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Rhymefest

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Top 7 Hall & Oates-Sampled Hip-Hop Songs

    We can go for that!​By Sheila Dichoso Nothing says hip-hop like Hall & Oates. That's right. Not even the filthy mouths of 2 Live Crew could resist their soft rock hooks, luxurious hair and awkward, ambiguous lyrics. (You can't go for what, exactly?) From Wu Tang to Kanye, rappers have paid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    "Is This the Playboy Mansion, or a Studio?" Creating Hip Hop's Fantasy Camp

    ​Last year, as SXSW'ers swarmed downtown Austin, Texas, Alexander "DJ RTC" Fruchter rented a palatial mansion in the nearby hills for four days and set about creating a "hip-hop fantasy camp." Rappers like Freddie Gibbs, Fashawn, Rhymefest, and Kanye West associate GLC passed through, hung out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2009

    SXSW Day 3: On Rap's "Little Emperor" Phase and Showing and Proving

    Maybe we ought to blame Kanye--even though this trend started well before him, and will likely persist long after he retires to pursue French anime interior spaceship design. Like it or not, 'Ye's massive success re-removed a lot of barriers into the major label rap game. No longer did you need st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2008

    Wale Realizes the Full Potential of the Mixtape

    Last November, Zeus wrote a post dissecting the differences between albums and mixtapes for the benefit of crits and fans who had been mistakenly conflating Pusha-T rhyming over old G-Unit beats for high art. It happens. The post may have been a tad heavy-handed, but its point was salient. More of ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 22, 2008

    Blurbs of Paradise

    What to do in L.A., May 23-29

  • Music

    September 6, 2007

    Decision 2007: Kanye West vs. 50 Cent

    A voter’s guide to the most important rap election in a generation

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