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Tyler The Creator – Yonkers (REVIEW)

Yonkers is the first single off OWFGKTA’s founder Tyler The Creators upcoming album: Goblin. Apparently the stories circulating are that GZA direct messaged World Star Hip Hop and told them they had to get this video online, shortly after he saw it.  I can see why GZA would appreciate it.  It has a Wu-tang feel [...]

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Saigon: The Greatest Story Never Told (REVIEW)

Well lets be honest, this album is about 5 years too late. This has to be the album I most anticipated about half a decade ago.  I told all my friends they had to hear Saigon.  I was saying he was the next big thing.  I played Favorite Things, Breathe Thru The Years and True [...]

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Ten Rap Songs You Need To Hear in 2011 – The Full List

I think I did this kind of backwards last year.  I started listing my songs but no real explanation. My goal was simply to showcase some of the exciting or new sounds in rap music from 2010/2009.   These aren’t necessarily my favorite songs, they are just songs that I found interesting, important or a potential [...]

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Lupe Fiasco – Words I Never Said

There are times when I think that when it comes to pure lyrics – Lupe is the best…ever.  Crazy right?  Well I am not sure Id rank him the best ever always, but certainly there are times when I think he combines wordplay and a message as good as anyone ever has. His leaked track [...]

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Best Rap Beat of All Time.

Can you even really make a claim for any one song having the best rap beat ever? It has to be impossible. I don’t think I could name my top ten beats of all time.  It is way too hard, it probably changes depending on my mood.  I mean, trying to encapsulate the entire history [...]

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Best Rap Songs of 2010 – Final Edition

Alright, I am completely too lazy to do a big list of songs that I rocked in 2010. Luckily itunes did it for me. This is not a definitive list of the best songs of 2010, but it is a snapshot of most of my favorites. I know I am missing some songs that I [...]

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Jay-Z and Kanye West H.A.M.

I have been highly anticipating the Kanye and Jay collaboration album.  They had a Q-Tip produced track leak a couple weeks ago and it was pretty awesome.  You can find it here: Rap Songs You Have To Hear. This morning at exactly midnight, the first single was released via Facebook. H.A.M features a Lex Luger [...]

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Best Rap Album of 2011 – G-Side: The One…Cohesive

G-Side. What. You should know how I feel bout these dudes.  I have been a big supporter and purchase their releases the second they drop.  In my opinion, their last two albums “Starshipz & Rocketz” and “Huntsville International” were both the best rap albums of their respective years. So now comes their 4th album and [...]

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Ten Rap Songs You Need To Hear – Number Two

2. J. Cole – The Autograph Who – J.Cole is a rapper from North Carolina. Although he is from Fayetteville, his style is much more New York to me. I think this is because he honed a lot of his skills while attending St. Johns University. He went to St Johns on an academic scholarship [...]

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Ten Rap Songs You Need To Hear – Number Three

3. Kanye West & Jay-Z feat. Elly Jackson – That’s My Bitch Who – You may have heard of these guys before. Kanye West and Jay-Z. They are kind of good at this rap stuff. Have sold millions of records. Each has classic albums. Both played a major part in one of the best albums [...]

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