All Entries tagged with "Feature"

My City: Nio Tha Gift Beats the Heart of Richmond, CA (Exclusive Interview)

Posted by Nathan S. on 12/06/10 | Filed under My City, Feature, Nio Tha Gift

Far outside the trolley cars and golden bridges the nation sees on tv when the Bay Area discussed is Richmond, CA, a city that is both as dangerous and creatively vibrant as any in the country. Enter Nio Tha Gift. In the latest in our My City series, Nio sits down to talk about the universal realities of ghettos everywhere, his drive to live outside any easily placed labels and the double edged sword that is Richmond. See more...

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The RefinedHype Daily Re-Up Vol. 52 (Download)

Posted by Richard on 04/17/10 | Filed under Top Stories, Download, Feature

If you're like RefinedHype you talk about yourself in the third person, and spend all day scouring the interwebs for the latest and illest hip-hop. That's why now, because we love you so much, and want to get you hooked on our product, we'll be delivering the RefinedHype Daily Re-Up, a collection of the top ten tracks of the day, some which were featured on the site along with some extras, conveniently wrapped in one dope, raw and uncut package. Download now...

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Who Wants to Be Managed By Diddy?

Posted by Danielle Harling on 04/16/10 | Filed under Top Stories, Diddy, Feature

By now I’m sure we’ve all heard the rumors regarding Diddy becoming the manager for both Rick Ross and Nicki Minaj. While Diddy is definitely an upgrade from Waka Flocka’s mama (Nicki Minaj’s former manager) it seems a little odd that anyone would choose another artist who happens to be working on their own project as a manager. Being associated with Diddy does have it perks so of course we couldn’t help but wonder what artists would benefit greatly from Diddy being their manager. Here’s what we came up with. Read More...

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The RefinedHype Daily Re-Up Vol. 51 (Download)

Posted by Richard on 04/16/10 | Filed under Top Stories, Download, Feature

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The RefinedHype Daily Re-Up Vol. 50 (Download)

Posted by Richard on 04/15/10 | Filed under Top Stories, Download, Feature

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The RefinedHype Daily Re-Up Vol. 49 (Download)

Posted by Richard on 04/14/10 | Filed under Top Stories, Daily Re-Up, Feature

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Ab-Soul Offers to “Take Em There” on New Mixtape Leak (Listen & Download)

Posted by Richard on 04/13/10 | Filed under Downloads, Feature, Ab-Soul

Need to get away from it all, but only have five minutes or so to spare? Ab-Soul's got you covered. On this official leak off his forthcoming “Long Term” mixtape, the West Coast up-and-comer takes listeners on a journey to a magical land of artistic integrity and introspectively dope rhymes. Listen/Download...

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Rick Ross is “Super High” on New Single (Listen & Download)

Posted by The Insider on 04/12/10 | Filed under Downloads, Rick Ross, Feature

After several "buzz/street/not official" singles we finally have our hands on the first "official" single off Rick Ross' forthcoming album, "Teflon Don." The Ne-Yo-assisted "Super High" is exactly what you would expect from a Rick Ross single in that it features banging production (the man knows how to choose his beats), a top shelf guest artist (Ne-Yo ain't too shabby) and rhymes befitting of a "boss." Listen and download...

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Production Breakdown: Jamie Foxx’ “Speak French”

Posted by Richard on 11/07/09 | Filed under Production Breakdown, Feature, Jamie Foxx

“Speak French,” the latest single off Jamie Foxx' forthcoming, as-yet-untitled fourth album was thoroughly panned in the Booth, and it's not hard to see why; the cut has no coherent concept, features the most overexposed rapper out there (to be fair, Gucci did get props for his above-average bars), and finds the actor/singer venturing yet farther from his old-school soul roots. It was Bangladesh's beat, however, that got slammed the hardest by readers and staff alike – our own Nathan S. even called it a ”disorganized mess.” See more...

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