Is 2Pac overrated?

Before the Hip-Hop Police break into my condo and take my West Coast pass, let me say clarify that I’m only asking this question in the “devil’s advocate” tradition.

During the LL Cool J argument the other day, naturally a lot of people named 2Pac as their G.O.A.T. pick, or at least had him in their top three. Read More »

Where does LL Cool J rank among the greatest rappers of all-time?

Imagine what goes through the mind of a 1980′s hip-hop head should they intake a couple of hours of pop culture on a random weeknight.

You’ve got Ice-T playing a cop on TV. Ice Cube is writing sitcoms and getting the Tyler Perry treatment from a very corny network. Read More »

In lieu of making yet another LeBron/Jay-Z analogy, let’s put it this way: The Cavs are treating the Wizards like LL Cool J did Canibus. They’ll take some time out to address the beef, but always with a swagger that says “Who is this little pest?” It’s even trickled down to the announcers. When Washington came out blasting last night (“Second Round Knockout”) and put the Cavs down by as much as 18 in the first half, Austin Carr admitted the game didn’t mean as much to LeBron and Co. as it did to Gilbert Arenas‘ squad. Read More »

This morning on my way to work, I saw an ad in the subway for “NCIS: Los Angeles” and couldn’t have been less interested. Not because I didn’t like the original show (which I’ve never seen), but because who in their right mind casts Chris O’Donnell (who hasn’t done anything good since Scent of a Woman in 1992) and LL Cool J? I’d probably rather watch Steph USTREAM for a week straight.