The last notes of Jarren Benton and SMKA's joint project have barely faded in my headphones, but as long as SMKA's not resting, I won't either. The Atlanta production crew has now linked up with RefinedHype favorite and My City vet Young Scolla for a collaborative album, and to celebrate the gang's released "Built For It". Listen and download....
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What the hell is a "Sun Doobie"? I have no idea, but after filling today's Lupe and Kendrick posts with questions I'm done thinking. Instead, I'm just going to turn the volume on this Mr. Porter beat way up and listen to Budden, Ortiz, Royca and Crooked destroy a mic like Black Griffin destroys rims. Listen and download...
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It's been a minute since I've done a "Video Wrap", but since everyone's going to be talking about this new balls crazy "S&M" video from Rihanna, and there's a couple other interesting flicks floating around, I thought I'd throw together an abbreviated version. Let's be honest, you probably won't make it past Rihanna whipping Perez Hilton in a dog collar anyway. See more...
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I think the headline pretty accurately reflects the first thing that went through all our minds when we heard that west coast lyricist and Dr. Dre co-signed rapper Kendrick Lamar had a new joint, "Vanity Slave (Pt. 2)", featuring none other than the ice cream cone man himself, Gucci Mane. What the f**k is going on here? Listen and download...
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Having just dealt some potent "Audio Crack", this week finds Jones delving into his narrative lyricism skills, delving into the very serious consequences of love, and love gone seriously, seriously wrong. With a soul sampled beat from OmariMC providing the pace, all Andrews needs is one heart, one shot, one love. Listen and download...
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Everyone's favorite, and I do mean favorite, RefinedHype series, "Mystery Booty of the Week (MBOW)" is back. Is the series a shameless and sexist way to keep your eyeballs glued to RefinedHype? You bet it is. Do I hear any complaints? Yeah, that's what I thought. You know I had to start of 2011 with some truly epic booty, right?
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I haven't been this confused since I stumbled across that "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" show. (Seriously, how the f**k do you not know you were pregnant.) When I saw that Lupe Fiasco has a new single titled "Words That I Never Said", produced and written by recent hitmakers Alex da Kid and Skylar Grey I thought Lupe was compromising with Atlantic and finally putting out the radio hit. Listen and download....
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I know, I know, not another weekly series. While I'm as tired of WhatEverTheFuckYourNameIs Thursdays as anyone, The Kidz in the Hall have made too much dope music not to be given the benefit of the doubt, and weekly series or not, their new joint 'I Pledge Allegiance to the Dope". Listen and download...
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As a signee to Jay’s Roc Nation and part of hip-hop’s newest freshman class, J. Cole couldn’t miss. When his first official single “Who Dat?” -- a bombastic, clap-ridden, horn-filled banger co-produced by Cole himself -- dropped in April 2010 to Internet acclaim, things looked even better. But wait. What was that at the 2:27 mark? See more....
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Lord knows the 50th state in our union doesn't get a lot of shine on the national stage, but after years of anticipation and countless hours in the studio, Hawaii’s own Fortilive (!llmind, Mushmouf & Slo-Mo) have hooked up with the mothership to bring fans their debut full-length, "I vs. I". The highly-anticipated project features 15 tracks’ worth of original material from the up-and-coming trio. Listen and download...
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