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We fux with Rapsody‘s music around these parts because simply put, she’s a superior MC, and that’s regardless of her gender. That’s why it would behoove you to check out She Got Game, her Gangsta Grillz collaboration with DJ Drama.

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Just Blaze spoke with us exclusively and weighed in on Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse along with other big news. Last night (August 13), a pair of his peers, 9th Wonder and Young Guru, added their two cents to the ongoing discussion.

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You’re doing yourself a great injustice if you haven’t lent Rapsody an ear. She’s been pulling her weight on the microphone for some time now, and returns today with a new track called “Never Know,” featuring Nipsey Hussle, Ab-Soul, and Terrace Martin. 2DopeBoyz premiered the jam.

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Jamla lyricist Rapsody has some very profound things to say about society on her latest release, “Generation.” It’s bigger than Hip-Hop here, and we can’t help but think the Trayvon Martin case partially inspired this tune.

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Some artists are criminally slept on. Case in point, Jamla lyricist Rapsody — who has properly represented the lineage of female MCs for some time now — continues her wave of quality releases with, “Dark Knights,” featuring Wale.

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Nipsey Hussle back? Actually, he never left and we get a second new tune in three days from the Los Angeles rapper called “Face The World.”

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Torae returns with a new visual for his Admission of Guilt track “Steady Mobbin’,” in which the Coney Island lyricist mobs through Italy. Director RomeYork caught up with the MC during #TourTheRecord to shoot the visual for the 9th Wonder-produced record.

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You may not want to watch this if you haven’t eaten yet. California rapper Murs drops a video for “What Up Tho?” off his collaborative album with 9th Wonder titled The Final Adventure.

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Ordinarily the “Decoded” series on Life + Times features MCs breaking down the meanings to some of their favorite bars. Instead, the latest edition veers to the production side of things, this time featuring beatsmith and college professor, 9th Wonder, recalling his work on “Threat” from Jay-Z’s The Black Album a decade ago.

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Rapper Big K.R.I.T. and producer 9th Wonder have collaborated yet again, and you’re a fool if you have a problem with this. Crown Royal commissioned the two Hip-Hop craftsman to create a song together and the result is “Reign On.”

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Collaborations with artists like Destiny’s Child, Ludacris, Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z established 9th Wonder‘s mainstream presence. But its the Little Brother producer’s choice to remain loyal to his core underground fan base that granted the North Carolina native a different level of respect among cultural enthusiasts. 9th’s decision has no bearing on his ability to […]

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With Selling My Soul slated for a December 11th release, Masta Killa returns just in time with the follow-up single from his highly anticipated project, “Food.”