In case you missed it, NBA player Jason Collins came out publicly this past weekend about his homosexuality. In response, many athletes around the country…
In this week’s playlist I will highlight a few of my favorite music videos from the 90′s. Some of my favorite videos of all time came during…
This week’s playlist will be dedicated to my hometown of Chicago. In this playlist I will highlight a few of my favorite songs by artists from…
I just got back from a brief trip to Chicago where I spent the bulk of my time in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the…
It is undeniable: Kanye West is one of a kind. He wears his heart on his sleeve like no other and that’s why we either…
This article originally appeared on RappedGifts on January 21st, 2012: Saturdays (in my house growing up) essentially became a day for hip-hop. My cousin and I…
This week’s Rapped Gifts Playlist is tracks by my favorite producer, Just Blaze. In honor of dedicating an entire playlist to a producer, this week…
In honor of the beginning of March Madness, check out these 5 tracks that should be the pregame in every locker room! As always, you…
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Album: Nilsson Schmilsson Artist: Harry Nilsson Release Year: 1971 Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Must Listen To: “Without You”, “Jump Into The Fire”, “Down”…
My trip to the Empire State inspired this playlist. I chose not to go with the obvious tracks because I really wanted to provide songs…
For this playlist, Rapped Gifts has highlighted the illest songs from debut albums by three of the biggest rappers of all time: Notorious BIG, Jay…
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Grant Green’s Solid Personnel: Grant Green (guitar), James Spaulding (alto saxophone), Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone), McCoy Tyner (piano), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Elvin Jones (drums). Tracks:…
In the 2nd installment of this weekly playlist, I will be examining one of the most underrated bands of all time. A band that never…
In George Orwell’s 1984, there’s a “Room 101″, where you essentially see your worst nightmare. Room 101 is filled with all the unnecessary things in…
So these are my official predictions for the 85 Academy Awards that will take place tomorrow. I’ll be honest and say that I haven’t seen…
I grew up listening to bands like the ‘Stones, the Who, Queen, the Beach Boys and the Beatles (obviously, who didn’t?). These bands helped shaped…
For the latest version of the Rapped Gifts Playlist, our friends at RappedGifts.com made a playlist solely consisting of tracks by Wale with sports references….
Every year, once the nominations for the Academy Awards have been announced, everyone’s attention focuses on that year’s main prize: Best Picture. Since the expansion…
While Seinfeld is known for being a show about nothing, it continues to stay relatable decade after decade. What has often been overlooked, however, is…
On this day in 1972, Elvis Presley gave Muhammad Ali a $10,000 robe with “People’s Champion” inscribed on it. Ali later wore the robe on March…
December Movie Reviews: Working in entertainment motivates me to see the product that hollywood produces: films and movies. To me, movies are for entertaining; films…
It’s the holiday season and we decided to bombard you with some dope music. Not only was Shaq one of the most dominant players in…
The Elite Football League of India (EFLI), a new sports league founded in late 2011, is hoping to win over the region of South Asia….
Metta Exclusive: From now on, when I post something for Metta that also gets posted on either AccuScore or Bleacher Report, I want to start…
The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport was in the middle of discussing the Packers-Texans match-up when a football interrupts the report. The best part of…
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” (Edmund Burke) No matter what I read, or who I…
ESPN just defied all sense once again with its newest spread of stripped down athletes for its annual “Body Issue”. Entitled “Bodies We Want 2012″,…
The NBA season might be over, but things have been just as busy, if not busier, around the league. There have been plenty of rumors…
We got a chance to chat with Clyde Edwards, creator of Sneakerbox. We discussed his work, what he thinks about the industry at the moment and…
In the Knicks’ 93–86 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals, Reggie Miller scored 25 points in the…
