Drop your ego, anonymous internet traveler. You’ve entered the no flex zone, and though the members of Rae Sremmurd claim to have no type they certainly don’t have time for your whiny bullshit. They’ve come to remind you that it’s okay to have fun with hip-hop. Join us, won’t you? Giving thanks to fans while […]
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Rae Sremmurd Get Wild With “Illest Walking” Music Video
November 29th, 2014 
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Jimmy Hu$tle Shares “The Price Is Going Up”
October 1st, 2014 James Shotwell Ohio native Jimmy Hu$tle may have abandoned the midwest for sunny California, but he’s proving with his latest single that he still has a Cleveland attitude. “The Price Is Going Up” found its way online earlier today, October 1. The song is the latest in a string of digital singles promoting Hustle’s forthcoming #Dumbhustle mixtape […]
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Listen to Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar on Single “Never Catch Me”
September 4th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Last month, Flying Lotus shared his first cut from his upcoming album, You’re Dead!, out October 7 via Warp Records. The song, titled “Moment of Hesitation,” saw Herbie Hancock, Thundercat, and more bringing jazz elements to the forefront while still showcasing FlyLo’s natural knack at magical electronic fluttering. Now he’s shared a new single, “Never Catch Me,” which […]
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Watch Clipping.’s Incredibly Inventive “Inside Out” Music Video
September 4th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Sub Pop has gotten really into hip hop lately, and Clipping. is their newest act on the bill. After dropping a remarkable debut, CLPPNG, full of extremely vivid lyricism and original instrumental backing beats, the Los Angeles-based trio have been prepping highly-engaging visuals. The newest on their list is a side-smirking lyric video for “Inside […]
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ALBUM STREAM: RiFF RAFF – ‘NEON iCON’
June 23rd, 2014 Nina Corcoran Hip hop’s biggest self-proclaimed viral artist, RiFF RAFF, finally drops his debut album, NEON iCON, on June 28. We’ve heard all sorts of Diplo-produced, Childish Gambino collab, ridiculous goodness off the album already, but today, at long last, the album can be streamed in full. The record shows RiFF RAFF dropping lines about cocaine, bi-curious mermaids, and tipping […]
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Stream El-P’s Remix of Warpaint’s “Keep It Healthy”
May 11th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Brooklyn rapper El-P’s (and one half of Run The Jewels) is best known for his aggressive, sometimes political raps. It may come as a surprise, then, that he’s come and remixed Warpaint‘s “Keep It Healthy,” but El-P has actually done a handful of official remixes over the years. That’s probably why this one sounds so great. […]
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Listen to Yoni Wolf’s New Rap Mixtape
May 6th, 2014 Nina Corcoran There’s a reason Yoni Wolf is awesome, and there’s no time like right now to learn why. This year marks 10 years since WHY? formed back in Berkeley, CA and won people over with their alternative hip hop. Now the band’s frontman just shared a new rap mixtape. Cue anniversary swooning. Yoni Wolf is going on […]
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Danny Brown Re-releasing ‘Hot Soup’ With Seven Bonus Songs, Stream “Contra” Now
March 24th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Back in 2008, Detroit rapper Danny Brown put out a mixtape called Hot Soup, one of several that helped him gain a cult following. Now that project will be re-released as a special double LP and 7″. The re-release comes out April 15 and turns the 20-song Hot Soup mixtape into a two-disc LP with seven […]
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Young Thug Still Signed to 1017 Brick Squad
March 8th, 2014 Nina Corcoran There’s been a lot of talk regarding who 22-year-old rapper Young Thug is signed to, and now Billboard is claiming he isn’t signed to Young Money like we thought, but rather the original 1017 Brick Squad/Atlantic listing. Young Thug signed to Gucci Mane’s 1017 Brick Squad back in 2013, but he recently talks like he’s […]
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Kendrick Lamar Releasing New Album in September
March 1st, 2014 Nina Corcoran According to a Billboard feature with Top Dawg Entertainment’s Anthony Tiffith, one of 2012’s biggest rappers, Kendrick Lamar, is said to be preparing a new album due out in September. The album serves as a follow-up to his breakthrough LP Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, and seems to be separate from the LP Lamar is putting out this year with […]
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STREAM: Pia Mia – “Fight For You” Feat. Chance The Rapper
February 28th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Pia Mia is a young, yet talented pop singer. If you didn’t know who she was before, you certainly will learn soon. She and Chance The Rapper collaborated on a brand new song for the Divergent‘s soundtrack, titled “Fight For You.” We are quickly approaching the release date of that album, and a couple of […]
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Watch Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon Perform History of Rap Part 5
February 22nd, 2014 Nina Corcoran If you’re like me, then you’ve watched the four episodes of Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon performing the history of rap way too many times. Good news: now there’s a new one to memorize. Last night Justin Timberlake went on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to do a reprise of their History of Rap series. Pay […]
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