Fans of the Marvel comic have clamoured for a creditable film version of The Punisher. 80’s D-Lister Dolph Lundgren gave us infamous one-liners (“No, if you guilty your dead”) as the title role in the first installment during the early 90’s, but the straight-to-DVD release became a mere guilty pleasure amongst a cult of action junkies.

Consistency is a term best fit to describe Common. The Chicago native made an incredible comeback in 2005 with the timeless BE and it’s strong follow-up Finding Forever, setting high standards for both the industry and fans. With Kanye West absent on the production side, Common recruits The Neptunes and Outkast producer Mr. DJ for Universal Mind Control; an LP with a primary objective to hypnotize listeners straight to the dance floor.

After a number of legal troubles, endorsement bailouts and an exposed past—it would seem rational for an artist to rework their image. Detaching the Parental Advisory label from his release, Akon creatively decides to put his hormones on the back burner, settling for a much different tone on Freedom.

It’s pretty amazing how the entertainment value behind some programming code and graphic design has taken on a strong penchant. The evolution of video gaming has excelled to such prominence; hardcore gamers are still in shock by the mainstream success it has captivated.

Quiet the past two years, Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges has ventured into new territory; reworking his image and establishing himself as a household name. Already among the few well-respected rappers turned actors, Ludacris seems persistent in proving he’s still a title holder in the hip-hop realm, with his latest release, Theater of the Mind.