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midcity by clipping Smooth, chill California flows matched with noisy, strange, glitchy production on this new clipping album, midcity. Some of the rhymes are pretty raunchy as well, so don’t go into this looking for something highfalutin–or even Death Grips-esque, really. clipping’s style may take a lot
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Faces On The Dollar by Gensu Dean & Planet Asia Producer Gensu Dean & MC Planet Asia team up for a new Mello Music Group single titled “Faces On the Dollar.” They’ve got a forthcoming album titled Abrasions. I’m loving the smooth, snappy beat on this thing. The
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Blu & Exile drop a video for “Maybe One Day,” which comes from the recently reviewed Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them. Look for this LP on Dirty Science.
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Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar drops a new track during the same week his latest full-length effort is being released, good kid, m.A.A.d. city. “The Heart Pt. 3” is an interesting and extremely emotional update on the current state of Kendrick, talking about where he sees his music
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With good kid, m.A.A.d. city, Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar drops what’s easily hip hop’s most cinematic album of 2012.
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While not as focused as 2007’s Below the Heavens, what Blu & Exile do on this new and remastered collection of tracks is nonetheless interesting, smooth, and entertaining. WATCH THE REVIEW
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A veritable political hip hop pow wow takes place on”WAVIP,” the latest track to drop from the Coup’s forthcoming LP, Sorry to Bother You. Featuring the forceful flow of Killer Mike, the musings of Kool A.D. and Heems of Das Racist, and of course, the drawl of
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With Numbers, Mellowhype manages to churn out a few decent beats, but the lyrical content and originality are more lacking than ever. It seems making an interesting hip hop record is not in Mellowhype’s career itinerary. Instead, portraying the forgettable fantasies of that “cool kid with a c average”
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Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar has always been pretty proud of where he is, referencing it numerous times–in lights both positive and negative–in his songs. However, this new track is truly his biggest tribute yet, featuring the likes of Compton legend Dr. Dre on a few verses. Also, that
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MP3 Every time I hear a new track from West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar, I just can’t help but admire this dude’s drive to do something new, fresh, and different with every single track. The beat here has a rattling hi-hat that gives it a slightly Southern Flavor.
