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Rapper's Delight: The Greatest Story Never Told
posted: March 26, 2011
Many people know Saigon primarily for his role on Entourage, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been busy. With seven mixtapes and four street albums, it’s surprising that he has yet to release a full…
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Soundcheck: A Final Farewell To Nate Dogg
posted: March 22, 2011
Hip hop lost a dear friend one week ago, when Nate Dogg died at the age of forty-one. Born and raised in Long Beach, California, Nathaniel Dwayne Hale helped lay the foundation of west coast…
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Rapper's Delight: Reyn
posted: March 18, 2011
West coast hip hop is a well known and well respected sub-genre in the realm of rap. Starting in 1981 with Duffy Hook’s Rappers Rapp Records and then evolving to the likes of N.W.A., the…
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Soundcheck: Not So New Newbies – Skylar Grey And Yelawolf
posted: March 15, 2011
Interscope Records is certainly back on everyone’s radar after reviving two of hip hop’s most iconic stars”this year’s ten-time GRAMMY nominee, Eminem and his mentor Dr. Dre. While these two are certainly front and center…
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Rapper's Delight: Group Hip Hop
posted: March 11, 2011
Hip hop groups have long had a major impact on the evolution of the genre. The Sugar Hill Gang, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and Run DMC were some of the earlier influences later…
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Soundcheck: Drama And Delays – Rap Release Round-Up
posted: March 8, 2011
It was only a month ago that Lupe Fiasco was poised for a comeback. Now, on the heels of his latest release Lasers (out today), it seems the conflicted Chicago rapper is back in the dumps. …
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