hip hop
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Snoop Dogg returns from his reggae stint with a Pharrell-produced synth funk album.
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DC rapper Wale reaches into his past on this latest commercial project, incorporating Seinfeld clips and themes in the same way he did on his popular Mixtape About Nothing. However, the results aren’t nearly as impressive.
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Alabama rapper Yelawolf releases his second project for Eminem’s Shady Records.
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Atlanta rapper and singer Young Thug releases a one-dimensional album that couldn’t have possibly lived up to the drama-fueled hype that led up to it.
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In my opinion, Kanye West’s latest single is the best teaser track we’ve heard for his upcoming album thus far.
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Longtime viewer Nick writes me a letter asking for my thoughts on Lord Jamar, Iggy Azalea, Azealia Banks, and the conversation they’ve started on white rappers, hip hop as a black artform.
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TDE’s Kendrick Lamar gives us another taste of his forthcoming album with “The Blacker the Berry.” It’s a lyrically nuanced portrayal of one character’s reaction to the racial tensions that boiled over for much of 2014.
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Hellfyre Club’s Open Mike Eagle follows his excellent 2014 LP up with a solid EP.
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With what might be his final project with Atlantic Records, Lupe Fiasco releases his most conceptual and headiest album in years, backing these tracks up with an instrumental set that’s a step above what he delivered on his two previous LPs.
