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sean o
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May 25, 2015
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There's a reason this hip-hop remix of TroyBoi's "Do You" is approaching half a million plays on SoundCloud: it's fucking dope.
19-year-old Armani White swings for the fences on his extended verse, dropping bar after bar over the left field wall lik...
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Almond Ivan
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Apr 27, 2015
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Hip-hop honestly doesn't do much for me. But when I hit play on "Know This World," my eyes glistened. When I saw that Ivan Jackson, trumpet player and one-half of Brasstracks, produced this tune, I got a bit giddy.
The art for this track puts a spi...
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By
sean o
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Apr 21, 2015
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In true stoner fashion, Indie Shuffle is a day late on this new jam from Philly's RJD2 and STS.
"420" is an easy, breezy pot anthem accentuated by soulful backing vocals and a subtle flute sample. It appears on RJD2 and STS's forthcoming LP. Our fir...
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By
sean o
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Mar 16, 2015
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Kendrick motherfucking Lamar. This dude is the musical equivalent of Interstellar. There's no denying he's on another planet. With his new album I'm inclined to argue that he's in another galaxy only accessible via wormhole.
Even a casual listen to ...
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By
Lauren Ziegler
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Mar 2, 2015
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Action Bronson is gearing up for his upcoming second album (his first on a major label), Mr Wonderful. "BabyBlue" is the fourth single we've heard so far, out of a total 13 tracks. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's noticed how different, and excell...
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By
Jade Furubayashi
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Feb 9, 2015
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Don't piss off Kendrick Lamar.
"The Blacker The Berry" is a politically charged battle cry for 2015. This release is a stark contrast to Kendrick's last single, the upbeat "i." Kendrick aims this hard-knocking track right at his skeptics, and racist...
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By
sean o
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Jan 7, 2015
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Lupe Fiasco is a polarizing figure in the hip-hop community. On one hand you have a talented, often abstract artist who's given us two relatively groundbreaking albums with Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor and The Cool.On the other hand you have criti...
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By
sean o
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Nov 18, 2014
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Maryland-based rapper Ace Cosgrove is having a good year. His ambitious UsvsRobots project has caught to eyes and ears of tastemakers like Vibe, XXL, and Pigeons and Planes.After listening to the release several times, I'm inclined to share "Burning ...
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