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  Jay Electronica, Rap Game Lamar Odom?

  Posted by Nathan S. on 08/19/13 |
  Filed under Top Stories, Opinion, Sports, Rap Game

  I was clearly created by sweet baby jesus to compare rappers and basketball players, and it's not a duty I take lightly. So as the next in my Rap Game series, I thought we'd take a look at surprisingly overlapping venn diagram that is See more...

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  Joe Budden’s “Lost Control (Kendrick Response)”: The Best (And Last?) Of The “Control” Responses

  Posted by Lucas Garrison on 08/19/13 |
  Filed under Joe Budden

  Maybe it will take longer (and won’t be through direct shots), but at this point, although still early, I am starting to believe that we wont hear anyone who “matters” go at Kendrick. With that in mind, I think we should declare Joe Budden’s “Lost Control (Kendrick Response)”the best,and last, “Control” response and call it a day.See more...

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  Fails of the Week: The Harriet Tubman Sextape, Budden’s (Non) “Control” Response & More

  Posted by Nathan S. on 08/17/13 |
  Filed under Humor, Fails of the Week, Fails

  For the latest edition of "Fails of the Week" (aka your favorite running column that doesn't involve random hot girls I tackle Russell Simmon's Harriet Tubman sextape, Drake's beef victory, Budden's "Control" flop and more. See more...

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  This Week in General Awesomeness: Comic “Control” Responses, Danny Brown’s “Old” & Boobs

  Posted by Nathan S. on 08/16/13 |
  Filed under Top Stories, Humor, General Awesomeness

  As a balance to the ever popular "Fails of the Week", below is some of the best the world has to offer in the form of a complete "Control" response run down, Danny Brown's vintage documentary, and of course, boobs.See more...

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  This Week in Hype: The Combat Jack Special Edition

  Posted by Nathan S. on 08/16/13 |
  Filed under Downloads, Podcasts, This Week in Hype, Combat Jack

  For this special edition, I bring on the king of hip-hop podcasts, Combat Jack>, to talk about hip-hop's ability to cross racial lines, Combat's first rap memories before anyone even knew what "rap" was, whether Busta Rhymes has fallen off and much more.See more...

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  Whats The Verdict On A$AP Ferg’s “Trap Lord”?

  Posted by Lucas Garrison on 08/16/13 |
  Filed under Streams, RH Nation Answers, Debates, ASAP Mob, ASAP Ferg

  As RefinedHype-ers Yeeeaaah! and Zak Tobes pointed out, I was forgetting about A$AP Ferg’s album, Trap Lord, which is also set for an August 20 release and like the other two projects, was also made available for stream. Well, ask and you shall receive.See more...

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  Enjoy (& Be Perplexed By) Childish Gambino’s “Clapping For The Wrong Reasons”

  Posted by Lucas Garrison on 08/16/13 |
  Filed under Videos, Childish Gambino

  Childish Gambino released a mysterious trailer for his short-film entitled, Clapping For The Wrong Reasons.Well just a few short weeks later, Gambino (A.K.A Donald Glover) released the full mini-film. While dope, it probably will still leave you with that same “what the f**k” feeling as the trailer did.
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  The Stream of Earl Sweatshirt’s “Doris” is Here, Now What?

  Posted by Lucas Garrison on 08/15/13 |
  Filed under Earl Sweatshirt, Odd Future, Streams, RH Nation Answers

  Remember way back in June when everyone was so focused on the 18th, only to have the three albums leak a week or so in advance? Well, while definitely not on the same scale, August 20th was still looking like a pretty good day in hip-hop, until it got pushed up to today. See more...

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  The Heartbreaking Texting & Driving Documentary That Made Me a Better Man

  Posted by Nathan S. on 08/15/13 |
  Filed under Opinion

  Right now this documentary feels like the thing that will finally, truly, kill my texting while driving habit. How could I look at Zavier's mother and tell her I paralyzed her son because of an internet joke?See more...

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  Eminem & The Grateful Dead?!? Eminem & The Grateful Dead: “Cleanin’ Out The Mountain”

  Posted by Lucas Garrison on 08/15/13 |
  Filed under Videos, Eminem, General Awesomeness, Mash-up

  I have to admit a Grateful Dead hip-hop mashup is something I never thought I would hear; hell, I didn’t even think about it because they are so far apart on the musical spectrum. Luckily, Nastee of 4word Productions not only thought about it but created a whole album of Grateful Dead hip-hop mash-upsSee more...

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  Here’s Miley Cyrus’ Smokin, Twerkin, Crotch Grabbin, Rap Music Photoshoot

  Posted by Nathan S. on 08/15/13 |
  Filed under Girls, Miley Cyrus

  This is about that one time Miley Cryus did a photoshoot with Terry Richardson because, let's face it, who doesn't want to watch a good girl gone bad, especially one who was Disney-level good.See more...

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  UPDATE: The 4th #NoRapHour Happened, Here’s the Best Of

  Posted by Nathan S. on 08/15/13 |
  Filed under NoRapHour

  A few weeks ago I kicked off the first #NoRapHour listening session, and it was pretty f**king awesome; it was the closest thing I've ever felt on the interwebs to hanging out with a homie and just sharing music for music's sake. So you know I had to bring it back. See more...