Pro Era wunderkind Joey Badaas has always shown a predilection for vocabulary and deep thoughts, evidenced all the way back to his attention-grabbing 1999 mixtape that greatly elevated the young Brooklynite’s visibility. Tidbits of introspection and socio-political thought has been sprinkled throughout his work since then, and has made its way to the forefront with Joey Badass’s latest […]

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Roc Marciano has the ear for beats that sound like Wu-Tang Clan and a random lazy Sunday had a baby. Gritty, slow, smooth, deadly.

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French Montana and A$AP Rocky join forces on “Said N Done,” off of French Montana’s album, MC4. It’s a spirited attempt over the sample made hip-hop famous by the Wu-Tang Clan on “Tearz.” Since we’re partial to the original flip, we wanted to be fair about our assessment, and put it out to the people. […]

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Wu-Tang vet Raekwon grabs fellow New York hip hop heavyweights Busta Rhymes and French Montana for the rambunctious "Wall To Wall."

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LL Cool J’s rap career is like the song that never ends. The iconic, even legendary wordsmith rose to teenage fame in the burgeoning world of Def Jam’s hip hop empire, and has moved successfully into the hearts and minds of Middle America with his role on NCIS: Los Angeles. Yet, every now and then, the […]

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Eminem and Busta Rhymes combine rap forces on the the highly anticipated "Calm Down," a Scoop DeVille produced head banger.

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Long ago, I predicted (and I have the audio to prove it), several times, that Nicki Minaj would eventually come "back to her roots," as it were. Looks like that time is coming.

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"Bad MF" is a typically sharp and powerful Pharoahe Monch product, hard-hitting music and drums with thoughtful lyrics delivered by one of the most distinctive voices in the genre

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Everyone's favorite slow-flowing Harlem World representative, Ma$e, drops a smoothed out ditty, questioning "Why Can't We" go back to how it used to be. The track, flow, singing and overall vibe feels a little bit like we did. And it's not a bad thing.

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As Ms. Lauryn Hill's was being released from prison after serving a three month sentence, "Consumerism" quickly spread throughout the internet, showcasing an energetic Hill serving up a blustering verbal attack on some of the world's evils.

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