Articles Posted June 2011
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Lupe On The O’Reilly Factor This Monday
Remember Lupe’s comments on Obama? Lupe’s homeboy DJ Busy just let this lil’ newsnugget loose on Twitter: That’ll be interesting to see. But no matter how their discussion goes, they can always find common ground…
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J. Cole – “Work Out”
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Judging from the art for “Work Out,” three will do: Oh. Em. Gee. The song itself is cool, but that robo-voiced hook’s gotta go.
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Cuban Linx – In / Flux
♣ Bill Me Later: 6 NBA Teams In Payroll Pinches [Smoking Section] ♣ White Rappers & The N-Word Conundrum: 4 Case Studies [Houston Press] ♣ Rap Round Table, Week Ending 6/17/2011 [Hip Hop Is Read]…
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Snap Judgment: Jean Grae – Casebasket
Some fun facts I’ve learned listening to this new leak of Jean’s upcoming ‘Cookies Or Comas’ mixtape, which will drop on June 23d and features Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Styles P & Royce Da 5′ 9.
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2Pac’s Lost Album With The Boot Camp Clik
In spite of how paranoid Pac sounded on the Makaveli album, he was already working on a collaborative album with The Boot Camp Clik called ‘One Nation’ that was supposed to squash the whole east vs. west beef.
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Former Jimmy Henchman Associate Admits To Shooting Pac
Dexter Isaac, a former associate of Jimmy Henchmen, confessed to being the shooter. Henchmen has long been suspected by fans and journalists of being involved with the setup and allegedly paid Isaac $2,500 for the assault.
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Trae – Street King Tracklist + Cover Art
Radio or no radio, the show must go on. Trae is gearing up for his third proper LP, Street King, out June 28th. Peep the tracklist and guest features below. Tracks 8, 9 and 18…
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Flying Lotus Unleashes A Batch Of Unreleased Tracks
Flying Lotus is sorta hip-hop related, right? There’s the Dilla influence and the fact that he produced a few beats for emcees…No? Whatever genre you wanna call it, dude is DOPE. Check this batch of tracks he unleashed yesterday, including remixes for Mr. Oizo, Massive Attack and a beat for Elzhi.
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How LeBron James Broke the Golden Rule of Sports
No, you weren’t the only one who raised two brows at this exchange between LeBron and a reporter following the NBA Finals. Question: Does it bother you that so many people are happy to see…
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Wale – “600 Benz” (Feat. Rick Ross & Jadakiss)
One of the year’s best rap songs gets a much deserved video. I still don’t know what Rozay means by “I get that work on my face.” I heckled him on Twitter about it but…
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Snap Judgment: Nas – Nasty
Old heads rejoice, Nas has answered your prayers.
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Watch Lil Wayne – Unplugged
Weezy selected some of his greatest hits and a Pac classic (playing with fire, man) for an MTV Unplugged session. Going accoustic was inspired by a YouTube cover, he told Sway in an interview. You…
