Jay-Z & Kanye West – “N*ggas In Paris” Video

From the moment those first notes from Hit-Boy’s epic “N*ggas In Paris” track, it became the standout song from WTT. “Ball so hard” and “that shit cray” became instant hashtag [...]
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Jay-Z & Kanye West – “N*ggas In Paris” Video

From the moment those first notes from Hit-Boy’s epic “N*ggas In Paris” track, it became the standout song from WTT. “Ball so hard” and “that shit cray” became instant hashtag [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  13 hours, 48 minutes ago.

Will Ferrell Should Announce The Starting Lineups For Every NBA Game

In a “who in the hell left the gate open?” moment, funnyman Will Ferrell was granted the privilege of announcing the starting lineups for last night’s Hornets-Bulls game and he [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  16 hours, 33 minutes ago.

Austin Rivers Stuns UNC With Game-Winning Three Pointer

Ed and I chopped it up on The Unsportsmanlike Conduct Radio Show last night in regards to UNC and Duke no longer having the sole stranglehold on high school recruiting. [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  1 day, 1 hour ago.

This Year’s NBA Rookie-Sophomore Challenge To Feature An Innovative Twist

NBA fans pining for Ricky Rubio to toss an off-the-backboard alley-oop to Blake Griffin may get their wish granted well before the Spanish point guard ever becomes an All Star. [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  1 day, 7 hours ago.

Lindsay Lohan Is Taking This Modeling Thing Seriously

Lindsay Lohan still gets referred to as that “Mean Girls actress” and that shit came out in 2004. So aside from her over publicized legal dramas, she hasn’t done a [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  1 day, 14 hours ago.
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BBC Stands By Decision To Censor The Word “Palestine” From Rap Verse

Feb 8th

Posted by J.Monkey over at The Rap Up

To quote the late, great Amy Winehouse, “What kind of f*ckery is this?” In February 2011, British MC Mic Righteous spit a verse on late night BBC Radio containing the following words: I still have…
The Rap Up |  Read More |  1 day, 16 hours ago.
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What’s Your Fantasy: Rap’s Top 30 Fictional Femmes

Feb 7th

Posted by TSSCrew over at The Smoking Section

Words by David D., Greg Whitt, Raj, Beware & Justin Tinsley Art: Miss Dimplez Hip-Hop is full of misogyny and sex acts with the most random, nameless women. But sometimes, [...]
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Jeremy Lin Does It Again, Knicks Win

Feb 7th

Posted by Ben Lampin over at The Smoking Section

I didn’t want to believe in Jeremy Lin at first. Dude burst onto the scene with a miracle game – after being cut by the Warriors and Rockets earlier this [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  2 days, 15 hours ago.
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Dilla Lives! Two Unreleased James Yancey Gems

Feb 7th

Posted by J.Monkey over at The Rap Up

Today James Yancey would’ve turned 38 years old, if his life hadn’t been cut short by dramatic health problems back in 2006. But instead of lamenting the huge loss to music, let’s celebrate the gems…
The Rap Up |  Read More |  2 days, 19 hours ago.
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Eric Rosado Presents “Sh*t Knicks Fans Say”

Feb 6th

Posted by J. Tinsley over at The Smoking Section

“When I went to sleep the other day, they were losing to Miami. Woke up, and they were losing to Boston.” There’s been “sh*t (insert type of people) say” videos [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  3 days, 7 hours ago.
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Classics Revisited: A Tribe Called Quest – Midnight Marauders

Feb 6th

Posted by Aaron over at The Rap Up

These days, the word “classic” is thrown around as loosely as a Nerf ball at a picnic. However, we at TRU consider classics to be something which stand the test of time and have a…
The Rap Up |  Read More |  3 days, 10 hours ago.
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“X-Men: First Class” Sequel Bringing Back Director Matthew Vaughn

Feb 5th

Posted by AJ over at The Smoking Section

Despite a condensed production schedule, last summer’s X-Men: First Class was a worldwide smash, earning over $300 million in worldwide box office sales. Fans of the film can officially start [...]
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So Fresh & So Clean: Andre 3000 Is A “Master Of Style” In Gillette’s New Ad Campaign

Feb 3rd

Posted by Beware over at The Smoking Section

Obviously, André Three Stacks ain’t hurting for money. After all, he’s got a Diamond album, for Christ’s sake. Still, we’re kind of confused as to why the anti-social Outkast member [...]
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Memory Lane: Vintage Nike Ads

Feb 3rd

Posted by Gotty™ over at The Smoking Section

Now that I’m older and able to put it all in perspective, my indoctrination into the shoe game occurred early in life. And, in a lot of ways, I have [...]
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Orlando Bound: The 2012 NBA All-Star Starters Revealed

Feb 3rd

Posted by TC over at The Smoking Section

Three sets of teammates, two coasts and one batch of jerseys not worth their pixels in tie-dye, best describe the latest news for NBA All-Star Weekend 2012. The starters for [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  6 days, 14 hours ago.
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Drake Breaks Diddy’s Billboard Record, Drops Super Sexy “Practice” Video

Feb 3rd

Posted by TC over at The Smoking Section

That boy Aubrey Graham just can’t stay out of the news for doing the right thing, can he? It’s a toss-up whether if it’s more impressive that he has recently [...]
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Taco Bell For Breakfast?

Feb 3rd

Posted by Ryan J. over at The Smoking Section

Depending on your location, the breakfast food hierarchy goes something like this: 1. McDonald’s 2. Bob Evan’s/IHOP/Waffle House/Cracker Barrel 3. Tim Horton’s/Dunkin’ Donuts/*Insert another generic coffee-and-pastry chain restaurant here* Unfortunately, [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  6 days, 17 hours ago.
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Grafh and Sarah Jay Make a Porno

Feb 2nd

Posted by Rizoh over at The Rap Up

Grafh kicks a freestyle while adult entertainer Sarah Jay shakes her assets. In between rapping and ass-shaking, they take turns filming each other’s moves. How ki-yoot.
The Rap Up |  Read More |  7 days ago.
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5 Classic Hip-Hop Album Covers Reimagined As NES Games

Feb 2nd

Posted by J.Monkey over at The Rap Up

People involved with hip-hop often talk about it as a game. Though this is not intended litterally, hip-hop did come up during the same age as and parallel to videogames; from the late 70s to…
The Rap Up |  Read More |  7 days ago.
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Update: Here’s How To Win Our #PassTheCrown Prize!

Feb 2nd

Posted by David D. over at The Smoking Section

Remember that cool Crown Royal contest from a few weeks ago where we were scheming for an iPad2? Well kids, we were robbed! However, not all is lost as we [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  7 days ago.
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Redbox Gives Warner Bros The One-Finger Salute

Feb 1st

Posted by Raj over at The Smoking Section

You may have heard that Warner Brothers bullied Netflix into signing a contract that allows the studio to wait a full eight weeks following a movie’s release before shipping it [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  8 days ago.
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Deron Williams & Paul George Liven Up Pacers-Nets Game

Feb 1st

Posted by Ben Lampin over at The Smoking Section

It’s been a great week for dunks, to say the least. LeBron James jumped over John Lucas III on Sunday. Blake Griffin “Mozgov’d” Kendrick Perkins just a day later. But [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  8 days ago.
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Photo Op: Rakim and Rakim

Jan 31st

Posted by Rizoh over at The Rap Up

Old School and New School. Old New York and New New York. Traditional and Eccentric. The Greatest and The Latest. Rakim x Rakim. Go Giants! [r/o/t: Yamborghini Manteca]
The Rap Up |  Read More |  9 days ago.
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Classics Revisited: Snoop Doggy Dogg – Doggystyle

Jan 31st

Posted by J.Monkey over at The Rap Up

These days, the word “classic” is thrown around as loosely as a Nerf ball at a picnic. However, we at TRU consider classics to be something which stand the test of time and have a…
The Rap Up |  Read More |  9 days ago.
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Rep Yo’ City: 40 Hip-Hop Hometown Anthems

Jan 31st

Posted by Beware over at The Smoking Section

Everybody’s from somewhere and rappers, more than artists in any other genre, always seem to be the first to big up their cities on wax. No matter the state, country [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  9 days ago.
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The Muppets Take On Fox News

Jan 31st

Posted by Ryan J. over at The Smoking Section

Don’t get Fox News started on the media. They continuously accused liberal hippies of using various tactics to execute a smear campaign against the Grand Ol’ Party for decades now. [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  9 days ago.
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Clutch Genes: The Top 10 NFL Playoff Performances So Far

Jan 30th

Posted by TSSCrew over at The Smoking Section

We usually take this time to give you a recap of the previous day’s playoff games with our notes of things learned. But since there wasn’t a real game on [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  10 days ago.
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On Ray Lewis And The Best Post Game Speech Ever

Jan 29th

Posted by J. Tinsley over at The Smoking Section

It’s often been said a person has to witness damn near losing everything to realize he or she actually has the world at their fingertips. There aren’t too many people [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  11 days ago.
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LeBron James Jumps Over John Lucas For The Dunk

Jan 29th

Posted by Gotty™ over at The Smoking Section

In the first half of Sunday’s matchup between the Heat and Bulls, Dwyane Wade throws up the pass, LeBron catches the oop…and John Lucas becomes a very important footnote in [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  11 days ago.
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