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Jin records Christian rap song for NBA’s “Asian Sensation” Jeremy Lin
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Jin, the former Freestyle Friday champ, Ruff Ryder, and 2 Fast 2 Furious actor, has recorded a Christian rap song in honor of the NBA’s new “Asian Sensation” Jeremy Lin. (He has a combined 76…
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BBC Stands By Decision To Censor The Word “Palestine” From Rap Verse
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To quote the late, great Amy Winehouse, “What kind of f*ckery is this?” In February 2011, British MC Mic Righteous spit a verse on late night BBC Radio containing the following words: I still have…
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Dilla Lives! Two Unreleased James Yancey Gems
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Today James Yancey would’ve turned 38 years old, if his life hadn’t been cut short by dramatic health problems back in 2006. But instead of lamenting the huge loss to music, let’s celebrate the gems…
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Classics Revisited: A Tribe Called Quest – Midnight Marauders
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These days, the word “classic” is thrown around as loosely as a Nerf ball at a picnic. However, we at TRU consider classics to be something which stand the test of time and have a…
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Grafh and Sarah Jay Make a Porno
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Grafh kicks a freestyle while adult entertainer Sarah Jay shakes her assets. In between rapping and ass-shaking, they take turns filming each other’s moves. How ki-yoot.
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5 Classic Hip-Hop Album Covers Reimagined As NES Games
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People involved with hip-hop often talk about it as a game. Though this is not intended litterally, hip-hop did come up during the same age as and parallel to videogames; from the late 70s to…
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Earl is Home
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Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan
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Dilla Lives! Two Unreleased James Yancey Gems
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DOWNLOAD: Curren$y – Here EP
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A Fool And His Gold: HAZE
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