Articles Posted August 2011
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Jadakiss Don’t Want it with Hov
Jadakiss has been down this road before. He doesn’t plan on treading it ever again, if he has any say on the matter. This time he appears to have been blindsided by Lil Wayne’s ego.…
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Demotivational Posters Inspired by The Wire
The Wire is an endless bowl of meme cherries. The show’s been off the air since 2008, yet Internet memes just won’t let it die. We’ve seen the it reimagined as a Victorian novel; we’ve…
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Lil Wayne – “How to Love”
Best song on Carter IV.
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Curren$y – Verde Terrace (Mixtape)
Many emcees would consider a one-hot-album-every-year average to be impressive. Some would think they should support that with several mixtapes and a few would further boost their wallets and profiles with a torrent of guest…
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Breax Over 3 Back with New Mixtape
San Diego’s “premium hip-hop/spoken word” crew is grinding. In the last year theBREAX trio has offered free music each Wednesday and just dropped their third BREAX OVER 3 mixtape with DJ Wade-O. They opened up…
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Apathy – Peace Connecticut (Video)
You want some of that vintage boombap by a no-frills emcee rapping his ass off on a regular basis? Look no further as Apathy’s new hilariously titled album ‘Honkey Kong’ drops today. And stay tuned to TRU for an exclusive interview with Apathy real soon!
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The Definitive Guide to Lil’ Rappers
One of the worst trends in hip-hop that just won’t die is the usage of either “Young” or “Lil” before a rapper’s name. While “Lil” was once a title for youngins in the game- or…
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Royce Da 5’9″ – Writer’s Block Ft. Eminem (Video)
Strobe lights galore until the beat switches to the Preemo remix and you get a more traditional approach with some footage of Royce & Premier rocking the crowd. The cynic in me would say it’s…
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The 5 Greatest Label Runs In Rap History
When digging for records you often run across records you don’t know but which might be of interest. The first thing you do then is look for the label and year of release. Like when…
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Weezy Set To Release Carter IV Digitally Straight After VMA’s
TSS reports that Weezy is set to digitally release his new album this Sunday at 0:00, straight after his VMA performance, through iTunes and most other major digital retailers. That would place the digital release prior to the physical one on Agust 29th.
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Album Review: The R.E.D. Album
West Coast rapper Game is as well-known for spouting off during interviews as he is for his music. The fact that his rants and inconsistent opinions off the mic are a major distraction from his words…
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Cole World: The Sideline Story Artwork Revealed
Cole revealed the artwork for his Roc Nation debut last night. Did you expect anything other than a sports-themed cover? Dude deserves an award for consistency at this point. Bonus clip of Cole playing a…
