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Rai-mon Nemar

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I “pair” wine and beats, not wine and cheese. If you’re looking for someone to tell you about how the spice of a pepper corn steak perfectly matched the spices in a particular Zin, you’re in the wrong place.

You’ll hear me compare wine varietals to genres of music, ...

Pill's "Trap Goin Ham" has to be one of the realest videos to be shot in 2009. It was produced documentary-style and showed Pill living his life in the "A." With write-ups in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and being named Complex's #5 best Internet music video of the last decade, "Trap Goin Ham" has been influential in changing the face of hip hop music videos.

Motion Family has since become a household name in hip hop, especially with videos, photography, and design.

I interviewed David KA on what it's like working with new ...

This mixtape had me at the Lou Bond sample.  My love affair with the mysterious singer's "To The Establishment" stems from Outkast flipping a baseline for "Wailin',"one of my favorites off ATLiens.  Seven years later, when Brother Ali used the intro vocals and piano as the framework for his hauntingly beautiful "Picket Fence," I was sold.  Once I heard that familiar hum and piano cascade in "Alright", the second track off of Starlito's latest effort, Renaissance Gangster, I knew I was sticking in for the long haul.

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HBO has done it again, but this time with Kid Cudi.

This Sunday, February 14th, Cudi makes his acting debut on “How to Make it in America.” The series takes us on a journey through the lives of Ben Epstein and his ace, Cam Calderon, as they try to make a name for themselves in the New York fashion scene. Here are the top 3 reasons to check it out:

1. The Entourage team (Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Rob Weiss and Julian Farino) are executive producers on the show, and directed the first three episodes.

Releasing his first solo album in 2000, Drag-on was a key component in hip hop's Ruff Riders movement and contributed to DMX's three multi-platinum albums and a number of compilations.

Drag-on is now preparing to come back into the game, full force, with a new project featuring the likes of Swizz Beatz, Dame Greese, Cassidy, Maino, Styles P, and Eve.