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Jay-Z + Coldplay = Play-Z: A Rundown of Other Oddball Mashups
December 28, 2012 in Sound of the City
Five Hip-Hop Albums We're Excited For in 2013
December 27, 2012 in Sound of the City
Five Action Bronson Wrestling References Explained
December 26, 2012 in Sound of the City
The Five Best Viral Christmas Songs of 2012
December 24, 2012 in Sound of the City
Five Rare Ghostface Killah Songs You've Never Heard
December 19, 2012 in Sound of the City
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Top Five Best Rap Songs to Help You Prepare for the Apocalypse
December 19, 2012 in Heard Mentality
B. Dolan We're only a few short days away from December 21st, 2012. For years, many have speculated that the Mayans predicted on this date, the world will end. We at...
What the Not Jay and Ye Members of Roc-A-Fella Records Have Been Up To
December 19, 2012 in Sound of the City
The Best of South Park's Christmas Songs
December 18, 2012 in Sound of the City
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The Best Rap Singles of 2012
December 17, 2012 in West Coast Sound
A$AP RockyLet's be honest: It's been a great year for hip-hop. Mainstream and underground MCs made some of the most refreshing and innovative work in years. It's been a good...
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WAK LYF DJ collective celebrates one-year anniversary at Kitty Cat Klub
December 14, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Tonight, Twin Cities art collective WAK LYF celebrate the one-year anniversary of their monthly dance parties at Dinkytown's Kitty Cat Klub. Known for having no genre boundaries, the events (always...
The Maybach Difference: How Wale, Meek Mill, and Rick Ross Overcame Early Failure To Find Success
December 14, 2012 in Sound of the City
Monster Magnet's "Space Lord": Is It Rock and Rap's Missing Link?
December 13, 2012 in Sound of the City
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The Top Five Post-Break-Up Rap Debuts
December 12, 2012 in Heard Mentality
Big Boi With the release this week of rapper Big Boi's sophomore album Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, we're reminded of how truly great his 2010 solo debut Sir Lucious...
The Five Best Christmas Songs You've Never Heard
December 12, 2012 in Sound of the City
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KDWB's Jingle Ball 2002 revisited
December 11, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Destiny's Child Last week, thousands flocked to the Xcel Energy Center to witness the 2012 incarnation of what's become one of Minneapolis' most dependable pop music traditions. This year's KDWB...
Soul Khan Makes Music For the Audience, Not Himself: "It's Not My Journal"
December 11, 2012 in Sound of the City
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Mac Lethal: My Texts From Bennett blog helped me buy a house
December 07, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Mac Lethal It's been an incredible 12 months for Mac Lethal. After the dual explosion of his pancake-rap video and his popular Texts From Bennett Tumblr -- a collection of hilarious...
Five More Hip-Hop Holiday Renditions We Would Love to Hear
December 06, 2012 in Heard Mentality
Five Dead Rappers We'd Love To Hear More From
December 05, 2012 in Sound of the City
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Five Dead Rap Artists We Would Love To Hear More From
December 03, 2012 in Heard Mentality
Pimp C There are few things in the music business as puzzling as the post-mortem release. Usually, when an artist we love expires, our first reaction is one of excitement to...
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Why Future Is the Future of Rap and Why You Should Be Happy About It
November 30, 2012 in Sound of the City
With 2012 wrapping-up and pieces reflecting on the year coming as quick as Christmas music, it's clear one album whose success has been as ubiquitous as it's been divisive is...
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Macklemore on thrift shopping post-"Thrift Shop"
November 29, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Jason KoenigMacklemore With The Heist, an independently released album that's landed at the number two spot on the Billboard 200 charts and two of the year's biggest viral singles,...
Why We Still Love Cypress Hill
November 28, 2012 in Sound of the City
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Your Black Friday 2012 playlist
November 23, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Ethan BlumThe Buckwheat Groats at home at the Mall. Today is Black Friday. While not the biggest shopping day of the year (that would be December 23rd, otherwise known as Christmas...
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Five Important Moments in the Career of Philadelphia Freeway
November 21, 2012 in Sound of the City
FreewayThis Monday one of Philadelphia's favorite sons, Freeway, performs at the Highline Ballroom. One of the most consistent MCs for over a decade, the sheer volume of quality Freeway tracks...
