Common vs Nas

Common gets his Nas on and raps the first verse from Life's A Bitch. Anyone else a little bored by Common these days? Not checking for The Dreamer, The Believer but if you are it drops December 20.

RELATED: Common - Ghetto Dreams ft. Nas [video]

Wyclef Stole That Haitian Earthquake Money

So it turns out Wyclef pinched all that cash that was donated to his charity, Yele Haiti. Tut. The below article has been pulled from Byron Crawford via the NY Times.

I can't believe Wyclef Jean stole that Haitian earthquake money. Not.

The whole purpose of these hip-hop fake charities is to (a) decrease your tax liability to the IRS, and (b) funnel the vast majority of the funds donated into your own pockets and into the pockets of your weed carriers, business partners, ne'er do well relatives and what have you. It's the textbook definition of a win-win: You get a shedload of money, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie get to look like they donated something to charity, and you all get to pay that much less in income tax. Even people in need of actual charity don't lose per se, since it's not like they stood to benefit in the first place.

If Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie really wanted to donate $1 million to the starving children of Haiti, they could just bring it there themselves, in however many of those black, heavy duty Hefty bags that would necessitate. Or they could just drop those bags from an airplane, in a flyover, to reduce the risk of being eaten alive. If they centered the plane directly over one of those filthy, cholera-soaked camps where Sean Penn works (as seen in the first episode of the most recent season of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations), I can't imagine there would be an issue with the elite, relatively light skinted Haitians somehow getting their hands on the money.

Christmas Gift Ideas

Nothing says Merry Xmas from hip hop like a fake gold rope chain. And because it's fake, you won't need to tuck it in like DJ Pooh.

GET IT FOR XMAS: Gold Rope Chain

 

A book about a washed up rapper. Read more about the read here.

GET IT FOR XMAS: J-Zone - Root For The Villain 

Nice little (literally) take on the deer head your uncle has in his home office. Colour the nose in and call it Rudolf.

GET IT FOR XMAS: Taxidermy Deer made from LEGO

 

Thai Flood Hacks

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Merry Christmas From The NBA

Shot Santa. There will be a 2011/2012 NBA season, which is good news because I wasn't all that keen on watching the cricket this summer. A shortened 66-game season tips off on Christmas day with a rematch of the finals, which means Lebron, Wade and a fatter bigger Bosh get to watch the host Mavericks lift their championship banner and get presented with their championship rings. Sorry about that.

Fans, players, owners and other NBA effected workers can now officially rejoice.

Highlight videos from last season are below.

Dark Cave Jumping

Featuring nutters falling 255 feet down a pitched black hole, on purpose. A joy that lasts for four seconds.

Serato Practice With DJ JS-1

DJ Revolution Interviews DJ Premier

Discusses the legendary D&D Studios and its transition into HeadQCourterz. For the hip hop nerds.

The Story Behind The 'Madvillainy' Album Cover

By the longtime Art Director at the revered Stones Throw Records, Jeff Jank.

Dog Disco

Shot Jono

November 2011 Fails

Lol at 4.45

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