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Woah, Boston Calling Festival Lineup: The Replacements, Neutral Milk Hotel
posted: April 23, 2014
If you’d told me a few years ago that The Replacements OR Neutral Milk Hotel would be playing anywhere for any reason, I would have punched you in your damn face for lying so hard.…
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Nas Remixes "Let Nas Down"
posted: June 24, 2013
To have your idol praise a song you wrote about said idol is an accomplishment in itself, but J. Cole has taken it a step further this morning be recruiting the person he admires to…
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Exclusive Q and A: Classified Talks Beats, Rhymes, And Life
posted: January 1, 2013
Nobody can talk about grassroots success like Canadian hip-hop artist Classified, who has been blazing his own independent trail since 1995. The emcee and producer has toured with the likes of Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, and Busta…
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Monday, October 15, 2012
posted: October 15, 2012
Well, it is a very sad song. Why Gaga would want somebody else’s toenails, we’ll never know. If Jay“Z asks for your menorah, you say “yes.” The 99% feels for you, Nas. Mac Miller’s sophomor(ic)…
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The Grind
posted: October 10, 2012
The first thing you have to know about TAMPPA is that he loves his hood. Born and raised in Brooklyn, the rapper considers the borough his muse. On Brownsville Grind, a nod to one of…
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Hip-Hop's Verse Problem: Who Is Writing The Rhymes?
posted: September 4, 2012
It shouldn’t be necessary to explain the importance of lyricism, historically speaking, in hip-hop. Sure, many could argue that, in today’s rap game, complex wordplay and internal rhyme schemes have taken a back seat to hashtaggable punchlines and…
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