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Sharing a work of independent scholarship I did back in 2017. When I wrote this literary analysis of XO Tour Llif3, I didn't think it would end up being cited on Wikipedia and downloaded over 800 times. I've gone on to do much denser work in other subjects and write about NFL football A LOT. For some reason, though, my best piece comes the one time I wrote about Soundcloud-era rap in a way people in academia could take seriously . Let me know what you guys think of it!

#hip hop #music #rap #lil uzi vert #xo tour life #academia #research #literature #literary analysis #literary criticism #classic

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DEAD PREZ IS BACK DEAD PREZ IS BACK!!!!

THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY HIP HOP DUO IN THE HISTORY OF GOD'S BLACK EARTH IS BACK WITH A NEW MIXTAPE SINGLE NAMED "PAYBACK"!!!

LISTEN TO AND DOWNLOAD "PAYBACK" NOW AT WWW.DEADPREZ.COM

#hip hop #music #dead prez #single #comeback #payback

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I did an initial listen through of Dead Prez' Turn Off the Radio 4: Revolutionary but Gangsta Grillz. I wanted to listen to some dense political hip hop after digesting all the diss records we got lately. I'm going to go through a couple more spins, but my first take is that I MISS the days where mixtapes were rappers giving new interpretations of popular beats. I understand why those days are gone, but I long for them all the same. Contentwise, I forgot that we used to have super afrocentric rap and rappers. Encouragement and motivation all throughout the 19 track record. Gonna dive back in and spit out more thoughts soon.

#hip hop #music #mixtape #dead prez #dj drama

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your blog is so fun to read through. who are your top 10 rappers?

Thank you!

In no particular order:

Andre 3000

Lil B

Big KRIT

OT Genasis

Dr. Dre

Skepta

LL Cool J

Rick Ross

DMX

Prodigy

I go to some for their singles, some for their albums, and some for their methodology

#hip hop #rap #music

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I know I'm not telling y'all anything you don't know, but "Million Dollar Baby" by Tommy Richman SLAPS x10!!!!!

#youtube #phonk music #tommy richman #million dollar baby #Single

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I guess Rick Ross isn't gonna respond to The Game. Kind of sucks since Champagne Moments was a great track and I wanted more of Battle Bars Rozay.

#hip hop #rick ross #the game #rap #music

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I hope tumblr being invested in the Kendrick Lamar v. Drake drama will inspire more people to learn about hip hop culture and appreciate rap music more instead of doing that corny "I like everything but rap" shit. This shit genuinely has an entire interesting and complex history behind it. It's never just been about the music.

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Are we ever gonna have another Master P or Birdman? Those men flooded the streets and gave multiple people jobs. No Limit and Cash Money Records will be remembered forever; but Master P and Baby dropped their own bangers, too, here and there. It seems like most guys choose between the office or the mic nowadays.

#Master P #Birdman #Baby #No Limit #Cash Money #New Orleans

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RXK Nephew raps the most chaotic bars I've ever heard in my life and I'm a HEAVY Lil B listener.

#rap #youtube #hip hop #music #rxknephew #chaos #Bars

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There's an alleged interview with a close friend of Kendrick Lamar going around on Twitter. The friend claimed that Kendrick is working on another album. Should the album be included in the battle? If not, is the album basically a victory lap?

#hip hop #rap #kendrick lamar #twitter #drake diss

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I feel like the Drake vs. Kendrick beef was the first time in a long time where every hip hop radio station played new, nontraditional songs as soon as they came out and were relevant. The instant spins of every diss track (that was officially released) made rap radio feel like an active, live participant in the culture again. I could actually tune into my local hip hop station and hear the diss tracks and some contextual commentary around them. That was special.

#hip hop #rap #drake #kendrick lamar #Radio

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"Up and Down" is a great cut from the deluxe version of Teezo Touchdown's How Do You Sleep at Night album. It shows off his '90s R&B influences perfectly. It's almost like an ode to the structure, lyricism, and tone of new jack swing's more mellow examples.

#teezo touchdown #r&b #album #music

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So when is Metro Boomin gonna announce the winner of the BBL Drizzy beat giveaway?

#Drake #bbl drizzy #metro boomin

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if you're looking for a cheap digital album to buy, Skepta's Vicious EP is DEFINITELY worth the bread!

#rap #grime #skepta #ep #music #united kingdom

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RXKNephew “ CrackRockStar”  @NEPHEWRXK

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“Money Cant Replace Time” (Prod Brainstorm)  @NEPHEWRXK

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RXK Nephew can go for real. I just listened to a couple of his music videos and he reminds me of an east coast Lil B. Nephew is also prolific as a MF. When I was scrolling his YouTube channel, it felt like I was flicking my thumb for 10 minutes. Does this man ever stop rapping? Does he have a family? The digital streets need to know

#rap #hip hop #youtube #rxknephew #music