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The Immersion
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When Thugz Cry: Stopping Little Pain & Sad Rap Before It Starts
Posted by Dharmic X on 05/09/13 |
Filed under Opinion, The ImmersionTo sum it up, "sad rap" appears to be the creation of a rapper from Brooklyn roughly my age, whose goal is to get fans and a community to embrace sadness. Or something like that.See more...
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The Immersion: Hearing Screams With Chance the Rapper
Posted by Dharmic X on 05/03/13 |
Filed under Opinion, The ImmersionThe line that resonated with me the most goes to an incident Chance dealt with in 2011, when he saw a friend of his stabbed to death at a house party: “I seen it happen, I seen it happen, I see it always, he still be screaming."See more...
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The Immersion: Paying Attention to Wale
Posted by Dharmic X on 04/25/13 |
Filed under Opinion, Wale, The ImmersionThere are some rappers whom you fall in love with the minute they clear their throat over the microphone, or tell Guru to "turn their mic up." And then you have Wale Folarin.See more...
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The Immersion: J Cole’s Star is Born
Posted by Dharmic X on 04/12/13 |
Filed under Opinion, J. Cole, The ImmersionJ. Cole is not one of those flashy characters that hip-hop is currently being rooted upon. He doesn’t have any outlandish physical traits, nor does he rap about things in a very unconventional manner.See more...
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The Immersion: KRS-One & Buckshot Test Jay-Z’ “Survival Skills”
Posted by Dharmic X on 04/04/13 |
Filed under Opinion, The ImmersionAs cool as it was for Jay-Z to attack auto tune so specifically, there was a larger issue at stake for hip-hop here, an issue that veteran New Yorkers Buckshot and KRS-One touched upon so eloquently in “Robot.”See more...
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The Immersion: Trusting La Coka Nostra
Posted by Dharmic X on 03/28/13 |
Filed under Opinion, The ImmersionWhen I first learned La Coka Nostra was coming out with a full-length album in the summer of 2009, it immediately became a must-purchase item upon hitting stores July 14. Not only was I a big Ill Bill fan by this point, sold by "The Hour of Reprisal," I was increasingly curious to hear Slaine.See more...
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The Immersion: Putting in a “Day’s Work” With Saigon
Posted by Dharmic X on 03/21/13 |
Filed under Opinion, The Immersion, SaigonMeanwhile, when Saigon is at his peak he is an animated monster. He separates himself from the pack by not only spazzing out with his flow but elevating his game with his delivery.See more...
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The Immersion: Fighting “Chinatown Wars” With Ghostface & MF Doom
Posted by Dharmic X on 03/14/13 |
Filed under The Immersion, Ghostface Killah, MF DoomThe build up to "Twelve Reasons to Die" has reminded me of one of the forgotten gems of early 2009, a song that came and went, used for a video game on the little-used Nintendo DS portable device.See more...
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The Immersion: Preparing for Slaughterhouse’s Onslaught
Posted by Dharmic X on 03/07/13 |
Filed under Opinion, Slaughterhouse, The ImmersionWhen “Onslaught” came out and the group’s formation was cemented, the waiting game began. When would the next track come out? What format would the first project take?See more...
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The Immersion: Going “Loso’s Way” With Fabolous
Posted by Dharmic X on 02/28/13 |
Filed under Opinion, The Immersion, FabolousFabolous’s full catalog is likely slept on by this point, especially by a generation that probably merely views him as a punch line rapper with the occasional radio hit and a much-anticipated mixtape each year.See more...
