By
Gabe Kahan
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Feb 23, 2018
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Detroit rapper Denmark Vessey is getting ready to drop "Sun Go Nova." It's a politically charged conscious rap release produced in part by Earl Sweatshirt and Knxwledge.
The artist's first tease for the album is its title track, which just dropped F...
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By
searra ruggeri
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Aug 15, 2016
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With all the inert booze n' benjaminz braggadocio rap that's been flowing through the mainstream, it's become increasingly rare to find hip-hop artists with style, influence, and intention. It's not a new phenomenon, as outlined by Binary Star's indi...
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By
sweeney kovar
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Mar 29, 2016
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The Boy Sand might be the most creative rapper rapping right now. Not necessarily the best lyricist, or even the best delivery or the nastiest flow. Sandman's crowning achievement is the fact he doesn't let himself forget that rap can be... anything....
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sweeney kovar
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Mar 21, 2016
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For many in the inner city, the only exits from a life of limited opportunity and marginalization are sports, drugs, and entertainment, like the great urban philosopher Cameron Giles once said. Today’s rap landscape is full of people expounding on th...
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sweeney kovar
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Nov 30, 2015
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The interracial Irish hip-hop trio Rusangano Family is composed of MCs MuRli, God Knows, and DJ/producer mynameisjOhn. After creating waves locally with their individual projects, the trio joined forces under the Rusangano name.
Named after one of ...
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By
Jade Furubayashi
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Dec 20, 2014
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December is my favorite time of year for music. All the zeitgeists, listicles, best-ofs... It's a music enthusiast's heaven, especially when you get turned onto artists like Vince Staples.
I'm late to the game, for sure. Vince's first official EP, ...
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