Articles Posted November 2010
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Nicki Minaj (feat. Kanye West) – “Blazin’”
Miss Minaj connects with Mr. West on the amazing “Blazin’,” taken from Pink Friday. November belongs to these two, so you better get used to them. Oh yeah, Nicki’s album is monkey bananas.
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Decoded: Jay-Z on David Letterman
Jigga’s Decoded publicity train made a stop at The Late Show suites last night. I missed this when it aired last night. I guess devouring a box of large jalapeno pizza and downing two Four…
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B.o.B. – “Don’t Let Me Fall”
The introductory song from Adventures of Bobby Ray finally gets a video. And a pretty damn good one. Here’s B.o.B. with the Ethan Lader-directed video for “Don’t Let Me Fall.”
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Decoded: Jay-Z in Conversation with Cornel West
Gather round, kids. Brother West and Brother Carter sit down and engage in a rich conversation about hustling, language, and Socrates
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Rest in Power: DJ Screw
One of the most influential figures in hip-hop, Robert Earl Davis Jr., passed away 10 years ago today. What we now know as Screw music started with one man’s desire to slow the world down.…
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Snap Judgment: T.I. (feat. Eminem) – “All She Wrote”
Eminem is a great lyricist. He’s one of the best in the game. But as ill as he is with the pen, Em has no regard whatsoever for the standard bar format. That’s not necessarily…
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BT Review: Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
After hours of intense deliberation and chair tossing, TRU writers weigh in on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Pop the lid for the verdict.
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Ghostface Killah – Apollo Kids Tracklist
Quiet as kept, Ghostface still has a major recording contract. As a matter of fact, he has an album coming out on December 14th via Def Jam. Peep the tracklist below. 1. Purified Thoughts featuring…
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Listen to Talib Kweli’s “Cold Rain” (Prod. by Ski)
Talib Kweli is prepping his next solo album, Gutter Rainbows, for a January 25th release date. In the meantime, here’s the first leaked song from that album, “Cold Rain.” It’s a collaboration with Ski Beatz.…
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Dr. Dre (feat. Akon, Snoop Dogg) – “Kush”
This is rumored to be the lead single from Detox, which doesn’t actually exist. Snoop seems to confirm it with this tweet: “The time has come…#DETOX.” Anyhow, you’d be crazy to pass on this west…
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Biggie’s “10 Crack Commandments” Immortalized in Marble
Biggie’s “10 Crack Commandments” chiseled onto marble tablets a la the OG Decalogue? Why, yes, I’d like 10 of those, please. This super astronomically epic piece is the work of Swyndle and Hawks. [Village Voice]
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Eminem (Feat. Royce da 5’9″) – “Living Proof”
Marshall and Ryan trade rhymes on this hard-hitting, straight of nowhere joint. None of this would be possible if these two didn’t put their feud behind for moments like this. Maturity isn’t such a bad…
