Culture Over Everything: Big Remo ft. Rapsody “I’m Back” (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 05/24/12 | Filed under Downloads, Rapsody, Jamla, Big Remo

This will surprise absolutely no one familiar with the movement Jamla has going on, but Big Remo's "I'm Back" is motherfucking doper than a Bogota stash house. And if you're not familiar then you're about to be; either way, I highly recommend turning the volume the fuck up.

Rapsody is Deadly Dope on “The Black Mamba EP” (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 02/27/12 | Filed under Downloads, Mixtapes, Rapsody

Remember that period around 2004 when Usher was cranking our dope guest verses with an incredible consistency? Rapsody's in the equivalent of that period right now, except instead of tracks with Usher and Lil Jon she's doing unapologetic, soulful underground hip-hop with 9th Wonder and the Jamla Army. Listen and download...

F**k Kobe, “Right Now” Rapsody is the Real Black Mamba (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 02/20/12 | Filed under Downloads, 9th Wonder, Rapsody

The Celtics fan in me has a hard time writing about anything even vicariously, tangentially related to Kobe, but the Rapsody fan in me demands that I post her new joint "Right Now". Hmmmm....hatred of Kobe.....or love for hip-hop? Listen and download...

Rapsody’s “For Everything” Mixtape is Really F*king Good (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 11/16/11 | Filed under Downloads, Mixtapes, Rapsody

There aren't a lot of emcees period consistently putting out quality projects like North Carolina's Rapsody. From the really fucking good "Return of the B-Girl" to the really fucking good "Thank H.E.R. Later" to her new, really fucking good album "For Everything", the woman is...well...really fucking good. Listen and download...

On Rapsody, Young MC, Krush Groove & “A Crush Groove” (Video)

Rapsody's one of my favorite young emcees. Nope, not young female emcees, young emcees period. (Word to Young MC.) I still play "Thank H.E.R." and "Return of the B-Girl" on the regular, so her new album "For Everything" is a guaranteed addition on November 15. Here goes the first visuals off the project, "A Crush Groove", produced by 9th Wonder. Watch....

K. Sparks, Laws & Rapsody Grab a Mic & “The Show Starts” (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 09/12/11 | Filed under Refined Picks, Downloads, K. Sparks, Laws, Rapsody

At its best hip-hop isn't that complicated. It's really not. Just take a head nodding beat (from, say, Moe Productions) and get three of the illest young emcees working to rhyme over it. Boom, simple. Ok, fine. While the recipe's not complicated finding the right ingredients is rarer than finding Kreyashawn in a library. Listen and download...

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...

Rapsody & Raekwon: Pressure Makes “Black Diamonds” (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 06/20/11 | Filed under Downloads, Raekwon, Rapsody

While I know RefinedHype Nation isn't as sickened by co-sign syndrome as the rest of the interwebs, it never hurts to have a hip-hop legend on your record. So far everyone who's been skimming by my claims that 9th Wonder protege Rapsody is one the most emcees rhyming now, how about a little Raekwon guest verse? Listen and download...

Rapsody, Laws & King Mez Stake Their Claim on “Top Five” Status (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 06/13/11 | Filed under Downloads, Laws, Rapsody

I think Rapsody is the shit, and until she proves me otherwise I'm gonna keep posting her music. Would I call her "Top Five" dead or alive? Of course not, but she's absolutely in the conversation for a few top five lists. Forget the vaguely insulting best female emcee list, she's a serious contender for "Top Five Young Emcees Making Classic Style Hip-Hop". Listen and download...