There are infinite Kanye West-isms to quote for days. You either love or hate Yeezy — he’s that polarizing. The admittedly “College Dropout” rapper is one of the most candid beings in hip-hop. He’s unfiltered. Remember when he went off-the-script with Mike Meyers outing President Bush as racist? Who has the guts to do that […]
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GNSF! Things You Didn’t Know About Scott LaRock & It’s Not About Being a ‘Super-Hoe’
What can I say? The name Scott LaRock is synonymous with my youth. I played the hell out of my Criminal Minded cassette growing up. I played that cassette tape every bus trip to high school. When I was pissed, Criminal Minded brought me back up. When I felt dissed, Criminal Minded brought me back up. […]
GNSF! ‘Thrift Shop’ Superstar Macklemore Debuts on Rolling Stone
Macklemore, Hip-Hop’s new millennium Great White Hype is actually more than just hype — the HNIC over at Rolling Stone magazine seems to agree with me, too. The “Thrift Shop” Seattle rapper makes his cover debut on Aug. 16 (lovingly known in my household as Madonna’s birthday) and he shares who he really is above […]
GNSF! Big Sean, Kendrick Lamar, Jay Electronica ‘Control’ #HOF
Funkmaster Flex just premiered “Control (HOF),” a track cut from Big Sean’s sophomore album, Hall Of Fame, since they couldn’t get sample clearance. And there’s no better place to leak a track than our favorite big mouth DJ from the East coast. It’s indisputably 7-minutes, well actually 3-minutes of big beast lyricism.
GNSF! SD Music Awards Hip-Hop Nominees ft. Odessa Kane #CuetesandBalisongs
The San Diego Music Awards started in 1991, as a way to recognize the achievements of our diverse local music community. Now in its 23rd year, the SDMAs presents awards in 27 categories. According to SDMA, all of the genre categories are voted on by the public. All of the album categories are voted on […]
GNSF! Gina Rodriguez Rips Mics on Film
Source: PODER MAGAZINE by Dita Quiñones Gina Rodriguez derives motivation from an internal dialog running through her mind: “What do you mean the shade of my skin says ‘I’m not capable of telling a story?’” The Puerto Rican actress used that me-against-the-world attitude to win over a dismissive New York University casting director for the […]
GNSF! [WATCH] T.Mills Knows How To Get ‘Loud’ in the Rap Game
As seen on NBC “SoundDiego” Before his all-ages show at Soma, T.Mills pumps up the volume with GN$F! You might hate on the fact that this Riverside rapper used to sing in a boy-band but, you have to give the guy credit on his hustle in the rap game. Using social media to his advantage, […]
GNSF! A$AP Ferg on Selena: ‘She’s a trill Latina’
I caught up with A$AP Ferg, the young rapper from Harlem and member of the A$AP Mob, during his recent stop at San Diego’s House of Blues. We talked about the obvious things like the excitement of his first tour — opening up for Juicy J in 37-cities. Of course, we talked about A$AP Rocky. Ferg […]
GNSF [VIDEO] Why Macklemore & Ryan Lewis is killing the rap game with ‘Can’t Hold Us’
I seriously have an urge to smoke a Cuban after watching Macklemore & Ryan Lewis “Can’t Hold Us” music video. It was like good sex. The visuals and energy left me breathless and inspired. And furthermore confirms what I was already feeling after listening to their first joint “Thrift Shop” – Macklemore is slapping the […]
GNSF! Chingo Bling’s Jenni Rivera Tribute Got Me Thinking
It was just a day after I submitted my Chingo Bling article to NBC “SoundDiego” that I stumbled on his tribute to Jenni Rivera – and ummm – I almost shed a tear. “I feel things. I express them through music. Here’s a song I wrote from a fan’s perspective. My respects to all the […]