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  Rap Release of the Week: Problem's 'Welcome To Mollywood 2'

  September 6, 2012 – So, the trick to finally turning transcendently spare, Bay Area hip-hop into the actual next big thing is not branding it as city-specific? Blame and thank Los Angeles producer DJ Mustard's "ratchet music" tag — a nebulous, know-it-when-you-hear-it minimalism that takes from hyphy, L.A. jerk, and even a little bit of Afrojack's top 40-ready lope by way of L.A. loudmouths LMFAO. That loose EDM comparison isn't facetious. …
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  No Trivia's Top 50 (Mostly Rap) Songs of the Year So Far

  July 5, 2012 – Ubiquitous major-label last great hope 2 Chainz makes four appearances on this list. None of those appearances are on any of his own songs, though he is a nice addition to each and everyone of them, particularly "Beez In The Trap," where he mentions Nicki Minaj's "doo-hickey." But this is just the story of major-label rap music this year: A whole lot of nothing you didn't ask for, to get to that something you actually want to hear. …
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  No Trivia's Friday Five

  March 30, 2012 – Writer Harry Crews died on Wednesday. He was 76. What's that have to do with rap music? Well, not too much, though I'd encourage you to hunt down one of his novels if you're near a pretty good library (which you're probably not), or an okay used book store (even less likely). I'd recommend Car, about a dude who decides to eat a Ford Maverick. …
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  Watch E-40's Sunny 'Just Be You' Video With Too Short and J-Banks

  March 30, 2012 – "Don't let 'em knock your motivation, keep tryin'," advises E-40 on "Just Be You," the latest video selection from the Bay Area hip-hop legend's triple album The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1, 2 & 3, adding, "You're probably just ahead of your time, like me." The song and the video alike act as a sunny victory lap for a career that has only continued to thrive well past an age when most rappers are considered passé. The ly …
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  E-40 on 'Block Brochure,' Sucker Repellant Cologne, and Raising Droop-E

  March 29, 2012 – The legacy of E-40 cannot be understated: pioneer of the independent hustle, hyphy ambassador and inventor of half of Snoop Dogg's favorite slang words. His motormouthed spieling and uniquely blapping beats — many courtesy of his son, Droop-E — have carried him two decades in the game; and he just released his 15th, 16th and 17th albums this week, the three-volume set The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil. …
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  Watch E-40's Giddy 'They Point' Video With 2 Chainz and Juicy J

  March 23, 2012 – The mighty E-40's middle-age creative renaissance enters its next phase on Tuesday, when the Bay Area hip-hop legend releases not one but three albums — his The Block Brochure trilogy. "They Point," from first (and slappingest) installment Welcome to the Soil 1, features help from three Dirty South-based artists who've also been doing it a few years. …
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  E-40, 'Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift' (Heavy on the Grind Ent./EMI)

  March 29, 2011 – With his 13th and 14th albums, this Bay Area legend and self-proclaimed FILF is maybe the first rapper to hit his creative zenith in middle age. His game-spitting motormouth and vivid tales of selling yola and stacking chalupa are more evocative than ever. The beats certainly help, with producer son Droop-E knocking out a knotty, spine-cracking post-hyphy bounce (a.k.a. "that dumbass slap"). …
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  E-40, 'Revenue Retrievin': Overtime Shift' (Heavy on the Grind Ent./EMI)

  March 29, 2011 – With his 13th and 14th albums, this Bay Area legend and self-proclaimed FILF is maybe the first rapper to hit his creative zenith in middle age. His game-spitting motormouth and vivid tales of selling yola and stacking chalupa are more evocative than ever. The beats certainly help, with producer son Droop-E knocking out a knotty, spine-cracking post-hyphy bounce (a.k.a. "that dumbass slap"). …
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