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Dizzee Rascal, the main man from the big L - D - N!
Domo Genesis - Under The Influence 2
Domo Genesis, member of Odd Future and all round musical cool cat dropped Under The Influence 2 the other day.
Flatbush Zombies + The Underachievers = Clockwork Indigo
Clockwork Indigo, a match made in heaven and a mixtape that kinda blew my mind to be honest.
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That my friends is the artwork for the Wu Tang Clan's album 'A Better Tomorrow'.
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Howdy doodle, it's been a week in hip hop. It's also been a week in real life but we don't care about none of that, just hip hop.
DJ Quik - The Midnight Life
Music is fun, that's the blueprint for The Midnight Life.
Vince Staples - Hell Can Wait
Vince Staples hits you like a shoulder from one of the big boys at lunch time rugby.
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I don't think I've been this excited about writing about stuff before. Why? Because New Zealand's taking over that's why!
Childish Gambino - STN MTN/Kauai
It's pretty hard to stay on the pulse of absolutely everything, so Gambino's new mixtape 'STN MTN/Kauai' hosted by Mr Gangsta Grillz DJ Drama kinda crept up on me.
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For many of us, Biggie Smalls is more a mythical being than a rapper. We never really got a chance to see him perform or anything, but he's still my personal favourite.
Eminem, Marshall, Slim Shady
We live in an interesting age. An age where artists no longer earn the same amount of money (understatement) from record sales as they once did.
A Few Thoughts on The Underachievers 'Cellar Door: Terminus Ut Exordium'
Who are they? The Underachievers, spiritual enlighteners hailing from Flatbush, Brooklyn, The Big Apple.
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We'll kick off this week's Week In Hip Hop in a light hearted manner with some fact finding/correcting memes that have been doing the rounds...
A few thoughts on Ab-Soul's 'These Days...'
Who is he? Hailing from Carson, California, Ab-Soul is from the Top Dawg Entertainment stable. He's probably the guy you'd most listen to if you wanna learn a little something something of if you like hearing some nice wordplay interwoven with strong messages and themes.
Hip de Hop with the Youngins
Ask anyone and mainstream, normal hip hop has fallen by the wayside in the past 10 years. Sure there were lyrical genius underground cats who held the gate against the giants for all the hip hop heads, but after the 80's and 90's we entered the era of the bling.
A few thoughts on Pro Era's 'The Shift'
Who are they? Pro Era are a group of young rappers (and artists) straight from the streets of New York. They're headed by Joey Bada$$ who is definitely the most well known figure but as a group they stand alone as some of the top emcees and producers coming through.
Bob and I
Like many of you I like Bob Marley.
Growing up, we all could belt out a few lines of 'I Shot the Sheriff' or 'No Woman No Cry' and many of us would rock a Bob Marley t-shirt. Most of it was to be cool.
A few thoughts on The Roots' 'And Then You Shoot Your Cousin'
Who are they? Well The Roots are a musical collective fronted by Questlove and Black Thought. Questlove is a genius drummer and Black Thought a pretty darn genius emcee. Over the years they've had comings and goings to their current 8 man roster, with most instruments covered.
A few thoughts on Mac Miller's 'Faces'
Who is he? Mac Miller, the white guy from Pittsburgh who has in the past brought us a few uplifting youthful jams such as 'Nikes on my feet', 'Kool aid and frozen pizza' and 'Donald Trump'.