Quick Hit: Weird Al & The Roots Cover MF Doom’s “Accordion”? Yeah, That Just Happened (Video)

I know there are seven people in the world out there, besides me, who would care about something like The Roots and Weird Al Yankovic playing a live version of MD Doom's "Accordion", but all seven of them are RefinedHype users so I I'm posting. See more...

You Can Just Go Ahead & Thank Rapsody Right Now (Mixtape Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 06/21/11 | Filed under Downloads, Mixtapes, Rapsody

Drake might be cool with you thanking him later, but you better goddamn thank Rapsody for this dopeness right the fuck now. Oh, sorry, my love of swearing kicked in there for a minute. The point is, after a few weeks of some well deserved hype from yours truly 9th Wonder protege Rapsody has finally dropped her "Thank H.E.R. Later" album and, as expected, it's dope as fuck. Listen and download...

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Quick Hit: Grab Your Popcorn, Lupe Fiasco’s On “The O’Reilly Factor” (Video)

Shout out to Bill O'Reilly throwing shade before the interview even starts: "Now we're used to irresponsible statements from rappers, but that's really over the top." I'm just waiting for FOX News to release a show where rappers (and Jon Stewart) and Bill O'Reilly yell at each other the entire show and accomplish nothing. See more...

Emo Singer/Rapper Drake Has “Trust Issues”...Go Figure (Listen & Download)

Posted by Danielle Harling on 06/21/11 | Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, Drake

It's pure hilarity that Drake's new song is titled "Trust Issues." Drake has trust issues? And in other news the sky is blue and grass is green. Please tell us something we don't know. Humor aside I really feel like Drake's popularity among his female fans stems from him being unafraid to sing/rap about his trust issues, broken-heartedness, and other emotional mumbo jumbo. Listen and download...

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Your Favorite Rapper is Poor: Are Guest Features Really Worth It?

Posted by Nathan S. on 06/21/11 | Filed under Top Stories, Features, Your Favorite Rapper is Poor

There will be more money related goodness coming soon, but to kick things off I thought we'd take a look at the murky world of guest featues through an interview Matt did with the producer Alkota. About to drop 75K for a Lil Wayne verse? You might want to read this first. See more...

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The Cool Kids & Mayer Hawthorne Break Out The “Swimsuits” (Listen & Download)

Posted by Danielle Harling on 06/21/11 | Filed under Downloads, The Cool Kids, Mayer Hawthorne

The Cool Kids and Mayer Hawthorne are the latest artists to try their luck at creating the unofficial summer anthem with their latest release titled "Swimsuits." Hawthorne of course provides the chorus for this not so infectious summer song while The Cool Kids' Sir Michael Rocks and Chuck Inglish rap about "spicy mamacita's," losing hotel keys, and chilling in the Bahamas. Listen and download...

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Am I Drunk or Is This Lil Mama x Snoop Dogg “NY NY LA LA” Not That Bad? (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 06/20/11 | Filed under Downloads, Snoop Dogg, Lil Mama

When I saw that Lil Mama and Snoop had a new track out I jumped on it like Fat Joe on a carne asada burrito. (Wait, Joe's not fat anymore? I'm sorry, I retract that last joke.) The point is I started writing a new RefinedHate column before I even pressed play on Mama's "NY NY LA LA", and then I pressed play, and now I'm not so sure.

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Who Wants Dope New Music From Jon Connor, Voli & SMKA? (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 06/20/11 | Filed under Downloads, SMKA, Jon Connor, Voli

I'm way too involved to be objective, but lucky for me the music for "The Report" sounds so dope I can back up and the bragging and boasting. Seriously. Take a listen to the first two releases, Jon Connor's "Money Come Fast" and Voli's "Righteous Remain" and tell me they're not ill. Go ahead, I'll wait. Yeah, that's what I thought. Listen and download...

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Quick Hit: Rare Big L Interview, Courtesy of Whatever Karamel Video Jams Was (Video)

I love old interviews like this Big L interview because it's a chance to watch history in motion. When L casually mentions that he's on tour with Biggie Smalls it's not a big deal, but Biggie wasn't yet a big deal. When he says that Fat Joe is part of his Digggin in the Crates Crew no one but Joe and his family (and hardcore underground heads) would have been able to place a face to the name. See more...

For One Glorious Moment Amy Winehouse Was the Perfect Amount of F**ked Up

Posted by Nathan S. on 06/20/11 | Filed under Top Stories, Features, Amy Winehouse

After footage of Amy Winehouse's disastrous comeback tour started surfacing (don't worry, the tour's been cancelled) I immediately set aside for a future Fails of the Week, but Amy's saga has gone way past humorous fail. Actually, it's just kind of depressing and at the very least deserved its own post. See more...

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