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7 Dope Underground Rappers You (Probably) Haven’t Heard Of Vol. V
Posted by Alec Zisi on 05/20/14 |
Filed under Top Stories, Opinion, Rap Nerdery, Underground RappersI’m back with another batch of dope emcee’s you (probably) haven’t heard of. With everything from forgotten '90s female emcees to modern day gangster rap, there should be something for everyone in this group of hip-hop artists.See more...
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Absurdly Detailed Investigations: Rappers With the Largest Vocabularies
Posted by Nathan S. on 05/05/14 |
Filed under Top Stories, Opinion, Rap Nerdery, Absurdly Detailed InvestigationsThankfully though, Matthew Daniels is both a rap nerd and an actual nerd, and he's decided to put his talents to good use by breaking down hip-hop's wordiest rappers. Well done sir, well done. RefinedHype Nation salutes you. See more...
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5 Dope Underground Hip-Hop Albums You (Probably) Haven’t Heard Of
Posted by Alec Zisi on 04/17/14 |
Filed under Opinion, Rap Nerdery, Underground RappersHere are five more dope underground albums that I've discovered after too many hours on YouTube over the years, some old and some new. Each of these artists know how to make dope music straight from the underground. See more...
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Awesome ‘90s Rap Soundtracks: “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai ” Edition
Posted by Max Weinstein on 02/27/14 |
Filed under Opinion, Rap Nerdery, Wu Tang Clan, 90s SoundtracksThe incredible thing about Wu-Tang is that in a group with nine members, their affiliates were almost endless. Countless solo albums, compilations, and spin-offs make the Wu-Tang vaults rich for exploration, and ‘Ghost Dog: Way Of The Samurai’ falls under that category.See more...
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Forgotten Classics: Eightball & MJG’s “On Top Of The World”
Posted by Max Weinstein on 02/25/14 |
Filed under Opinion, Rap Nerdery, Forgotten ClassicsIf you only started listening to rap after the year 2000, you might not be familiar with Premro Smith and Marlon Jermaine Goodwin beyond their feature on “Stay Fly” or their single, “You Don’t Want Drama,” from their 2004 album Living Legends. See more...
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Awesome ‘90s Rap Soundtracks: The “Friday” Edition
Posted by Max Weinstein on 02/20/14 |
Filed under Opinion, Rap Nerdery, 90s SoundtracksThe Friday soundtrack is on some other shit. Any collection of music that starts out with an Ice Cube song, a Dr. Dre song, and a Scarface song is already coming correct. See more...
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Forgotten Classics: The Ice Cube “Kill at Will” Edition
Posted by Max Weinstein on 02/18/14 |
Filed under Opinion, Rap Nerdery, Ice Cube, Forgotten ClassicsAsk rap fans on the East Coast who the greatest of all time is, and Ice Cube will rarely come up, if at all. Ask West Coast heads the same question, and it’s shocking if they don’t mention the crazy motherf**ker.See more...
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Awesome ‘90s Rap Soundtracks: The “CB4” Edition
Posted by Max Weinstein on 02/13/14 |
Filed under Opinion, Rap Nerdery, 90s SoundtracksEvery Thursday, we'll now be covering a different 90’s rap soundtrack, and you’ll never know what kind of rarities will pop up. Next up, the hilarious soundtrack to "CB4". See more...
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Forgotten Classics: Kool Keith, Godfather Don & Rhythm X “The Cenobites LP”
Posted by Max Weinstein on 02/11/14 |
Filed under Rap Nerdery, Album Reviews, Forgotten ClassicsEvery Tuesday, we’ll take a look at one of these "Forgotten Classics" albums to help put on those that didn’t know and jog the memory of those that do. What better way to start than the quirky, out of control project between Kool Keith, Godfather Don and Rhythm X, "The Cenobites LP".See more...
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Awesome ‘90s Rap Soundtracks: The “Bulworth” Edition
Posted by Max Weinstein on 02/06/14 |
Filed under Rap Nerdery, 90s SoundtracksEvery Thursday, we'll now be covering a different 90’s rap soundtrack, and you’ll never know what kind of rarities will pop up. First up – the soundtrack to 1998’s "Bulworth".See more...
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The 5 Best Underground Hip-Hop Albums of 2013
Posted by Alec Zisi on 12/16/13 |
Filed under Top Stories, Opinion, Rap Nerdery, Underground RappersWhat's up RefinedHype Nation. It's that time of year to break out the "Best ___ Of 2013" and the boss over here at RefinedHype thought it was only fitting that I give you the best underground projects of the year.See more...
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R.I.P. 5 Pointz: Hip-Hop’s Grafitti Mecca Gets Whitewashed
Posted by Nathan S. on 11/19/13 |
Filed under Style, Rap Nerdery, GraffitiToday is a sad day for hip-hop culture as Queens' 5 Pointz space, quite possibly the largest and best graffiti space in the world, was completely white washed overnight to make way for a $400 million condo development projectSee more...
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