Articles Posted in the Music Category
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Earl is Home
It’s all hazy right now but two things are clear: 1. Earl Sweatshirt is back 2. He’s rapping again (about ((mostly)) the same stuff, i.e. body parts and rockets) Anyway, the good news for Earl/OF…
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Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan
‘Chimes Of Freedom’ is a collection of Bob Dylan covers with wildly varying interpretations across many genres. Raphael Saadiq, K’NAAN, Queens Of The Stone Age and Mariachi El Bronx are just a few names among…
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Dilla Lives! Two Unreleased James Yancey Gems
Today James Yancey would’ve turned 38 years old, if his life hadn’t been cut short by dramatic health problems back in 2006. But instead of lamenting the huge loss to music, let’s celebrate the gems…
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DOWNLOAD: Curren$y – Here EP
Look who dropped a brand new EP out of the blue, and for $free,99! Gotta admit I’m posting without prior listen, but I’m always in the market for some new Curren$y, especially at these prices,…
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LISTEN: Iron Solomon Ft. Talib Kweli – The Empire
Seeing how he’s a veteran of the battle game, it shouldn’t leave any doubts that Iron Solomon can spit. But battles and songwriting are different ball games, and alongside Kweli, Solomon proves he knows how…
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Exact Date of Ice Cube’s “Good Day” Identified
We love rap nerds. Especially when someone like Donovan Strain posts the results of his scientific investigation to determine the exact date of Ice Cube’s “Good Day.” Sadly, we just missed an opportunity to celebrate…
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Jay-Z x Pharrell x Lana Del Rey – Allure (OTTR) [Urban Noize Remix]
Miami production team Urban Noize cooked up this remix for everybody’s favorite new indie singer/songwriter manufactured pop sensation. Can anybody please explain how a metric ton of online hipsters hailed ‘Video Games’ as a new…
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Freebie Friday: J57 – The J57 Collection
Brown Bag Allstars producer J57 teams up with DJ Concept to release a mix of various production work that he did. Besides the Brown Bag Allstars themselves the tape features new Stones Throw signee Homeboy…
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Lyrics Of Fury: Nas On ‘Triple Beam Dreams’
In today’s age of shout-along hooks and pop rap made for the common denominator, it’s reassuring to hear lyricism is still alive. Each month TRU picks a single verse out of the vast amount of…
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“King Kulture” compilation album raises funds for African school
Walking what they talk, a collective of Christian MCs and producers will be using profits from their upcoming compilation album to raise funds for an African school. The project, titled King Kulture, will contain never-before…
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De La Soul’s Plug One & Two Join French Production Duo ‘The First’ For Full Length Project
French production duo ‘First Serve’ already made heads bop with their unpretentious but fun party jams on The Goon Mixtape a while back. They’re returning with a new project on April 2nd and the company…
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Freebie Friday: Strong Arm Steady – Arms & Hammers
The SAS gang has a swanky new website and celebrates its launch with a gift to you; their last album “Arms & Hammers,” now free of charge. Quite a surprising but interesting and sympathetic move.…
