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[DISCUSSION] Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full (Six Months Later) - HipHop

[DISCUSSION] Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full (Six Months Later) - HipHop

[DISCUSSION] Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full (Six Months Later)

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Background

Paid in Full is the debut album of American hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, released on July 7, 1987, by Island-subsidiary label 4th & B'way Records. The duo recorded the album at hip hop producer Marley Marl's home studio and Power Play Studios in New York City, following Rakim's response to Eric B.'s search for a rapper to complement his disc jockey work in 1985. The album peaked at number fifty-eight on the Billboard 200 chart, number eight on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and produced five singles: "Eric B. Is President", "I Ain't No Joke", "I Know You Got Soul", "Move the Crowd", and "Paid in Full".

Reception

In a contemporary review for The Washington Post, Mark Jenkins highlighted the single "Eric B. Is President" but was unimpressed by the rest of Paid in Full: "Its beats are monotonous, and the attempts to take 'jazz and the quiet storm' and 'convert into hip-hop form' fall flat." Robert Christgau from The Village Voice said it has "four groundbreaking masterworks" in "I Ain't No Joke", "I Know You Got Soul", "Paid in Full", and "Eric B. Is President", but was less enthusiastic about the other six songs: "They're pure, innovative, in-your-face—no doubt. But they're also turntablism with spoken decoration, of small use to anyone who hasn't internalized the 'real' hip hop aesthetic." In the newspaper's annual Pazz & Jop critics poll, it was named the 27th best album of 1987.

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[DISCUSSION] LL Cool J - Bigger and Deffer (One Year Later)

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Bigger and Deffer (abbreviated as BAD on the album cover) is the second studio album by American rapper LL Cool J, released on May 29, 1987 by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records. It features the first commercially successful "rap ballad", "I Need Love". It also contains the single "Go Cut Creator Go", which paid homage to his DJ, and the breakthrough single in the UK, "I'm Bad". With over two million copies sold in the United States alone, it stands as one of LL Cool J's biggest career albums.

Background

The cover photo was taken in front of Andrew Jackson High School in Queens (which LL Cool J attended before dropping out in the 10th or 11th grade), and the back cover was shot in his grandmother's basement (his residence at the time). Both images were shot by Glen E. Friedman. LL Cool J wants to let everyone know he's bad

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Wow! I'm Bad is going to be a great song for the summer. This is gonna bump on the tape deck.

I really liked Radio two years ago, so I'm excited to see what he can do with this. I doubt he can top Rock the Bells.

I Need Love is smooth as hell.

had to pick this up after my classes today. this is gonna be radical.

LL Cool J beat the sophomore slump!

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[FRESH VIDEO] Freddie Gibbs - Big Boss Rabbit

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[FRESH] BROCKHAMPTON - COUNT ON ME

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Crazy youtube video I just found with only 181 views showing that Naughty by Nature probably really did steal the beat for "O.P.P.".

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I went on a bit of a Wikipedia hip hop binge last night and came across a rapper/producer named Tony D that died a couple years ago. He was apparently a pretty big deal in the late 80s New Jersey hip hop scene, and claimed for years that Naughty by Nature jacked the "O.P.P." beat from him. The group pretty much disparaged the dude in rare interviews where they were asked about it, but Tony pretty much stuck with his story to the grave. That they heard his instrumental album from 1988, and jacked it for use on O.P.P.

It took me a long time to dig it up but I found it. The song is called "Adam's Nightmare" and can be heard here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo5_K6EGtPQ

The beat starts at 24:44.

Now I'd be the first to admit there's a lot of artists who use the same samples as others (remember the Onyx and AZ controversy with the "Welcome Back Kotter" sample?) but I gotta say, this is pretty damning. It's...the same exact beat, with the same exact samples used in the same exact unique ways (especially the lyrical vocal samples).

The fact that Tony D was from the same area as NbN and his instrumental album came out a good 3 years before OPP, and it makes it incredibly likely to me that they heard this beat and straight up jacked the dude's production for their own.

Just wondering what everyone else thinks. I think Naughty are an extremely talented group and I'm not trying to shit on their legacy, but I do feel bad that this dude essentially got fucked out of any recognition for what a great beatmaker he was. I also didn't like the way Vin and KayGee came off in an interview when asked about it. They were genuinely assholes about it, while Tony D was always really diplomatic about the whole thing.

Thoughts after hearing the beat I linked?

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[FRESH] Pi'erre Bourne - 4U

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Does the Beastie Boys prove that white people can rap?

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The Beastie Boys released Licensed to Ill a few years ago in '86 and it has created an immediate impact in the rap community. By taking the classic soulful style of hip-hop and creating a more rock style allows for rock fans to find the appeal in hip-hop music. Their debut album went up to #1 in the Billboard 200 and included hits like No Sleep till Brooklyn, Girls, Fight for Your Right, Paul Revere, and Brass Monkey. They also got support from Rick Rubin who's worked with LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Geto Boys, and Run-DMC. He is also a leading force in popularizing hip-hop music and creating a more mainstream community around hip-hop. Only time will tell when they release more projects with their sophomore album. I'm excited to see what they can do!

Do you think that people like the Beastie Boys can prove that hip-hop can made by anyone? Do you think rap rock is a viable part of the genre too?

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[FRESH] Yasuke Official Trailer - Flying Lotus scored anime with Lakeith Stanfield voicing main character

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[FRESH ALBUM] Lil Tjay - “Destined 2 Win”

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TRACKLIST:

  1. "Destined 2 Win"
  2. "Born 2 Be Great"
  3. "Calling My Phone (feat. 6LACK)"
  4. "What You Wanna Do"
  5. "Hood Rich"
  6. "Oh Well"
  7. "Headshot (feat. Polo G & Fivio Foreign)"
  8. "Gang Gang"
  9. "Go Crazy"
  10. "Irregular Love"
  11. "Move (feat. Saweetie & Tyga)"
  12. "Slow Down"
  13. "Love Hurts (feat. Toosii)"
  14. "Run It Up (feat. Offset & Moneybagg Yo)"
  15. "Part of the Plan"
  16. "No Cap"
  17. "Life Changed"
  18. "Nuf Said"
  19. "Losses (Bonus)"
  20. "Move On (Bonus)"
  21. "None of Your Love (Bonus)"

Apple Music

Spotify

Amazon Music

TIDAL

DEEZER

YouTube Music

SoundCloud

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[FRESH] 42 Dugg - 4 Da Gang ft. Roddy Ricch

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[FRESH ALBUM] AG Club - Fuck Your Expectations PT. 1

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[FRESH ALBUM] DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - He’s the DJ, I’m The Rapper

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Surprised there wasn't a thread on this yet! I'm halfway through spinning Side A and this is funky as hell! Definitely run over to your record store and pick up a copy. Album of the year material here.

TRACKLIST:

Side A:

  1. A Nightmare On My Street
  2. Here We Go Again
  3. Brand New Funk
  4. Time To Chill
  5. Charlie Mack (First Out Of The Limo)

Side B:

  1. As We Go

  2. Parents Just Don't Understand

  3. Pump Up The Bass

  4. Lets Get Busy, Baby

  5. Another Special Announcement

Side C:

  1. Live At The Union Square (November 1986)

  2. D.J. On The Wheels

  3. My Buddy

  4. Rhythm Trax-House Party Style

Side D:

  1. He's the D.J., I'm the Rapper

  2. Hip-Hop Dancers Theme

  3. Jazzy's In The House

  4. Human Video Game

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[FRESH] Kenny Mason - Rih

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[FRESH ALBUM] Mello Music Group - Bushido

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[FRESH] Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic - Leave The Door Open (Live)

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[FRESH ALBUM] Jasiah - War

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APPLE MUSIC | SPOTIFY | TIDAL | YOUTUBE MUSIC | DEEZER | SOUNDCLOUD

TRACKLIST

  1. Zit (feat. Pouya)
  2. Break Shit
  3. In N Out (feat. TheHxliday & Rico Nasty)
  4. Spit
  5. Surfs Up
  6. Unintelligible (feat. nascar aloe)
  7. Crisis
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[FRESH] Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause

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Daily Discussion Thread 01/01/1988

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Happy New Year everyone! Hope 1988 is even better than 1987 for all of you!

Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

This thread is for:

  • objective questions with right/wrong answers (e.g. "Does anyone know what is happening with MIXTAPE?", "What is the sample in SONG?")
  • general hip-hop discussion
  • meta posts...e.g. ideas for the sub

Do not create a separate self post for these types of discussions outside of this thread - if you do, your post will be removed, as stated in the guidelines.

Weekly/Monthly Threads

Other ways to interact

There are a number of other ways to interact with other members of HHH:

New to /r/hiphopheads or hip-hop in general?

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[SHOTS FIRED] Boogie Down Productions - The Bridge Is Over

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[FRESH] Big Daddy Kane – Ain't No Half-Steppin'

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[FRESH] FXXXXY - Yeah Kool (feat. Lil Uzi Vert)

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[FRESH] Sosmula - Vanilla Sky

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[FRESH] Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go

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[FRESH] Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road to the Riches

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[FRESH] Run DMC- Rock Box

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[FRESH VIDEO] Nas - EPMD

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What have you been listening to this week? / Last.fm thread - March 31, 2021 - HipHop

What have you been listening to this week? / Last.fm thread - March 31, 2021 - HipHop

What have you been listening to this week? / Last.fm thread - March 31, 2021

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This is the weekly thread to share what you've been listening to recently and/or post 3x3 collages. Make sure to write some shit about what you listened to in order encourage discussion.

To make 3x3s:

Import from Last.fm:

Make yours manually:

Make sure to re-upload your picture on a site like Imgur, otherwise the 3x3 posts change.

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[DISCUSSION] Joyner Lucas - ADHD (One Year Later)

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ADHD is the debut studio album by American rapper Joyner Lucas. It was released on March 27, 2020, by his self-owned label, Twenty Nine Music Group.[2] The album features 4 skits with music created for the album by Leo Son. The album features guest appearances by Logic, Young Thug, Chris Brown, Timbaland, Fabolous, and King OSF and production from Boi-1da, Timbaland, Highself, Jahaan Sweet, Illmind, Bregma among others

Background

The album was announced on October 12, 2018. Lucas has stated that his childhood diagnosis with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder was the inspiration for the album.

When I was a kid I was diagnosed with 'ADHD'.. they said I was aggressive, fidgety, hyperactive, impulsive, etc... they tried to put me on meds. Everyone around me including my own parents made me feel like I wasn't normal. I had to constantly see a doctor who made me take tests and all that. They separated me from the regular kids in school and put me in these classes away from everyone [...] Creating music was and always has been my only therapy. It's the only way I ever knew how to express myself. I was tired of being cut off every time I spoke or had a opinion.. I figured if I made music then you would have no choice but to listen to me and hear me out [...] The kid with 'ADHD' did it.

Top Comments in Fresh Thread

Hell ya cant wait to listen to 3 new tracks!

Currently listening rn and I will say the album flows well, but it's really hard not skipping songs knowing you've heard them a good year ago.

Isis still my favorite

Honestly I'm just happy this is done so I can start looking forward to his next album for real this time

508 will always give me hope

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I was barely able to get through one full listen of this album - and not because it's like one of the worst albums I've ever heard, there are a few moments (namely Will, that's a genuinely great song), on this thing, but mostly because I was just in awe of how far he's fallen since his 508 tape. Don't get me wrong that wasn't a masterpiece, but it was a very good, maybe even great project that, at the time, had me excited to see what Joyner would do in the future. Instead, Joyner's trajectory seems to be that of a submarine.

edit: "if not liking joyner lucas makes you gay, call me gay" line of the year from fantano there lmfao

Can I just say how dumb it is that Joyner dissed R. Kelly on one song but then features Chris Brown on another. For all his attempts at making socially conscious music it's clear that he isn't fully committed to it in a lot of respects.

Unless somehow being hypocritical about such things was supposed to tie into the ADHD concept, but I think even his biggest fans wouldn't buy into that excuse at all.

Edit: This spawned the fucking funniest comment thread I've seen in a long time.

Releasing so many singles off the album definitely ruined the hype and made it feel more bland than it actually is. We were all expecting this though. It's not a great debut album release but there's some good tracks on it. ISIS is still a banger and Will had a good video to take the concept of the track to another level, as well as it being a good tribute song to an idol.

The album title wasn't really explored and the skits didn't really do much to support it either.

I've seen a few of the 'lyrical miracle' and 'he just rhymes words for punchlines and raps fast' opinions/jokes which is odd for this. If anything he's toned that down too much to the point where a load of the tracks are just bland with no substance, whereas in older projects he'd have better concepts, more unique flows and more thoughtful rhyming schemes. Needs to find the balance.

Hoping he learns and pulls it back in his next album, but don't want him going down the Logic route of releasing bangers on a mixtape then releasing a garbage album where a concept is more relevant. He's a talented artist but in my opinion he's barely been using half of that as of late.

Ross Capicchioni was the first song I was introduced to. This has been a massive disappointment when seeing what he used to put out.

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Pharrell Williams says cousin was shot, killed by police during Virginia Beach violence

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Brockhampton reveals album cover and tracklist for ROADRUNNER

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https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1377306719873757187?s=20

Tracklist:

  1. BUZZCUT (feat. Danny Brown)
  2. CHAIN ON (feat. JPEGMAFIA)
  3. COUNT ON ME
  4. BANKROLL (feat. A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg)
  5. THE LIGHT
  6. WINDOWS (feat. SOGONE SOFLEX)
  7. I'LL TAKE YOU ON (feat. Charlie Wilson)
  8. OLD NEWS (feat. Baird)
  9. WHAT'S THE OCCASION?
  10. WHEN I BALL
  11. DON'T SHOOT UP THE PARTY
  12. DEAR LORD
  13. THE LIGHT PT. II

This tracklist has me PUMPED. What do you guys think?

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Kevin Abstract says the last 2 BROCKHAMPTON albums will be released this year

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https://twitter.com/kevinabstract/status/1377326430141382657

" 2 brockhampton albums in 2021 - these will be our last"

- kevin abstract (@kevinabstract)

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CONGRATS TO MY WU BROTHER "STREET LIFE" & "METHOD MAN" #SQUADUP IS THE YANKEES TEAM SONG FOR 2021. WINGS UP - DINI

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Pusha T - Trouble on My Mind ft. Tyler, the Creator

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The Lost Art of Album Rollouts

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[DISCUSSION] Conway the Machine & The Alchemist - LULU (One Year Later)

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crazy how alchemist is working with teejayx6 one day and Conway the next

This is the first Griselda project this year, right? Place your bets here, how many are we getting in 2020? I predict 7 or 8.

Also this shit is fantastic, Conway sounds amazing over amazing Alchemist beats, surprise.

His flow on Calvin is crazy

4 songs in and surprisingly enough the beats are great and the rapping is great. Who wouldve thought that Alchemist and a griselda member could make great music?

Edit: They Got Sonny is just simply amazing

Edit 2: Yeah this is just a solid ass project. Cant wait for Conway's Shady album

Conway's rapping on Calvin kinda caught me off guard but I liked it. And Gold BBS'S is gonna be bumping out the trunk HARD when we can finally leave the house. Alchemist maintaining his presence as usual. This project lived up to my expectations.

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[DISCUSSION] Knxwledge - 1988 (One Year Later)

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Top Comments in Release Thread

y'all act like this man doesn't drop 50 projects a year that sounds this good lol

Knxwledge once again proves that he's one of the best producers and samplers of this generation. Man is in a league of his own and that Nxworries teaser is just icing on the fucking cake. I hope people don't sleep on this release because this is really great so far.

anyone who doesn't listen to knx, listen to track 15. still knocks me out every time years later. nice to have an extended version, although i kinda like the mix on the original version better (this one's "cleaner"). that synth tho...

i'm crying dude. this man is a monster.

Knxwledge always drops heat

itkanbe[sonice] (feat. Anderson .Paak & NxWorries)

Yes Lawd!

Hud Dreems is one of my most played albums ever (my last.fm has it at #10 all time). I must have played it three or four times back to back when it dropped. To say this was my most anticipated album of the last few years would be an understatement.

I'm laying in bed wishing I could just get up and let it loop, but alas, work calls in the morning.

Love how the track titles fit together and form a calming message for the listener.

This is all I'm listening to tomorrow. Can't fucking wait.

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James Blake - Mile High (feat. Travis Scott & Metro Boomin)

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Chief Keef - Can You Be My Friend

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[FRESH VIDEO] Westside Gunn - Julia Lang

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Navy Blue Needs to Get a Few Things Off His Chest

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Drake - Sweeterman

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Gang Starr - You Know My Steez (Live) (1998)

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Mustafa announces debut project "When Smoke Rises" coming out May 28 and featuring Sampha, James Blake, Frank Dukes

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source

When Smoke Rises is the sonic embodiment of Mustafa's radical vulnerability and self-awareness. Produced alongside James Blake and Frank Dukes and released under his own imprint Regent Park Songs, the artist's eight-track debut is an exercise in honesty, as the artist confronts feelings of grief, sorrow and sadness that he still navigates due to the loss and death of loved ones at the hands of gun violence.

The album acts as both an acknowledgment of his journey as well as a stop to reckon what was lost. Many people are familiar with the stylings of his peers who hail from the community like Safe, but through his atmospheric and moody songs, Mustafa is texturizing what sounds are able to come out of the space he calls home. Inspired by the composition of Joni Mitchell's music, he pairs grit and comfort in "Air Forces". Taking a page out of Leonard Cohen's book, Mustafa glides across chords with soul-baring lyrics about his lived realities.

Tracklist:

  1. Stay Alive
  2. Air Forces
  3. Separate
  4. The Hearse
  5. Capo (ft. Sampha)
  6. Ali
  7. What About Heaven
  8. Come Back
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[FRESH] Lil Gotit - Toosie

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[FRESH] Westside Gunn- TV Boy

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Episode 1 of El-P on Open Mike Eagle's Podcast "What Had Happened Was" is out now.

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Daily Discussion Thread 03/31/2021

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Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

This thread is for:

  • objective questions with right/wrong answers (e.g. "Does anyone know what is happening with MIXTAPE?", "What is the sample in SONG?")
  • general hip-hop discussion
  • meta posts...e.g. ideas for the sub

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[FRESH] Lil Tjay - Born 2 Be Great

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Is the Deluxe Album Trend Bad For Music?

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Pitchfork reviews Haram by Armand Hammer & The Alchemist: "...ELUCID and billy woods drag postcolonial wounds onto the examination table. They don't just embrace the darkness; they wear it as a protective cloak."

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[Fresh Video] Young Dolph + Key Glock - Dummest & The Dummest

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