Saturday, June 11, 2016

Kamaiyah's 'A Good Day In The Ghetto' Is That Perfect Summer Weather Slap

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  The Bay Area rap scene has been lacking for a decade-plus, let's be real. Indeed, hyphy had its relatively short stint in the Billb...
Thursday, June 9, 2016

Livin' That High (Jet) Life With Curren$y

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This is the type of music where if you didn't have a joint rolled and lit, with a pair of headphones on full blast, well you just a...
Sunday, June 5, 2016

Guwop's Ninth Life: Will Radric Davis Ruin Gucci Mane's Revitalized Career Before It Can Even Begin??

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The Trap God is fucked. If he goes back to jail, Gucci will not recover. Not just legally, but career momentum-wise. Gucci has had musica...
Monday, May 30, 2016

Chance The Rapper Is Grown (With A Capitol 'G') On Mixtape Number Three

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It's been some time, Chance. In the few years (see: an eternity) since 'Acid Rap' dropped in 2013, rap has become even fu...
Friday, May 27, 2016

Thinking Further on The Pharcyde's Two Classic Albums

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    THE PHARCYDE. Fucking awesome group. I remember when I was a little schooly diddy bop wop (no really, Im italian AF) ANYWAYS......
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Diddy Boppin' With Killa: Cam'ron Makes An Early Aughts Rap Classic

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  There was a perfect storm on the horizon in New York City in 2002. You couldn't fine any evidence of it on the Weather Channel. The lo...
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

The Roots' 'Illadelph Half-life': Rap Music In-Flux In 9-6

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Whenever hip-hop fans discuss The Roots' discography, the cream-of-the-crop at the top of everyone's Best Of... list is usually ei...