Articles Posted in the Gumbo Category
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Classics Revisited: Outkast – Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
These days, the word “classic” is thrown around as loosely as a Nerf ball at a picnic. However, we at TRU consider classics to be something which stand the test of time and have a…
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DOWNLOAD: SoulBrotha aka SB – 4letterwrd EP
Just when you’re offline for a while, due to a weekend filled to the brim with parties, is when SB drop his latest, eagerly anticipated EP with producer Aeon (of Lessondary and Tanya Morgan fame).…
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SNL celebrates Jay & Beyonce’s baby with skit of the year
Last night the often uneven “Saturday Night Live” gave us one of their best episodes in a long time and a skit that may rank among this decade’s best. (If you’re unable to see clips…
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Meet Rap’s Newest Supergroup: M.A.R.S.
Rap doesn’t exactly have an unmblemished track record when it comes to supergroups. The Commission, Weathermen, Crooklyn Dodgers and the rumored Pharoahe/Black Thought/Mos Def/Talib collabo are just a few that spring to mind. They once…
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The Brain Trust On Schoolboy Q’s ‘Habits & Contradictions’
Life for members of the BT is more than weed and brew, but among our members we’ve found three of them willing to put aside the daily grind for a moment and pen down their…
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Theory Hazit’s “Sweet” parody video
Theory Hazit, the serious MC with a silly side you might have recently heard on the King Kulture compilation, just released this stellar parody song/visual of Common’s “Sweet” – the track that launched a feud…
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Freddie Gibbs ‘Decodes’ Thuggin’
Life + Times sat down with Gangsta Gibbs to ‘decode’ his collaboration with Madlib. It’s good to see that a venue creator by a pop star like Mr. Carter still keeps an eye on the…
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LISTEN: JJ DOOM (Jneiro Jarel & DOOM) – BANISHED
Besides confirmation that the long-awaited Ghost & Doom project is still, in fact, set to be released somewhere in the future and a a one-off collabo with Thom Yorke, the man with the all caps…
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They Reminisce Over You: Lamont ‘Big L’ Coleman
February 15th of 1999 was a different age. The century was nearing its end, internet hadn’t yet become the ubiquitous presence in the world, the twin towers were still standing and we were blissfully unaware…
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Full Circle: Return Of the Crew Dynamic in Modern Rap
Back in the day when I wasn’t even a teenager, before I had status and I hadn’t ever heard of a pager, you could find lil’ J Monk listening to hip-hop. His pops used to…
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Oh Boy: A Dipset Guide To Relationships
Wether you’re black, brown, white or purple, Valentine’s Day is the perfect day to profess your love to that special someone. Who knows, if that love turns out to be reciprocal, there could be a…
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Cuban Linx – Last Donut of the Night (Special Edition)
Since Dilla passed, the week in which he celebrated his birthday (February 7th) and breathed his last breath (February 10th) marks the international J. Dilla week in hip-hop circles. His influence and talent are hard…
