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Troy Ave – Love Me or Not

- Source: Nah Right

"Since the freestyle came out so close to the time of Aaliyah's death, DJ's who played the record on mixshows edited much of Jada's verse as it was deemed too offensive. Although it was common in hip hop battles for one to disrespect another's friends & family, mentioning one of R&B's most beloved recently deceased stars to diss Jay-Z & Damon Dash had crossed the line. Somehow with all the edits in the Jigga My Nigga Freestyle, many hip hop fans have come to believe that Styles P also threw shots at Aaliyah. In what may be the rarest piece of music in the history of hip hop, it is believed that Styles P rapped some of the most vicious and disrespectful bars ever committed to wax.

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Troy Ave – Columbia

- Source: Nah Right

AP.9 is continuing to stir the pot in his alleged tryst with Coco, as the rapper is reportedly shopping an adult tape around of the two getting busy in Las Vegas.

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Troy Ave Ft. Mac Miller – “Chillin

- Source: The Smocking Section

"Chillin seems as if it should have dropped months ago. The first release from Ave's upcoming mixtape White Christmas makes me long for long summer days and pool parties. Still, even in the chillier climate, Harry Powder's dope boy magic can warm up any occasion. Not to mention, you can almost see Mac Miller's weed-induced permasmile during his guest verse. At the very least, he seems to be having more fun than anybody else in Hip-Hop. The breezy collaboration should find a place in quite a few New Year's Eve playlists in the moments where everyone's a few drinks and waiting for what 2013 will bring.

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The Stereogum Guide To CMJ 2012

- Source: Stereogum

Lower East Side venues are hanging up their energy drink-branded vinyl banners, the streets are filling with bright-eyed college students slathered in one-inch badge pins and laminates … it's beginning to look a lot like CMJ week in NYC.

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Troy Ave: Bricks in My Backpack 3

- Source: Pitchfork Media

Back in 2006, an unsigned Brooklyn rapper named Troy Ave , barely out of his teens, appeared on BET's "Rap City" with a video for "Rep It With My Heart"/"BK, BK", a promising take on the "trap music" styling of Atlanta kingpins du jour, Young Jeezy and T.I.. After that brief peak, Troy Ave was swept unceremoniously back into the rat race of MCs on the cusp.

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