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  The Rappers You’d Be Most (And Least) Scared to Fight

  Posted by Nathan S. on 05/07/14 |
  Filed under Top Stories, Opinion, Debates

  It's a fantastic piece precisely because it provokes demands that any hip-hop head in the vicinity immediately engage in a heated debate about various rappers' strengths and weaknesses, which is exactly what Lucas and I have been doing for a solid day now. See more...

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  Meet St. Paul and The Broken Bones

  Posted by Lucas G. on 05/06/14 |
  Filed under Non Hip-Hop, Meet, St. Paul and The Broken Bones

  Blogging and listening to music all day every day can be exhausting, so, every so often a blogger needs a vacation; mine was just this past week. So what did I do on my break from listening to music all day? Went to a music festival naturally.See more...

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  From K. Dot to Prof. Macklemore, Your Favorite Rapper’s First Tracks

  Posted by Nathan S. on 05/06/14 |
  Filed under Top Stories, Opinion

  Superstars really have emerged from these humble first posts, and as cliches as it may sound, it really makes you wonder who's next; although I could also do a much longer "what happened to that guy?" version of this.See more...

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  Why I’m Boycotting the 2014 XXL Freshmen List: A Twitter Rant Reminder

  Posted by Nathan S. on 05/05/14 |
  Filed under Top Stories, Opinion, Debates, XXL Freshmen

  I fucking swear, this shit happens every year and it makes me want to kick a fucking puppy. A full two years I explained why I decided to boycott the XXL Freshmen List as matter of principle...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 Investigations

  Thankfully 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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  Good Question Stitches, What ARE You Gonna Do With This Brick in Yo Face?

  Posted by Nathan S. on 05/05/14 |
  Filed under Humor, Opinion, Stitches

  This isn't going to be some article about how Stiches is ruining hip-hop. He'll be gone in a week, but he does raise an interesting query, what ARE you going to do with this brick in yo face? I think you've got three, maybe four, options. See more...

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  Weekly Re-Up: Lil B vs. KD, The White (Not) Chief Keef, Rita Ora (Not) Topless & More

  Posted by Nathan S. on 05/02/14 |
  Filed under Top Stories, Weekly Re-Up, General Awesomeness, Fails

  Listen, it's Friday, we get it. Nobody really wants to do anything that involves using your brain. So the new "Weekly Re-Up" will provide you with both the biggest "Fails" and the most awesome "General Awesomeness". Let's do it...See more...

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  This Week in Hype: Chance’s Anniversary, the Hardest Podcast With Locksmith & More

  Posted by Nathan S. on 05/02/14 |
  Filed under Downloads, This Week in Hype, Podcasts, Locksmith

  This week, I return from my near fatal mild illness to review pretty much every album that dropped over the last two weeks, bring on true RefinedHype Nation member Tino to talk about making a living on the indie grind and much more. See more...

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  Did Future’s “Honest” Album Flop, And Why?

  Posted by Nathan S. on 05/01/14 |
  Filed under Top Stories, Opinion, Future, Sales

  I'm thoroughly confused by the sales of "Honest", and when I'm confused, I turn to RefinedHype Nation. Maybe together we can sort this out. So should we consider "Honest" a flop? And if it did flop, why? WHHYYYY?????See more...

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  The Hypemen Podcast, The Lost Episodes: Just Blaze

  Posted by Nathan S. on 05/01/14 |
  Filed under Downloads, Podcasts, Hypemen, Just Blaze, ItsTheReal, Lost Episodes

  We're talking what Blaze owes the Diplomats + his portrayal in Jay-Z’s movie Fade To Black + early Kanye + Jay Electronica’s next move (which is now his old move) + his falling out with Dame Dash and much more!See more...

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  Drake’s Hardest Verses, Ranked (An Absurdly Detailed Investigation)

  Posted by Lucas G. on 04/30/14 |
  Filed under Top Stories, Drake, Absurdly Detailed Investigations

  Of course there's truth to the idea that Drake's more than dabbled in the art of heartbreak. But is his soft rep really justified? What percentage of his verses could be considered "hard"? See more...

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  NBA Bans Donald Sterling for Least Racist Thing Donald Sterling Has Done

  Posted by Nathan S. on 04/29/14 |
  Filed under Opinion, Sports

  What exactly is Sterling being banned for? What, specifically, is it that prompted Adam Silver to impose the harshest punishment against an owner in league history? See more...

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