IllSide Radio: Kanye West’s Wild Weekend

This week’s show we devote a significant amount of time to Kanye West’s wild-wild weekend that included blasting his image on to various landmarks in 66 cities to promote his new single, New Slave. We discuss Kanye’s new sound and his ridiculous performance on Saturday Night Live. ODB and Eazy-E are planned to be the latest hip hop figures to be anointed hologram status at this year’s Rock The Bells, has the hologram schtick finally jumped the shark? We discuss. Lastly, we briefly touch on Eve’s return to music after a 11 year hiatus. All this and more on this week’s IllSide Radio.

IllSide Radio: The Hero Next Door, Inside Kweli’s Conscious and Lauryn Bills

Odeisel and Gabe wrap up the crazy week that was. Cleveland, Ohio resident and hero Charles Ramsey made international news and became a web star after his heroic deed by saving 3 trapped and kidnapped women who lived next door to him. We salute his efforts and his enchanting spirit. Lauryn Hill is heading to prison, did she finally lose one? Hot 97 DJ and the man who discovered Biggie, Mr. Cee is in hot water again, we talk about why he continues to hold a job at the country’s top radio station. And lastly we review and discuss Talib Kweli’s latest album, Prisoner of Conscious. All this and more, so sit back and relax and take a ride on the Ill Side.

IllSide Radio: Kobe’s Future, Tragedy Strikes Boston & NORE’s Back

This week’s show includes discussion of the future of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant who went down with a ACL injury. While discussing the Kobster, we revisit his failed rap career and plot out what if Kobe stuck with Hip Hop? We chime in on the tragedy that struck the City of Boston on Monday and how news organizations are out of control in their reporting of breaking news. Closing out this week’s show Gabe and OD review Noreaga’s latest, Student of the Game. Sit back, relax and take a ride on the IllSide.

 

IllSide Radio: Ghostface’s 12 Reasons, LL’s Accidental Failure & 93′ Til’ Infinity

We review Ghostface Killah’s new album, 12 Reasons to Die and discuss how awful LL’s debut country song, Accidental Racist actually is. There are a lot of 20 year celebrations in the coming months including Wu-Tang’s 36 Chambers, we run down some other notable classics from the Golden Era of Hip Hop. This and more on this week’s episode of IllSide Radio.

IllSide Radio: Tyler’s Wolf, Rutgers Abuse & Kweli To The Rescue

On this week’s show we review Tyler The Creators new album, Wolf. We also find time to dissect Talib Kweli actions criticizing Rick Ross’ rape line that set the internets ablaze. Rutgers basketball is undergoing some serious transition after head coach Mike Rice was uncovered to be a abusive bastard to his players, we discuss. Lastly we salute the life and work of Chicago icon and movie critic Roger Ebert who passed at the age of 70 from his battle with cancer. This and more so sit back and relax and take a ride on the Ill Side.

IllSide Radio: Weezy Hits Rock Bottom, Eazy-E Remembered, & JT Platinum Plus

This Week the dynamic duo do a dual face palm at the release of Lil’ Wayne’s latest album, I Am Not A Human being 2. Has Wayne bottomed out creatively? We discuss. 18 years ago, Eric “Eazy-E” Wright passed on, OD and Gabe discuss his legacy and why hasn’t a documentary or film been made about Eazy’s life yet? Despite a unfavorable review from IllSide Radio, Justin Timberlake still topped out at the top of Billboard’s 100 this week, and witness how IllSide Radio miscalculated the heart of the Chicago Bulls. All this and more, so sit back and relax and take a ride on the IllSide.

DOWNLOAD/LISTEN: IllSide Radio: Weezy Hits Rock Bottom, Eazy-E Remembered, & JT Platinum Plus

IllSide Radio: TMWeezy, Iraq Revisited & D. Rose NOT Back

Over the weekend, Lil’ Wayne suffered a life threatening medical occurrence that sent the internets nuts. OD and Gabe discuss the fall out from the event that saw Lil’ Wayne dead and brought back to life only in a matter of a few tweets. The 10 year anniversary of the Iraq war is this week, the dynamic duo talk about the moment when the US first embarked on their decade long war against terrorism. D. Rose shouldn’t come back, so says Odeisel, Gabe on the other hand thinks he should suit up this year, let the bickering begin. All this and more, so sit back, relax and take a ride on the Ill Side.

IllSide Radio: Analyzing Biggie’s Stock, Not The Hottest MC’s & JT’s Return

16 years ago this weekend the Notorious BIG aka Biggie passed on, some still consider him in the top 5 dead or alive discussion, but OD and Gabe challenge that ideology. MTV released its top 10 hottest MC’s, how does MTV’s list stack up against IllSide Radio’s? Find out. Lastly, Justin Timberlake returns to music after a 7 year layoff, is the 20/20 experience as good as his ground breaking Future Sex album? We’ll let you know. All this and more, so sit back and relax and take a ride on the IllSide.

IllSide Radio: Meteor Showers, MJ Vs. LJ & Valentine’s Day Unchained

On this week’s show we get in to Lil’ Wayne’s huge misstep that drew the ire of any and everybody in Chicago for his analogy and use of Emmett Till’s name. Lord Jamar probably wishes he could do the last couple weeks over, OD and SquareOne fill you in as well as reviewing the footage from Russia where a meteor landed. To close out the show, OD blacks out and very meticulously tells us why MJ is no Lebron James. This and a whole lot more. So sit back relax and take a ride on the Ill Side!

IllSide Radio: Super Bowl Blackouts & Still Getting Rich

On this week’s show we revisit Super Bowl 47 and the mayhem that ensued from the blackout, the half time show and the Illuminati’s involvement. We also look back on that album that brought back the hardcore hip hop back to the forefront, 50 Cent’s debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’. All this and more on this week’s show, so sit back, relax and take a ride on the Illside.