EPISODE 18: Former Fall Out Boy Pete Wentz joins the Hype Men to discuss his Roc-a-fella chain + Jay-Z as Def Jam president + Lupe, Cool Kids and Chicago hip-hop + touring with 50 Cent + working with Pharrell vs. working with The Neptunes + Kanye dissing Fall Out Boy on their own remix + Tyga gett... Read more...
I tried. For days, I racked my brains searching for ways to make this year’s rap scene sound fresh and captivating on paper. I thought of putting on a mock award show. I contemplated going through a timeline of the year’s major events. I even considered playing the role of Santa Claus, putting... Read more...
The most unlikely collaborator on Kanye West’s new album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy also ended up on nearly half the songs. This meant Bon Iver’s bearded singer-songwriter-producer Justin Vernon would spend more time onstage than any other guest at last night's New York concert. His voi... Read more...

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Well, cant say I saw this coming.... Giggs has got to be the UK version of Styles P...dude is tough as burnt steak Lloyd Banks Ft. Kanye West, Sway, Giggs, Ryan Leslie & Swizz Beatz - Start It Up (UK Remix) Props: RR Read more...
Did you get the memo? Biting, once the most taboo of all Hip Hop offenses, is now allowed. We’re not talking homages or tributes; there is wholesale thievery and blatant mimicry going on. The latest example is Hip Hop producers and their delegated days to leak new material to the Internets.... Read more...
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West’s fifth solo album, is an achievement as grand as his ego. Featuring a bevy of performers and a kaleidoscope of sound, West’s record, out on Tuesday, sounds more like Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles or The Legend by Johnny ... Read more...
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