Sharief Easterling

Most Valuable Player to me means the player most significant to their team's success. LeBron James won the award for the 2011-2012 season, marking the third time he's taken the trophy in four years. Although this was his best season statistically there are other players whose individual contributions were more...

Brian Mcknight, sit yo ass down! This attempted come back and "Adult Mixtape" was an epic fail! There isn't anything wrong with trying to re-invent your image or sound but this is just down right terrible. "Let me show you how your pussy works??" Seriously? These lyrics from one of...

G.O.O.D. Music is on the verge of forming Voltron. With members Big Sean, Common, Pusha T, John Legend, Kid Cudi and captain Kanye West they've already solidified themselves as one of if not the best crew in hip hop. Recently rumors of 2Chainz joining the already star studded team have...

Rodman, Oakley, Laimbeer, Artest, NBA players you do not mess with. This is common knowledge to NBA fans and especially to the players. The elbow from Metta World Peace to the head of James Harden was brutal to say the least but blame can not be fully placed on Artest....

The Based God is legendary. Revolutionary, iconic, and prolific to say the least, he's quickly become one of the most polarizing figures in hip hop. His "Based" movement that started in Berkeley, California has now reached the east coast, and even over seas. Controversial lyrics like "bitches on my dick...

Once one of the saddest franchises in NFL history, the New Orleans Saints used the addition of QB Drew Brees and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina to rally them to the pinnacle of football glory. In 2010 they won the Superbowl and seemed to right the wrongs of 30 years...

"Who the fuck is Margiela??" That's what most of us wondered the first time we heard The Throne's "Niggas In Paris." But Yasiin Bey (the artist formerly known as Mos Def) actually had the balls to say it! His remix of last years biggest record entitled "Niggas In Poorest" was...

I need Andre 3000 to make a triumphant return in 2012. With rumors of a new Outkast album flooding the blogs, and a slew of Dre guest appearances last year -- on singles from Beyonce, Young Jeezy and Lloyd -- it's looking like he might bring his hiatus to an...

I hate Love & Hip Hop and Basketball Wives. Really, I hate all the VH1 and Bravo-sanctioned reality series' showing neck-rolling, sucker-punch-throwing, rapper/athlete-loving black and brown woman at their very worst. Forgive me for not considering their beefs, brawls and baby daddy drama to be entertaining -- really, it just...

Professional sports mania is as American as apple pie. From the first World Series in 1903, to Superbowl I in 1967, to the Michael Jordan craze of the 1990's, our lives have always been intertwined with those of our athletic heroes. Religiously, we buy jerseys, pack stadiums, and congregate around...

5:25 a.m., the alarm rings -- it's another miserable Monday morning. And if you're a die-hard sports fan, there's a chance that your team's loss on Sunday is the first thought to pop into your head, inducing nausea and adding insult to injury.

I'm not talking about a casual fan....

I heard your mom is dropping a mixtape. Kidding, of course -- but in this oversaturated climate, it doesn't seem too far-fetched. The drastic decline in record sales has led a phenomenon I refer to as "The Mixtape Epidemic." The platform once reserved for talented unsigned rappers has been bombarded...

The BET Awards are always one of the most electrifying nights in the world of hip-hop. For a culture that gets dissed by the Grammys and played by the AMA's, this is usually the one night where its value is genuinely appreciated. Sadly, this year the wounds were more self-inflicted.