Top Dawg Entertainment artist Schoolboy Q unveils the standard (up top) and deluxe edition (below) covers for his highly anticipated Oxymoron album. The project, which is set to be released on February 25th is now available for pre-order now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/oxymoron-deluxe/id799676139.
When you pre-order the album you also receive The Alchemist-produced song "Break the Bank."
**UPDATE** February 3rd.
Here's the official tracklist for the standard edition of the CD. Features include SZA, Suga Free, Raekwon, Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, Kurupt, Tyler, The Creator and BJ The Chicago Kid.
Oxymoron Tracklist:
1. Gangsta 2. Los Awesome (Feat. Jay Rock) 3. Collard Greens (Feat. Kendrick Lamar) 4. What They Want (Feat. 2 Chainz) 5. Hoover Street 6. Studio (Feat. BJ the Chicago Kid) 7. Prescription/Oxymoron 8. The Purge (Feat. Tyler, The Creator & Kurupt) 9. Blind Threats (Feat. Raekwon) 10. Hell of a Night 11. Break the Bank 12. Man of the Year 13. His & Her Friend (Feat. SZA) 14. Grooveline Pt. 2 (Feat. Suga Free) 15. Fuck LA
**UPDATE** February 22
In advance of the album's release on Tuesday, iTunes is allowing fans to stream it for free.
Rare Breed Entertainment releases the Goodz vs Danja Zone from their New Year's event that also featured Swave Sevah vs Rosenburg Raw, Aye verb vs Ah Di Boom, Big Kannon vs T money Bagz, Bonnie Godiva vs Dutchess, Flamez vs Bones Brigante and Ooops vs Blu Ray.
Look for those battles to released in the upcoming weeks.
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is perhaps the best player at his position in the National Football League. He's cocky and at times arrogant, but his play on the field speaks for itself.
The question everyone is asking today is if Sherman went too far in taunting Michael Crabtree and Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers after his team won the NFC championship game to advance to Super Bowl 48.
Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith of ESPN's 1st Take discuss the issue. What's your opinion on the controversy?
It don't stop with Da Goonie Gang and the Original Block Hustlaz (O.B.H.) crew out of Philly. Check out part two of their studio life vlog featuring Dark Lo, P90 Lik Moss, Razor, C-Dot and Wiz Lo.
Video shot by @P_obh. AR-AB will be home sooner than you think
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Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has managed to shift attention away from his Super Bowl-bound team onto himself after he ranted in a post game interview with Fox reporter Erin Andrews about San Francisco 49ers' wide receiver Michael Crabtree.
Sherman made a touchdown saving deflection on a ball thrown to Crabtree that sealed the Seahawks victory over San Francisco on Sunday (January 19). The two players exchanged words after the play. Sherman was still angry about it when Andrews interviewed him.
"I'm the best corner in the game. When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that's the result you're gonna get. Don't you ever talk about me!" Sherman told Andrews. "Crabtree, don't you open your mouth about the best. I'ma shut it for you real quick, L.O.B. (Legion of Boom)!"
Richard Sherman Going Off on Michael Crabtree w/ Erin Andrews!
It didn't take long for the internet to start going off on Sherman for what many believe was a classless move. Videos, memes and tweets have flooded the net. Lets take a look at some of them below.
Seahawks' Richard Sherman / WWF Interview Remix
I'd like to thank all of Richard Sherman's haters, whose ridiculous reactions helped me realize how much I like the guy. #LOB
The UW Battle League has done a fantastic job promoting their upcoming "High $takes" card. Check out their latest promo piece, Road of the Warrior, part one. This provides an all-access look at the main event taking place on January 26, 2014.
The card includes Loaded Lux vs. Hollow Da Don,Tsu Surf vs Calicoe, Hitman Holla vs O-Red andDaylyt Vs. B Magic. To top it all off the event is being hosted by Young Jack Thriller.
The event is being held at Club NV in Elizabeth, New Jersey. If you can't make it to the live show don't worry because it will be available on PPV.
Hosted By Treston Irby Of Hi-Five Starring Tjuan Benafactor With D Drama
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Brooklyn, New York (January 14, 2014): The Super Bowl Party and Concert is going to be a NFL size hit of the day on January 31st in Brooklyn. NFL SuperBowl festivity goers & the busy people of NYC alike can take out some time from their busy schedules and can get rejuvenated by unwinding & attending this Superbowl party and concert along side sports fans & tourist alike who have converged on NYC for SuperBowl XLVIII.
New York City is filled with people who are busy with their daily work and don’t get time to get refreshed or the proper opportunity to get entertained. This year the NFL has changed that, the Super Bowl has brought it's own buzz to New York City. the Super Bowl will turn New York City into the sort of party town it was when the Yankees won the World Series.
With all types of events spanning NFL Super Bowl week. With this comes the SuperBowl weekend nightlife. Tons of athletes, musicians, actors and noteables will be performing,making red carpet appearances,suprise and special guest appearances at restaraunts, sporting events, concerts, showcases, parties & just about any place where Super Bowl week events will be held.
The game comes amid the city's midwinter lull. January brings the fewest number of tourists, according to city officials, before the high-voltage New York Fashion Week kicks off in February. With that being said the game is expected to bring 400,000 people to the New York area, with many bars poised to seize the opportunity.
January 31st the number 1 place to be is & will be 9 Lounge in Brooklyn, its the proper place for those who wish to divert their minds for some time from their daily routine of workload and pressure and enjoy a Super Bowl weekend event for all ages.
A collaboration of Arucca Flyboy, 730Dips & Goldilocz Promotions, the SuperBowl Party & Concert is going to be held at 9 Lounge. 9 Lounge holds just over 400 party/concert goers. This will be a sold out Super Bowl weekend event. 9 Lounge in Brooklyn is going to be filled with stars Treston Irby of Hi-Five("THE KISSING GAME"), Special guest members of the legendary Force MD's, national hip hop artist & award winning songwriter Tjuan Benafactor who will be performing his hit songs "FLY WIT ME" featuring Project Pat, "FIRST CLASS" featuring Sammie, "BENAFACTOR" "I KEEP" featuring D.Drama & more. Emerging national artists D. Drama, Falo Gunz, Quizzle the Cannon and Mob Boss will be firing up the audience & tearing up the stage.
9 Lounge is going to be sizzled by the tempting performance by the sexy & sultry EBoogie aswell as guest performances by G-Ru, Tha Committee & Grown Man Ent. The party & concert is going to be hosted by Treston Irby of the legendary R&B group Hi-Five. Treston will be starting the show at 7 pm sharp so make sure you arrive early.
NFL Super Bowl weekend festivity goers & concert goers can get their tickets now, which I suggest. This is hands down one of the best values you will find in NY all Super Bowl week. Presale tickets are only 10 bucks!!
Party goers can get lucky by winning an authentic NFL jersey courtesy of Arucca Flyboy, Goldilocz & 730Dips Promotions. The concert is open for people of all age groups. So, from children to adults, everyone can come here to enjoy the evening enjoy some great music, meet stars of yesteryear, today & of the future as they enjoy Super Bowl weekend festivities.
The show will stretch from early evening 7 PM until late evening 11 PM. Friday January 31st can be a party time for teenagers and can be a time to have freedom to unwind & have a great time with your family or friends.
The SuperBowl party and concert is being presented by Arucca Flyboy in conjunction with 730Dips & Goldilocz Promotions. The tickets to the concert are reasonable in cost. The concert can be attended by everyone, of all the age groups.
Today the nation pays tribute to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A man who dedicated his life to the civil rights struggle.
In a time where African Americans were widely discriminated against and the victims of violent acts by the police and racist organizations, King preached non violence and gave hope that one day all men and women would be treated equally.
Dr. King was a minister, humanitarian and activist. In 1957 he helped found and was President of the civil rights organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He also led the Montgomery Bus Boycott, acampaign to fight against the segregated public transit system in Montgomery, Alabama, that called for black to sit at the back of the bus and give up their seats for whites.
In 1963 King helped lead the The Great March on Washingtonwhere he delivered his seminal "I Have a Dream" speech. The event drew a crowd of both black and white citizens estimated at 300,000.
Dr. King received the Nobel Peace Prize on October 14, 1964, for his tireless work against segregation and inequality through non violence.
He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968, but his legacy still lives on. He will be remembered across the country today with parades, marches, service projects and a speech by Harry Belafontefor the 28th annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium at the University of Michigan's Hill Auditorium.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday in 1986.
Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream Speech - August 28, 1963
Peyton Manning's Denver Broncos and Richard Sherman's Seattle Seahawks were the NFL's best all season, so it's fitting that they'll meet in the Super Bowl.
Nobody scored as many points or gained as many yards as the Broncos.
Nobody allowed as few points or gave up as few yards as the Seahawks.
And nobody won as many games as those clubs, either.
What a way to finish the season. When the AFC champion Broncos (15-3) play the NFC champion Seahawks (15-3) on Feb. 2 at what could be a chilly MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., it will be the first Super Bowl since 1991 pitting the league's highest-scoring team in the regular season against the team that was scored on the least, according to STATS.
It's also only the second time in the last 20 Super Bowls that the No. 1 seed in each conference reached the NFL championship game.
"It will be a great matchup," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. "I think it's an extraordinary opportunity to go against a guy that set all the records in the history of the game."
That, of course, would be Manning, the 37-year-old quarterback who is the only four-time NFL MVP — and no one would be surprised if No. 5 arrives the night before the Super Bowl. He established marks by throwing for 55 touchdowns and 5,477 yards, helping Denver lead the league with 37.9 points and 457.3 yards per game. Manning is an inescapable pitchman, too, seen Sunday after Sunday during TV commercials. Hey, there he was selling cars during breaks in the broadcast of the NFC title game. Expect even more face time now.
Manning's oft-told tale, certain to be repeated a million times in the coming days, includes his comeback from a series of surgical procedures to his neck, attempts to cure problems that led him to sit out the entire 2011 season. That also led the Indianapolis Colts to send him packing despite two Super Bowl appearances with that club, including a title in 2007.
"It's certainly well-documented what my journey the past 2½ years has been," said Manning, who could become the first starting QB to lead two franchises to titles, "but this team's overcome a lot of obstacles this year."
None more serious, perhaps, than coach John Fox's absence for about a month because of a heart operation. Other issues included the fax faux pas that precipitated the departure of pass rusher Elvis Dumervil, star linebacker Von Miller's drug-testing suspension and season-ending knee injury, and the losses of a handful of other starters on defense.
"Being in my 16th season, going to my third Super Bowl — I know how hard it is to get there," Manning said.
He threw for 400 yards and two touchdowns in a 26-16 victory over Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game Sunday. Manning's offense scored on six consecutive possessions, accounted for more than 500 yards, had zero turnovers and zero sacks.
Ol' No. 18's opposite number in two weeks, Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson, provides a real contrast as he seeks his — and the Seahawks' — first Super Bowl trophy.
Wilson is 6 inches shorter, 12 years younger, a skilled scrambler in only his second pro season after slipping to the third round of the draft; he's a guy who had to transfer colleges to get playing time and thought about pursuing a baseball career instead.
"Any time you get to the Super Bowl," Wilson said after Seattle beat the San Francisco 49ers 23-17 on Sunday, "it's a special time."
Other members of the Seahawks getting the chance to introduce themselves to a wide audience include rugged running back Marshawn Lynch — fans tossed packs of his favorite candy, Skittles, onto the field after a 40-yard TD run in the third quarter — and Carroll, a rah-rah sort who was a title-winning college coach at Southern California.
And maybe, just maybe, some of Manning's less-heralded defensive teammates — the ones who clamped down on New England's running game Sunday and limited Brady much of the afternoon — will get their chance to shine, too.
Seattle's defense, led by Sherman, allowed an average of 14.4 points and 273.6 yards, and topped the NFL in takeaways.
On Sunday, the Seahawks forced three turnovers in the fourth quarter alone, including a victory-sealing interception by Malcolm Smith after Sherman stretched his left hand to tip Colin Kaepernick's pass away from receiver Michael Crabtree in the end zone.
"I'm the best corner in the game," said Sherman, an All-Pro. "When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that's the result you're going to get."
Seattle's only other trip to the big game ended with a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006. Denver will be playing in its seventh Super Bowl and eyeing a third title, to go with those from 1998 and 1999, when current executive John Elway was the QB.
In addition to Elway, Manning can match his younger brother Eli with a second Super Bowl crown. Eli, a spectator on Sunday in Denver, won two trophies with the New York Giants, whose stadium hosts this year's Super Bowl, the first to be played outdoors at a cold-weather site.
Super Bowl 2014: Seattle Seahawks to Face Denver Broncos