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Indiana rapper Freddie “Gangsta” Gibbs teams up with legendary hip hop producer Madlib for one of the most essential hip hop albums of the year.
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Chicago hip hop eccentric Mick Jenkins has a new single and video out titled “Roots,” which showcases the MC’s spacey flow and clever bars. While he may be too subtle and downplayed to have a legit hit, this guy will surely blow up with those who like their hip
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Chicago rapper and singer Chance The Rapper comes through with a more ambitious mixtape with Acid Rap, improving upon his production, hooks, and recording quality. A lot of the beats on this project are impressive as hell, but Chance often puts hooks, ad-libs, and instrumentals ahead of the quality and
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On his latest free album, Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T. bring some powerful tracks toward the end, but runs things a little too shallow around the middle. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Tyler, The Creator returns from 2011’s Goblin with a much more ambitious and worthwhile effort.
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Considering it’s a posthumous album, Nujabes’ Spiritual State has some pretty great tracks on it. Still, I think it’s best to leave this one to the fans. WATCH THE REVIEW