Articles Posted August 2011
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What’s a King to a Mob?
Oh, Dallas. This whole LeBron thing has been kind of fun. You deserve to celebrate to the max. After all, you overcame star power, doubters, and voodoo to win your first NBA championship. But it’s…
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Snap Judgement: Lil Wayne Ft. Drake – She Will
Lil Wayne Ft. Drake – She Will The latest single off Tunechi’s upcoming album is a very different beast than ’6 Foot, 7 Foot’ is. No stream of thought punchlines over trunkrattling drums here, but…
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Touré Not Afraid of Post-Blackness…or Skydiving for That Matter
Touré is an inspiration to an entire generation of writers for his smart, thoughtful approach to music journalism. He’s equally revered for his honest commentary on race and culture. His Twitter feed @Toure offers a…
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Review: Royce Da 5’9″ – Success is Certain
Ever since Eminem and Royce Da 5’9″ made nice and Slaughterhouse was signed to Shady Records, Nickel Nine has found himself back in the spotlight. Though the title betrays that Royce has discovered a light at the end of the tunnel, he hasn’t forgotten his past. As a result, Success is Certain is an excellent blend of lively braggadocio and a reflection of the last decade of Royce’s life.
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Common Ft. Nas – Ghetto Dreams (Video)
You might not have noticed, but another video dropped today as well. It may suffer from a lack of flamespouting cars and gloves but does feature a dope song, grimy black & white visuals with…
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Peter Gunz Confronts Affion Crocket over Cory Gunz Spoof
Hip-hop comedian extraordinaire Affion Crocket recently dropped a sketch where he imitates the flows of Jay-Z, Kanye West, Freeway, and Cory Gunz. Not only did he portray Cory as having extraordinarily large dentures, he also…
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Jay-Z & Kanye West – Otis (Video)
It’s easy to see why these guys are cheesing their way through this video directed by Spike Jonze. Wouldn’t you smile when you’re joyriding a flamespouting cartoon car with models in the back while the…
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Weezy’s Carter IV Tracklist Revealed
Lil Wayne is getting ready to release the 4th installment into The Carter series soon. How much can you really deduct from these things? Fifteen is a good number of tracks for an album and…
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HTC Pays A Truckload Of Cash For Dre’s Headphones
We were just kidding with the illegally tapped phone conversations but it seems like it may have even hit a wee bit closer to home than we expected. HTC just layed down $300 million for a 51% stake in Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine’s ‘Beats By Dre’ headphone hustle.
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Video: Black Dynamite – The Animated Series (pilot)
Adult Swim has put up the pilot to their ‘Black Dynamite’ cartoon and it’s blaxploitation aesthetics translate very well to animation. Take a peek for yourself right here. In this unaired pilot for the upcoming…
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The TRU Brain Trust Reviews ‘Watch The Throne’
It has landed. The album everybody is talking about, the biggest rap release of the year, the one that the internet held it’s breath for and didn’t even leak. Of course the TRU Brain Trust…
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El-P Signs With Fat Possum And Releases New Free Track
Last year El-P closed down his label Def Jux. Once an indie powerhouse that acted as a crossbreed somewhere between Rawkus in their prime and French Electro label Ed Banger it slipped into quiet obsolence…
