Articles Posted in the The Rap Up Category
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This Album Is Not Yet Rated: Doing Away With Number Ratings
I’ve never been much for math. Writing has always been my thing. Yet I, like pretty much every other reviewer out there, have often used the 1-5 rating scale for albums. The scale made it…
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Above the Clouds: A Digital Tribute to Guru
Today marks the second year since hip-hop lost the Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal, a.k.a. Guru. His presence in the game is still felt every time we hear one of the countless acts inspired by Gang…
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Hip-Hop Saved My Life (An Essay)
In this world, it seems we hear more bad news than good. The same holds true for hip-hop; the negative often seems more prevalent than the positive. In light of that, I’d like to share…
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Don’t Call It a Comeback
On second thought, please feel free to call it a comeback. And feel free to tell everyone that might even be slightly interested, because after biting our knuckles for weeks over server woes and ultimately…
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[UPDATE: WE'RE BACK!]
Server Issues At The TRU HQYou might’ve noticed things turning a lot more quiet than usual over here in the past week. That’s because we’re experiencing some technical issues that basically prohibits us from posting new material. Frustration is reaching…
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The Rap Up Is On Strike January 18th
We’ll be joining the strike on January 18th, no new posts for that on this fateful Wednesday. Of course, the hip-hop blogosphere knows better than many how dark it can get, as we’ve already seen…
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Beats x TRU Contest: And the Winner is…
On behalf of TRU Nation, I’d like to thank everyone who participated in our Beats x TRU contest. We received a shitton of great responses and I wish we had 20 headphones to give out.…
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The Rap Up x Beats by Dre Giveaway
What up TRU Nation. Happy 2012 to you and yours. We’re in a good mood this year, so we’re giving away a Beats Solo to one lucky Trubian. All you have to do is like…
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Happy Holidays From The TRU Nation!
…and from Santa Rozay too!
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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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The Ratings Game: The Inflation Of Review Scores
The democratization of the music press isn’t necessarily a bad thing, since loosing the gatekeepers of traditional media also means a loosening of the hold that labels or perhaps even may have had over them. The other side of the coin however is that we also loose the gatekeepers of quality control.
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This article contains a video.
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!
