Ural Garrett

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Ural Garrett is a Los Angeles-based journalist and HipHopDX's Senior Features Writer. When not covering music, video games, films and the community at large, he’s in the kitchen baking like Anita. Follow him on Twitter @Uralg.

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Dave B’s Life Is One Long Musical

Thankfully, the Seattle rapper’s music does a good job of backing him up.

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John Potash Believes The FBI Monitored Afeni Shakur Until Her Death

The author of “The FBI War on Tupac Shakur and Black Leaders” says Tupac’s mother laid low out of fear following Tupac’s murder.

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All Eyez On Memes: Kanye West's Colored Contacts

Competing with Drake's "VIEWS" cover and The Avengers

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Up NeXt By DX: Marv Mack

26-year-old calls himself a mix of Method Man, D' Angelo and three black baby angels.

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50 Cent & Chris Brown Let The Haters Know “I’m The Man” With Kandypens

Collaboration is expected to be featured on “The Kanan Tape Reloaded.” Check out cameos from everyone's favorite vape pen.

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Aesop Rock Continues To Prove His Role As Hip Hop’s "Impossible Kid"

EXCLUSIVE: The seventh-full length studio album from underground Hip Hop’s king is all about self-reflection.

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Marc E. Bassy Recalls Linking With G-Eazy For “You And Me”

EXCLUSIVE: The single, as well as a song with YG, will appear on his solo major label debut “Groovy People” in September.

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Kandypens & French Montana "Figure It Out" With Kanye West & Nas

Coke Boys general delivers visuals to single from Max B hosted mixtape “Wave Gods.”

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Bok Nero Is The Hip Hop & EDM Hybrid You Should Know

EXCLUSIVE: Oh yeah, he’s fully backed by both Jahlil Beats’ Tandem Music Group and Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Records.

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NF: Christian Rap’s New Reluctant Hero

“Therapy Session” rapper explains the success of his sophomore album.

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Sy Ari Da Kid Reveals EP With Quentin Miller In The Works

Exclusive: Despite the controversies, Sy Ari hopes Drake's collaborator gets his "big break."

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All Eyez On Memes: What Happened To Lil Kim's Face?

Social media takes shots at Iggy Azealia and Drake's "VIEWS" cover.

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Up NeXt By DX: Verse Muney

Newport News, VA representer is all street and soul.

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No Limit's Most Luxurious Album Covers

On the heels of Master P’s birthday, DX looks into the most extravagant covers No Limit ever created.

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Cymarshall Law Is Back With “Hip Hop In The Soul 3”

Exclusive: Third entry in the underground emcee’s series with producer Mr. Joeker features guest appearances from Homeboy Sandman, Eternia, Planet Asia and others.

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Homeboy Sandman Is More Peaceful While Retaining Lyrical Bite

Moments that inspired sixth studio album “Kindness for Weakness" explained by the lyrically sharp emcee from Queens.

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Skippa Da Flippa - I'm Havin 2

Witness the potential of lyrically intricate trap music.

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Freeway Supports Bernie Sanders & Battles Islamophobia

EXCLUSIVE: The “Hot As Ice” emcee explains how surviving kidney failure motivated him to go harder behind the mic.

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Epik High Brought Korean Hip Hop To Coachella

Trio proves the culture is very much alive globally.

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All Eyez On Memes: Beyonce’s “Lemonade” Shuts Down Social Media

And yes, more Prince and Birdman.

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Up NeXt By DX: Alexis Ayaana

College Park native just dropped "You Mad" featuring Lil Debbie.

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