Minnesnowsta Jada

Minneapolis is one of the most underrated hip-hop scenes in America. Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Hierospecs and many others claim Minneapolis. Fans are everywhere, including here. Watch the first video. The big girls love Jada!

Kentucky

The Kentucky Wildcats will win the National Championship. John Calipari is God. John Wall is the next Derek Rose. Use any hyperbole to describe the 2009/10 Kentucky WIldcats and you just might end up being correct. This team might win the National Championship. Coach Calipari might one day be mentioned in the same breath as Adolph Rupp and Rick Pitino. John Wall very well could be the next Derek Rose, if you don't believe me youtube him. If i were a Kentucky fan, I would consider myself very lucky. You are getting the most charismatic and passionate coach in college basketball (sorry Jay Wright) and you are getting all the players he had coming to Memphis. Along with Wall, Demarcus Cousins (scout.com # 2 C), Daniel Orton (scout.com #4 C), Eric Bledsoe (scout.com # 6 PG) will be attending Kentucky this year. Combine this class with Patrick Patterson and Kentucky is on the rise. Early prediction: Kentucky wins National Championship.

Atmosphere

Slug and Ant are back in the studio and have come out with a 7 track EP titled "Leak At Will." Atmosphere fans clear some hard drive space and download here.

Lebron got dunked on...maybe.

Apparently Bron got dunked on at his basketball camp. However, Nike confiscated the tape. This begs the question, "If bron got dunked on but no one sees it, did it really happen?"

Lupe Mixtape

Lupe Fiasco, one of the most lyrically gifted MC's out, just released a new mixtape titled "Super Fiasco Bros." His albums "Food and Liquor" and "The Cool" are certified classics. If you have a datpiff account download here. If you don't download here. Enjoy!

Until Gwen

"Until Gwen," a short story by Dennis Lehane, starts out, "Your father picks you up from prison in a stolen Dodge Neon, with an 8-ball of coke in the glove compartment and a hooker named Mandy in the back seat." This got my attention. Told in second person, it is the story of a man without an identity with a villian for a father and a race for an elusive diamond. Short stories do not get any better than this. And like "Mystic River" and "Shutter Island," this Lehane story is also being made into a movie. It is only like 20 pages so even if you don't like to read, i recommend checking it out.
 

Wale

If you don't know about Wale, I feel bad for you. Like Drake who I mentioned earlier, this guy is the future of hip-hop. This is his website. Make sure to download his mixtapes, "Back to the Feature," "100 Miles and Running," and "The Mixtape about Nothing," which is an ode to Seinfeld. The D.C. product has got some heat and producers like 9th Wonder and LV and Sean C are on his debut album, Attention Deficit.