Articles Posted September 2011
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![PreSeason 2 [Front Cover] 2-lp](http://therapup.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/PreSeason-2-Front-Cover-2-lp-270x120.jpg "Marcus Manchild – <em>Preseason 2</em>")
Marcus Manchild – Preseason 2
Marcus Manchild is a rising rhyme slinger out of Houston, Tx. After wowing the streets with The Preseason and SPACEDOUT, the indefatigable rapper rounds up Slim Thug, Big K.R.I.T., Killa Kyleon, and others for his…
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September 27th: The Day Hip-Hop Lovers’ Wallets Were Assaulted
As the homie Ivan points out today marks aninsane barrage of dope tunes. Figuring out which one deserve your hard-earned bucks may result in a headache but please remember that it’s luxury problem. Besides, we’ll…
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Tragedy Khadafi – ILL-Luminous Flow (Video)
Video for the hardknock lead off Tragedy Khadafi’s Thug Matrix 3 which you can get on iTunes now.
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Stream The Full DRC Music Album
We’ve already mentioned the DRC Music project spearheaded by Damon Albarn several times here on TRU but you can now stream the album in its entirety. If you dig what you hear then be sure…
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DJ Shadow On The Music Industry’s 21st Century Breakdown
DJ Shadow was interviewed by Wire recently about his new album, his views on art and culture in general and the advent of file-sharing and it’s effects on music. It’s an interesting talk that goes into all sides of the argument, as he has some dual feelings about the whole thing himself.
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10 Thoughts Going Through Drake’s Mind on Take Care Cover
Drake unveiled the cover art to his next opus yesterday. The world immediately wondered “Why the sad face?” So the TRU Brain Trust assembled it’s foremost psychoanalists to form an educated guess to answer the question of what went through Drizzy’s mind when the picture was taken.
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Thoughts On Troy Davis And The Death Penalty
Damn. Having just caught wind of the tragically fitting T.R.O.Y. rework by Jasiri X makes me wish I would’ve posted it in a more timely fashion. But as gruesome as the case is in itself, the execution of Troy Davis is even part of a much larger problem in our world.
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FLüD Presents: Beats Per Minute with Araab Muzik
The currently steadily grinding and buzzing (no workshop class) araabMUZIK is the next subject in the FLüD Watches BPM series by Jonathan Kim.
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Wale – Bait (Unofficial #Geechi Video… That Sucks Balls)
Since we’re on the topic of Wale’s former greatness, seriously, Wale? WTF? You were once “flyer than the rest of ‘em,” remember? Now you’re pretty much exactly like the rest of ‘em. I’m all about…
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5 Mixtapes Better Than The Albums They Were Promoting
It’s getting harder and harder to find the gems in the torrent of daily mixtapes, but there’s a bright side too; with the project fully in the hands of the artist, there is no outside pressure for a radio single, or anyone invading the creative process. Nowadays, the promo tapes are often more focused efforts than the actual albums.
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Freebie Friday: Yaves – In Summer’s Ear
So what if Labor Day has come and gone? It still feels like the fun season for many of us, so go ahead and download the In Summer’s Ear free album from Yaves. Eight cuts of stylish consciousness with enough wordplay to make any picnic a real party.
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J. Cole On Springing A Leak
By now you’ve probably heard about Cole’s album leaking. By now, there’s a good chance you’ve already spinned it yourself and some overeager bloggers may even be writing their reviews already just to yell ‘FIRST!’ into the blogosphere like they’re attention-starved comment thread guppies in 2008. The new prince of the ROC himself isn’t sweating the effects though.
