SITTIN' SIDEWAYZ... WITH SKINNY FRIEDMAN
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Ballout's 'Ballin No NBA' Mixtape Cover Is Very Beautiful, Bizarre, and Important
What was the most important thing to happen in Chicago rap this weekend? Was it Kanye premiering two provocative, challenging new songs on the sides of buildings and on Saturday Night Live? Nope, it was when Chief Keef leaked the mixtape art for Ballout’s new tape 'Ballin No NBA.' Full Story
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Mitchy Slick's 'Feet Match the Paint' Is a West Coast Rap Album You Should Be Putting Into Your Ears
I will be making my friends play this shit on rooftops all summer. This is an album you should pay for. Full Story
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Kitty Pryde Might Have Gotten Booed Last Night, But She's Still Winning
So while what happened last night was unpleasant, it’s important to keep the long view on this. Kitty spit to several hundred people whether some of them wanted her there or not and that fact is more important than a few dudes feeling some kind of way about it. Full Story
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A Quick Look Into Hip-Hop's Odd Anti-Semitic Streak
There's been a strange renaissance of anti-Semitism in rap over the last couple of weeks. Though it's a reach to call this a "moment," there's definitely some tension about rappers being offensive right now. Full Story
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We Need More Nuance When Discussing Sexuality and Hip-Hop
Jason Collins' coming out was a great step forward for professional sports. What does it mean for hip-hop? And when will we have a clear grasp on the nuances of sexuality? Full Story
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Twitter Music Has a Diversity Problem (But at Least It's Not Their Fault)
With Twitter Music, the company is wading into the complicated conversation of what matters in the age of the internet. Four of the five options available are pretty cool; the “popular” artists make sense (way more than traditional charts do), and the “suggested” artists are on p… Full Story
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Potential Kim Kardashian Responses to Ray J's "I Hit it First"
While Kim is off doing whatever it is rich attractive people do all day and more or less ignoring "I Hit It First," let's imagine if Kim was younger and really into Tumblr. How might she respond? Full Story
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Jay Shells's Rap Lyrics Signs Project is Awesome and Worth Your Attention
The great part about this street art project is it actually rewards people who like rap music. Full Story
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Rick Ross is a Terrible Misogynist, But He has No Idea how Molly Works
Like the entire startup industry, a lot of rap is just an imaginary arms race where ordinary dudes claim to have things they do not have. This goes for clothes, cars, sex and even drugs. Full Story
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Some of the Most Prominent Mixtapes of the Year, Reviewed
For those of y'all who like rap but also have other shit to do than spend a lot of time listening to this shit and analyzing it, here are some short reviews. Everything has also been reviewed in Polo horses because everyone loves Polo. Full Story
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Cool Research, New York Times
Monday's Times article on the uncleared samples in Baauer's "Harlem Shake" is little more than poorly-researched hot garbage. Full Story
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The Best HipHopDX Headlines of the Past Week, Rated in Beats by Dre (TM) Headphones
HipHopDX, proving the essence of "Real Hip-Hop" lies within posting as many non-news stories as humanly possible. Full Story
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I Saw Project Pat the Other Night, and it Restored My Faith in the Youth of America
Plus, the ten best hats I saw in the crowd. Full Story
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I Saw Baauer and Just Blaze DJ Together and the World Didn't Explode
Wait, has Just Blaze been secretly building drops into his songs all along? (Yes. The answer is yes.) Full Story
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Eat It! A Valentine's Day Cunnilingus Mix
What does your favorite song on this mix say about you? Full Story
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2 Chainz's Outfit Won All of the Grammys
You may have not even noticed the stealth bowtie, cloaked in the interior darkness of the ensemble. Rappers in bowties are hardly noteworthy in a post-Fonzworth Bentley world, but an invisible bowtie is an accomplishment. Full Story
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Why Don't I Like Macklemore?
“Thrift Shop” feels like Wedding Rap. Bar Mitzvah Rap. It’s some shit your youngest uncle or oldest cousin probably likes. It feels like rap for people that don’t actually like rap. Full Story
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Dubstep
I'm not talking about EDM, I'm talking about a bunch of people collaborating across state lines, country borders and unseen genre boundaries that only exist to people who like to sulk because the wrong people like their favorite music. Full Story
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The Noisey Rap Ad-Lib Style Guide
Jeezy's laugh is different from Chief Keef's laugh is different from Jadakiss's laugh, etc. Full Story
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Stop Paying Attention To Azealia Banks And Angel Haze, Trina Has A New Mixtape Out
Female rap isn't a zero-sum game. But maybe we should be paying attention to different female rappers? Full Story
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The Ten Albums From 2012 I Listened To The Most
I still can't tell A$AP Nast and A$AP Twelvy apart but that's on me. Full Story
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Ace of Base's Secret Nazi Past
Before he founded Ace of Base, Ulf Ekberg was a member of Commit Suiside, a Nazi punk band.
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Parquet Courts - "Light Up Gold Road Trip" (Full Documentary)
In this new documentary, Noisey follows rising indie rockers Parquet Courts from Mexico to Texas and London as they tour to support their debut LP, 'Light Up Gold.'
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Yung Lean Doer Is the Weirdest 16-Year-Old White Swedish Rapper You'll Hear This Week
Yung Lean raps over pillow-fluffy beats and raps about glory holes and Arizona Iced Tea. Who the fuck is this kid? And why is he like this?
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Adam Ant - The British Masters, Chapter 6
Noisey's John Doran talks with the great post-punk pop star Adam Ant about tribal body mods and layering tape.
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Photos: Taking Acid at Coachella
When Paley sent these photos in, she included a nice little caveat over email that we've decided to reprint here in full, not only because it's too good to edit, but because her photographs of her and her weird buddies riding the snake are some of the best
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R.I.P. Storm Thorgerson (1944-2013)
On Thursday, the hyper-talented graphic designer, artist, and famed album cover creator Storm Thorgerson passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 69 years old.
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The Internet Is Scary
As of six months ago, my Facebook fanpage is like a dojo where hormonal teenagers hone their technique. Here is a heartfelt poem from some kid who wants to rape, kill, and marry me.
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I Accidentally Touched Little Richard's Butt One Time
It was in the Detroit airport. After it happened Little Richard said, "He graze my derriere."
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Listen to St. Lucia's Remix of The Colourist's "Little Games"
Last month, Cali quartet the Colourist released "Little Games," and St. Lucia just pulled a warm Balearic blanket over the whole thing, sanding away its rough edges with bright synths and lightly gated percussion.
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Aaron Montaigne, Godfather of Screamo, is More Interesting Than You Can Ever Hope to Be - Part Two
On surviving combat in Iraq and Afghanistan with the help of magic, 'Bladerunner,' and everything in between.
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