Articles Posted June 2009
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Mos Def Rips “4th Chamber” on 106 & Park
Now this is how you freestyle off the top. More importantly, I never thought I’d see Mos Def freestyle to a GZA classic…on BET. Judging by the crowd’s reaction, those 106 & Park teenyboppers weren’t…
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DMX – “Who’s Real”
DMX – “Who’s Real” Oh hey, it’s Dark Man X exhibiting his “lyrical ingenuity” over Jadakiss’ “Who’s Real” beat. The song contains such poetic gem as “Y’all walk like that, but I walk like this”…
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Drake Is Such a Fine Performer of the Arts
Behold Drake’s tone-deaf performance of “Best I Ever Heard” at the Hot 97 Summer Jam. [Danke: Jessie Maguire]
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Jay Smooth – Blame It on the Auto-Tune
In the spirit of Auto-Tune-bashing, J Smooth comes through with “Death of Auto-Tune 2 (Revenge of the Robots),” which blends “D.O.A.” with “Blame It.” Too funny.
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Who Freaked It Better: No I.D. or Mah’ko 37?
“No idea’s original, there’s nothin’ new under the sun It’s never what you do, but how it’s done” — Nas Long before No I.D. set out to help Jay-Z fight the good fight against Auto-Tune…
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Joe Budden and Tahiry = Ice T and Coco 2.0.
Joe Budden and Tahiry are fast becoming the new version Ice T and Coco, even if Budden lacks Ice T’s legendary status and acting chops. Ever since Budden started posting clips of wifey on YouTube,…
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Mah’Ko 37 Sheds Light on “Appel à l’ordre”
Jay-Z set out to obliterate the overuse of “Auto-Tune” in hip-hop with “Death of Auto-Tune,” but he may have accidentally rekindled the fire in an unknown producer’s belly. No, I’m not talking about No I.D.…
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Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”
Jay-Z comes out swinging at robo-voice rappers (well, sorta) on “Death of Auto-Tune (D.O.A.). Oh sure, this will ensure the death of auto-tune all right. If Hov is so concerned about rappers “T-Pain-ing too much,” how come Yeezy, who made an entire album on Auto-Tune, gets a pass and Wayne only gets a jab (“I might send this to Mixtape Weezy”)? Ouch!
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Freebie Friday: A.C.’s Attack of the Blogs Mixtape
A.C. has assembled all the songs from his Attack of the Blogs campaign into one convenient folder. The mixtape is hosted by Clinton Sparks. Proceed for the tracklist and linkage.
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Is This What an iPod Killer Looks Like?
Remember my iPod Touch? Well, I accidentally ran over it with my car. And once the G1 captured my heart last 7 months ago, I terminated my search for a new device. I may be…
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Megan Fox Says Legalize It
Megan Fox is smoking. Literally. The Transformers star recently called on the U.S. government to legalize marijuana, adding that she would be the “first person in line to buy a pack of joints” when it…
