Articles Posted November 2007
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Calm Down Rae, 8 Diagrams is a Banger
Turns out 8 Diagrams is not as guitar-driven, orchestra-laden, and hippie-courting as it was cracked up to be. If the 7 tracks I’ve heard so far are anything to go by, then Raekwon has nothing…
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Nas Struggles to Explain “Nigger” to a White Girl
Esco tries to dissect his controversial album title to a white journalist. Watch how he struggles with the explanation and flip-flops worse than Hillary Clinton.
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Kanye’s Mom Dead
I waited a while to confirm this terrible news before saying anything about it. ‘Ye’s mom, Dr. Donda West, has passed away at the young age of 58, according to NBC. Donda reportedly died yesterday…
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Video: Nas ft. The Game – Hustlers
The “Hustlers” video is finally here. Too little too late?
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The Rap Up Nominated for Billboard.com Music Blog Award
Fellow TRUbians, it’s with great honor and gratitude that I bring you this great news. The Rap Up has been nominated by Billboard.com and Nielsen.com as one of the Top Music Blogs in the U.S.…
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Where is Remy Ma?
In case you’re wondering what Remy “Friend Shooter” Martins has been up to lately, Village Voice has an interesting piece on the ex-Terror Squadian. The article, which is humorously dubbed “Shooting Star,” touches on her…
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Freebie Friday: Wu-Tang’s 8 Diagrams Mixtape
Loud.com is offering a free download of the 8 Diagrams Mixtape to hold you over until December 11. Meanwhile, internal squabbles continue to rock the Wu camp. If Rae’s latest rant is anything to go…
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Video: Saigon – Come on Baby
Saigon’s “Come on Baby” ft. Swizz Beatz, taken from The Greatest Story Never Told I fux with the back-to-basics movement, so this $20-budget video is alright with moi.
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Chamillionaire Reunites with Paul Wall
Chamillionaire brought his former nemesis Paul Wall onstage for a reunion performance yesterday. Cham was headlining this year’s BET College Concert at TSU (Texas Southern University), and decided to surprise fans with a powerful rendition…
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Video: Sean Price – Good Fellas
“Good Fellas, the latest video from the brokest rapper you know, is taken from his Master P mixtape (in stores now). Who shoots music videos for a mixtape anyway?
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Ghostface – Big Doe Rehab Cover
Behold, the cover art for Ghostface Killah’s new album, The Big Doe Rehab.
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Diddy’s Personal Assistant Revealed
Back in July, Diddy launched a nationwide search for a new weed carrier via YouTube. He picked one of three super finalists to be his PA, on Oprah’s YouTube-themed show a couple days ago. There’s…
