On Balls Crazy Emails, The Illuminati & Criminally Minded Hip-Hop

Posted by Nathan S. on 04/25/12 | Filed under Features, Opinion

Everyday I get emails from Dutch cat owners, water filter salesmen and other lost souls who, thanks to the wonders of the internet, don't have to contain their craziness to the people physically around them. But yesterday I got one of the most balls crazy emails of all-time, and since it actually and accidentally raised some good points, I'm posting it. See more...

How NOT to Get Your Music Posted Online

Posted by Nathan S. on 04/23/12 | Filed under Top Stories, Features, Opinion

If I get any question about my work on the mothership and RefinedHype it's, "Oh, you're white, huh?", which isn't really a question. But if I get any two questions, it's "Oh, you're white huh?" and "how do I get my music posted?" See more...

Fails of the Week: Nicki Minaj Gets Balls Crazy, Mystikal Brings Out the Racists & More

Posted by Nathan S. on 04/21/12 | Filed under Top Stories, Features, Fails of the Week, Humor

In the latest of an ongoing series that will include the best...or worst...fails of the week from the world of hip-hop, sports, pop culture and beyond. In this week's very special edition, I examine Nicki Minaj's balls crazy reason for deleting her Twitter, Mystikal's arrest sparking some serious racism and more.

The True Story Behind That Hot New Guest Verse

Posted by Nathan S. on 04/21/12 | Filed under Top Stories, Features

Track comes out for a lesser-known rapper featuring a famous rapper. Minutes later, I get an email from the famous rapper saying, "Don't post this, I don't know this guy and I don't know how he got the verse." I hit up lesser-known rapper and he says he got the verse from a DJ, who assured him that the verse was legit and totally cool to use. See more...

Meet the Mystery Booty of the Week, Brittany Dailey (Pics)

Posted by Nathan S. on 04/21/12 | Filed under Features, MBOW

Everyone's favorite, and I do mean favorite, RefinedHype series, "Mystery Booty of the Week (MBOW)" is back. Is the series a shameless and sexist way to keep your eyeballs glued to RefinedHype? You bet it is. Do I hear any complaints? Yeah, that's what I thought.

This Is My Rifle: Fueling the Flames of Racial Warfare

Posted by Jason James on 04/18/12 | Filed under Features, This Is My Rifle

We're supposed hate each other and this particular event was a great way to raise some old demons. The world is far from a perfect place and inside all of us lies some form of prejudice. The only question I ask is, will we manage to pull ourselves away from it before it destroys us? See more...

Fails of the Week: Tupac Gets Holographic, Melody Thornton Gets Nipply & More

Posted by Nathan S. on 04/13/12 | Filed under Top Stories, Features, Fails of the Week

In the latest of an ongoing series that will include the best...or worst...fails of the week from the world of hip-hop, sports, pop culture and beyond. In this week's very special edition, I examine MJB's Burger King travashamockery, Young Buck's imaginary contract negotiations and more...

This Week in Completely Random Dopeness - Dondada Young (Video)

It doesn't happen often, but every once in a while I come across a piece on another site and think, "Goddamnit, I wish I had written that/thought of that." Case in point, TSS' article on Dondada, a rapper who for all intents and purposes is just a dude on his porch who just so happens to be dope. See more...

The Best Of: The Top 5 (Non) Hip-Hop Songs Of The Week

Posted by Nathan S. on 04/12/12 | Filed under Features, Top 5 Non Hip Hop

Incredibly, we're now over 30 posts deep in our "Top 5 (Non) Hip-Hop Songs of the Week" series. When I approached The Chuckness with the idea I thought it'd be a great way to get me out of my hip-hop bubble and highlight some dope music outside of the boundaries of rap. See more...