Monthly Archives: May 2011

What’s Dre Without Snoop?

May 27, 2011
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com Let’s take a moment to discuss everyone’s favorite album that’s never gonna happen: Detox. At this point I think it’s pretty safe to make these two claims; first, that Detox never will come out. Second, if it does get released, it will suck. Have we all accepted that? Ok now...

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The Elusive Top 5 MCs List

May 24, 2011
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com Recently there have been a lot of lists being released by various sites with famous rappers naming their top 5 MCs of all time. Some specifically asked for names not normally mentioned, others gave us the typical “Big, Pac…” nods, but the most recent list that dropped proved two things;...

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Jamie Sommers – The Illest Female MC That Never Was

May 24, 2011
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Jamie Sommers – The Illest Female MC That Never Was

As seen on The T.R.O.Y. Blog She was famously referenced as having been “trained on the tour bus” and then briefly spit a couple bars to start off one of Ghostface’s most venomous bitch tracks, “Wildflower”, but Jamie Sommers was more than just some hoe the Wu-Tang had plowed through, she was one of...

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Bahamadia – Kollage

May 18, 2011
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Bahamadia – Kollage

As seen on The T.R.O.Y. Blog In the small pond of female MCs, an artist like Bahamadia who has not had to resort to selling  sex appeal, is a rarity. Her unique, soft-spoken yet eloquent words made her debut Kollage an album that is both relaxing and challenging. With a backdrop of all-star production from...

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Is Ignorant Rap Really That New?

May 14, 2011
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com As hip hop has expanded over time we’ve gotten many different sub-genres of the music. From the basic differences between east and west, to the growth of the South we’ve seen how regions create rap music in their own unique ways. We’ve had jazz rap, conscious rap, gangsta rap, club...

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What’s Up With the J. Cole Album?

May 12, 2011
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com J. Cole been on the radar for a minute. A few mixtapes and a couple nice guest appearances and it’s safe to say he’s one of the most anticipated artists of 2011. So how come we don’t have a release date yet for his album? How long is it gonna...

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Slaughterhouse vs. Canibus

May 9, 2011
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com Always one for controversy, Canibus is out of his hip hop cave yet again and he mad as hell yet again, for reasons that no one really understands, yet again. This time the target is Slaughterhouse, specifically Royce Da 5’9” and Joe Budden. After a couple months of bubbling on...

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Nothing Compares To Vinyl

May 3, 2011
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com In honor of DJ Appreciation Month I wanted to address something I’ve been noticing recently in “mixtapes” that these new DJs have been attempting to do, scratch records. While the sound hasn’t been used as much as it previously was, DJs are still cutting back tracks and chopping up lines...

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On The Radar: Aziz

May 2, 2011
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On The Radar: Aziz

As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com Aziz, a young MC from New Hampshire (no really) does an amazing job at bridging the gap between nerd rap and true lyricism. Two parts Kidz In The Hall and one part rapper’s rapper, this talented artist creates music that is frat-party ready but also contains the importance of social...

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