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Unreleased Comics From "Wu-Massacre" Leak Online, Are Awesome
posted: September 5, 2012
Talk about your wasted opportunities. Late last week, a few pages of the a comic book originally slated to accompany the Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, and Method Man collaborative album Wu-Massacre leaked online. The short comic…
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Is Nicki Minaj Endorsing Mitt Romney?
posted: September 4, 2012
Nicki Minaj‘s lyrics have always raised eyebrows…but this time, it’s political. In her guest verse on Lil’ Wayne’s song “Mercy,” Minaj spits, “I’m a Republican, voting for Mitt Romney/You lazy bitches is f-cking up the…
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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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Spotify Reveals The UK's Songs Of The Summer
posted: August 31, 2012
Spotify just put out a playlist the top 10 most streamed tracks – on their service, anyways – in the UK from this summer. Ok, so it’s not quite America’s Songs of The Summer or…
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Will.i.am Broadcasts New Song From Mars For "Universal Premiere," Puts Humanity In Interstellar Risk
posted: August 30, 2012
Will.i.am is boldly going where no pop star has gone before. The frontman of The Black Eyed Peas has been building buzz for his solo debut, #willpower, but couldn’t limit himself to simple terrestrial methods…
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Culture Collide In Mid-air. Wait. What?
posted: August 29, 2012
Multi-week festivals in picturesque locales? Yawn. Musical extravaganzas from the luxury of a cruise ship? Um, like, hello, that’s so last year. Everyone knows that airborne shows are the hottest thing right now in live…
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