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Holler! The Ten Loudest, Shoutiest Rappers

By Phillip Mlynar Fri., Dec. 30 2011 at 9:00 AM
Categories: Beastie Boys, Bone Crusher, Busta Rhymes, DMX, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Lists, M.O.P., Ol' Dirty Bastard, Onyx, Phillip Mlynar, Tupac, Waka Flocka Flame

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Waka Flocka Flame is the sort of of hip-hop artist who doesn't so much rap or flow as he shouts his ass off. It's a formula that imbues the Atlanta-based rapper's songs with a boisterous, visceral appeal—and one that he's looking to continue with the release of his second studio album, Triple F For Life: Friends, Fans And Family, which will officially drop on New Year's Eve. But Waka's not alone in pledging his allegiance to the lowbrow art of shout rap; the following hip-hop gents also excel at vociferating into microphones.

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M.O.P.'s Five Favorite Collaborations

By Phillip Mlynar Tue., Nov. 22 2011 at 6:00 AM
Categories: Busta Rhymes, DJ Premier, Guru, Jay-Z, Kool G Rap, Lists, M.O.P., Phillip Mlynar

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If you don't like M.O.P., you probably don't really like rap music—or so the cliché goes. But there's something in the sentiment: For nearly two decades now, Billy Danze and Lil Fame have been putting out passionate, uncompromising rap music that's rooted in a resolutely east cost aesthetic. Fame was even moved to mandate, "When I die, make sure you bury me with a cassette of [Eric B & Rakim's] Paid In Full."

The duo, originally based in Brownsville, has worked with a who's who of New York hip-hop heavy hitters; they even endured stints signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records and 50 Cent's G-Unit movement. Now they've hooked up with European production unit The Snowgoons for the full-length project Sparta. To tie-in with its release, we asked Billy and Fame to reminisce over their favorite collaborations from the vault.

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Ten Great Neighborhood-Specific Brooklyn Rap Anthems

By Phillip Mlynar Thu., Jul. 14 2011 at 9:00 AM
Categories: Biz Markie, Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, Dana Dane, Divine Sounds, Finsta Bundy, Gang Starr, Lists, Lordz Of Brooklyn, M.O.P., Marco Polo, Phillip Mlynar, Special Ed, T.H.U.G. Angelz

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This Saturday, the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival will conclude with shows by Brownsville's mighty M.O.P., who will perform their rambunctious brand of rap down under the Brooklyn Bridge, and, er, noted Queens representer Q-Tip. Rappers from Brooklyn have never been shy about proclaiming their heritage, and the borough's nary birthed an MC who hasn't felt moved to pen a tribute to their home base at some point in their career. Some rappers have brought things closer to home by dropping insights about their experiences growing up in specific areas and on individual blocks. Here then are ten supra-local Brooklyn rap anthems, handily sectioned-up by neighborhood.

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Download: Fight Music: The Best Of MOP

By Zach Baron Wed., Aug. 19 2009 at 3:00 PM
Categories: Featured, M.O.P., MP3, Total Cubicle Destruction

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Not much to say about over thirty different Mash Out Posse cuts mixed together and compiled as DJ Eleven's Fight Music: The Best Of MOP. Except maybe that if you ever need to punch someone in the face, you now have 75 minutes of the best possible motivation. Cubicles are not safe today. [HHC Digital, via TLG]

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