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G-Unit - Terminate On Sight

All said and done, this is not a good album. There are a handful of tracks worth checking, a few that are forgettable and too many that should be avoided like the plague.

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interview

Reginald C. Dennis: Death Of A Dynasty Pt 2

In Pt 2, the Source Awards, KRS-1 sons the staff, Dave Mays cries often and Benzino threatens to "put niggas in bodybags."

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Reginald C. Dennis: Death Of A Dynasty Pt 1

Former Source music editor and XXL founder explains how Benzino ruined "the Bible" and why The Chronic deserved a five.

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interview

Atmosphere: Buhloone Mindstate

Slug and Ant explain why they'll never retire, how they've stayed the best selling indie group, and why Murs is so happy.

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Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold

The pillars of Rhymesayers continue to evolve on album number six; making increasingly mature music to relatively young fan base without blinking an eye.

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Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple

This is really just a tribute to the talents of Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse. You stick two people that good together and great things are bound to happen, even if they are an odd couple.

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Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin

With Ego Trippin' Doggy Dogg throws all his hats in and an LP that basically says "fuck it, I'm Snoop and I can make whatever the hell I please." Ego Trippin' indeed.

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news

Juice Crew Added To A3C Festival

For the first time in nearly 20 years the bulk of the Juice Crew will hit the stage together

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Bargain Bin Classics #2

Crate-classics from Spice-1, The Extra P, true Fu-Schnicks and the post-D.A.I.S.Y. age that are too oft looked over.

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Akrobatik - Absolute Value

What Ak lacks in productivity, he more than makes up for in quality. Absolute Value lives up to its name with 14 tightly packaged songs, assisted by some of Hip Hop's best.

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Kool G Rap - Half A Klip

As long as this EP is just an appetizer for a main course soon to come, I'll happily eat it up. Otherwise, there just isn't enough to go around.

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Third Annual A3C Hip Hop Festival Lineup Confirmed

Atlanta's three-day event features Wale and The Cool Kids as well as veterans like Del and Binkis Recs.

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Torae - Daily Conversation

Thankfully, the new breed is here. East coast lyricists such as Joell Ortiz, Termanology, Skyzoo, Sha Stimuli and of course, Torae, have all got the right idea

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interview

American Gangster ReMixtape Contest Voting

Over 120 producers submitted an American Gangster ReMixtape, but only 10 have made the final cut. Time to decide who takes home the gold

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Eminem Rushed To Hospital

Marshall Mathers taken to Detroit area hospital over the holidays

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editorial

Top 25 Albums of 2007

Your favorite rapper's favorite website has rounded up their favorite albums of 2007, see what you need to hear

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Hi-Tek - Hi-Teknology 3

It is hard not to be disappointed in this LP after his last was so superior, but with Tek's soundscapes and the few gems throughout, it is still an album worth listening to.

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Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams

The once mighty Wu-Tang Clan have formed like Voltron once in a blue moon over the last decade, and the results haven't exactly been mind blowing. It has been nearly 6 years to the day since Iron Flag, by far the longest gap between albums.

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Scarface - M.A.D.E.

M.A.D.E. is yet another feather in his fedora. Make no mistake about it though, Scarface is more than just a made man, he's a don.

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Spice 1 Shot & Critically Wounded

Long time Bay Area emcee was shot twice and is currently in critical condition

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Cunninlynguists - Dirty Acres

Dirty Acres leaves me feeling just like A Piece of Strange did; great album but I miss the "old" thugged-out-since-cub scouts CunningLynguists.

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