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Childish Gambino feat. SchoolBoy Q “Unnecessary” (Stream)

May 15th, 2012

Now that Community has been rescued and renewed, well, Donald Glover has something to rap about. Okay, so “Unnecessary” has nothing to do with his TV show, but it’s got SchoolBoy Q on it, so what more could you want?

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D-Sisive “Adam [MCA Tribute 1964-2012]” (MP3)

May 14th, 2012

Toronto’s D-Sisive has paid his respects to the fallen Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys with a special tribute his simply calls “Adam.” Featuring an assortment of interview clips and mini-Beastie covers, he also threw in a few new verses of his own in the eight-minute medley. D-Sisive told CBC Radio 3, “I knew I needed [...]

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Danny Brown ‘Detroit State of Mind’ (Documentary)

May 14th, 2012

Detroit rapper Danny Brown is the subject of a new Pitchfork TV documentary titled Detroit State of Mind. The candid, 20-minute film visits Brown in his Motor City environment, interviewing both his family and the Bruiser Brigade, showing him perform at the Dilla Day concert, recording in a homemade studio, and best of all, getting [...]

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Abdominal “Courage” (Stream)

May 14th, 2012

Okay, so I missed this and now Mother’s Day has passed. But still, it’s worth checking out “Courage” by Toronto MC Abdominal, not just because it features his moms (see above), but also because it feels like forever since we’ve heard something new from him. Speaking of that, you will be able to find this [...]

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Lil B “3 Stacks” (Video)

May 11th, 2012

If he hasn’t already proved it to us, Lil B’s “3 Stacks” confirms that dude has no limits. None whatsoever. His latest video puts a toweled BasedGod in the sauna, a most comfortable spot to wax such poetry as, “Don’t miss the layup / Make sure you dunk” and “Life is like the Titanic / [...]

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This week RapCity & The Wedge pay tribute to MCA & Beastie Boys

May 11th, 2012

On May 4th, Adam “MCA” Yauch of the Beastie Boys sadly passed away after battling cancer for nearly three years. MuchMusic put together a one-hour special titled RIP MCA: A Beastie Boy Remembered celebrating MCA’s life and legacy, using 25 years worth of footage deep within our vault, as well as speaking to a range [...]

Tags: Adam Yauch, beastie boys, Blog, MCA, RapCity, The Wedge
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Azealia Banks “Jumanji” (MP3)

May 11th, 2012

Rap’s hottest MC Azealia Banks has hit us with a brand new track featuring production by Hudson Mohawke and Nick Hook. “Jumanji” is said to be included on both her EP, 1991 (out this month, she says), as well as her debut full-length, Broke with Expensive Taste, which will be released in the fall.

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SpaceGhostPurrp “The Black God” (Video)

May 11th, 2012

As we’ve previously pointed out, SpaceGhostPurrp is prepping a collection of old and new material to release via 4AD on June 12th titled Chronicles of SpaceGhost Purrp. Check out yet another song, this one complete with a dark, grainy video, for “The Black God.”

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Curren$y feat. Daz “Fast Cars, Faster Women” (Video)

May 10th, 2012

Spitta is less than a month away from giving us his new LP, Stoned Immaculate (out June 5th), and here’s another one from it featuring Dogg Pound crew member Daz Dillinger. You can likely guess from the title just what the video has in store for you.

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Danny Brown “Jay Dee’s Revenge” (Video)

May 10th, 2012

Danny Brown might be a relatively new name to some, but the Detroit rapper has been kickin’ it for a while now. “Jay Dee’s Revenge” will be included on a new J Dilla comp titled Rebirth Of Detroit, which sees MCs like Brown, Guilty Simpson, Cool Kids’ Chuck Inglish, Amp Fiddler and others, rapping over [...]

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