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BT Review: Drake’s Take Care
It almost goes without saying that Drake won’t be repping for the hard knocks in the school of life. Nobody expects a Timb boots wearing roughneck album but the members of the BT are man (and in one case, woman) enough to deal with emotional content. So will Drizzy tug at their heartstrings or lull them to sleep? Read on to find out.
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BT Review: Wale’s Ambition
After the lukewarm reception of his official debut album Wale has made the surprising switch to Rick Ross his outfit. Will his ambition finally pay off rolling with MMG or is he the odd one…
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The TRU BT Presents: The Ultimate Birthday Party Playlist (Happy Birthday Riz!)
It’s a special day at the TRU HQ as today marks the 30th birthday of the homie Rizoh, founder of this very site and the original Blogfather. To commemorate his life hitting the triple decades…
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TRU Brain Trust Reviews Cole World: The Sideline Story
After several pushbacks and a critically acclaimed series of mixtapes anticipation for J. Cole’s official debut has risen to a fever pitch. Will the Roc Nation newbie be a worthy heir to the throne? TRU…
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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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They Reminisce Over You: Tupac Amaru Shakur
Today marks the 15th anniversary of one of hip-hop culture’s darkest hours. You’ve heard what happened 15 years ago, and the particulars have been explored a multitude of times, so instead of getting into that…
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Truth Hurts Strips for Penthouse
Truth Hurts released two “singles” in this month’s Penthouse. Her full album drops in early 2012.
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The TRU Brain Trust Reviews ‘Tha Carter IV’
With years of build-up and an escalating volley of subliminal shots between him and that one dude on the throne, all eyes are turned to Weezy F. Baby dropping the latest installment to the Carter series. Does he back his claims of producing a classic or create a pile of ‘meh’? The Brain Trust points their collective ears.
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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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TRU Brain Trust Reviews Jay-Z & Kanye West’s “Otis”
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Aaron Sometimes you just know a classic track when you hear one.Kanye and Jay’s first official cut off Watch the Throne has been released, no HAM. Fortunately, they…
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Review: Shabazz Palaces – ‘Black Up’
Complex. Topical. Intellectual. Personal. Grimy. Contentious. If only there was a single word that meant that Black Up sounds fantastic over 12 inch kickers.Shabazz Palaces has maintained an aura of mysticism that seems unlikely in…
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BT Review: Maybach Music Group Presents Self Made Vol.1
Officer Ross found a new job as head honcho of his own label ‘Maybach Music Group’. Does the self-styled don have another hit on his hands or will the Illuminati not let him strike out on his own? The TRU Brain Trust went in to investigate.
