My boys Graham Funke (yup, that’s his real name) and Stonerokk (real name—weird, right?) call themselves The Captains of Industry, but I think they should be called Las Vegas’ Highest Paid DJs, because they’re fucking rich and always getting richer. (But you’re still below Aoki on The Palms’ sign, Funke!) They’ve got a new mix [...]

VIMBY – Akomplice Release Party ft. Raekwon Here is a little video recap courtesy of Vimby for those of you that missed the Akomplice Season 9 release party at Tradition. Tradition went all out for this event, releasing a limited collab tee with Raekwon and Akomplice and even hosting an amazing performance from Raekwon and [...]

This whole auto-tune shit is getting way out of hand… First Kanye and Wayne auto-tuned their records to death (after supposedly asking asking the man-in-the-top-hat himself, Mr. T Pain for permission), now Diddy released a statement that his entire new album will be sung using Auto-Tune. Auto-Tune is an audio processor which uses a phase [...]

Music has many faces. As an artist trying to find your sound, it’s hard to keep up with all the rhinoplasty. Over the years, facelifts to the industry have seen artists come and go, but a select few have been able to keep up with the nips and tucks. One such group is U.N.K.L.E. Led [...]

The Big Three wonders why they ain’t gonna get that bailout. Well, this pretty much sums it up in a nutshell, or in this instance, a seemingly menacing wedding cake. Their new ad for the Chevy Spark from McCann Erickson Worldwide, directed by “Lemon” (coulda gone with a better name bud, especially if you’re gonna [...]

The Imaginary Foundation is a think tank from Switzerland that does experimental research on new ways of thinking and the power of the imagination. They hold dear a belief in human potential and seek progress in all directions. The small clandestine team is headed up by the mysterious “Director,” a 70-something uber intellectual whose father [...]

Words by: Ilyas Nashid Tell me more about your latest release Live @ The Liqua Sto?  How’d it happen? It’s a collection of malt liquor commercials (60-90 seconds) based on the old St. Ides commercials that Ice Cube, King Tee and them did in the early 90′s. I did it with my alter ego Chief [...]

This game is literally unlike anything that has ever come before it. It’s an evolution game. (Sarah Palin, put your fingers in your ears and look away while chanting “lalalalala.”) Create your single-celled organism, and watch it grow into an entire civilization. Once your society has grown, using the Spore Creature Creator you can create [...]

According to the dictionary, a humdinger is “a striking or extraordinary person or thing,” but according to the Nappy Roots, it’s the title of their third album, which perfectly sums up the South’s most realist hip-hop commodity. Hailing from Kentucky, Nappy Roots members met in college in 1995 and started the group to make quality [...]

Black Friday is considered by many to be the busiest shopping day of the year. Stores all over the U.S. try to maximize their holiday business by slashing prices on select items, and it is very common to see shoppers camped out hours before a store opens to get the best deal of the year [...]