HIPHOPDX FEATURES
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Stray Shots: Wale's Radical Honesty & Has Kendrick Lamar Ruined 2015?
editorial posted by DX Staff
On today's "Stray Shots," we discuss Wale's raw brand of emotional honesty and whether or not Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly" has ruined rap in 2015.
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Made In America: Jay Z Launched TIDAL, But What Does That Mean For Artists & Consumers?
editorial posted by Cliff Grefe
Jay Z’s TIDAL is being billed as an oasis for musicians in the modern music industry desert, but what is it and does it do what it says it does?
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DJ Jazzy Jeff: Will Smith Is Top 5 Greatest Hip Hop Storyteller
interview posted by Justin Hunte
The legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff expounds on whether deejays are the new black actors, the upcoming Redbull Thre3style Championships this weekend, and why Will Smith is one of the 5 greatest storytellers in Hip Hop history.
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BeatKing Talks Helping Danny Brown Find Inspiration Through Houston Strip Clubs
interview posted by Ural Garrett
Houston-based rapper/producer explains the success of Underground Cassette Tape with Gangsta Boo.
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Luda's World: From "Incognegro" To Hip Hop Icon
editorial posted by Andre Grant
It's been Luda's world for some 15 years, and through the trials and tribulations Luda's always come out on top. Here we recount his path to greatness.
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Derek Minor Discusses Why He's The People's Champ & Why Being Real Matters
interview posted by Victoria Hernandez
Derek Minor's "Empire" jumped to the top of iTunes, and not on a platform of money, women and power, but on a platform of acceptance and love.
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3 For 3 Pt. 2: 9 More Artists That Pulled Off The Three-Peat
editorial posted by Cliff Grefe
Before, we mentioned three-in-a-row is difficult to achieve in anything and Hip Hop is no different. Here’s nine more artists who managed to pull off the feat.
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Migos Predict "YRN Tha Album" Will Go Diamond
interview posted by Christopher Cole
Migos dish on their upcoming album, their love for West Coast Hip Hop, being a "Dab Daddy" and how "People's Elbow" leaked.
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Tweets Is Watching: Dame Dash Unintentionally Creates #TweetLikeDameDash
editorial posted by Shirley Ju
Drake is slated to curate music for an art exhibition, and A$AP Ferg clarifies his previous remarks on racism.
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All Eyez On Memes: Kendrick's Yams For Sale, Plies Makes A Seasoning & Dame Dash's Definition Of Real Men
editorial posted by Ural Garrett
Yogi Bear been A-1 since day one and Young Thug takes the most suspect looking photo of his career.
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Instagram Flexin': Nicki Minaj Mounts Meek Mill In Paris
editorial posted by Shirley Ju
Timbaland was told Tink was “the one” in a dream, and Dame Dash lashes out on Mark Ecko.
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T.I.'s Role On "Get Hard" Finds Him Getting Compared To Ronald Reagan & Navigating The Emcee Turned Actor Crossover
interview posted by Andre Grant
T.I.'s role on "Get Hard" finds him denying political aspirations, philanthropy, and acknowledging all the emcees who made the transition to Hollywood.
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Stray Shots: What's Wrong With The Gospel Of Dame Dash?
editorial posted by DX Staff
On today's "Stray Shots," we discuss Dame Dash's entrepreneurial call to arms and pick a side.
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(Im)mortal Men: Kendrick Lamar, Tupac Shakur, And The Pimping of Butterflies
editorial posted by Michael Namikas
Dissecting the Tupac Shakur allusions in Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly."
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Casey Veggies: “I’m The Prince Of The West Coast, Period”
interview posted by Ural Garrett
West Coast emcee talks creating “Backflip” single with IAMSU! and YG along with last year’s guest appearance on “Cocaine Pinata.”
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OG Maco: "Everyone's Making The Same Sh*t Music"
interview posted by Justin Hunte
OG Maco details the strategic misdirection behind "U Guessed It," tackles police brutality, the "white media," and how black people play a role in the unimportance of black music.
