The ILLZ is Dominican-born rapper Delgis Jose Mustafa Rodriguez. The guy’s output since his ’09 debut, the Pursuit LP, hasn’t been plentiful, but it has been ambitious. Two of his most recent projects to drop is a compilation of his best material thus far, and a video mixtape.
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Pittsburgh-based teenage rap upstart Mac Miller has a new video out for his hit song “Best Day Ever,” the title track from the mixtape he released back in March. Miller may be associated with the college hip hop scene, but to dismiss him as just another frat bro rapper would
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A new video and track from Seattle MC Macklemore, featuring production from Ryan Lewis. In short, this video is fantastic. I wish it was around when I was in middle school and actually thought clothes and shoes mattered. Not that my parents had the money to lay down on a
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On the Cool Kids’ full-length debut, When Fish Ride Bicycles, the Chicago duo pulls together some impressive beats and features. The great beats are to be expected, but things really deteriorate in the rapping and lyricism departments. I know it’s band to simply get hung up over the lyricism
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Goodbye Brooklyn EP by Nemo Achida Hip Hop music’s tendency to be very personal has always been one of my major attractions to it. If you feel the same way, then Nemo Achida’s new EP is a short and sweet Tumblr post about a Southern boy’s newly
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As you know, I dug the hell out of that new Shabazz Palaces album, Black Up. So, I’m happy to present two pieces of live magic from the project: A Daytrotter session and a video shot by the good people at KEXP. Bon Appétit! Stream: Shabazz Palaces @ Daytrotter
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A new and pretty autobiographical song and video from Portland hip hop act Animal Farm. And no, these guys are not the latest set of socially conscious hip hop preachers. Far from it. The flows and clever rhymes are serious, but it’s great to see these guys don’t
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MP3 Under the collaborative name “DoomStarks,” (MF) DOOM and Ghostface Killah should be dropping a new album later this year. It’s just one more reason that 2011 is proving to be a stellar year for hip hop. Seems I’m freaking out over rap albums left and right these
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Via AOL Spinner, the Cool Kids‘ new album, When Fish Ride Bicycles, is streaming like a fresh water, uh, stream! It’ll be available exclusively through iTunes tomorrow. Listen to all eleven tracks by clicking right over here.
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Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar doesn’t follow the usual tough and hardened stereotypes that come with repping the California city. The guy isn’t a wimp, but he’s more interested in saying something thought-provoking than violent. Backed by some fantastic beats, that’s what every track on this new
