L.A.'s Black Hippy may be one of the most exciting rap crews to emerge in recent years, but all four members of the group don't appear together on the same song very often. When they do, it's cause…   Read Story »

Here's something I had to learn to hard way: No matter how much of a stoner you think you are, you should never, under any circumstances, smoke weed with rappers. You just can't handle it; I'm sorry.…   Read Story »

The two highest-profile videos of the week were almost certainly Rihanna's "We Found Love" and Coldplay's "Paradise." I didn't put either video on this list. I didn't leave them out because they're…   Read Story »

"Rigamortis" is one of the standout songs on young, verbose L.A. rapper Kendrick Lamar's great Section.80 album. It's a blistering double-time technical workout over a floating early-'90s-style…   Read Story »