Articles Posted May 2009
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Bobbito’s Nuyorican State of Mind
Behold the 2nd installment of the Bobbito clips I posted a few days ago. Here Bob talks about 3rd Bass’ “Gas Face” video and shows off some of his enviable demo tape collection. [Raise a…
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What Do Dwight Howard and Derrick Rose Have in Common?
Derrick Rose: The Inner Workings of a Creator Behold this awesome ad campaign created by Adidas in conjunction with Free Darko and Chali 2na of Jurassic 5. The ad pretty much states in a roundabout…
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Mr. West Says Stay in School
Our favorite college dropout is telling Chicagoans to do what he says and not what he does. The Kanye West foundation is sponsoring an event on Chi-town’s southside called “Stay in School” to honor his…
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Watch This on Mute Only
Disclaimer: The Rap Up is not liable for brain damage sustained as a result of this video.
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R.I.P. Dolla
By now you’ve probably heard that Atlanta rapper Dolla was shot and killed in L.A. this afternoon. As dumb luck would have it, my brother from another mother Ivan Rott was within the vicinity of…
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Bobbito Says Dead Jam Would’ve Passed on Nas
When Bobbito speaks, hip-hop listens. But it wasn’t always that way. Back when Def Jam was still relevant, 50 million years ago, then A&R Bobbito begged Russell Simmons to sign Akinyele and Organized Konfusion, but…
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Sound Clash: Estelle vs Keri Hilson
Get Asher Roth on the phone, we need to talk about Track 6 on Asleep in the Bread Aisle. Estelle was on the original version of the song, but was quietly cut and replaced by…
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Swizz Beatz Goes Public with Alicia Keys Affair
Drake (Feat. Swizz Beatz) – Best I Ever Had Remix In case you thought I was insane when I included Alicia Keys in my Top 20 Hip-Hop WAGS post, this post is dedicated to you.…
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You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
Word has it that Yung Joc was chillin’ with DMX and Katt Williams at his penthouse. Katt and X ended up arguing over who’ll inherit the last line of coke. After a gentle conversation, they…
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Cuban Linx: Double Bass
>>Get Familiar with AC’s “Attack of the Blogs Part II” [Nah Right] >>The Tape Deck ’09: Volume #20 (Instrumental Edition) [Hip Hop Is Read] >>Some Drake Music for You Stans: “Give Ya” [Boo Goo Doo…
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Going to a Drake Concert Will Get You Shot in the Ass
There are two things in life that will unfailingly get you shot in the ass — scheduling an appearance at Hot 97 and attending a Drake concert. Peep game: A 21-year-old man was shot in…
