Author Archives: Julianne

I’m kicking back w/ la ladies in an hour for my job, and selfishly, what I really want to know is this: how can I perfect my snap? That’s the point, of course, but it’s also a vestige of taking … Continue reading →

Mary J Blige marries Kendu and we get “All My Love.” Xtina marries Jordan and we get “Ain’t No Other Man.” ‘ Beyonce and Jay-Z’s self-obsessed and sexee summer dud “Deja Vu”? The Phantom Menace. As long as the tie-in … Continue reading →

THE SYNCHED NIKE-NANO FOR THE TECHNOLOGICAL JOGGER. Between this and the new Xtina Aguilera/Primo single, which is fire pon fire pon fire, my life is pretty complete.

JAGGED EDGE FOR FREE IN NYC ON FRIDAY. not my neighborhood, but SO my turf.

Eben just emailed that the new website for World Up is up, where he’s listing new shows, conferences, panels etc. Up tomorrow is French hip-hop group Saian Supa Crew at SOBs. Saw them last december in Paris and remember thinking … Continue reading →

Where can one cop a copy of the “Boss Baby” mixtape by ATL crunk n b debutantes Bella? My regular suppliers, 2 Gs Blazin Ent (corner of canal y broadway, holler at them), do not have it, nor do the … Continue reading →

Today: The grim reapers guerilla-film-promoted outside Viacom Country. They marched in a figure-eight loop on Times Square, waving picket signs: “6.6.6.” The shelf-life of the skull t-shirt was shorter than a quart of 2% in a bodega cooler in August. … Continue reading →

Watch the entirety of this Cherish promotional video to differentiate between the snap dance, the poole palace, the lean wid it rock wid it, and the west side walk, at least according to Jamaica Craft, Cherish’s choreographer. D-Roc calls it … Continue reading →

it’s approximately two months old, which in internet time qualifies it for carbon dating, but i cannot stop listening to Qualo’s Black Sheep-style sendup of crack rap, entitled “Crack,” over the beat for Mobb Deep’s “Put Em in their Place.” … Continue reading →

playa = beach = summer jam = I CAN DIE HAPPY (per Marisa… speaking of which: CONGRATULATIONS TO MARISA AND KARA FOR FINISHING THE BOOK!)