Before Curtis dropped this script-flippin’ mixtape in 2001 and consequently changed how hip-hop-heads would eventually get their fix, music was copped in the form of these shiny little things called compact discs. Some of you OGs might remember ‘em.

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Gnarls Barkley. The Odd Couple. 4.8.08. Previously Posted — “Gnarls Barkley - Run (Audio)”

Too often, emcees hit the scene full of sound & fury, yet signifying nothing. This should not be the case with NYOIL. NYOIL first garnered mass attention with the track “Ya’ll Should Get Lynched” - an attack on “coon-assed rappers” - but his resume reads much deeper...

Coming from an enigmatic individual like Mr. Electronica, wouldn’t it seem like a Happy Leap Year present that we’d receive these tracks today?

Words By David D. Even though I can get new music anytime I want in the comfort of my own dorm room, there’s nothing like going to a concert and picking up a mixtape. Every Hip-Hop fan has that one story of the time they met a rapper when he or she was a complete nobody, selling a mixtape outside...

Words By Darius Sinclair â„¢ Visit your local web browser and type in “Bless 1.” You’ll discover one of Chicago’s elite unknown MC’s – Bless 1, repping the Windy City’s Westside. Over the last year he’s garnered attention for his consistent lyrics,...

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Usually, I like to read Lil Wayne’s interviews & poke fun. As MTV’s been releasing excerpts of their interview this week, I’ve been amused & confused, trying to decipher through the babble. However, when Wayne started speaking on his love affair with his pink cup, I couldn’t...

By the drops, I’d say UHTN got this first.

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In the Cav post, Deen said… I’m liking this from a pure, purist standpoint. That doesn’t happen too often these days. In order to find music you like, one has to make all these fuckin’ concessions. This is music I can take on its own terms. No chaser required. In a way, that...

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Words By Jason Hortillas Skyzoo is destined to be heard. Already having worked with the likes of DJ Premier and banging out the album, Cloud 9: The 3 Day High with 9th Wonder, in evidently three days, the Brooklynite has the ability to draw fans from all walks of Hip-Hop. His last mixtape

Words By K1NG Mainstream New York hip hop has lost it’s swagger. It has taken a backseat to the likes of Mims, Lil’ Mama, and other one-hit wonders that completely jacked Southern “hip-pop” of their fun, bouncy, bass heavy beats. Enter eMC and their debut  album, The Show.