Esquire says Jay-Z’s realy talent lies in his ability to authentically relate to whomever needs relating to.

This coexisting as two things at once — luxury yet cheap, exclusive yet accessible, edgy yet mainstream — is Jay-Z in a nutshell: the gangster from the hood and the CEO in the boardroom. It is how Jay-Z has transformed himself from just another rapper with a gat to a celebrity-mogul-angel who hums advice into the loving ears of sitting governors and presidents…A big part of being authentic is being open and large enough to keep your tailbone at the dinner table and your eyes on the television in the next room, unapologetic and charming in your duality. ‘Yes, I’m watching the game, but God I love your lamb!’

Wu-Tang Clan albums done up in the style of Blue Note Records album covers. Can’t see anything about this to dislike. Of course I chose Iron Man to display. It’s my favorite, even though everyone else likes Liquid Swords. It happens. Reminds me of 20 Hip Hop Album Covers Recreated in LEGO Format and Wu Tang Clan Chessboxin’.

Via Boing Boing.

In a column celebrating the the 30th anniversary of Sugar Hill Gang’s seminal hit ‘Rapper’s Delight’, this Boston Globe column discusses how odd it is that the song is one of the few pop hits in recent history to not have a chorus, while barely touching on the fact that it’s probably the only pop hit in recent history to be 15 freaking minutes long.

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She Rocks My World by Zach Pace and Nutty Productionz (with a z). I’d like to submit this video without comment, but I can’t because there’s a couple things that deserve mentioning. Namely, the bad lip syncing, the Marilyn Monroe reference at 37 seconds, and the fact that the beat completely falls apart at 2:07.

Do you think this is a joke? If it is, is it not the best joke ever?

Update: A friend lmentioned they saw this on Barstool Sports a few days ago.

In the end, it doesn’t matter if Lil Wayne can rock or not what matters is that you remember it’s ALL his fault.

This wrap up of 5 seasons of the Wire is incredible. I’ve watched it 3 times already. Plenty of spoilers, obviously.

(Via okayplayer)

The use of “classic” (whether it’s classic music or classic album cover, it’s not accurate) in this article is somewhat misleading, but the result is cute nonetheless.