Hip-Hop Songs Of The Week

The Top 3.66 Hip-Hop Songs Of The Week

By David Dennis Wed., Aug. 15 2012 at 9:00 AM
Categories: ASAP Rocky, DJ Khaled, DJ Premier, David Dennis, Domo Genesis, Freddie Gibbs, Hip-Hop Songs Of The Week, Nas, Prodigy, Scarface, Slaughterhouse

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Hip-hop is at its best when artists collaborate, challenging one another to create their best work, and this week's best hip-hop tracks are highlighted by a collection of odd couples. DJ Khaled, of incessant yelling and inexplicably giving Ace Hood work, managed to put Nas, Scarface and DJ Premier on the same song; meanwhile, Odd Future upstart Domo Genesis linked up with New York producer legend Alchemist.

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The Five Most Controversial Summer Jam Moments

By Phillip Mlynar Fri., Jun. 3 2011 at 10:00 AM
Categories: 50 Cent, Eminem, Feuds, Hot 97, Ja Rule, Jay-Z, Lists, Nas, Phillip Mlynar, Prodigy, Summer Jam, The Game

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The rat who symbolized 50 Cent at Summer Jam 2005. Ah, memories.
Verbal insults! Wanton violence! Temper tantrums! Comical jpegs of foes! Mock lynchings live on stage! Sunday brings us another installment of Hot 97 Summer Jam, wherein rap's leading lights get the chance to prove the accuracy of the adage about modern hip-hop being closer to the world of professional wrestling than anything Afrika Bambaataa ever envisaged back in the '70s. So as a glittering lineup of Lil Wayne, Drake, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, and the peculiarly titled Lloyd Banks And Friends—which may just be a titular ruse to get committed Ross enemy 50 Cent into the venue, what with rumors of Curtis being banned from Summer Jam events—all prepare to take the stage this Sunday, here's a far-from-virtuous look back at Summer Jam's most controversial moments.

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Top 10 Prodigy Prison Rants, Starring Obama, Jay-Z, Napoleon, Corny Backpack Rappers, And Demonic Owls

By Phillip Mlynar Tue., Mar. 8 2011 at 8:15 AM
Categories: Featured, Lists, Prodigy

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Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy was released from prison yesterday after serving three and a half years on a gun-possession charge. During that time, the voluble emcee used his Internet access and old-school pen-and-paper interview privileges to hip the world to his theories on secret societies based around gigantic demon owls, President Obama's neocolonialist status, the problem of bats in the prison system, and the proliferation of wack rappers blighting the modern hip-hop scene. The entertainment value of these uppercase missives bodes well for his upcoming book, My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy, to be released in April (although it'll be the publishing industry's most tragic failure of nerve if it's not printed in all caps). To celebrate his newfound freedom, here are 10 of his most sensational prison revelations. (Reader beware: All formatting and punctuation are the artist's own.)


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Top Ten Greatest Rap-Acronym Anthems

By Phillip Mlynar Tue., Feb. 1 2011 at 11:23 AM
Categories: De La Soul, Featured, Ice-T, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Killer Mike, LL Cool J, Lists, Prodigy, Schoolly D, Screwball, Smif-n-Wessun, Wu-Tang

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Kanye West and Jay-Z's Lex Luger-produced "H.A.M." is a creative union of the two biggest currently recording rap stars in the world -- as the lead single to the duo's upcoming Watch the Throne project, it's a feisty statement of intent. But more importantly, it's a fresh edition to the canon of wonderful rap songs tagged with (usually) brilliantly bad acronyms. With "H.A.M." Fever still in full effect, here are 10 of rap's biggest acronym-based anthems.

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