Blaze Magazine – The 50 Greatest MCs Ever!

Jul 16th

Posted by aqua over at Slang Rap Democracy

Blaze Magazine (February 1999) The late Blaze Magazine’s 50 Greatest MC’s list. Their Top 5, Dead or Alive, pre-millenium: Rakim KRS-1 The Notorious B.I.G. Big Daddy Kane LL Cool J No Eminem (it was 1999) and my personal fav, no Ghostface (pre-Supreme Clientele). I distinctly remember feeling a ways when this issue dropped that neither Guru (RIP) nor Black Thought made the cut. [...]
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Rock The Bells 2010 Lineup

May 25th

Posted by Justin over at KevinNottingham.com

Rock The Bells announced their lineup for the 2010 summer tour along with four of the cities (I assume more will be added). As of now, shows are schedule for two West Coast stops, San Bernardino... * Summary only. Visit the site for full article!
KevinNottingham.com |  Read More |  2 months, 4 days ago.
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Video: J.Cole Interview with Violator All-Star DJ Supa

May 23rd

Posted by herfection over at h.e.r.

J Cole sits down with dj supa to discuss, his thoughts on some of the great rappers out, what it was like to get signed, and his influence when he was young. -57thave
h.e.r. |  Read More |  2 months, 6 days ago.
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Milkcrate Athletics For Rakim x J. Beckman

May 13th

Posted by Gotty™ over at The Smoking Section

Real life documentarian business right here. Milkcrate Athletics links with famed photographer Janette Beckman and the God MC, Rakim, to produce this limited run of “Godly Collabo” t-shirts. All three are influential in their own right, shaping the world in their vision. The tees will be available in limited numbers @ DrJays in the next [...]
The Smoking Section |  Read More |  2 months, 16 days ago.
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Raekwon – I Ain’t No Joke [Snippet/Tags]

Apr 21st

Posted by nation over at Nah Right

One verse off Raekwon’s dedication to Rakim. Take this serious. Raekwon - I Ain’t No Joke (Serious) [Snippet/Tags] | Mediafire Previously: Raekwon Speaks on Guru’s Passing (Video)
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Rakim “The R: The Best Of The Rest”

Apr 17th

Posted by T.R.O.Y. over at T.R.O.Y.

My God, the Philaflava Forum is such a great place! What started as a single person posting a link to 3 volumes of Rakim material has turned in to a monster project. So far I have finished 6 volumes on my own and probably have an additional 6 to come. Most of the tracks came [...]
T.R.O.Y. |  Read More |  3 months, 13 days ago.
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