The Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of 2005

With the variety of music that's out in '05, it's been hard to narrow this list down to just 10. But here goes:

A.Z. - A.W.O.L. - We all thought that AZ would blow up after his verse on illmatic, but still after 10 years or so, the dude is still relagated to weed carrier status. [...]

Top Singles of 2005

Single of the Year: Amerie - “1 Thing” - Regardless of whether you like this song or not, you have to admire this track's rise to the top. “One Thing” languished on the shelf for over a year before producer Rich Harrison leaked it to radio stations and internet sites (including my other site, AO) [...]

Keeping a Look Out for Y'all: Upcoming Shows

I talked to a few people recently who said that their Christmases were kind of sucky, which is never any good: Dealing with family, not getting what they wanted present-wise, etc. So as my treat to everyone who had a sucky Christmas or who is just looking for a good time, I present a list [...]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Couch Sessions

It's the holiday season once again, and we at the Couch Sessions are doing our own things. Stone's in Alabama with his fam. I'm movin' back down to DC from mASSachusetts. As far as our other writers, I'm sure they're having a busy holiday as well. So all in all, we're pretty busy. Which may [...]

Artists to Watch: 2006

2005 was probably one of the most interesting times for underground music in a while. With the evolution of MySpace and cheap music software, everyone and their mother can produce a track and drop it on the internets for all to see.
Even so, you still need media and label promotion to make it in [...]

MTA Strike affecting Benzino in ways we never thought possible

Ozone Magazine got a very nasty phone call the other day from a pretty pissed off Benzino.
Call Benzy up and wish him a Merry Christmas. He needs some holiday cheer.
Thanks to iCON for the heads up.

Iran Needs Wants Their MTV…

Or maybe just their pop music:
Hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's ban on Western music fell on deaf ears Tuesday, as shop owners and music enthusiasts in the Iranian capital continued selling, buying and listening to everything from hip-hop to country rock.
The official IRAN Persian daily reported Monday that Ahmadinejad, as head of the Supreme Cultural Revolutionary [...]

LeBron Vs. Himself?

So Nike's new ad campaign is pretty amusing. It features LeBron James playing four different characters. I'm not sure if they're all supposed to be representations of him or not, but it's pretty funny to watch.
There's “Butter”, “Celebration” (my personal fave), “Glory Days”, and “New Shoes” which is where you actually see the product. [...]

The Chappelle Theory

I got this email last week telling me to check out The Chappelle Theory. The website is supposed to be a timeline of events chronicling the downfall of Chappelle's Show. Not only that, but its supposed to provide the theory that the real reason that Dave's show was cancelled is because America's black aristocracy (Oprah, [...]

Ain't Nobody Dope As Me I'm Just SO Fresh So Clean…

Ever since my site began to get hits from it, Crunk and Disorderly has been a daily read for myself and others through out black interweb blog land. Fresh, the sites writer, kills it daily with hilarious photoshopped pictures, up to date rumors, and comments that always seem to push the envelope. SOUTHEAST [...]

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