alex & terema repeat the word newport, newport, newport ... an mj delaney film.

"seen wade do it / seen bosh do it / then the cav jersey / caught lighter fluid ..." -- affion crockett

stephen a. smith said it so it MUST be true ... oliver asadi shot it so it MUST be a reality show ... caa reps will smith AND lebron & d-wade & bosh so YOU DO THE MATH. "WELCOME TO MIAMI/BIENVENIDO A MIAMI." meet the biggest trio to hit miami since scarface, don johnson & ace ventura ... ... photo by nba.com

this song is actually pretty good ... really! ... it's actually really good ... i'm serious. ... video by allhiphop.com ... photo by wally skalij / los angeles times

It was my decision to get clean, I did it for me Admittedly I probably did it subliminally for you So I could come back a brand new me, you helped see me through And don’t even realise what you did, believe me you I been through the ringer, but they can do little to the middle finger I think I got a tear in my eye, I feel like the king of My World, haters can make like bees with no stingers, and drop dead No more beef flingers, no more drama from now on, I promise To focus solely on handling my responsibility’s as a father So I solemnly swear to always treat this roof like my daughters and raise it You couldn’t lift a single shingle on it Cause the way I feel, I’m strong enough to go to the club Or the corner pub and lift the whole liquor counter up Cause I’m raising the bar, I shoot for the moon But I’m too busy gazing at stars, I feel amazing and [Chorus] I’m not afraid to take a stand Everybody come take my hand We’ll walk this road together, through the storm Whatever weather, cold or warm Just let you know that, you’re not alone Holla if you feel like you’ve been down the same road -- ...

travie mccoy & bruno mars makin' it happen ...

"I never thought that / I would make it out the F / Got the respect that / I ain't expect / Last nite / Can't remember where I slept / One city at a time/ Then it's on to the next ..." -- santiago "fashawn" leyva vid by punit dhesi ...

it's been a long time ... i shouldn't have left you ... 10 years ... talib kweli + hi-tek = reflection eternal is back in your neighborhood record store tuesday ... vid by punit dhesi ... BET Videos

michelle van der water with the sights & mos def with the sounds of "quiet dog" ...

ain't no love in the heart of the city ... [nsfw] ... photo elise amendola / associated press via nbc sports

"last night, i saw you in my dreams / now i can't wait to go to sleep ..." happy mother's day to all the mamas everywhere!

i needed a lil cheer-me-up after dragic (game 3), dudley (game 2) and nash (game 1) ... so i turned to ya boy aries spears with ll cool j, snoop dogg, dmx & jay-z ...

tamara lowe, yo! ... ... photo by tamaralowenews.com

flip flops flop flip ...

hifana & daito manabe with tomoaki yanagisawa's hard work on the hardware for nike free run+ ...

one of my favorite artists, danny clinch, docs another one of my faves, shawn carter, from jay-z's "answer the call" show at madison square garden 09.11.09 ...

9 years ago i wrote about a bunch of young gorillaz who had caught my ear, invaded my brain and were about to take over the u.s. with their animated look and otherworldly sound (the "gorillaz in our midst" real edge magazine feature is on the bottom of this post). 15 million albums sold later, it's great to see that success has not gone to their cartoonish heads ... because the gorillaz' 3rd studio album "plastic beach" (out today) is their best yet. listen to all of "plastic beach" here & say amen, y'all ... "AMEN!" as you know, jack johnson is undoubtedly my favorite musician, but it's also safe to say that the gorillaz are my favorite 21st century band--with their ever-evolving-eclectic collabo of creative characters. and one day, when u2 decides to pass the mantle on to the next greatest rock band on planet earth, bono's gonna have to find out how to enter this virtual world where damon albarn & jamie hewlett existentially exist. bbc's mark beaumont writes: The Plastic Beach back story – colourful fluff about cyborg bassists, kidnapped singers and islands made of trash – might make you think the whole cartoon band conceit is wearing a bit thin. ...

born in 1998 ... putting out great cd's "gorillaz" (2000) & "demon days" (2005) ... back with another, "plastic beach" in 2010 (out march 9) ... it's the gorillaz, with some very special guests as usual ... but you gotta hit this link to see it since it's a youtube premiere tuesday. Stylo (Feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack)Gorillaz | MySpace Music Videos

let me clear my throat, ahem, ahem, and allow swedish woman & jay-z to introduce ya to 45 king a.k.a. dj mark a.k.a mark james via the svt doc series "hitlatens historia" with kristin henrikkson reporting ...

sorry. but ever since the super bowl, i haven't been able to get this version of the song outta my head ... you feel me? ... it's in your head too? ... cool. well, now i'm gonna play it again so it'll be stuck in our heads next week too, okay? "SUP?" (that's me doing jay-z) ...

"five days you work, one whole day to play, come on everybody, wear your rollerskates today. it's saturday, saturday, saturday, it's saturday, saturday, it's saturday, saturday, it's saturday, saturday eeyay eeyay-eeyay-eeyaaayyy ..." de la soul with q-tip tippin' it off in 1991 ...

behind the scenes with jay-z & robin thicke on delivering the "black brigitte bardot, beyonce" line for their "meiple" song ("me i play") ... ... photo by g. banks / mtv MTV Shows

lil wayne in "the carter" ...

jay-z & alicia keys, with their new video & their performance at the world series ...

mos def, black thought & eminem at the 2009 bet awards tuesday ...