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Madlib taps his old collaborator MF Doom to contribute to his trio's new album.

Blu drops a new track titled "Thriller" featuring Sene, Definite and Cashus King. This new track is four minutes of lyrical madness. The West Coast spitta is clearly still capable of dropping bombs, calling on Sene, Def and Co$$ to set the track off with expressive rhymes of their own...

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Happy Birthday, Blu!

Unlike some of the more enigmatic members of rap's underground, the Crown Heights-bred ScienZe has blessed his fans over the past couple of years with a steady stream of solid releases. Today (April 10), he keeps that streak alive with the Blu- and Elle Pierre-featuring "Southside, Queens...

Happy non-denominational holidays rap fans! For those safe at home, and not pistol-whipping innocent moms for Jordans, Blu and Homeboy Sandman have released a pay-what-you-want EP, Homeboy Sandman Is The Sandman. Sandman continues to be wildly prolific–Homeboy Sandman Is The Sandman is his third release in 2014, after his White Sands EP and critically lauded full length Hallways. Homebo... Read Mo

Tope just recently dropped a new track, and this one's good. "Let It Go" is partly submerged in jazzy aquatics, partly doused in soothing nostalgia, and it features a solid verse from Blu for good measure. Producer Stewart Villain's mix of nighttime intimacy and urgency (and sax!) pr...

Blu unleashes a new track with his patented laid-back groove for the people. The quick song, just over two minutes long, is called "3 Feet Higher," possibly a nod to De La Soul's Three Feet High And Rising. It's good to see the L.A. rhy...

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Check Out Our Beats Playlist Right Here Previously: 12 Rappers And Producers On The Best Advice They Ever Received 15 Rappers On Their Most Embarrassing Public Moments 11 Rappers On The Highest Point Of Their Careers 11 Rappers On The Lowest Moments Of Their Careers 17 Rappers Unveil Their Childhood Playlists

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