Posted on: Tue, May 4 2010
I spend a lot of money on books. I try to buy used books most of the time, as they don’t give me the icky feeling of buying, say, a used t-shirt at the thrift store. If anything, I like to think about who the last person was that read the...
Posted on: Sun, Apr 25 2010
Chef about town Dave Danhi had an epiphany while visiting the 7th Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational... a grilled cheese truck. Poof! We now have the next sign of the apocalypse - The Cheesy Mac and Rib sandwich. It’s as decadently delicious as...
Posted on: Fri, Apr 16 2010
I was walking down the graffiti-covered
red carpet at the Los Angeles Theatre in downtown LA, when a photographer
yelled at me to get out of the way.
Behind me was Tony Hawk, and she, along
with about a...
Sat, Apr 17 2010, 12:34pm by Anonymous
Thats dope.
Posted on: Thu, Apr 1 2010
The deadly Komodo dragon shares some of the same qualities as this killer food truck. Both aren’t only the biggest of its kind (the imposing black and white Komodo truck looks more like a tour bus), but they are also guided by their sense of...
Posted on: Fri, Mar 19 2010
Veteran Ice Cube continues to promote his album and answer every pressing question that comes his way, for what is quickly becoming one of the most anticipated hip hop albums of the year. In his latest blog entry, Cube touched on wack emcees and Mack...
Posted on: Tue, Mar 16 2010
Business updates the old-fashioned
practice of kettle
cooking, frying its chicken in stainless steel drums that allow the
juices to be sealed beneath a crackly, crisp battered skin that's like
adult candy. It's as delicious as it is heavy, making...
Posted on: Sun, Mar 7 2010
French fries are the Don
Cheadle of the comfort food world - a great supporting act that never gets its due. That is until this gourmet
food truck, which makes fries meals onto themselves. Each $5 entree starts with
a base of...
Posted on: Mon, Mar 1 2010
Squeaky carts. Steamer baskets. Cackling servers. Memories of family dim sum brunches linger in my childhood memories like A-Team episodes and AC Green's Jheri Curl.
Recent USC-grad Alex Chu shared the same experiences (at least the Dim Sum ones)...
Posted on: Fri, Jan 8 2010
Yesterday, reports swirled that R&B singer Keyshia Cole was
proposed to and has been engaged since New Year’s Eve when Cleveland
Cavaliers shooting guard Daniel “Boobie” Gibson popped the big question.
Cole’s mother...
Posted on: Wed, Dec 9 2009
Since Jay Z’s now infamous recall of the autotune trend, T Pain has
been somewhat of an easy target and unfortunately for him, the chickens
have literally come home to roost.
A one time member of the Nappyheadz, a largely popular group...
Posted on: Tue, Dec 8 2009
How ironic is it that Bill Cosby was once
one of the funniest men in America and now he looks and acts like one
of its grumpiest?
This world must be really fucked up if Cos can’t find a reason to laugh and/or make others do the same.
Whether...
Posted on: Tue, Dec 8 2009
As of last week, Jay Z and 50 Cent were at odds with each other... at least from 50’s perspective that is.
Throw in Beanie Sigel’s claim that his former mentor was aiming to
air both him and his newfound confidant out and the battle of...
Posted on: Thu, Dec 3 2009
It’s been months since Trey Songz dropped
attempted to ether R. Kelly with his own rendition of “D.O.A.” and as
he prepares to make his own push, for his own album, Kellz is finally
responding.
He doesn’t go so far as to...
Thu, Dec 3 2009, 5:07pm by Anonymous
bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (lil trey)
Posted on: Tue, Dec 1 2009
It's amazing to me how quick things can shift. Just 2 years ago The Source seemed to be more of a memory than anything; a tale of how a hip hop mag was on top in a big
way until they fucked up so bad publicly it was more of a laughing
stock of the...
Wed, Dec 2 2009, 2:17pm by Anonymous
That may have to do with the fact that they now have two or three months to get in an issue together, seeing how they have only managed to get 6 issues out over the past year.
Posted on: Mon, Nov 23 2009
New images of Vida Guerra have surfaced on the Internet today and
while we have no idea who she shot them for, it’s clear she’s still
breaded enough to pay her physical trainer.
That said, it’s funny how the backside sort of melts...
Posted on: Mon, Nov 9 2009
Last week Russell Simmons took to his blog on Global
Grind in an effort to air Bill Cosby out for his unfair assessment of hip hop
culture. The attack would seem to have stemmed from Cosby’s controversial hip
hop album, State...
Posted on: Tue, Nov 3 2009
Not really sure where she came
from or how she got here, but the red blooded American male in me is
grateful that she has a plateau to share her assets! This video was
prompted by a twitter contest whereby Sister Rosa challenged her
followers to...
Thu, Nov 12 2009, 12:50am by Anonymous
wow
Thu, Nov 12 2009, 12:49am by Anonymous
Posted on: Thu, Oct 1 2009
The Jamaica Queens product took to the radio airwaves to retort to a few things, Jay Z and Kanye West, among his targets. After the "Flight 187" controversy, you kinda knew it was only going to be a matter of time before the G Unit Commander...
Posted on: Tue, Sep 29 2009
The GraffLife: A Documentary On Urban Hieroglyphics | Devol Productions | www.thegrafflife.com
Hip Hop may have jumped off somewhere near Sedgwick and Cedar some
35 years ago, but rest assured the culture therein...
Posted on: Wed, Sep 23 2009
On the side of Susy's Meat Market in East Hollywood sits a somewhat fresh mural (a wild guess is that is by LAgraf artist Retna) of L.A. mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. According to LA Weekly, the vandalism was spotted by people passing by noticing a giant...
Wed, Sep 23 2009, 2:15pm by Anonymous
NINJAS NEED TO KNOW WE ARE SLOWLY TAKING OVER WHAT WAS ONCE OURS. IF THEY DONT LIKE IT THEY CAN BACK TO JOLLY OLE ENGLAND/
Posted on: Thu, Sep 17 2009
She may have most of America at a standstill with her breathtaking
talent and equally interesting fashion sense, but even clad in a
see-thru top, Rihanna failed to keep All American Reject member Tyson
Ritter at attention.
The two recently met in...
Posted on: Tue, Sep 8 2009
As has become the custom in years past, Ludacris took over Atlanta this past Labor Day Weekend and among the parties and special events, his philanthropic efforts shone brightest. In an effort to help stimulate the community he was born from, Luda gave...
Posted on: Fri, Aug 28 2009
The Dream is the latest celebrity to announce a life decision on the microblogging site known as Twitter. Not really sure when it happened (hence the absurdity), but he alerted his "followers" this Wednesday that he'd recently been...
Posted on: Fri, Aug 14 2009
In movie news, radio personality Steve Harvey has inked a deal with Screen Gems. Studio execs see his recent book, Act Like a Lady Think Like a Man as a successful film opportunity and have acquired the rights to make it happen. The movie will be...
Posted on: Tue, Aug 11 2009
Complex.com is making Kanye's ex look real good in their recent shoot. The feature is expected to be in the next issue of Complex.
Check out the full set at complex.com
Posted on: Tue, Aug 11 2009
The Vibe brand may be changing hands of ownership once again in the very near future.
According to various reports, including Adage.com, the current owners of Upscale Magazine and a former Vibe Group Publisher, Leonard Burnett Jr is looking to get...
Posted on: Tue, Aug 11 2009
According to reports, Robert Deniro along with Michelle Rodriguez and Jessica Alba will join the cast of Robert Rodriguez' Machete film. You may remember the somewhat fake trailer before the Planet Terror films that seemed a little over the top. Well...
Posted on: Tue, Aug 11 2009
The award show went down with the a whole lot of screaming as Twilight and their cast got the bulk of it. Sean Kingston really got the crowd alive with his performance, while the Black Eyed Peas performed Gotta Feeling on floating surf boards with...
Posted on: Thu, Aug 6 2009
RS is putting out their 1085th issue highlighting Obama's first 6 months in office. The article includes a written roundtable discussion between political observers David Gergen, Paul Krugman and Michael Moore.
Posted on: Wed, Aug 5 2009
This week Hennessy had their first event in LA for their new Hennessy Artistry and it went down smooth as could be. The event series is about highlighting the qualities of latin music and culture.
The LA event was on fire at loftSEVEN Penthouse in...
Posted on: Tue, Aug 4 2009
Complex: So far, your biggest hits have been performed by other artists—”Britney Spears, Omarion. Does that fact bother you at all? Keri Hilson: No, it’s money in the bank.
That’s my means of living. There’s two sides of...
Posted on: Mon, Jul 27 2009
Mark Mahoney is working. The hum of his tattoo machine
dances around the low end of his gravel-rasp voice. The work he so carefully
lays into skin is like Mahoney himself: master class, a rare bridge between the
allure of outlaw culture and the...
Posted on: Thu, Jul 23 2009
After several attempts to contact his former employer, Alfamega was instructed by T.I.'s handlers to write a letter to express himself over their strained relationship. 'Mega, whose born name is Cedric Zellars, was found out by The Smoking Gun to be a...
Posted on: Thu, Jul 2 2009
The post has since been removed from his Twitter account, but below is a transcript of Soulja Boy's random thoughts as of last night. Apparently feeling the effects of stardom and the political games that come with being signed to a major record...
Posted on: Mon, Jun 29 2009
The link between Michael Jackson’s death and VIBE’s pending demise,
is obvious and sad all the same. Born in 1993 per the genius and forward
thinking mind of Quincy Jones, VIBE has suffered in recent years. Albeit due...
Posted on: Thu, Jun 25 2009
Rapper/actor and all around ‘entreprenegro’ Ludacris, recently
announced his intentions to develop a new cognac this summer/fall. Inspired by none other than the DTP impresario and Birkedal Hartman - responsible for the Conjure brand of...
Posted on: Wed, Jun 24 2009
Can't say you didn't see this coming... "Once highly touted producer falls flat on his face in the face of drugs, money and sex, then checks himself into a rehab center for a cocaine addiction.." That my friends equals a "reality...
Posted on: Tue, Jun 23 2009
It's been four years since Mack 10 dropped an album (Hustla's Handbook) and though he's promoting a new project (Soft White),
artist (Glasses Malone) and label (Hoo Bangin Records), the common
topic of discussion when he's in the room (or on a...
Posted on: Thu, Jun 18 2009
It's been seven long years--but, finally---LA gets to celebrate another NBA crown, the team's 15th, and Kobe adds a fourth ring. This week's parade, which traveled the 2.5 mile route from Staples Center (Figueroa St. and 11th) to the Coliseum,...
Posted on: Mon, Jun 15 2009
He taught her how to rap then watched her learn how to get hyphy, so it was only natural that Kendra Wilkinson call on Too Short to provide the lyrics her new reality show on E!
Appropriately dubbed, "Kendra," the show represents a new...
Posted on: Mon, Jun 15 2009
Members of the Rolling 60's Crip gang were arrested last Thursday morning in Studio City as they participated in an annual celebration affectionately known as "Hood Day." RIME has learned that the event, which was brought to a halt by the...
Posted on: Sat, Jun 13 2009
No other bike like it in the world. This description applies to most of the bikes Roland Sands creates. Give him an engine and he’ll build chrome alloy steel around it, shape a gas tank for it and fill it with octane to send it burning.
At 34...
Posted on: Fri, May 22 2009
There are many reasons to believe that
this year will be at least as significant as the most famous year in
modern history - and maybe more.
By James Dunn
Of all man’s fantasies, the afterlife looms largest. Our pursuit
for some...
Posted on: Mon, May 18 2009
Nike’s new hilarious ad campaign is reminiscent of
the O.G. “Lil' Penny” days, with Lebron James and Kobe Bryant as MVpuppets. In the commercials Lebron and Kobe are placed in a scenario where they are roommates. The first seems to...
Posted on: Tue, May 5 2009
The Nike Cortez is as much a part of Los Angeles history as the film industry, the Lakers and the Watts riots. With a little help from LA’s Soul Assassins, we’ll break down how Nike’s most street-savvy shoe made it from the...
Wed, May 19 2010, 6:24am by Anonymous
Fuk nortenos puto...its all about the surenos X3
Tue, Apr 20 2010, 6:32pm by Anonymous
fuck that these are ment for mothafuckin nortenoz x4
Thu, Jul 9 2009, 10:51pm by Anonymous
great piece.
Posted on: Fri, Mar 27 2009
Mister Cartoon teamed up with Universal Pictures to create an original, one-of-a-kind billboard creation in
support of the upcoming action-thriller FAST & FURIOUS.
Assisted by
artists Revok and Toomer, the artwork features the unique...
Posted on: Wed, Dec 10 2008
Los Angeles artist Pat Martinez has gotten nearly 20 pages of coverage in one of the UK's latest art & lifestyle books, My Name Is Magazine. Its no Rime but who can compete with a 20 page feature, right?
The spread features a collection of...
Sat, Oct 3 2009, 12:22am by Anonymous
I know for realz. where are the links?
Tue, Mar 10 2009, 11:52am by sicLA
can we get some photos or a web link to see it?
