Mayor plays carrot and stick with new gang initiative.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa introduced a new set of plans for gang crime reduction this week, but a close look reveals little to get excited about:
1. The Stick: The two proposals that the Mayor can actually accomplish himself are simply punitive measures whose harmful effects are not limited to gang members, but can hurt innocent family [...]

Kanye West – Flashing Lights (Unreleased)

He loves to show off, but I never thought that he would take it this far:

Immortal Technique – The 3rd World

Immortal Technique – The 3rd World
Immortal Technique is back with the title track from his upcoming release, The 3rd World.
He’s playing the UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival on Sunday, May 25th.

Bulls get lucky again.

NBA Fate comes in two ways: you can get lucky in the draft, or you can fleece other teams. The Bulls have had NBA Fate smile upon them in both ways, multiple times. So you’d think, with cap space, incredible draft picks, the fortune of trading away Eddy Curry, and the opportunity to sensibly parlay [...]

Post-Lottery NBA Mock Draft and Draft Board

Danny of Vegan Fish Tacos’ two new Mock Drafts (predictions and what he’d do if he were the GM of each team), with descriptions and explanations along with updating rankings of the top 55 draft-eligible players

Rick Ross and…Larry Hughes?

Larry Hughes makes a cameo in Rick Ross’ latest video, “Here I Am.” And yeah, I caught this while watching the video on The Smoking Section. The best part is that these two are the perfect analogy: Larry Hughes  gets outplayed as much Rick Ross is played out.

Idle Warship – Fall Back

Even Talib Kweli knows the game is up:

What’s Hot: K-Salaam and Beatnik

K-Salaam and Beatnik – The World is Ours (Free Mixtape), NY is Burning (Free Mixtape)
K-Salaam and Beatnik are two New York cats who know how to make a hot mixtape. Their first big hit was “The World is Ours” which featured the likes of Papoose, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Sizzla, Dead Prez, Bobbito Garcia, Suheir [...]

Framework of a Franchise: Golden State Warriors

Next Up: The Golden State Warriors

Hype it up!

Where the are now: The Warriors have one of the most compelling collections of prospects in the entire league, especially when combined with Don Nelson and his notorious knack for experimenting. The team has a sort of veteran core with Baron Davis, Stephen Jackson, and Al Harrington along [...]

What We’re Reading: FailBlog

FailBlog is just a blog with pictures of things that have or very quickly will fail. My favorite are their pictures or boats, which evidently are known as Failboats. I know that sounds ridiculous, but for some reason , I think its hilarious. Here are my favorite Failboats: