Chris Daly battled Mall Santa with the lyrics from “Christmas Rappin” in 1983. Regardless of your propensity towards being bad or good, Jake One and Mayer Hawthorne don’t judge.  The power couple also known as Tuxedo is playing Santa by sharing a little holiday cheer in the form of some downloadable love.  Here’s their take on […]

Chris Daly created “Green Eyed Soul” with producer Erick Sermon Doctor Deen already hipped you cats to the melodious, R&B/pop goodness that is Tuxedo. To briefly recap, it’s the alleged side project of Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One, it’s blue eyed soul mixed with some funky goodness, and if nothing else, their music is bound […]

Deen’s advice column is coming soon. From now on, every time that I write about R&B or pop music, I’ll be comparing it Justin Timberlake’s latest effort: The 20/20 Experience. “Why?” Because the distinct aroma of averageness leaking from that album makes it the perfect threshold for good vs. not good determination. Basically, if your […]