"And then it comes to me like an epiphany" - Chrisette Michele: Epiphany There was no place to go but up for Chrisette Michele Payne. After breathtaking cameos on albums by two of hip hop's greatest (Jay-Z's Kingdom Come and Nas' Hip Hop is Dead), Chrisette Michele released her hopeful debut, I Am, to much critical acclaim. 2008 saw only two came...

It is not easy being a white emcee in hip hop. No one knows Asher Roth's troubles more than veteran emcee Eminem; it is hard to break through in a genre that was created and is dominated by African Americans. Just as African Americans came to accept and respect Eminem, Asher Roth has to let his mic skills speak for themselves and what better way to...

Deeper Than Rap definitely begins on a high note with the probing "Mafia Music", acting as a great introduction while Ro$$ throws barbs at 50 Cent ("Curtis Jackson baby mama, I ain't asking for a cent / Burn the house down, gotta buy another / Don't forget the gas can, jealous stupid motherfucker"). Next up is "Maybach Music (Part II)", the sequel...

Jadakiss is one of the few emcees that reps New York, the Mecca of Hip Hop, to the fullest. Boasting that he's "top 5, dead or alive, and that's just off one LP", Jadakiss has released two great albums, but has yet to deliver that undeniable classic record. After finalizing a deal that saw him signing with Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella Records, Kiss went i...

The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai is a game created by James Silva originally using the XNA tools for the Xbox 360. The Dishwasher ended up winning Microsoft’s Dream Build Play contest a year and a half ago and the demo on Xbox Live had the internet going nuts. The game was so nice that Microsoft ended up throwing some money at James and even gave hi...

Vin Diesel is no stranger when it comes to being the face of a video game. We've seen him star in the video game version of The Chronicles of Riddick and now he's starring in Midway's high-speed action thriller, The Wheelman. A while ago it was announced that a film would accompany the game, as of right now the film is nowhere to be found but the g...

Metal Gear Solid 4 on the PS3 is one of the most cinematic, graphically intensive games ever created. Released almost a year ago it was a dubbed as "the savior of the PS3" and was the first real AAA title on the console. The game's producer Hideo Kojima often bragged that MSG4, with its breath taking graphics and hour-long cutscences, could not be ...

Welcome to Part 2 of my attempt to argue that Lupe Fiasco is the greatest emcee that we've seen thus far. There have been a few arguments against Lupe Fiasco that I hope to evaluate here: 01.) He has recorded and released only two studio albums. The Notorious B.I.G. had released only two albums before his tragic death and is still viewed to this...

Lupe Fiasco Albums: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (2006); Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (2007) Best Material: Fahrenheit 1/15 (Part I): The Truth is Among Us; Fahrenheit 1/15 (Part II): Revenge of The Nerds; Fahrenheit 1/15 (Part III): A Rhyming Ape; Lupe The Jedi; Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor; Lupe Fiasco's The Cool "Word to the nigga that took...

With the recent release of the long delayed Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix in the UK and the highly anticipated Street Fighter IV, next-gen fight fans have been in paradise, throwing Hadoken's at one-another both on-and-offline in epic, glorious 2D battles while Wii owners are left throwing their remotes against walls, as the only battle th...

The game Playstation 3 owners have been waiting for is now here, from the moment the game was first shown there was much hype surrounding the second part to the Killzone franchise. Although the first game came off with a mixed reaction, I'm pretty sure this sequel will be highly praised as one of this generations best first person shooters thus far...

It has been an amazing three years for Terius "The-Dream" Nash. After being behind the scenes strictly as a songwriter, The-Dream took the world by storm in 2007, creating monster hit singles for Rihanna ("Umbrella") and J. Holiday ("Bed") before releasing his excellent debut album, LoveHate. The-Dream soon went back into the studio and lived up to...

The worlds of Hip hop and Video games have clashed once again this time spawning 50 cent’s Blood On The Sand. Based off the popular Unreal 3 engine the game lets you take control of 50 cent & the G-Unit on a quest through a war torn country in search of a diamond encrusted skull. Will this be another bulletproof? or have Swordfish Studios ...

Sonics Ultimate Genesis collection (named Sega Mega Drive: Ultimate Collection in Europe) features 40 of Sega's most classic games from the Genesis/Megadrive. Theres not much to say here as for all my fellow ol' skool gamers, these games speak for themselves, but I'm here to fill you in on how the collection translates over to the Playstation 3 and...

It is quite understandable why Joe Budden would title his sophomore effort, Padded Room. After seeing his original sophomore album, The Growth, reside on the shelf in development hell after numerous pushbacks, Budden was finally released from Def Jam and went on to go independent with Amalgam Digital. After releasing the well-received Halfway House...