Articles Posted January 2010
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RIP Teddy Pendergrass
One of the greatest R&B voices of our time, Teddy Pendergrass has died from colon cancer. He was 59. Teddy Bear had a rough recovery after undergoing surgery for colon cancer in 2009. The music…
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5 Ways You Can Help Haiti Quake Victims
Haiti is still reeling from the tragic earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince and its surrounding cities. The Red Cross is already out of medical equipment, owing to the massive needs of the victims. There’s no better…
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Haiti Before the Earthquake [Photos]
Photojournalist Jeff Antebi sent us some photos of Haiti before the earthquake that claimed over 100,000 lives. According to various news outlets, Port-au-Prince and its surrounding neighborhoods have reported whole blocks of collapsed buildings, with…
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Lupe Fiasco Finally Saves Mankind from Global Water Crisis
He did it! Lupe and his friend Jessica Biel finally climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro!! The Summit On The Summit Kilimanjaro crew, which also includes Emile Hersch, persevered through an excruciating six-day trek…
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The Evolution of Mixtapes
2009 was the year of mixtapes. Never before has hip hop seen so many outstanding mixtapes in both quantity and quality (lyrics, beat selection and production). You need to fully understand the evolution of mixtapes…
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An Album I Care About Today: RJD2′s The Colossus
RJD2′s last album was mediocre. And I’m not used to associating that word with Ramble John. The Third Hand, RJ’s indie rock experiment, was a stylistic departure from his more superior work like Deadringer and…
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Eye Candy of the Week: Vanity The 8th Wonder
Meet Vanity. The 4’11 model describes herself as The 8th Wonder of the world. She likes hot chicken wings, Drake, and Patron with an O.J. chaser. No, that’s not a joke. She goes by Vanity,…
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The Year in Review: 2009 TRU Hip-Hop Awards
2009 flew by so fast that some of us still find ourselves clutching what’s left of its feathers wondering where the hell 12 months went. We decided that the only way to properly close the…
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Rizoh’s Top 10 Everything of 2009
You can take 2009 out of the calendar, but you can’t take the rich memories out of 2009. Animated films ethered live action movies. Mixtapes murdered albums. Raekwon and Mos Def turned in undeniably stellar…
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B.o.B. – The Biz
The Biz Well, well, well, look who popped out of his cave. It’s none other than Bobby Ray attacking Mobb Deep’s “Shook Ones” beat with school boy cool. “The Biz” is taken from B.o.B.’s new…
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Big Pooh’s Purple Tape (Produced by Black Milk)
I’ve been saying this for years: Big Pooh is criminally underrated. Determined to wake you sleepy heads up, Pooh teams up with Detroit’s own Black Milk, one of the most exciting sound architects to emerge…
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Vote for Your Rakim Skate Deck Contest Finalists
Ding! Ding!! Ding!!! All the entries are in. We have 4 Trubians slugging it out for the Rakim Zoo York skateboard deck. Read their entries below and vote for your favorite now. The winner will…
