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, Jan 2, 2013
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Kanye West and the perils of cool-dad syndrome
Examining the rapper-producer as he prepares for fatherhood
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, Aug 21, 2012
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Jeremih goes rogue
An artsy, ambitious new mixtape puts the man who sang "Birthday Sex" on the same page as Frank Ocean and the Weeknd
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Artist on Artist: El-P of Company Flow talks to Million Dollar Mano
"I would literally put my pinkie on the table and sever it with a knife if I could do some shit for Jay-Z"
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, Dec 29, 2011
The year in music: top 50 albums
My favorite half-hundred records of 2011
by Miles Raymer
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, Dec 20, 2011
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Kanye's lawyer: We don't owe Syl shit
Looks like the "Joy" lawsuit won't be a breeze.
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, Dec 6, 2011
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The five best stoner records of the year
Load up the bong and our YouTube playlist
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, Oct 18, 2011
Syl Johnson's not feeling "The Joy"
Local soul legend's taking Jay-Z and Kanye to court
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, Aug 30, 2011
The business of selling music continues to make no sense at all
Tha Carter IV's surprising first week sales estimates
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, Aug 16, 2011
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What it takes to avoid leaking your album in 2011
The crazy security measures behind "Watch the Throne"
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, Jul 28, 2011
DJ Khaled and the hip-hop illuminati vs. Danny Brown
The Miami-based producer has a team of crazy millionaires, but the Detroit MC only needs himself
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, Jul 21, 2011
This is how you premiere a new rap single
Funkmaster Flex gives "Otis" a predictably bonkers introduction
by Miles Raymer
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, Jul 21, 2011
Big Sean, big shadow
Kanye West's label might not be the best place to release a debut album called
Finally Famous
by Phillip Mlynar
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, Jan 28, 2011
Dinner & a Show: Friday 1/28
Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
by Sam Worley
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, Aug 30, 2010
Kanye and His Weird Circle of Friends Drop New Tracks
An indie folkster, hip-hop's Queen of Weird, and the biggest tween-pop star in the world walk into a bar . . .
by Miles Raymer
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, Aug 25, 2010
Beanie Sigel Making a Midwest Move?
Sigel drops his first collabo with local rapper King the Hood Savior.
by Miles Raymer
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, Apr 26, 2010
Pavement Tour Diary: Coachella
Pavement at Coachella! How will it go the second time around?
by Jeremy Lemos
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, Jan 19, 2010
What's the Opposite of Working With Jay-Z?
No I.D. collaborates with former Verve front man Richard Ashcroft.
by Miles Raymer
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, Jan 4, 2010
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The Roc Illuminati
Is Jay-Z a Freemason? I hope so.
by Miles Raymer
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