After making fans wait nearly three years for a follow-up to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, G.O.O.D Music boss Kanye West finally delivers with Yeezus.
Continue reading "'Yeezus' Is The Panicked Sound Of That Ensuing Free-Fall, A Rush Of Angst & Despair W/ Absolutely Nothing Left To Lose".
Are you still hungover and upset over The Dark Knight trilogy coming to an end last summer? Well look no further than another DC Comics icon making its way to theaters nationwide today (June 14) in the new Man of Steel flick.
Continue reading "The Hugely Entertaining 'Man Of Steel' Is The Best Superman Movie Since The 1978 Original".
If you're looking for a summer blockbuster flick you know only Will Smith can deliver, then you might want to hold off heading out to your local theater to peep the new After Earth thriller.
Continue reading "Will Smith's Character In 'After Earth' Spends Most Of The Sci-Fi Flick Flat On His Back W/ 2 Broken Legs".
With the temperatures rising and summer just a month away, cool off at your local movie theater and enjoy an action-packed thrill ride in the new Star Trek Into Darkness this weekend.
Continue reading "'Star Trek Into Darkness' Was Designed To Appeal To A Mass Audience & That Was A Huge Mistake".
With the summer blockbuster flicks on the horizon, what better way to prepare yourself by heading out to your nearest movie theater and experiencing some 3-D action-drama in the Leonardo DiCaprio-starring Great Gatsby?
Continue reading "[In 'The Great Gatsby'] DiCaprio Doesn't Get To Truly Shine Until The Closing Act".
If you're looking for a reason to ditch the couch and leftover fast food wrappers for a night full of action and gut-wrenching laughter, look no further than Friday's opening of Pain & Gain.
Continue reading "[He] Is Tased, Beaten, Burned & Mashed Up To A Bloody Pulp In 'Pain & Gain'".
The self-proclaimed "Best Rapper Alive" might not have a new addition to his Carter series on store shelves but Lil Wayne's packing his usual hits on the new I Am Not A Human Being II LP.
Continue reading "The Old Lil Wayne's Dead, Gone & Never, Ever Coming Back [On 'I Am Not A Human Being II']".
If you're looking for an action-packed, fast-paced thriller, you might want to stay home and see what's on Netflix, otherwise, take your chance with this weekend's opening of Dead Man Down.
Continue reading "When The Bullets Do Start Flying In The Last 15 Mins, 'Dead Man Down' Is Already A Lost Cause".
After nearly two years of patiently waiting, New York hip-hop is back in the form of rap newcomer A$AP Rocky's new Long Live A$AP solo album, finally hitting store shelves today (January 15).
Continue reading "[On 'Long. Live. A$AP'] Rocky Is One Of Those Guys Who Just 'Sounds' Cool As H*ll At All Times".
If you are thirsty for some star-studded Hollywood studs unloading on bad guys in a late 1940's-early 1950's-based crime thriller then look no further than Gangster Squad this weekend.
Continue reading "'Gangster Squad' Is A Mess. It Looks Beautiful [But] Really Misses The Mark".
A week after Texas Chainsaw 3D shredded its ways to a big box office weekend, actor Marlon Wayans takes a shot at horror flicks as of late in his new A Haunted House parody.
Continue reading "'A Haunted House' Is A Mess Of Cheap, Tired Gags That Wishes It Was A 'Scary Movie'".
If you're ready to shake off the holiday jolly and kick-off the first weekend of 2013 with some bloody fun, then look no further than your local movie theater's Texas Chainsaw 3D showings for the fix.
Continue reading "['Texas Chainsaw'] Takes Advantage Of The 3D By Shoving Blood Spurts Into Viewers' Faces".
After months of promoting his controversial Jesus Piece album, West Coast rapper Game's last contractual Interscope Records studio effort is finally on store shelves nationwide today (December 11).
Continue reading "['Jesus Piece'] Takes A Wrong Turn On 'Hallelujah,' Where Game Opens The Song Praising God W/ Profanity".
It has been a long time in the making but Wu-Tang Clan and D-Block fans can finally come together and celebrate the release of both rap crew's new Wu Block compilation album today.
Continue reading "Wu Block Is A Vintage Rap Release Only Lacking In Invention".
Video game heads around the world thirsting to let their digital guns unleash mayhem into the future finally get their chance as the long-awaited Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 first-person shooter explodes onto store shelves today.
Continue reading "This Isn't Just A Fantastic Call of Duty Game, But One Of The Best Shooters Of The Last Decade".
Moviegoers missing the days of action-packed kung-fu flicks made popular by the late Bruce Lee or even Jackie Chan should look no further than The Man with the Iron Fists this weekend, a film which pays homage to the genre.
Continue reading "In 'Man W/ The Iron Fists', Bones Shatter, Eyeballs Go Flying, Throats Are Shredded".
Days away from Halloween, horror movie fans eager to add some blood and guts to their weekend itinerary need look no further than Silent Hill: Revelation 3D which opens nationwide today.
Continue reading "Silent Hill: Revelation 3D Is One Of The Worst Movies Of The Year".
Each year the West Coast delivers something so ground-breaking, it demands attention. In recent years, it has been Odd Future and Kreayshawn but no artist has offered more promise from an emcee standpoint than Kendrick Lamar which is proven with his long-awaited new good kid, m.A.A.d city studio album debut.
Continue reading "[good kid, m.A.A.d city's] One Of The Most Dynamic Debuts Hip-Hop's Seen In Ages".
With Halloween less than two weeks away, eager horror moviegoers aching to get in a few early scares need look no further than Paranormal Activity 4 arriving in theaters today.
Continue reading "It's Clear That The [Paranormal Activity] Franchise Has Jumped The Shark".
With one of the most historic off-seasons in recent memory nearly complete, the NBA is set for an explosive opening tip-off in the next few weeks. Today's arrival of NBA 2K13 now gives gamers the chance to take part in an exciting 2012-2013 season.
Continue reading "Despite No Push From Competition, The 2K Team Hasn't Been Lazy".
With the summer blockbuster flicks now long gone, it seemed like the only good offerings at the box office are dramas and romances. All that changes today with the new action-packed assassin thriller Looper.
Continue reading "[In 'Looper'] Future Villains Send Anyone They Want 86'd Back In Time To Be Killed By Assassins".
It's been just over a year since Lupe Fiasco dropped his chart-topping Lasers album and the witty pro-socio awareness emcee is back with his latest offering in Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 2.
Continue reading "[On 'Food & Liquor 2'] There's A Ton Of Information, Much Of Which Might Take A Few Trips To Google Or Wikipedia".
The time for judgement has arrived. Less than two decades after its original release, a remake of 1995's Sylvester Stallone-starring Judge Dredd arrives in theaters today in the form of Dredd 3D taking action sequences to futuristic heights.
Continue reading "[Dredd 3D Traps] The Hero In Both Headgear & An Unwritten Screenplay That Erase His Humanity".
It's been months and months in the making but Kanye West's long-awaited G.O.O.D. Music Cruel Summer compilation has finally arrived on retail stores nationwide today.
Continue reading "[On 'Cruel Summer' Kanye West] Plays The Part Of A Party-Hardy Star Mag Celebrity & Raps About F*cking Your Girlfriend In His Expensive Car".
Halloween may be more than a month away but this weekend you can get the jump on scary fun by heading out to your local theater and strapping in for a three-dimensional zombie-slaying adventure in Resident Evil: Retribution 3D.
Continue reading "[In Resident Evil: Retribution 3D] Milla Jovovich's Still A Butt-Kicking Beauty Who Looks Great In Leather & Latex".
The wait is over. The cliché may be one you are all too used to hearing but after three long years and a highly-anticipated Shady Records debut finally on store shelves today (August 28), Slaughterhouse's Welcome to: Our House brings new life to the phrase.
Continue reading "['Our House' Has] Sharper Production, A Barrage Of Guest MCs & Knob-Crushers Including Busta Rhymes, Cee-Lo, Swizz Beatz...".
With the summer less than a month away from ending, what better way to go out with a bang than strapping in for a fast-paced, comedy-filled fun movie? Opening today, Hit & Run attempts to hit the spot.
Continue reading "'Hit & Run' Is Merely The Latest Picture To Give The Catch-All Notion Of A B Movie A Bad Name".
If high-intensity and fun are what you are searching for entering the weekend, then look no further than the new Joseph Gordon-Levitt-starring action flick Premium Rush to help give an adrenaline boost to your next 48 hours.
Continue reading "['Premium Rush' Is] A Nonstop Chase, Full Of Blown Schemes, Slipped Traps & Madcap Humor".
It's been just over a year since DJ Khaled infiltrated our music playlists with his I'm On One We the Best Forever smash anthem and the Miami music veteran is back with the new Kiss the Ring compilation.
Continue reading "The Nas & Scarface Powered 'Hip Hop' Is Easily The Best Cut On [DJ Khaled's 'Kiss The Ring']".
If an action-packed flick is what you need to keep your summer hot, then look no further as The Expendables 2 explodes into theaters nationwide today (August 17) with more firepower than ever.
Continue reading "For All The Tough Guy Posturing In 'Expendables 2,' They Actually Turn Out To Be A Bunch Of Old Softies".
It's been a long time coming and the artist formerly known as Tity Boi is ready to shine courtesy of his new Based On A T.R.U. Story. Through all the G.O.O.D. Music hype and overnight co-signs, 2 Chainz's new LP finally arrives for fans and critics alike to judge.
Continue reading "[On 'T.R.U. Story'] 2 Chainz Commands The Spotlight - Rapping About Success & Sex".
If action-packed fun and adventure is what you need to get the weekend started off right, then the latest edition to the Bourne series, The Bourne Legacy, is guaranteed to hit the spot.
Continue reading "This [Bourne Legacy] Adventure Comes Close To Matching The Level Of Dramatic Tension Throughout The Trilogy That Preceded It".
With the presidential election a little less than three months away, what better way to prepare for the grueling political debates than with a few chuckles this weekend from Will Ferrell's new The Campaign flick?
Continue reading "The Campaign Seems Strongest When Utter Absurdity Reigns - As When A Photo Op W/ An Infant Goes Violently Wrong".
It's been roughly two years since Rick Ross' last album, Teflon Don, invaded store shelves but today (July 31), after building a Maybach Music Group empire and maintaining his stance as one of hip-hop's elite, the "Boss" is back to rule the charts with God Forgives, I Don't.
Continue reading "On 'God Forgives, I Don't' - [Rick Ross'] One Of The Top Bosses Not Just In Hip-Hop But In Music Period".
There's no better way to kick-off a hot weekend than stuffing your mouth with popcorn and letting out non-stop laughs to a star-studded flick. Today, The Watch hits theaters nationwide and promises endless chuckles with a cast led by Hollywood funnymen Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn.
Continue reading "[The Watch] Seems Like A Major Waste Of Direction & Raw Materials".
He has risen. Bruce Wayne is back to save Gotham City from the forces of evil yet again, as the highly anticiapated film The Dark Knight Rises officially lands in theaters today.
Continue reading "From The Moment 'Dark Knight Rises' Opens, It Is Visually Bold & Masterfully Placed".
Life Is Good the latest release from one of rap's most celebrated rhyme spitters, officially makes its way into stores today.
Continue reading "Nas' [Life Is Good] Represents 17 Years Of Growth & Maturity W/O Obnoxiously Screaming 'Look At Me! I'm Grown & Mature!'".
After creating a world of controversy, singer Frank Ocean now has fans and critics alike shifting their attention to his debut album, the Def Jam release, Channel Orange.
Continue reading "[Channel Orange's] Pulsing W/ Electro-Soul Grooves, Vintage Jazz-Funk & Angelino-Friendly Cameos By John Mayer & Andre 3000".
Summer moviegoers looking for a little streetwar-esque violence take note: Savages the latest film by celebrated director Oliver Stone blasts its way into theaters today, promising a couple hours intense action and even a bit of twisted romance.
Continue reading "[Savages] Does All We Expect Of A Little Ultraviolence, Shoot-Outs, Squished Eyeballs, Bare Butts In The Act Of Humping".
Superhero season has returned. Beating The Dark Knight Rises to the box office is The Amazing Spiderman, featuring an all new cast, writing team and director. The story has a few new twists here and there, but fans of the iconic hero rest assured: Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is remains a web-slinging, joke crackin' wall climber, ready to do what it takes in the name of justice.
Continue reading The Amazing Spider-Man [Movie Contest].
Comic book fans: Superhero season has returned. Several of Marvel's mightiest heroes have finally joined forces on the big screen as The Avengers tears its way into theaters today.
Continue reading "[The Avengers] Lives Up To Every Promise Marvel Studios Has Made".
Get ready to put your thinking caps on: Think Like a Man, the motion picture based on Steve Harvey's bestselling relationship advice book, has finally made its way to theaters.
Continue reading Think Like A Man.
Nicki Minaj's animated alter-ego Roman looks to claim vengeance on all critics and opponents, as the Queens rapper's long-awaited sophomore album, Pink Friday: Roman's Revenge makes its way into stores this Tuesday.
Continue reading "You Could Call Roman Reloaded Schizophrenic ...".
The Gods are angry: Again. The follow up to the 2010 remake Clash of The Titans descends into theaters today, as the human race takes a stab at celestial beings with Wrath of the Titans.
Continue reading "The Monster Fights Occur At Regular 10-Minute Intervals".
The game is on. Fans of the popular trilogy by Suzanne Collins can now witness the opening act, as The Hunger Games looks to slaughter the competition at the box office this weekend.
Continue reading "The Hunger Games Is Likely To Break Box-Office Records".
Players looking to add a little stealth and slice into their gaming experience look no further: Ninja Gaiden3 is now available for your favorite game console.
Continue reading "The Animation Is Razor Sharp".
A popular franchise returns for another bloody, shoot-em-up adventure as Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City blasts its way into stores today.
Continue reading "Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Delivers A True 3rd Person Shooter ".
It's finally here. One of the year's most anticipated science fiction games has hit the market, as the third and final installment of the Mass Effect series soars onto shelves beginning today (March 6).
Continue reading "Mass Effect 3 Is The Equivalent Of A Well-Written Sci-Fi TV Series".
The holy grail of fighting games is back for another round of melee as Street Fighter x Tekken offers gamers a chance to have legendary fighters Ken and Ryu clash with the now-classic 3D brawler clan.
Continue reading "Street Fighter x Tekken Is One Of The Best Fighting Games On Home Consoles".
Young Money has finally given West Coast spitter Tyga the green light on his album, Careless World, as the oft-delayed disc lands in stores today.
Continue reading "The Best Features Are J. Cole On 'Let It Show' And Nas".
Comic fans looking to see some big screen melee may want to check out Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, screaming into theaters today.
Continue reading Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance.
If you're in the mood for a little carnage on Valentine's Day, try your hand at a dangerous death race via Twisted Metal, the latest installment in the popular racing series.
Continue reading Twisted Metal:"Classic Deathmatches Are Fun & A Couple Of The Boss Fights Are Great".
Denzel back. Denzel back. That's all these critics screaming 'bout as the two time Oscar-winning actor matches wits with an under qualified Ryan Reynolds in the action/thriller Safe House.
Continue reading "[Denzel] Washington Has A Knack For Dark-Side Portrayals".
Movie fans looking for a little action and carnage are invited to kick off the new month in high gear as the alternative superhero movie Chronicle forces its way into theaters today.
Continue reading "Chronicle".
Fans of the popular fighting series SoulCalibur rejoice: The latest entry in the series, SoulCalibur V, slices its way into stores today.
Continue reading "SoulCalibur V".
Star Wars creator George Lucas finally gets to see his labor of love soar, as the high flying film Red Tails arrives in theaters today.
Continue reading "Red Tails": "Boondocks Creator Aaron McGruder Helped Pen The Script".
The real is back. After having fans wait several years for a new retail project, Southern rap heavyweight Young Jeezy has returned to the scene, hoping to reclaim his spot as one of the slickest dope boys to hold the mic.
Continue reading Young Jeezy, "TM103: Hustler's Ambition".
Closing out the 2011 year in hip-hop is Chicago rapper Common with his latest album, titled The Dreamer/The Believer.
Continue reading Common, "The Dreamer/The Believer".
In a year stock-full of highly-anticipated collaboration albums, Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane and Bay Area rapper V-Nasty have joined forces to give the world something no one asked for: A bi-regional disc aptly titled BAYTL.
Continue reading Gucci Mane & V-Nasty, "BAYTL".
The Roots have returned to tell a story of the life and times of fictional character Redford Stevens, a fictional man viewing life in deadly hindsight.
Continue reading The Roots, "Undun".
Shady 2.0 signee Yelawolf howls his way into retail stores as his album, Radioactive, releases today.
Continue reading Yelawolf, "Radioactive".
Hip-hop's moodiest MC is back and ready to serve his fans another heaping helping of sorrow as Drake's highly anticipated album, Take Care, officially goes on sale today.
Continue reading Drake, "Take Care".
Video game addicts thirsting for virtual blood splatter and sleek crime-free murder need look no further than their local gaming outlet this week with the new release of Assassin's Creed: Revelations.
Continue reading "Assassin's Creed: Revelations".
It's the time of year again when you come home from a long day at work, turn on your video game console, toss on the headset and prepare to take on your competition with non-stop firepower courtesy of Activision's latest Call of Duty game, Modern Warfare 3.
Continue reading "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" .
Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller looks to make his prescence felt in the rap world as his debut album, Blue Slide Park, rolls into stores today.
Continue reading Mac Miller, "Blue Slide Park".
Continue reading Big Pooh, "Dirty Pretty Things".
America's favorite furball is back on the hunt for more gold coins, and this time he's brought a familiar face along for the ride in the latest release from Sega, "Sonic Generations".
Continue reading Sonic Generations.
Tired of being stuck with the same boring daily routine and lack of travel this fall, Playstation 3 gamers? If so, then look no further than your local video game outlet and explore the world as on-screen adventurer Nathan Drake in the Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, released today.
Continue reading "Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception" .
Maybach Music Group's Wale shares his Ambition with the world today, as the D.C. MC releases the follow-up to the 2009 LP, Attention Deficit, today.
Continue reading Wale, "Ambition".
The wave of highly-anticipated video game releases continue to come ashore as the latest in military warfare arrives in stores for fans of the first-person shooter genre.
Continue reading Battlefield 3.
As temperatures continue to drop with winter around the corner, the long-awaited Batman: Arkham City multi-console adventure is sure to keep players glued to their television sets.
Continue reading Batman: Arkham City.
Those country boys are back. Almost a decade after releasing their platinum-selling debut, Kentucky group Nappy Roots are back with their fifth album, entitled Nappy Dot Org.
Continue reading Nappy Roots, "Nappy Roots Dot Org".
Former Little Brother lyricist Phonte goes solo on his latest project, as his album Charity Starts at Home is now available for retail.
Continue reading Phonte, "Charity Starts at Home".
As the Tarheel State continues to dominate this week's new hip-hop releases, North Carolina beatsmith 9th Wonder offers up his latest album The Wonder Years, to retail outlets today.
Continue reading 9th Wonder, "The Wonder Years".
The wait is over. Young Simba finally gets a chance to shine as the highly anticipated debut from Roc Nation MC J. Cole arrives in stores today.
Continue reading J.Cole, "Cole World: The Sideline Story" .
The wait is officially over. Although an unofficial copy of Tha Carter IV leaked online last week, patient fans can now get their hands on the album's retail version, available now via store and digital download.
Continue reading Lil Wayne, "Tha Carter IV".
It's Game time. West Coast rapper Game is back with a new laundry list of guest features and name drops jam-packed into his fourth CD, titled The R.E.D. Album.
Continue reading Game, "The R.E.D. Album".
Fresh off his Hell: The Sequel joint effort, Royce Da 5'9 releases his latest solo album today, entitled Success is Certain.
Continue reading Royce Da 5'9, "Success Is Certain" .
Two of the South's most popular acts have united to ride dirty on their first retail collabo project, Ferrari Boyz: a 15-track ode to all things fly, flashy and dangerous.
Continue reading Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka Flame, "Ferrari Boyz".
Continue reading Jay-Z & Kanye West, "Watch The Throne".
Swinging swords and taking names, The Wu-Tang Clan returns to the chamber with their latest effort, Legendary Weapons, in stores today.
Continue reading Wu-Tang Clan, "Legendary Weapons".
The superhero movies continue to roll on this summer as Captain America: The First Avenger, makes its way into theaters today.
Continue reading Captain America: The First Avenger.
Who's the best? According to DJ Khaled, his team is, of course. The former radio personality and DJ's latest LP, conveniently titled We the Best Forever, hits stores today.
Continue reading DJ Khaled, "We The Best Forever".
Actor/rap enthusiast Michael Rapaport spends his directorial debut shadowing a trio of midnight marauders in the hip-hop documentary Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest, opening in select theaters today.
Continue reading Beats, Rhyme & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest.
Just in time for Independence Day weekend, audiences are treated to the third installment of the Transformers series, titled Dark of the Moon.
Continue reading Transformers: Dark Of The Moon.
Alongside veteran producer Pete Rock, rap duo Smif-n-Wessun are cocked and ready to go as their latest disc, entitled Monumental blasts into stores today.
Continue reading Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun, "Monumental".
Nawlins jet-setter and rhyme spitter Curren$y is riding high, as his latest album, Weekend at Burnie's makes its way into retail outlets this week.
Continue reading Curren$y, "Weekend At Burnie's".
The wait is over as G.O.O.D Music artist Big Sean releases his debut studio album today, appropriately titled Finally Famous.
Continue reading Big Sean, "Finally Famous" .
Right in the midst of a comic book blockbuster season, audiences can now revisit a place most would probably rather forget - middle school - as Bad Teacher begins it theater session today.
Continue reading Bad Teacher.
The summer comic book movie adaptations continue to take over the Summer 2011 as Green Lantern soars into movie theaters this weekend
Continue reading Green Lantern.
Veteran Detroit MC's Royce Da 5'9" and Eminem join forces again to reincarnate into the duo Bad Meets Evil, as their Hell: The Sequel EP officially hits stores today.
Continue reading Bad Meets Evil (Eminem & Royce Da 5'9), "Hell: The Sequel".
Beginning today, audiences around the country will get a glimpse of how it all began as X-Men: First Class powers its way into the summer movie arena.
Continue reading X-Men: First Class.
Back on the block with his first solo release since 2008, veteran rapper Kool G. Rap rolls out the red carpet as Riches, Royalty & Respect lands in stores today.
Continue reading Kool G Rap, "Riches, Royalty & Respect".
The fumbling foursome has returned for another boys' night out as The Hangover: Part II stumbles its way into theaters this week.
Continue reading The Hangover: Part II.
The Boss is back and has brought along a few good men, as Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group presents their compilation release, Self Made Vol. 1, today.
Continue reading Maybach Music Group, "Self Made, Vol. 1" .
Odd Future frontman Tyler the Creator once again offers listeners a dose of the dark side as his second studio release, Goblin, lands in stores today.
Continue reading Tyler The Creator, "Goblin" .
When working class meets high society, one young couple's chance at marital bliss is thrown for a loop in the latest production by Dallas Pastor and author T.D. Jakes, entitled, Jumping The Broom.
Continue reading Jumping The Broom.
"Killa Season" has returned, as Cam'ron drops his latest effort alongside his 26-year-old protégé and fellow Harlemite, Vado.
Continue reading Cam'ron & Vado, "Gunz N' Butta.
Proving that every dog does indeed have its day, rap veteran Snoop Dogg has chosen this day to release his 11th studio album, Doggumentary.
Continue reading Snoop Dogg, "Doggumentary" .
Fresh on the shelves today is Rolling Papers, the latest release from Mary Jane enthusiast and Taylor Gang spokesman Wiz Khalifa.
Continue reading Wiz Khalifa, "Rolling Papers" .
