The TDE member next in line stops by the Boombox for a freestyle. His lazy tone and delivery betray the mic skills for sure but that’s Soul-O at his best, confusing his supporters by delaying his greatness. Check the freestyle after the jump.
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How do you tell who is going to be massively and unabashedly successful? Can you see their desire? Or hear it? Kanye West, in comparison to his fully formed self, has never been the Kanye we know. The one we know has always been forming in moments like this, when nobody really cared he was there and he came to understand that as a mistake of their existence by proving em wrong. He catches a little Nasty Nas flow too, it’s fun. Watch his impressive freestyle after the jump.
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Whatever this new project turns out to be from Casey Veggies, it will play well in the party-bro frat houses. It has a trace of the strip club snap-and-drop and some of Yay area funk that pries it out of the obscene. Listen to “Backflip” after the jump.
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There’s nothing to let you know a rapper’s getting money like when he tells you where he’s getting money. Migos is getting money out in England, so those Euros are stacking. This Migos-style track tenderly considers the responsibility that comes with ascent and success. Out in London though. Listen after the jump.
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Kevin Gates is showing a real knack for doing trap music duos, trading bars with any one of any style, and stealing the show. This Bibby track is another example. Listen after the jump.
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Off Cam’s First Of The Month Vol. 2, this is his joint with Nicki. You’d think with their senses of humor and penchant for pink, we might see more work from this duo. Although the video isn’t fancy, there’s bluster to go around, and the simplicity of the visuals give room for Cam and Nicki’s color. It’s also not a bad song, though we wish Fabolous had made it ten years earlier. Watch after the jump.
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The Hip-Hop Fellowship is the feature-length doc about 9th Wonder’s tenure at Harvard as a visiting professor. In this interview, producer Young Guru explains his encounters with Yeezy. Key quote: “At that moment, I knew he was ready. And he’s about to change this whole thing.” Watch after the jump.
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He dedicated this to the “glue that holds the sports world together” before telling Skylar Diggins that he’d be one for her. Ladies and gentleman, Drake’s “Side Pieces.” Click through the jump for video.
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Drake blessed the ESPYs with a special song for the runners up. This parody seems especially cruel coming from a frontrunner who sings about losing out all the time. It works though, because Drake is made for musical theater, and scarcely too serious to poke fun at himself as a singer. Video after the jump.
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The Underachievers give this tour snapshot to their fans, making the rounds with the Indigoism tape. They steam their way through turbo-charged lines and party turmoil while building their funk metropolis. Video after the jump.
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As the heady half of the SaveMoney crew, Vic Mensa has been going all the way left of expectation for his first project. It’s like 2009 Asher Roth on speedballs and Illmatic repeats. He has the frat boy fervor and the backpacker urgency and just enough R&B melody to make rhymes palatable. The new video after the jump.
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The Swedish swagger jack has multiplied his influence in recent months, getting a write-up in the NY Times and lots of buzz for his videos. His latest single after the jump.
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iHipHop recently sat down with the Miami-by-the-way-of-the-Bronx rapper, YNG in New York to discuss an array of topics. Read More
The Brooklyn sensation Bobby Shmurda created the Shmoney Dance and everyone’s doing it. Flatbush bred this charismatic performer and his appearances hint he’s ready for more acclaim and soon. Watch the full interview after the jump.
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