswear is the shit! Well made, classic clothes are a breath of fresh air in this market of over-designed garments. I brought my camera of course, and in addition to taking pictures of the gear and the spaces, I shot everything crazy I saw. Peep some exclusive photos from the trip and check out my blog for more from China and other urban culture explorations. Get up on that Nike Sportswear here.

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We all have them. Friends who consistently seem to overstay their welcome. They ask to spend the night and they’re still there on Friday. Days turn into weeks, and sometimes weeks to months. But how about total strangers who were never welcome in the first place? That was the case in Tokyo, where a homeless woman lived in some dudes closet for an entire year!.

The resident of the home installed security cameras that transmitted images to his mobile phone after becoming puzzled by food disappearing from his kitchen over the past several months.

Ayo, technology. Eventually, the cops came through and found her trapped in the closet. Get ‘em, Kels!

Post late-90’s DMX, I-20 has held an uncontested title for the most intimidating voice in hip hop. It’s almost as if he can hurt others just by rapping. This is, of course, false as otherwise he wouldn’t need to resort to home invasions.

Former Mass Appeal columnist and photog extraordinaire Ricky Powell at Milk Gallery 450 West 15th St. If you didn’t know, the man is second to none for iconic hip hop photography. Come through and learn you something.

These limited edish air force ones designed by Busy P of Ed Banger fame should be releasing at privileged boutiques sometime before the end of the month. If you’re as fly as you think you are, you’ll cop these for your girl.

Under normal circumstances, wine and hip hop make for some pretty strange bedfellows, but for the Wale x 10.Deep mixtape release party, the two paired up nicely for a memorable downtown jammy jam.

With DC heavy spitter Wale as guest of honor, the strangest, yet most inviting aspect of the evening was the steady flow of crushed grapes provided by Black Swan Wines. As the night was especially muggy, I opted for the Riesling which, considering the climate, tasted like Gatorade after a marathon. The infamous Nick Catchdubs was on the wheels so the sounds were righteous and by the time Wale showed up to a king’s reception, everyone was good and loose. Rocking through some of his most known unknowns, Wale was backed by UCB, and even joined by Tabi Bonney for a song. As the new tape is unquestionably dope, check out one of our favorite Wale joints from his “Hate Is The New Love” mixtape below, and then listen to/download the entire 10.Deep sponsored “Mixtape About Nothing” here

09-1-thing-about-a-player-remix-f-j.mp3 Wale ft Jae Millz - 1 Thing About A Playa (produced by Southeast Slim)

LA County Sheriffs are happier than pigs in shit at the recent detaining of who they believe is TKO’s Buket. Notorious for going hard, Buket seems to have made quite a few detractors, well, at least judging by the comments section of his Youtube videos. After the click through, peep the now infamous video of homie going in on an overpass in broad daylight.