Devin the Dude Signs With Razor & Tie

Posted on 16. Jul, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Music

Houston rapper and frequent object of Synthesis love, Devin the Dude has signed with Razor and Tie Entertainment. Here’s the shit
(New York, NY) – Razor & Tie Entertainment has announced the signing of veteran urban lyricist Devin The Dude to an exclusive worldwide multi-album recording contract.  With a knack for humorous rhymes and light-hearted storytelling, Devin possesses a strong fanbase garnered from four previous studio releases.  Complex Magazine has dubbed Devin, “the Richard Pryor of rap”, while Slate refers to him as “one of hip-hop’s best-loved underdogs among both fans [...]

Disturbed Don’t Want You To Kill Yourself

Posted on 04. Jun, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Idiocy, Music

But if you do, at least they’ll dance around in your blood and fuck with your corpse for awhile. At least that’s what seems to be the theme of their new video for “Inside the Fire” which opens with a suicide prevention PSA by frontman David Draiman, but then moves directly to a scene of some broad hanging herself, complete with sound effects. He then takes a minute to kick it with the corpse for awhile, while the rest of his band dances around in the blood, before Draiman [...]

Dr. Dre book Release turns into a shoot out

Posted on 14. Apr, 2008 by Fletch in Crime, Music

A book signing turned deadly. Apparently signing a book is not gangsta enough for some people.

All hell broke loose late last night, April 13, at a release party for the new exposé book on super producer Dr. Dre. “Rolling With Dre” is a tell-all book written by former Dre business associate Bruce Williams, in which he details his supposed tumultuous time spent with the producer. The party was held in Tukwila, Washington at Gordon’s on the Green, a restaurant owned by the city. It is not known what exactly [...]

The Not-So-Chi-Town

Posted on 16. Oct, 2007 by Ms. Nickels in Internet, Lifestyle, Music, TV

There must be something in the water in Chicago because those cats are outspoken. It’s like someone decided that the mouthiest rappers should all come from one place. What the hell is going on over there?
Exhibit A: The “Fiascogate”: Lupe gets asked to cover a couple Tribe Called Quest songs for the VH1 Hip Hop Honors Show where he proceeds to mess up a couple of the lyrics. He then posts a couple blogs about how he never grew up listening to ATCQ, but did it because Q-tip is his [...]