great additions here. and that disco beave joint is hard as hell. never heard of him before. good shit.

@ PTS, yes, perfect!

@ Scholar, those are great as well. and yeah, i'm trying to do a piece that explores how hip-hop has made a shift where it's now cool for a rapper to dress up like a rock star or wear a Nirvana shirt.

yes, king of rock is one of the biggest ones for sure.

also, the video for "no sleep til brooklyn" is completely mocking rock n roll. i know there have to be tons more.

Can you help come up with examples?

Schoolly D's "I Don't Like Rock N Roll"

What else ya got?

i just rewatched it. yeah, i agree. i don't think any of it was off the dome. too many complex rhymes stacked on each other, threading of concepts, cultural references, etc. and zero pauses or hesitations. just not possible to be off the top.

weird that he would say it was tho.

he did an interview with jimmy fallon about it and said it was all off the top. i was beyond impressed assuming it was a written. now i don't even understand ... like i don't think he would lie about that - it just makes it go from monstrous level skill to non-human level of skill.

I made a short doc about the company behind Rich and some other popular artists who are growing pretty large global fanbases:

album is great. super grateful that artists like billy woods exist. billy is someone who i'll probably continue to better and better understand as i get older. i just finished "between the world and me" by ta-nehisi coates and now i finally understand why he called his song from the previous album "...

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new album is wonderful

Apologies if this is too promotional / irrelevant to most people. If so, mods, feel free to lock this. I'm Jed. Some of you may know me. I make videos, sometimes they have to do with music and hip-hop. I'm currently working on an hour-long documentary for Bloomberg detailing how the mp3 disrupted th...

congrats mike!

is there a rough date set for an official relaunch?

very surprised by the negativity. always loved this album. even a song that is kind of bland musically like "Rock N Roll" was still super dope to me because the message was powerful. not a lot of rappers at that time took those kinds of risks ... other than dead prez's Let's Get Free, which came out...

Blockhead wrote:Always was bummed "A tribute to the old school" was only on the cassette version cause that shit was a banger.

Yes yes y'all. And you don't stop.

And according to wiki, DatPiff was founded in 2005. Same year as YouTube. First free one online I can really remember is Camp Lo & Pete Rock – 80 Blocks From Tiffany's (2006). I think part of what helped this business model along was Danger Mouse – The Grey Album (2004). Good call! I think The Grey...

Basically, all the stuff that was in that first wave of 'this is a mixtape but it's all original material and is basically an album but it's free', which was around 09-10ish, is what stuck with me ^^^ Basically this Danny Brown - XXX Main Attrakionz - 808's & Dark Grapes II Earl Sweatshirt - Earl C...

Free releases only. What are the best and worst releases you can think of? When do you remember the first free rap release coming out? And as a bonus, if you're an artist, do you think it makes sense to charge for music anymore (in the traditional sense) or is it just as beneficial to release it for...

Some of mine are: • Please Kill Me:The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain • The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop by Dan Charnas • Root for the Villain: Rap, Bull$hit, and a Celebration of Failure by J-Zone • Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-...

I wouldn't give a fuck if you're tnangerp
Give me the baby rings and the #1 Mom pendant

shock g's verse from "freaks of the industry" by digital underground

not sure where to post these but this might be an appropriate place ... made these vids for a couple of lols.

awesome!

come to nyc and do a music video w/ me ;]

i put this together for fun. enjoy.

i made a video of white people trying to rap:

idk if this fella has been covered but came across this dude today. very good at rapping. i recommend.

he does a sort of chance-type flow. it's good.

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when skelethon came out, i was like, oh cool, it's his best album. but the impossible kid blows skelethon out of the water. it makes me happy to see artists grow and evolve with years. his rapping is great but his production is just as good. fucking dope.

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this whole thing is really horrible and sad. but i have to admit i laughed a lot at that line.

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de la could go either way. first 3 are kind of up for grabs.

i'll add supreme clientele.