Fifteen years ago today, one of hiphop’s greatest voices was silenced. Biggie Smalls, AKA Notorious B.I.G. gave the world some of rap’s greatest verses and today UTG is celebrating his life and music with a collection of our favorite tracks and videos. It is impossible to talk about the history of hiphop without discussing the […]
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UTG LIST: 15 Essential Notorious B.I.G. Songs
March 9th, 2012 
Grant Trimboli 
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UTG LIST: Five Essential “Trap Back” Tracks (W/Downloads)
February 6th, 2012 James Shotwell I have longstanding love/hate relationship with Gucci Mane and pretty much any rapper that fulls into his gutter subgenre of hip hop. It is not the bass-heavy tendencies, nor the overwhelming abundance of simple metaphors and ideas, no, what frustrates me is that their fame becomes more about the headlines than the music, which in […]
Posted in Columns, Features, News, Reviews, Streams, UTG List Tags: 2 chainz, 2012, best tracks, column, download, feature, Gucci Mane, hip-hop (genre), mixtape, new mixtape, rap (genre), review, stream, trap back review, trap back reviews, utg list, wak flocka, YMCMB 1 Comment »
UTG LIST: Five Essential “Tell Ya Friends” Tracks (W/Download!)
January 23rd, 2012 James Shotwell We talk a lot about the rappers that are giving back to their fans with mixtapes and other free material. Generally speaking, these are the rappers who are topping charts and touring the world, which is fine, but the truth is that most the UTG staff spends their time listening to artists of a different […]
UTG LIST: 5 Bands To Watch In 2012
January 12th, 2012 James Shotwell The new year is here with hope of new albums and bands that will change the face of music for the better. The problem is, modern technology has allowed for anyone with the slightest hint of an idea for a song to record, upload, and annoy masses with their “music.” This has caused an overload […]
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UTG LIST: Top 5 “Scream” Trilogy Kills
October 4th, 2011 James Shotwell In celebration of the DVD/Blu Ray release of Scream 4 this week, UTG has compiled our 5 favorite kill from the original trilogy! Kills, thrills, laughs, and Gale Weathers’ terrible outfits, the Scream films really have it all. Even if you think some of the sequels fell a bit short of the original (I still […]
Posted in Columns, Features, Movies, UTG List Tags: best, best deaths, best kills, death scenes, hd, horror movies, scream, scream 4, top 5, top scenes, trilogy, utg list, wes craven 1 Comment »
UTG LIST: Essential Fall Albums (& Spotify Playlist)
October 3rd, 2011 James Shotwell Fall is officially in the air and if you’re anything like us, your music taste is probably changing almost as quickly as your wardrobe. Let’s face it: While we love the anthems that served as the soundtrack to our Summer road trips, not every Warped Tour act is as fitting for the changing of the […]
Posted in Columns, Features, UTG List Tags: albums, autumn, essential, essential fall albums, fall 2011, fall essential, music, music for winter, staff, staff picks, utg, utg list 1 Comment »
UTG LIST: 10 Essential Back To School Films
August 23rd, 2011 James Shotwell Summer is slowly coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean you should dedicate any less time to movie watching. In fact, as the heat begins to fade and Fall arrives, we highly recommend upping your weekly intake of film. To make the transition from outdoor living to indoor easier, especially for the majority of […]
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