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Full 2013 Paid Dues Lineup Revealed

We already knew that all four members of Black Hippy—Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q—were set to headline this year’s Paid Dues Festival in San Bernardino, Calif. Other acts, including De La Soul and Dom Kennedy, were revealed…

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XXL’s Freshman List Is Confusing, Asks Readers To Vote

At first glance, this is pretty confusing. Apparently XXL has confirmed nine rappers on their 2013 Freshman Class, but they want readers to vote on the final ten spot. With that, they have put up a voting page where fans…

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The 50 Most Anticipated Albums of 2013

Now that our best of 2012 lists are completed and behind us, it’s time to look to the coming year. Welcome to our roundup of the most anticipated albums of 2013, which features a nice mix of albums both confirmed…

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The 50 Best Albums of 2012

Well, here we are. After running down our picks for the year’s best artwork, videos, remixes, mixes, singles, and EPs, we have arrived at that magical moment: our roundup of 2012′s best albums. As was the case with our previous…

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Danny Brown Confirms New Album Title, Names Guest Features and Producers

The gawd Danny Brown is here to clear up any and all rumors surrounding his upcoming follow-up to last year’s brilliant XXX. In an interview with Pitchfork, the Detroit rapper explained that the new album is actually called Old—and not ODB as…

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The Best Songs of 2012 (Part 2)

Yesterday, we brought you our first 50 picks of the year’s best songs. And today, we’re wrapping up perhaps the most difficult list we have had to create. There are have been so many great singles, non-album tracks, loosies, leftovers,…

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Action Bronson & Alchemist – Rare Chandeliers

Action Bronson & Alchemist - Rare Chandeliers Self-released: 2012 The original draft for Rare Chandeliers was being formed around the time I wrote our piece on Pharcyde’s Bizarre Ride II… While reflecting on that album two things dawned on me: one,…

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Video: ScHoolboy Q Releasing New Project in 2012, Debut Album in 2013

In the third part of his interview with 2DopeBoyz and The Well Versed, ScHoolboy Q revealed what we’ve all been waiting for: news on his upcoming projects. The Black Hippy spitter announced that he’ll be dropping a new effort before…

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Shyne Rants About ‘Good Kid, Terrible Album,’ Calls ScHoolboy Q a “Fag”

It appears that today’s dose of fuckery has arrived early. You see, late last night, Shyne—yes that Shyne—took to Twitter to air out his frustrations with Kendrick Lamar’s new album. Because…of course he did. You see, Shyne’s the kind of dude…

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Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools (Drank)” & “The Recipe” (Black Hippy Remixes)

Tomorrow marks the official release of Kendrick Lamar’s mind-bending good kid, m.A.A.d. city, but that doesn’t mean Lamar is taking any time off. In fact, he already liberated a fantastic new track over the weekend, and now we get the…