Footaction Custom Sneaker Event with Fetti D'Biasi April 1 (4-6 p.m.)

Footaction on 34th Street in NYC is the place to be Thursday, April 1 as sneaker artist Fetti D'Biasi will be customizing a pair of sneakers live from 4-6 p.m. Power 105's DJ Prostyle will be spinning live for the event, and a pair of customized sneakers will be raffled off.

New Video: J The S "Handcuff Sex" Co-starring Porn Star Jayla Starr

Friends to the blog (and super-talented individuals) emcee J The S and video director Court Dunn collaborated on yet another video, this time for "Handcuff Sex" off of the emcee's latest album, Wish You Were Here. The video features the ever-beautiful porn star, Jayla Starr (yet another reason to watch the video). Hey, since we're all friends, anyone want to pass Ms. Starr's phone number my way? (*hears "NO!" emphatically screamed from a distance*)...hey, it was worth a shot...

Check the video out and download the latest J The S album FOR FREE, Wish You Were Here (click here to download).

Doug E Fresh Live at the Crazy Donkey

Doug E Fresh definitely lives up to his moniker, The World's Greatest Entertainer. Here are two videos from his recent performance at the Crazy Donkey with Big Daddy Kane.

Free Download: J Readi "The Welcome Mat" Mixtape

Long Island emcee (and legendary emcee Rakim's nephew) just shot me an email with his latest release, The Welcome Mat, available for free download. Definitely worth a listen, check it out.

To download The Welcome Mat, click here.

StreetFM WUSB 90.1 Live On Justin.tv Tonight with Diabolic

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I will be on WUSB 90.1 StreetFM live tonight with the entire StreetFM family (Ike Infamous, "The First Lady" Felicia, DJ Six 3 One, DJ Mickey Knox). Long Island rhyme veteran Diabolic will be on the air for an interview and freestyle. Check the show out live on Justin.tv/StreetFM.

ESSO Photo/Videos from BLVD and 92Y Tribeca in NYC

Being bored at work can often breed creative thought and spawn...well...some dope shit. Here are two videos I created from my photography from ESSO's shows at 92Y Tribeca and BLVD in NYC over "Young & Ignorant" and "Misunderstood."

New Music: ESSO "New York, New York"

*Photo By Peter Verry

I love when I look at my BlackBerry and find an email from an artist that makes good (no, GREAT) music. Here is the first single from ESSO off f his upcoming release, The Anti-Socialite titled "New York, New York" produced by Rena1ssance.

To download, click here.

Free Download: Jinesis "My Thoughts Exactly"

I'm a couple days late on the post for this (internship is beating me down, but NO EXCUSES), but this needs to go up. The homie Jinesis sent this over to me, a new project of remixes and more titled My Thoughts Exactly. The project and has already made its way onto many blogs, including one of my personal favorites, 2Dopeboyz (yeah, I show love to those sites doing their thing, no need to be greedy). Definitely download this, its worth a listen.

To download My Thoughts Exactly, click here.

Big Daddy Kane and Doug E Fresh Live At The Crazy Donkey

This thursday the Crazy Donkey will host an old-school hip hop event you don't want to miss as legendary emcee Big Daddy Kane and The World's Greatest Entertainer Doug E Fresh will hit the stage (brought to you by Terence Trend Inc.). Opening acts for the show are R-Kitech, Lethill Weapon, Jaysin, Fuse, Snottay Nose and Potty Mouth. WUSB 90.1's Kut Supreme will be on the one's-and-two's all night. Tickets are $25 and doors open at 7:30 p.m.

To buy tickets click here.

Exclusive Jon Hope Interview

Here is an exclusive interview with Providence, Rhode Island emcee Jon Hope. Here the emcee speaks about the Rhode Island hip hop scene, linking up with Statik Selektah, the origins of "Talk To Me" with Skyzoo and Reks, Some Kind Of Wonderful and more.