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Critical Minded

Dave & Ray didn't like "The Greatest Story Never Told," but Dave & Ray are still best friends. Dave & Ray probably won't like this either

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Common - Be

So is this better than Resurrection? It's a great album and some of the easiest 42 minutes of listening you'll ever do, but better than his sophomore opus? I don't know, ask me in 12 years. For now, just let it BE.

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Part 1: The Greatest Story Never Told

DX EXCLUSIVE: The rise and fall of The Source, as told by former Editor Reginald Dennis - for the first and last time.

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Part 2: Benzino's Hostile Takeover

After threatening to start "puttin' niggas in bodybags," it wasn't long before Benzino became the puppet master of The Source...

interview

Part 3: Mays, Benzino, and a Gun

"Ray locked the two of them in Dave

interview

The Vindication of Jay-Z

If you think Jay-Z is a biter, you are probably just uneducated in this game...or a hater. It is really as simple as that.

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50 Cent - The Massacre

So another dope album from 50 will never be held in the regard it should be; instead it's marred in some form controversy. But then again, maybe 50 wouldn't have it any other way.

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interview

J-Zone: Captain Back$lap Speaks

The self-proclaimed Tom Jones of Rap speaks on his career, weak ass baller-rappers and Iverson gettin

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The Game - The Documentary

Two weeks into the year and it is easily the best album of 05 - and I wouldn't be all that surprised if it is still being called that 11 months from now. A lot of people are going to be playing The Game.

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interview

Hip Hop & Basketball

Rap and Basketball are branches of the same tree. Basketball is a part of hip-hop culture and hip hop is a part of basketball culture

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Critical Minded: Best of 2004

04's best major and indy albums, EP's, compilations, artist, emcee, producer and man of the year, and a couple bonus lists for y'all

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