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Soundcheck: Game's Got Beef — Seeing R.E.D.

posted: August 16, 2011

The King Of Beef has a few bones to pick, and he’s been on a slow burn leading up to the release of his new album, R.E.D. The Compton-based bad boy has made a career out…
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Skye Allen Vs. Drake

posted: August 13, 2011

In our latest edition of Vs., we’re taking a look at Detroit-based rapper Skye Allen and putting him up against Canadian rapper Drake. Drake has built up a huge fan base in recent years due…
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Soundcheck: White Girls Gone Wild – Hip Hop Edition

posted: August 2, 2011

There’s a new crew in town and they came to play. The White Girl Mob has taken hip hop by storm through a ninja-like internet crawl and some standout stars making big waves.  The Oakland-based…
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Soundcheck: Watch Out For 'Watch The Throne'

posted: July 19, 2011

It looks like the long-awaited collaboration album from Jay-Z and Kanye West, Watch The Throne, has proven more than a myth.  After a string of reluctant release dates, one killer single and months of swirling…
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Soundcheck: What Weezy Wants

posted: July 12, 2011

2011 has been quite a year for Lil Wayne. After launching two of the biggest acts in hip hop, Drake and Nicki Minaj, his Young Money legacy lasted through his eight-month prison stint, and kept…
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Soundcheck: Rap On Politics: A Slippery Slope

posted: June 14, 2011

Last week, fans got a double dose of doozies from Lupe Fiasco who enjoyed soaring record sales after his MTV Movie Awards appearance then followed up the success with some pretty serious statements. He told…
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