The gold medals are packed; the athletes are home. With the 2008 Beijing Olympics over and out, Crumpet looks forward to London 2012. In the meantime, keep the Olympic spirit alive with Nike and a commemorative pair of Air Force 1s. Fashioned in metallic gold (natch), the sneaker comes adorned with a Chinese motif. As […]

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Death Row Records is on the market again after a failed attempt at purchasing Suge Knights baby. If you have a spare 24 million in coin lying around you could not only own one dope record company but own the rights to classic albums like Tupac’s All Eyez On Me, Dre’s The Chronic and Snoop […]

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Want to see K-Swiss’ new collection of sneakers? Here’s a sneak peak at the Ariake - the world’s first shoe designed specifically for free running and Rosny - directly inspired by the iconic free running film, Jump London. Both models are sleek and stealthy and perfectly designed for the free runner in you…

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First it was Nike giving Jordan it’s own line of attire and kicks, now the Jordan brand is intent on crossing into the rich skate shoe market. The results speak for themselves, the first release based on the timeless Jordan 3 is one of the best skate shoes crumpet has laid our cynical eyes on, […]

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Notorious B.I.G, The - Business Instead Of Game: Secrets From The Coffin, $14.95, Central Station
Mar 9 1997 was a poignant day on the hip hop calendar. It was the day Biggie (Christopher George Latore Wallace to his mum, B.I.G to his friends) was murdered. It still is a poignant day. Slightly touching on the continuous […]

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You have to be pretty damn special to release a Best Of album. Suffice to say People Under The Stairs or P.U.T.S as people fondly refer to them, have earned their keep. Since 1998, the Californian duo, Thes One and Double K, have released a record every two years (with the exception of 2004) - […]

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xpizzle’s bitch slap
 
Hip Hop I love you but step out of line and I will beat that ass.
Barbecue rappers are a uniquely Australian phenomenon and for some reason they get a free pass from most fans, time to take a stand and extinguish their lyrical ambiguity. I think we can all happily acknowledge that we […]

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The new album from Adelaide’s Terra Firma is set to blow the local lads up, dare we say it, possibly to a Hoods level of recognition Australia wide. Five years on from an excellent debut you may wonder what has changed? Short answer, a shitload. This is a fantastic release which Crumpet has been lucky […]

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The biggest independent name in Australian music has got themselves a new home - Golden Era Records. Yes after months of speculation and innuendo the Hilltop Hoods have confirmed they will not be seeking a new deal with Obese and instead heading out on their own. With a number one Australian album already under their belts […]

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This mixtape has been out for a minute now, well more like 12 months, but the fact is it remains one of the best released in this country. Rinse is a beast on the microphone while Aeon, PSYKEone and 2buck supply the beats and cuts. With the boys hard at work completing their debut LP […]

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No it’s not this picture making us go eww, although we are a little concerned as to what the hell is going on in it, but the quotes coming from the mouth of Diddy. Yes everyones favourite pimp of hip hop, c’mon he has pimped the scene for riches better than anyone, has been talking […]

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The burger chain that forcasts the results of excessive consumption Fatburger looks to be the next target of everywhere man Kanye West. The chain already has its share of celebrity owners, think E-40 and Magic Johnson, and now MTV is reporting Mr West is looking to open 10 in his native Chicago region. If there […]

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Get on down to Quirky World, a magical world full of cute critters and crazy creatures. The brainchild of Daniela Catalano, longtime owner of the iconic Chapel Gesture, now sets her sights on creating felt plush monster toys: Zarkey, Norbit and Troy; along with critter felt brooches and keyrings; T-shirts; greeting cards; coin purses and […]

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Long since vanished from big screen movie relevance and in the past happy to expose her assets on screen it seems Rosie Perez is not happy with Kanye’s lyric “You got D’s motherfucker, D’s, Rosie Perez.” The one time Hollywood star had this to say;
“I’m a woman of a certain age and if you’re […]

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Jay-Z is back in the studio working on album 3, which in a radio interview he has confirmed will be called Blueprint 3. During the interview he also confirmed that he will not be working only with Timbaland, but the who’s who of the industry on any beat he is feeling. Of the Album he […]

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