I don't know if it's a coincidence or Eminem fired a sound engineer who's exacting revenge by leaking all his unreleased material over the past few years, but in just the past two weeks we've been hit with an onslaught of new material from Mr. Mathers. Take "Fly Away" and "Oh No", add in brand new leak "Things Get Worse" featuring B.o.B., and you basically have an EP. See more...
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I know I get accused of rampant homerism every time I post a track from a Boston artist, but this new REKS is so damn dope I don't care. Yeah, that's right, I give preferential treatment to rappers from the city of birth. So what? Go ahead and tell me this new "Why Cry" isn't dope. Go ahead, I'll wait. Listen and download...
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After years of legal wrangling with their label, Chuck Inglish and Mikey Rocks are finally gearing up to drop their long-awaited "When Fish Ride Bicycles" and their first official offering is the crunching "Bundle Up". Featuring another trademark retro, stripped-down beat from Inglish, this is definitely one of those love it or hate it tracks. But I guarantee those loving it will be cranking the volume way up. Listen and download...
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About four weeks ago something happened that could permanently alter the course of human history and erupt in total global war. Most of us in the Western world were kept in the dark about it and still, four weeks later, are unaware of what has developed over the past month. On January 27th, 2011 an American by the name of Raymond Allen Davis was arrested in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. See more...
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This one really isn't complicated. If you were feeling Emilio Rojas' last project, "Life Without Shame", but you'd rather live in a world where DJ Green Lantern didn't yell all over your music, today is your lucky day. The NYC up-and-comer has teamed up with the mothership to release a clean, no-tag version of the original dopeness. Listen and download...
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The truth is, money is hard to come by in the music biz, especially if you keep your career confined to the studio. The key to making serious money lies in well-chosen business ventures. Sponsorship is the topic today and, oh boy, is it part of the game – about just as much as rapping is. See more...
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Who's Wax? He's a dope emcee who enjoys drinking, writing music about drinking and, in his spare time, creating a "Wax Weekly" video series that's earned well over a million views. (Oh, and he's on the verge of blowing too.) Since RefinedHype's also been known to enjoy booze and hip-hop we decided it was only right that we partnered with Wax to bring you the story of an artist on
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I was going to start off this post with some sort of "that title's actually a reference to the rappers involved running speed" but I have too much respect for the hip-hop legends (and Rick Ross) involved to do something so corny. Instead let's just get right into the new music that is Raekwon, Ricky Rozay and Ghostface Killah spitting over "Molasses". Listen and download...
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We're both hip-hop nerds. We were both fascinated by that Big Pun "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It (Remix)". We're brothers in hype. It was only natural that RefinedHype linked up with The Hypemen (a.k.a. the good folks behind ItsTheReal.com and Jensen Karp) to become the official download source for their podcast series. We now present to you episode twenty-eight featuring Rappers Looking Like Magicians creator Dave Segal. Listen and download...
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If I'm known for anything it's breaking things down to a ridiculous level. Hell, I wrote a 1,000 word treatise on XLL's new Freshman list this morning. Which is maybe why I'm so tired this afternoon. So instead of popping pills like Jessie on that one "Saved By the Bell" episode, I'm just going to be lazy on this new XV cut, "Finally Home". Cool? Listen and download...
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