Articles Posted September 2010
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The Grand Taxonomy of Rap Names
Why wait till December 23rd to start your holiday shopping? This poster, entitled the “Grand Taxonomy of Rap Names” is the perfect gift for any hip-hop head. It is both informative and entertaining, covering everyone from Guru to Vanilla Ice.
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Lil Wayne – ‘I Am Not A Human Being’ Tracklist
Lil Wayne’s Young Money cronies plan to drop a street album with the interesting title I Am Not a Human Being on September 27, Weezy’s birthday. Physical copies will be available on October 12. Peep the tracklist below.
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Cuban Linx – Basic Instinct
Welcome to another installment of your favorite link dump section, Cuban Linx. Pop the lid for some linkage goodies.
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Donny Goines – Larva
Donny Goines lets loose on Eminem’s “Going Through Changes” beat.
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Soundbites 9.18
There’s a disturbing trend sweeping through the music industry: everyone’s on the dance tip these days. Damn, I knew Lady Gaga was powerful but I didn’t know she was that powerful.
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Eye Candy of the Week: Damaris Lewis
Damaris Lewis and I have a few things in common. We share the same exact birthday (10.10), and we’re both blessed with good looks.
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Antoine Dodson Buys Family a New Home
The latest chapter in the Antoine Dodson narrative has a fairytale ending. Homeboy has finally earned enough money from “Bed Intruder Song” to move his family out of that awful neighborhood.
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Kanye West – Lord Lord Lord (F/ Mos Def, Raekwon, Charlie Wilson, Swizz Beatz)
“Lord Lord Lord” in a nutshell: Seven minutes of Cuban Linx Rae, Ecstatic Mos, Graduation Ye, and Charlie Wilson carrying the patina of John Legend’s vocals.
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For Colored Girls
I never thought I’d ever say this about a Tyler Perry movie but For Colored Girls has the potential to be interesting.
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Freebie Friday: The Roots x John Legend – Wake Up!
Assuming you’re not all Roots’d out at this point, proceed for a full stream of Wake Up!, the collaborative album by John Legend and The Roots’ due out September 21st.
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On Reggie Bush and the Heisman Controversy
The moral standard bearers would love to have us believe that their actions are always steered by the desire to do right. That may be the case but the reality is that no one’s perfect, not even those morality watchdogs. Case in point: The Heisman Trust vs. Reggie Bush.
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Trae – “Bad Don’t Seem Wrong” (Feat. Lupe Fiasco)
Taken from Trae’s Can’t Ban Tha Truth Mixtape, due out September 28th.
