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Cuban Linx – All Over

February 9, 2012 - 11:23 am

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♣ 9 Actors You Never Knew Voiced ’80s Cartoons [Topless Robot] ♣ Forgive But Never Forget: Former Slave Pens Letter To Former Plantation Owner [The Smoking Section] ♣ Tom Brady Used An Illegal Online Stream…

Cuban Linx – Smokey Winds

January 27, 2012 - 12:37 pm

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♣ RIAA-Ruined Rap: The 20 Worst Platinum Hip-Hop Albums Of All Time [The Smoking Section] ♣ Don’t Like SOPA & PIPA? You’ll Hate ACTA [Access Now] ♣ Roald Dahl, Lucian Freud and 225 Refused To…

Cuban Linx – Action

January 19, 2012 - 9:10 am

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♣ January 18 captured: A SOPA blackout gallery [Open Source] ♣ SOPA Explained In Animated GIF Format [The Oatmeal] ♣ SOPA In A Nutshell [Buzzfeed] ♣ 10 Rappers to Watch in 2012 [About.com] ♣ Shyne…

The 11 Best Rap Albums of 2011

January 1, 2012 - 11:20 am

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All that’s left for listapalooza 2011 now is the top one, the album list. Since none of us could actually tell what constitutes the difference bewtween albums and mixtapes nowadays (more on that here) we’ve…

The Top 20 Rap Songs Of 2011

December 29, 2011 - 10:48 am

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2011 was a year with many faces in this world of rap. We saw emo-rap rise to prominence like never before while the man partly responsible for paving it’s way towards the mainstream dived headfirst…

BT Review: The Roots – undun

December 12, 2011 - 3:03 pm

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Though their albums have always been cohesive and gravitated more and more to singular ideas over the years The Roots deliver their first concept album with ‘undun.’ The BT goes on a sonic journey to found out if the great expectations are delivered upon.

BT Review: Drake’s Take Care

November 15, 2011 - 12:19 pm

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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.

The Brain Trust Reviews Wale’s Ambition

November 3, 2011 - 1:23 pm

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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…

How Hip-Hop Ruined Polo

October 22, 2010 - 1:43 am

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The folks over at Satorially Inclined, one of my favorite fashion blogs, recently did an article on Dipset’s relationship with Ralph Lauren’s notorious clothing line. To sum it up, you can blame The Diplomats for turning a quality brand into a played out trend. “I’ll let him spell it out for you, “If it ain’t [...]

Snap Judgment: Kanye West – “Runaway”

September 15, 2010 - 11:59 pm

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Leave it to ‘Ye to craft a cut that is simultaneously selfless and selfish.

Snapshots 9:7:10

September 7, 2010 - 10:00 am

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Snapshots 9:6:10

September 6, 2010 - 2:15 pm

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Some images to entertain you as you munch on that chicken barbecue. Featuring Ludacris, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Tone Loc, Serena Williams, and other fancy people. Happy Labor Day. Related posts:Snapshots 9:03:10 Serena Wants to Have Common’s Baby Uncommon Love