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“Like, when I say this shit is crazy, I don’t mean it’s crazy like crazy, I just mean crazy like it’s fuckin- like it’s actually crazy.” The opening to J. Cole’s Warm Up mixtape cut ‘Dreams’ is perplexing at first listen but becomes very clear as the track plays out. The song showcases Cole’s stellar storytelling ability and humour. The first…

I love thrift stores. The satisfaction I get from finding the perfect tee after an hour of digging and rooting is unbeatable. Clothing mounted on a rack is too easy, too accessible. After a series of mix tapes, in 2008 Elzhi released his first LP, The Preface. Listening to this record is no different than digging through bins of used clothes…

King Hov. For any hip hop heads that don’t know or haven’t heard yet, today is Jay Z’s born day. That being said, we’re doing a special Throwback Thursday in celebration of Hov turning 45. The man has been a giant in the rap game pretty much since he dropped his soon-to-be classic debut album ‘Reasonable Doubt’. Not only has Hov…

Baauer has to be the most inventive and popular producers operating within the trap realm. That said, a lot of people sleep on his early work. Possibly the most slept on and impressive tracks in his catalog is a remix of Brick + Mortar’s ‘Move to The Ocean’. First and foremost I applaud the artist for taking on such a…

Big K.R.I.T. just dropped his sophomore effort ‘Cadillactica‘ on Monday and we thought it would be fitting to look back at his ‘Country Shit’ Remix with Ludacris and UGK boss Bun B. As you can imagine, the track is all things southern with Luda and Bun adding verses about their hometowns. The accompanying visual shows you all the candy painted…

Sex and drugs and dirty money. For this weeks Throwback Thursday we’re taking you back to the summer of 2009 when the eventual Shady Records posse dropped their first single for their debut group album. In case you didn’t know, Slaughterhouse is made up of 4 pretty fantastic lyricists; Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5’9″ and Crooked I. Coming together…

Time. My first introduction to Logic was the Young Sinatra: Undeniable mixtape from his Young Sinatra series. Today’s throwback Thursday track is the opening joint from Undeniable. There are a handful of tracks that are really well done and it’s tough to pick one from the handful but I feel like the opener ‘Inception‘ is a great song to look…

If you haven’t caught on by now Logic is one of, if not the best rising stars in the game. With his debut album Under Pressure due out on Tuesday, I figured we might as well throw it back to his first mixtape Young, Broke & Infamous. The track is aptly titled “Wordplay” and sees the emcee going in over…

For this week’s throwback we’re going to 2011 when XV decided to drop the J.Cole produced ‘Watch Me Go’. I must admit this is the first XV song I had ever heard and was instantly impressed. The production is upbeat and provides the perfect foundation for Vizzy to showcase his smooth flow, sense of humor and excellent wordplay. With bars…

Full Clip. For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re taking you back to 1999 with one of the greatest hip hop duo’s ever. Gang Starr, comprised of DJ Premier and Guru (in case you didn’t already know – and why the hell didn’t you know?), dropped a 32 track compilation album including three new originals. “Discipline” is one of the three. The…