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  Best Buds: Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky Talk Upcoming Tour

  April 20, 2013 – In 2013 rap's dividing lines have disintegrated. Bitter battles over regionalism are a thing of the past, fans no longer have to opt for either "gangsta" or "conscious," and the differences between underground and mainstream are ethereal at best. This is good news for Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky, whose 20-date Under the Influence of Music tour kicks off July 17. …
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  Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$, A$AP Ferg, Smoke DZA Crash Hot 97's Summer Jam 2013

  April 11, 2013 – Hot 97 unveiled part of the lineup to this year's Summer Jam festival today (April 11), and so far, the 2013 roster boasts some of the finest MCs New York City has to offer. …
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  Hear Peter Rosenberg's 'New York Renaissance' Mixtape, a Snapshot of a Scene in Flux

  April 4, 2013 – Forget your freshmen lists and cool it with the hottest MCs (well, unless you're looking at SPIN's picks) — Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg has dropped his The New York Renaissance mixtape and it's jam-packed with bubbling East Coast talent. The terribly named but mightily talented Joey Bada$$ kicks things off with a Harry Fraud-produced ivory-tickler. …
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  Joey Bada$$, Big K.R.I.T., and Smoke DZA Resurrect Boom-Bap With 'Underground Airplay'

  February 7, 2013 – Brooklyn youngster Joey Bada$$ may have one of the most terrible names in rap, and there was that unfortunate bout of beef between him and Lil B, but his on-mike might is an undeniable thing. That's why it should come as no surprise that a proven whip-smart ripper like Big K.R.I.T. …
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  Lil B and Joey Bada$$ Dis Tracks Extend Weak Streak for Rap Beef

  January 30, 2013 – They don't make beef like they used to.When Joey Bada$$, in his dis track responding to a dis track from Lil B, invokes Nas' classic Jay-Z skewering "Ether," the comparison illustrates how trivial hip-hop feuds have become since that early-2000s commercial and critical heyday. …
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  First Spin: Super Helpful's Hiss-Hop EP, 'The Help'

  January 2, 2013 – Lee Bannon began last year with Fantastic Plastic, a producer album featuring rappin' ass legends like Inspectah Deck and Del the Funky Homosapien, right-now underground types like YU and Chuuwee, and on my favorite track, "Phone Drone," some dude on YouTube screaming excitedly about getting the new iPhone. …
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  No Trivia's Friday Five, Thanksgiving Edition: Let French Montana Be Great!

  November 21, 2012 – Switching it up this week (with three extra songs since I missed last week's Friday Five) due to Thanksgiving on Thursday. Of course, Friday is still Friday if you work any kind of service job where your day will be filled with dread as everyone still stuffed with turkey pigs out on purchasing drastically marked-down Blu-Rays and widescreen TVs. …
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• Joey Bada$$, '1999' (Self-Released)

  June 14, 2012 – NYC lyrical miracle still getting his in the 1-9-9-9 time machine; too often the lounge-iest in the Lyricist Lounge. …
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