Articles Posted June 2011
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‘The Wire’ Reimagined As A Hanna Barbera Cartoon
Remember ‘The Wire‘ as a Dickensian novel? Here’s another awesome reimagining created by Paul Sizer for an art contest organized by comic writer Warren Ellis over here. This whole thing is full of win if…
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Video: Pharoahe Monch – “Black Hand Side”
”Black Hand Side” featuring Phonte and Styles P is the second dope video from Pharoahe’s impressive new album W.A.R. (We Are Renegades). If you haven’t peeped the first video (“Clap”) yet you can view…
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They Reminisce Over You: The Wake Up Show
Ivan over at HHIR hipped me to the fact The World Famous Wake Up Show recently had it’s last broadcast. As a European, the joy of tuning to one of these broadcasts live has unfortunately…
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Downnload: Skyzoo – The Great Debater
Brooklyn spitter Skyzoo continues to make his case on The Great Debater. Beats by 9th, Oh No, 14KT, and more. It won’t change your life but it’s definitely enjoyable in portions. Downnload: Skyzoo – The…
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Review: Tech N9ne’s All 6s and 7s
Strange Music rapper Tech N9ne has been dropping solo albums since the ‘90s, and over the years he has gained a steady following due to his exceptional rhyming skills and his rapid-fire delivery. More recently, Tech’s name cropped up on various hip-hop blogs and message boards for his collaboration with Lil Wayne. Some lauded him for expanding his musical reach, while others marked him a sell-out. The collaboration, titled “Fuck Food,” is included on Tech’s latest album. Read on for the TRU’s verdict on All 6’s and 7’s.
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Incomplete ‘Watch The Throne’ Tracklist Leaked
Track number one on this project sure doesn’t help to eleviate the sunken expectations. GTFO with that “catch a grenaaaaade for ya” nonsense, weren’t y’all supposed to be going “Hard As a Motherfucka”? They’ve already…
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Nintendo Hacked, But Just For LULZ
Hackers calling themselves ‘The Lulz Boat’ claim to have breached Nintendo’s Wii network security. They said they didn’t do any harm out of love for Nintendo, but did offer to take a stab at Sony,…
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Don’t Believe The Hype: After The Freshmen Class
Within the modern climate of the music industry the hype machine can move at a relentless, breakneck pace. Some emerge victorious, others are gobbled up just to be spitted out without anything to show after…
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VIDEO: Tyler, The Creator Ft. Frank Ocean – She
Directed by Tyler himself under his Wolf Haley alias and produced by Anthony Mandler. Video swag. There are some rumblings online that ‘Goblin’ isn’t such a huge seller in the grand scheme of things. Let…
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On Gaga and the No Label Fantasy
Gaga probably received a ton of messages from industry bigwigs after she not only declared that albums are “totally worth 99 cents” but also echoed the sentiment of many that labels are no longer a…
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Cuban Linx – I Gotta Rokk
♣ 10 Bizarrely Mistaken Beliefs Americans Hold About Themselves [Atlantic] ♣ The 15 Hottest Games and Gaming Hardware of E3 2011 [PC World] ♣ T-Pain: “I’ll never use Auto-Tune again” [Roc4Life] ♣ Mellowhype’s Blackenedwhite Gets…
