Stephen Colbert > Jay-Z

Because Stephen Colbert is the much better rapper, as evidenced by his verse yesterday during Alicia Keys’ performance of “Empire State of Mind.” Basically, he comes in about halfway through the song to fill in for the esteemed rapper, and spits some fire about his upper-class upbringing in the suburbs. And boy, did he […]

Jay-Z is old and cranky, but still shows off talent on The Blueprint 3

Jay-Z is old! Get the man a pair of too-short shorts and loafers, stat. Maybe a “compact disc player” on which to play “compact discs.” The Best MC Of All Time is on his 11th album in 13 years, making him one of the biggest veterans in the game. It’s easy to gush […]

Cool Things: DJ Hero at E3

I don’t like jumping on the “Hero” games bandwagon, but this actually looks really exciting. At video game convention E3, Eminem, Jay-Z and a bunch of other celebrities people who may or may not be celebrities talked about the upcoming DJ Hero game, and did a little demo of it.  As somebody […]

Jay-Z + Radiohead = Jaydiohead (duh)

It’s another mash-up (sound the siren)! This time, it’s a full album putting Jay-Z against Radiohead from New York’s Minty Fresh Beats. Yeah, I know everybody’s doing mash-ups right now. Does that mean I can’t appreciate some good work when I hear it? You can hear the whole thing/download it for […]