hip hop
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Oddball MC Open Mike Eagle drops some new visuals for the track “Self-Medication Chant,” which comes off the dude’s latest album, 4NML HSPTL. It’s out now on Fake Four, and you can check a review of it here.
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Sacramento’s experimental hip hop heroes Death Grips finally release the second album they promised this year, NO LOVE DEEP WEB; however, it doesn’t seem to be according to the original plan, which was to have their new record label, Epic, put out the album sometime in the fall
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I dunno if she “runs New York,” but Angel Haze certainly shows more speed to her flow and punch to her lines than a lot of other femcees that have been making noise this year. You hear that at 2:21? Dang? REWIND! Hopefully, this is the start of a
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With a dreamy, slow motion beat from XXYYXX, Milo brings a surprisingly calm demeanor to a new collection of lyrical abstractions and nerdy references. I’m loving the instrumental here. I’ve always thought XXYYXX’s stuff could use a bit more detail, but his usual simplicity seems to fit
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This may be the first time I have heard a song, especially one in hip-hop, where the MC talks about how nothing has really changed since they have become “famous”. Now I wouldn’t really call Homeboy Sandman a celebrity, but he’s signed to a label and has his
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Brainfeeder’s Gaslamp Killer embarks on his most ambitious project yet, delivering an album worth of tracks that features an array of glitchy and textured hip hop instrumentals that feature an array of sounds, styles, and musical guests. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Kendrick Lamar drops a new track about facing the challenges of peer pressure. Like many tracks from last year’s Section.80, Kendrick doesn’t preach so much as he does illustrate the dangers of giving into the dark side and going against your gut. Kendrick’s new album, good
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There is no doubt in my mind that many of you have played Pokémon at some point in your lives–and possibly still do–whether it be the trading cards or the video game, the lovable pocket monsters have been at the fingertips of a large portion of this site’
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On “California Boy,” Lil B, a.k.a. Brandon McCartney, exposes his true, really real, and raw self. He levels up like a Pokemon, gaining experience with each song he releases. Lil B is coming out with a rock album because he’s basically evolved into a rock artist. WATCH
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Pro Era Mc’s CJ Fly and Capital STEEZ are probably best known for their featured songs on the Joey Badass mixtape 1999 that blew up from the songs “Survival Tactics” and “Hardknock”. Now that the hype around that tape has died down these two are looking to steal a
