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Primo and Royce keep on teasing us
DJ Premier and Royce Da 5’9″ have released an extended version of the teaser for their collaboration project PRhyme. This time we get a phoney interview, extended vocals of the track U Looz, and more...
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Album Review: Why RTJ2 is the Godfather Part II of hip-hop
That old line about how movie sequels rarely live up to the original has always applied to music too. The so-called sophomore jinx has ruined the career of many an artist, never quite hitting the same...
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Album Review: Blasphemy – a record of two halves from Ras Kass & Apollo Brown
Ah, Ras Kass. He started off so well with his first solo records, the Golden State Warriors projects and all those other great features. Then came all the legal drama, and those promising albums that...
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Watch: Snoop Dogg interviewing DJ Premier
Snoop Dogg’s online TV show is usually too smoked out and crazy for us, but on the latest episode his guest is the one and only DJ Premier. It starts off with Snoop paying homage to the early Gang...
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Listen to a Time is Illmatic mix from Pete Rock
Time is Illmatic is showing in cinemas around the world right now, and to celebrate, Pete Rock has blessed up with a new Nas mixtape. As the producer of one of the classic album’s finest tracks (The...
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Nas previews new J Dilla track at Run the Jewels press event
Just when we thought the hype around Run the Jewels 2 couldn’t get any hyper, a special press conference in New York City last night took the situation into overdrive. El-P and Killer Mike were joined...
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Watch Pyramid Vritra on Rhythm Roulette
Rhythm Roulette is one of the best hip-hop video series we’ve ever seen, and we can’t get enough of the rush of new episodes that have arrived in the past few weeks. The latest producer to don the...
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Elmo and Ice Cube: Together at last
You’re a fool if you think Elmo is just for the kids. The furry red monster has been meeting the biggest names in showbiz and music for decades, and each time the writers and puppeteers make things...
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Why we miss the classic hip-hop breakdown
Hip-hop production has changed and evolved many times since the late 80s, swaying back and forth between old styles and futuristic ones. The basics don’t change much though, with most tracks roughly...
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Listen to a new PRhyme track from Primo and Royce Da 5’9″
Its been a good few weeks for us DJ Premier heads. A crazy interview with Snoop Dogg, where he dropped teasers about that future Nas album, new music from M.O.P. coming soon, and of course, PRhyme, his...
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Elaquent –‘Vices’
Talented beatmaker Elaquent has new music coming soon on the mighty Mello Music Group. Here’s a taste. The post Elaquent – ‘Vices’ appeared first on Grown Up Rap.
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