Feb 7th
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| We’ve already been down the Las Vegas strip of audio pleasures with Sean Rose, but it just keeps getting better. The adept rapsmith tactfully blends the right amount of torque [...] |
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3 days, 1 hour ago. Jan 26th
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| New York is finally beginning to regain its own identity. After nearly a decade of wandering aimlessly toward regional trends and pop radio, there is a simmering resurgence of something [...] |
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| 14 days ago. Jan 26th
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| Money, power and respect is not only the key to life, it’s the door that leads to the proverbial immortality. Saint Nick is looking for the approval of his peers [...] |
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| 15 days ago. Jan 20th
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| While you’ll never confuse Kirko Bangz with his lyrically anointed rap peers of other various regions, the Houston dynamo already has one up on them in the art of hitmaking [...] |
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| 21 days ago. Jan 19th
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| No I.D. with the raps let the story begin. One of many slept on jewels from No I.D.'s 1997 album "Accept Your Own & Be Yourself (The Black Album)" |
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| 22 days ago. Jan 13th
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| You can only get so far “talking the talk.” Eventually your actions are going to have to follow suit or you’ll be a great substitute for a hot air balloon. [...] |
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| 27 days ago. Dec 28th
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| 2 Chainz just might have “Money Makin’ Mission” tatted on his eyelids because that’s all he was on in 2011. I’m not even sure he knows how many features he’s [...] |
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| 1 month, 14 days ago. Dec 26th
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| You’ll never find a shortage of artists taking alternative routes to get ahead by devising something clever out of the simplest concept. Even if it’s a telephone ringer. While I’m [...] |
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| 1 month, 16 days ago. Dec 14th
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| There’s this threshold of euphoria when you’re getting twisted that blurs the lines of being too gone and perfectly lifted. Sean Rose’s new single from the upcoming Overdrive tape manages [...] |
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| 1 month, 28 days ago. Dec 1st
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| Transparency: I’m an Ohio State Buckeyes fan. To say this year has been one Hellish rollercoaster ride through Dante’s seven levels of the Inferno (and back again) is an understatement. [...] |
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| 2 months, 11 days ago. Nov 28th
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| While you were out burning off the Turkey Day calories with a little extravagant shopping, P. Blackk was organizing a community block watch in Blackk Friday, his new militant offering [...] |
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| 2 months, 13 days ago. Nov 10th
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| A lot of rappers like to jaw jack about a whole lotta of nothing but D.R.G. don’t want to waste your valuable time, seeing they’re trying to take it to [...] |
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| 3 months, 2 days ago. Nov 8th
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| Someone, please send Shawn Chrystopher an apology letter on our behalf. When his Silent Movies For The Blind EP dropped back at the beginning of October, we really did have [...] |
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| 3 months, 4 days ago. Nov 1st
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| Stop browsing around the Internet and get 2 Chainz’s new tape, T.R.U. REALigion, right here. The artist formerly known as Tity Boi cashes in on the buzz that has him [...] |
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| 3 months, 11 days ago. Nov 1st
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| You probably haven’t heard of The First Street Heat and you haven’t heard anybody like The First Street Heat. But if funk, soul and Hip-Hop happen to be your music [...] |
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| 3 months, 11 days ago. Oct 31st
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| There’s something unique about hype and anticipation. Eventually, it all boils down to the product to validate them. For ASAP Rocky, rap’s new wonder kid of the moment, the time [...] |
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| 3 months, 12 days ago. Nov 2nd
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| Unless you’ve padding your vision with regional bias, you already know that the Bay Area is mustering up a substantial movement for the masses to get familiar with their faces. Up next to objectify us with his IQ his the self-proclaimed “hood nerd,” Erk Tha Jerk. Quietly planning his attack in the form of EP’s [...] |
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| 1 year, 3 months ago. Oct 29th
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| Since drugs are bad for you (ummmkay?), let Salva of San Fran take you on a psychedelic acid trip with his kaleidoscope of a track that he claims is simply “Blue.” Envision you begin to perspire from fevered dancing and dehydration is slowly becoming an issue. Glow sticks and smiling faces alleviate the tension and [...] |
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| 1 year, 3 months ago. Oct 20th
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| I have a weird affinity with Canton, Ohio, which is odd considering I grew up in Columbus. Granted, my entire family still populates the area from Massillon to North Canton, so I guess it’s not that strange. I still keep close tabs on happenings in the area and I remain steadfastly proud of anyone who [...] |
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| 1 year, 3 months ago. Oct 20th
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| I have a weird affinity with Canton, Ohio, which is odd considering I grew up in Columbus. Granted, my entire family still populates the area from Massillon to North Canton, so I guess it’s not that strange. I still keep close tabs on happenings in the area and I remain steadfastly proud of anyone who [...] |
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| 1 year, 3 months ago. Oct 20th
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| Burn Skotch Davis’ name into your memory bank if you’re looking for artists worth watching for now with expectations for a big future. Before the Harlem emcee took the PA stage @ A3C, I’d never heard his name before. Honestly, it took AOutrageous’ tiny self yelling it to me repeatedly over the music before I [...] |
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| 1 year, 3 months ago. Oct 20th
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| Burn Skotch Davis’ name into your memory bank if you’re looking for artists worth watching for now with expectations for a big future. Before the Harlem emcee took the PA stage @ A3C, I’d never heard his name before. Honestly, it took AOutrageous’ tiny self yelling it to me repeatedly over the music before I [...] |
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| 1 year, 3 months ago. Oct 19th
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| You wanna know what’s really missing in a lot of these collabos these days? Organic chemistry. Artists that sound like they actually mapped out a gameplan for the track’s course of action opposed to hastily fulfilling their vocal requirements to complete a song. If such practices sound like a thing of the past, hasHBrown and [...] |
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| 1 year, 3 months ago. Oct 18th
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| This Tuesday, TSS will be on hand for the Traffic Boutique x Supreme Street NOLA Underground Hip-Hop Awards. I’ll be presenting an award for the “hottest website” in the city but that’s another issue. What’s important is the fact that New Orleans is going to have a venue to recognize the overflow of unbelievable local [...] |
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| 1 year, 3 months ago. Oct 11th
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| Presented by Gotty™ as a viable stopgap during CBR’s leave of absence, Ms. Izibor proved to be just as elusive, if not more. Shorty hit us with the hee & damn near vanished into thin air. Although her debut album Let The Truth Be Told made waves back home, Laura wants some love stateside as [...] |
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| 1 year, 4 months ago. Oct 11th
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| With a fresh pair Nike’s on his feet & trusty Venti in tow, Trek Manifest is ready to make noise beyond his local coffee shop. His Sneakers x Starbucks mixtape is the first step in what he hopes to be a long and prosperous journey. The Columbus, OH native is seeking to add a jolt [...] |
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| 1 year, 4 months ago. Oct 8th
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| It always amazes me how – with so many outlets for an artist to catch on – certain talents can still fly under the radar. Case in point, that crazy lookin’ sumb*tch staring at you, named Hopsin. Apparently, with appearances on The Wake-Up Show, multiple music videos and a one-time deal with Ruthless Records, this [...] |
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| 1 year, 4 months ago. Oct 5th
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| I saw Dee-1 perform this a few weeks ago at the NOLA Summer Jam and it really got the crowd’s attention. Calling out Jay-Z, 50 and Wayne is an ambitious task to say the least, however this isn’t your typical unsigned rapper trying to pull the capes of the greats to get recognized. “Jay, 50, [...] |
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| 1 year, 4 months ago. Sep 29th
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| Over the past few years, the collective talent and consistent production of the St. Louis underground has become an unstoppable force in the Midwest. Leading the march on Atlanta are Black Spade, Vandalyzm and Gotta Be Karim, three MCs who share the scene’s dedication to musical purity. All three capitalize on The Lou’s status as [...] |
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| 1 year, 4 months ago. Sep 28th
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| Backed by Khyris on the keyboards, King Mez wants to give all his foes sweaty sheets and clammy skin after stepping into the mic circuit with him. Rooted in North Carolina, this young lyricist might be placing his crown in the Justus League hallways to expand his kingdom. At any rate, dropping heatrocks are always [...] |
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| 1 year, 4 months ago. 