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Drake’s ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’ By the Numbers
Drake’s ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’ By the Numbers
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XXL Freshmen Class: By The Numbers
XXL Freshmen Class: By The Numbers
In 2007 XXL changed the landscape of hip-hop’s breeding ground by tapping a crop of promising up-and-coming rappers to grace one of its covers. Tagged “Leaders of the New School,” the group featured a mix of MCs who’d recently made waves with their debuts (Rich Boy, Plies, Lil Boosie) and others who’d built a strong buzz in anticipation for their first major-label look (Saigon, Papoose, Joell Orti
Rick Ross’ ‘Mastermind': By The Numbers
Rick Ross’ ‘Mastermind': By The Numbers
Rick Ross' sixth studio album Mastermind hit stores this week, and the Maybach Music Group head honcho has enjoyed a generally positive response to his long-awaited followup to 2012's God Forgives, I Don't. Embedded inside the album's sixteen tracks are a lot of Ross' typical lyrical tropes—coke dealing, violence, Wingstop and general over-the-top luxuriousness—and the album, predictably, is full
Drake’s ‘Nothing Was The Same’ By The Numbers
Drake’s ‘Nothing Was The Same’ By The Numbers
Numbers are important to Drake: times, area codes and dollar amounts fill his music with about as much frequency as shout-outs to his hometown of Toronto. On his lush, ambitious new album Nothing Was The Same, Drake is taking us back to zero, dialing back some of the excesses of his first two albums and attempting to craft a record that cuts to the core of who Aubrey Graham really is...

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