Chicago native, Lupe Fiasco, was born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, and rose to fame in 2006 after his album "Food & Liquor," which coincidentally were the only two things on my New Year's Resolution list. Unlike the majority of bands I feature, Fiasco is no fledgling,...
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Contrary to popular belief, Vic Mensa is not a member of the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world, Mensa. In order to gain access to Mensa, you have to score in the 98th percentile or higher in a supervised IQ test (Stanford-Binet...
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We've covered Run the Jewels a few times, so we all already know how awesome they are. For this track we'll focus on the DJ Shadow aspect of it, since I guess technically it's "his" song. DJ Shadow's Wikipedia page makes a point to let...
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A Bed-stuy Brooklyn native, Leikali47 is an anonymous rapper, currently in favor with Mr. Jay Z himself (he put one of her tracks on his summer playlist). Leikali47 (pronounce Leh-kay-lee) wears a ski mask (following the trend that 21 Pilots and Masked Intruder paved) and...
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I've been looking forward to the day when I could post a new Shad track, and that day came sooner than expected. Niiiice. Honestly, I don't know much (read: anything) about Skratch Bastid. But these beats, especially the old-school scratches (love it!), have left me...
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We've got an exceptional contributor starting soon and I literally can't wait...
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