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Mixtape Of The Week: Problem & Iamsu! Million Dollar Afro

Wed, April 10 2013 7:25pm - Source: Stereogum

I was getting ready to write a Mixtape Of The Week piece about Casino, Future's brother, and his Ex Drug Dealer tape, which I like OK but which I was just choosing because Future is all over the tape and because I like the way Casino says his own name ("Cas- iii -no!").

Problem & IamSu! & Their Million Dollar Afro

Fri, February 15 2013 4:17pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

"You ain't gotta think about it, cause you already know."

Kool A.D.: 19 / 63

Thu, February 14 2013 6:12am - Source: Pitchfork Media

When the Das Racist narrative began to take shape, the trio was almost always presented as a New York rap act.

Cakes Da Killa: The Eulogy

Thu, February 07 2013 6:22am - Source: Pitchfork Media

There are a few dozen spots on Cakes Da Killa's first full-length mixtape that are likely to crack you up, but the one that made me actually laugh out loud on a crowded subway platform is the breakdown in "Da Good Book" where he and a female accomplice sing the line "I've been thinking bout dick/ na na na na" in an off key approximation of the melody to Frank Ocean's "Thinkin Bout You".

Droop-E – “N The Traffic” Video (Feat J. Stalin & Nite Jewel)

Thu, January 24 2013 4:55pm - Source: Stereogum

When listening to Nite Jewel's atmospheric bedroom-pop, most of us would probably not think to ourselves, "This girl should sing rap hooks."

Video: E-40 & Too $hort ft. Jeremih & Turf Talk – Bout My Money

Wed, January 16 2013 7:09pm - Source: Nah Right

I don't think there is anyone in the world with more Curren$y songs than me.

Young Jeezy: It's Tha World

Tue, January 15 2013 6:21am - Source: Pitchfork Media

The latest in a long line of Young Jeezy mixtapes opens with the veteran MC feeling "sick and tired of the bullshit" being perpetrated by fake rappers and fake gangsters, wearily shaking his head at all the world's fuckery.

Question in the Form of An Answer: DaVinci & Al Jieh on the History & Misconceptions of Bay Area Rap

Wed, January 09 2013 5:07pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

This is Part 3 of my interview with DaVinci and Al Jieh of San Francisco's SWTBRDS label.

The 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2012 (W/ Zip File)

Wed, December 19 2012 7:39pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Yes, "Hot Cheetos & Takis" is a real song by children about two different spicy snacks that aren't available in all markets.

Champion Sound #10: feat. Rolling Hip Hop’s best of 2012

Thu, December 06 2012 11:57am - Source: Drowned In Sound

It's time again for us to look back over a year's worth of music - meaning, for me, it's time to think of some way to make sense of a year's worth of rap records.

Rap Genius Lines of the Week From E-40, Jean Grae, Joey Bada$$, Cassidy

Fri, October 12 2012 9:43pm - Source: The BoomBox

Rap Genius is supplying The BoomBox with the top lyrics from the week and serving a meaning behind the raps in the process.

BET Hip-Hop Awards Video: Missy Elliott, Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, Joey Bada$$, Angel Haze

Wed, October 10 2012 4:05am - Source: Pitchfork Media

The 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards aired from Atlanta last night.

G-Eazy Talks Hyphy Beginnings, Hot Fans and 'Must Be Nice' Album

Mon, October 08 2012 6:30pm - Source: The BoomBox

G-Eazy has had his fair share of coffee-fueled studio sessions.

'America's Got Talent' Finale Recap: Olate Dogs Win Best in Show

Fri, September 14 2012 1:03pm - Source: Rolling Stone

We also are getting all verklempt thinking about the end of another season of the hotbed of absurdity that is America's Got Talent.

Watch: Nardwuar And E-40 Talk Mac Dre, "Izzle" Slang And More

Thu, September 06 2012 5:01pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

These days, I'm pretty sure artists use a gig in Vancouver as an excuse to get interviewed by Nardwuar.

Xzibit: Xzibit's 'Napalm' Gets Release Date, Rapper Preps Iraq Documentary

Thu, August 23 2012 5:33pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

Xzibit is readying the release of Napalm , his first album since 2006's Full Circle.

Question in the Form of an Answer & The Best of Max Minelli

Fri, July 27 2012 11:48am - Source: Passion of the Weiss

I met Max Minelli in a strip mall parking lot on a broiling Baton Rouge May afternoon.

Kool A.D.: 51

Fri, April 27 2012 5:35am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Kool A.D. grew up in San Francisco-- while this is a well-known fact, it's not one that's acknowledged particularly often.

Nite Jewel Works With Rapper E-40, Plans to Score Horror Film

Thu, March 15 2012 8:47pm - Source: Spinner

On Nite Jewel 's second LP 'One Second of Love,' released on Tuesday (March 6), Ramona Gonzalez refined her lo-fi synth pop into a polished singer-songwriter style, still steeped in melancholy, with flashes of '90's R&B and electronica.

E-40: "Function" F. YG, Problem & IamSU (Video)

Tue, March 06 2012 9:02pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

Long after hyphy had its moment in the national spotlight, E-40 still soldiers on, turning out some of the best West Coast albums and mixtapes.

WATCH: Hip Hop Icon Left His Heart In San Francisco

Fri, December 23 2011 8:35pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

While pop-rap superstar Drake may hail from the great wintery north (aka Toronto), that doesn't mean his loyalties don't reside elsewhere.

Quadriplegic Rap Producer Professor X Is Determined to Stand Up in the Game with New Mixtape Release

Tue, November 29 2011 8:11pm - Source: MOG

As far back as grade school, young Bran-Don Aubert, aka Professor X, always had a big dream.

Rapper Killa Keise Becomes Vallejo's 13th Homicide of 2011

Mon, November 14 2011 9:00pm - Source: The BoomBox

While Vallejo, Calif. has produced Bay Area rap legends like Mac Dre and E-40 , this year the city has gained notoriety for more macabre reasons.

Toni Monroe, The Only Jewish Female Rapper

Tue, August 16 2011 9:34am - Source: Glasswerk National \ Thirst for Music

Re-introduced on WorldStarHipHop.com with over 100,000 views, female artist Toni Monroe is turning heads in the music business state-side.

Tech N9ne Opens Up About Devil Worshiping, Banking $15 Mil

Wed, July 13 2011 3:10pm - Source: The BoomBox

The fact that Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne stands as one of the most successful independent artists of the past four years is a sobering realization that he is still trying to adjust to.

Tech N9ne, 'All 6's and 7's' -- Album Preview

Tue, May 31 2011 3:18pm - Source: The BoomBox

For Kansas City, Missouri rapper Tech N9ne , the last 20 years have been a strange ride.

E-40 Preps Next 2 Albums in 'Revenue Retrievin'' Series

Wed, February 23 2011 11:18pm - Source: The BoomBox

E-40 , the Bay Area's most successful veteran rapper, is hardly slowing down with age.

Inspectah Deck Readies 'Rebellion' With RZA, Snoop, Nas

Thu, January 13 2011 3:38pm - Source: The BoomBox

Inspectah Deck , despite his ties to the Wu-Tang Clan , has never really fully taken off as a solo artist.

The 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2010 (#25-1)

Fri, December 17 2010 9:22am - Source: Passion of the Weiss

In a year where we discovered the sweeping influence of Ian Mathias Bavitz touched not only The Knux but Danny Brown, Aesop Rock started his post-Def Jux career by creating an official online home, www.900bats.com , dedicated to the "900 bats needeleslly torched to death by renovation workers in Jupitar, India".

Stuck On Repeat / #028

Mon, December 06 2010 1:51am - Source: Cream Team

And it sounds even better when taken into the 22nd century by Montreal's Hovatron .

Question in the Form of An Answer: Danny Brown

Mon, September 20 2010 10:57am - Source: Passion of the Weiss

My long-delayed interview with The Hybrid has beat both Act II and Detox to market.

N.O.R.E. Coins New Slang, 'Riggadellia'

Tue, August 10 2010 7:01pm - Source: The BoomBox

While slangologists like E-40 and Ghostface are often celebrated for creating their own brand of vernacular, Capone-N-Noreaga rapper N.O.R.E. has gone largely overlooked, despite creating some of New York's most hilarious jargon.

Cali Swag District is Bringing the Party Back to Inglewood

Tue, June 01 2010 8:03pm - Source: The BoomBox

Inglewood's latest musical export is Cali Swag District , a group of teenagers who are pushing their youthful and carefree jams, which bear no similarities to the gangsta rap their neighborhood has been historically associated with.

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