Big Boi suggests that he may collaborate...
Big Boi suggests that he may collaborate with Kate Bush. Wow uh wow uh wow uh wow. Unbelievable! More »
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Most of What Busta Rhymes Says in an Interview Is Just Nonsense
I love Busta Rhymes on musical type of level but let's all recognize and realize that Busta Rhymes tends to give interviews where he just says different levels of words out of his mouth that go...
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Today's Song: Nicki Minaj featuring Rick Ross and Cam'ron 'I Am Your Leader'
The just-released video for Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded highlight is literally brilliant, with a neon color scheme and skewed sense of geometry that recalls Beetlejuice. The...
View ArticleHe's the Reading Ranbow theme with interjections...
He's the Reading Ranbow theme with interjections from DMX. The conceit is the punchline. More »
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Kanye West Lawsuit Dismissed Thanks to Nietzsche and Basically Every Pop Song...
A ridiculous person named Vincent Peters sued Kanye West in 2010, alleging West had stolen a song Peters had sent the rapper in 2006. The overlap in question came in the chorus of Kanye West's...
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Hip-Hop's Two Biggest Earners Haven't Released Albums in Years
Forbes has named the brolic and dormant Dr. Dre this year's Hip-Hop Cash King, the result of him taking in $110 million almost entirely from the immense success of his Beats By Dre headphones. Dre,...
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Today's Song: Jean Grae 'Kill Screen'
It's been an exceptional week for female rappers. Azealia Banks released a video for "1991" that does justice to that year's aesthetics (she called it homage to Madonna, Crystal Waters and Aaliyah,...
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Obama Blames Nicki Minaj's 'Voting for Mitt Romney' Lyric on Her Alter Egos
President Obama went on Orlando's Power 953 early this morning to debate, among other things, how hip is daughters are and unregistered voter Nicki Minaj's claim that she's "a republican, voting for...
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When DMX is made to Google himself he flies into a tizzy, mostly over the concept of Googling. That tizzy, broken down. More »
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Today's Song: K. Flay and Michna "L.A. Again"
On "L.A. Again," San Fran MC K. Flay and New York/Miami producer Michna team for a sunny electronic hip-hop track that reminds me of '90s near-novelty, very focused tracks like Skee-Lo's "I Wish."...
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Today's Other Song: Big Boi featuring Kelly Rowland "Mama Told Me"
This Prince/Roger Troutman salute from two people who are steadily leaving the shadows of their former group associations has been circulating for about a week, but it's finally commercially...
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Here's the Ruff Ryders' Surprisingly Triumphant BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher
The highlight of last night's BET Hip Hop Awards might have been when Missy Elliott came out during the Chris Lighty tribute to rap "Get Ur Freak On," as she does sporadically. The crowd freaked out,...
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Rapping About Your Pussy Is All the Rage Nowadays
Earlier this year, the enormously successful rapper Nicki Minaj told Vibe: More »
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Prosecutors Say Chief Keef's Gun-Laden Pitchfork Interview Was a Probation...
Last month we told you that burgeoning teenage rapper Chief Keef was riding his legal troubles to Kanye remixes and tracks with Young Jeezy. This month, those same legal troubles might find the...
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Angel Haze Raps About Years of Sexual Trauma in Today's Song, "Cleaning Out...
Over Eminem's "Cleaning Out My Closet" beat, the 21-year-old Angel Haze tells us, "This might get a little personal, or a lot actually..." She then proceeds to recount years of sexual abuse in detail...
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Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city Is This Week’s Greatest Hip-Hop Album...
The major-label debut from the 25-year-old, Dr. Dre-endorsed Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city, is the Dark Knight of albums: led by a conflicted hero, it is rich, brainy enough not to be too...
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