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Stream: Kevin Gates, “Get up on My Level”
Kevin Gates seems to have grown a bit cockier after a huge 2013 (a deal with Atlantic, a stunning mixtape and a debut retail album). His latest, “Get up on My Level,” is still marked … read more »
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Stream: JODY, “M.I.A. (Move It Along)”
FADER PREMIERE “M.I.A. (Move It Along),” the latest from Chicago R&B weirdos and current GEN F stars JODY evokes DeVante Swing trying to maintain his composure while submerged in icy waters. That’s...
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Stream: Que, “Jungle Fever” (Prod. by TM88)
No, seriously—has Que made a bad song yet? The man behind the year’s biggest breakthrough hit keeps rolling out shout-the-whole-hook club anthems without a misstep. His latest, “Jungle Fever,” centers...
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Stream: Shyst Red f. Young Thug, “Water Diamonds”
Shyst Red, of Young Scooter’s Black Migo Gang, teams up with FADER cover star Young Thug for the absolutely massive “Water Diamonds” (which sheds light on precisely what the fuck Black Portland was...
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Download Tory Lanez’ Chixtape 2
FADER PREMIERE Texas-via-Toronto singer/producer Tory Lanez’ 2013 tape Conflicts of My Soul was a clear standout among recent year’s crop of lusty, fuck-your-feelings R&B a la Ty Dolla $ign. Today...
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Hear Lil Boosie Freestyle on the Ride Home from Prison
Last night, Baton Rouge legend Lil Boosie was released after five years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Below, here’s his two-part freestyle on the ride home, which sounds like it’s been pent up...
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Mic Terror, “N.W.G.” MP3
Mic Terror’s “N.W.G.” is the latest in a recent stream of Chicago rappers presenting multifaceted takes on the city’s violence and gang epidemic (a welcome gray area between glorification and...
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Mixtape Saturday: 100s, Tory Lanez, Kap G, Key!
Welcome back to Mixtape Saturday, a weekly roundup of great rap tapes around the web hosted by FADER contributor Meaghan Garvey. This week, she talks about 100s’ glossy pimp rap, Tory Lanez’...
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Tiffany Foxx f. Young Thug, Pusha T & Chubbie Baby, “Young N Thuggin” MP3
Tiffany Foxx, the St. Louis-via-Atlanta rapper who’s mentored by Lil Kim, brings the big names out for her latest single “Young N Thuggin,” featuring Young Thug, Pusha T and Chubbie Baby. Thug,...
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Stream: Daft Punk f. Jay Z, “Computerized” (Prod. by Kanye West)”
Well, this exists: a Daft Punk collaboration with Jay Z, produced by Kanye West, allegedly left over from Random Access Memories. Does it need to? That all depends on if you’re partial to Jay Z … read...
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Courtney Noelle f. Ty Dolla $ign, “Just Fuckin” MP3
Ty Dolla $ign’s become a go-to guy for hooks in recent months, a reminder that this world can be a just and merciful place. Today he joins fellow Taylor Gang member Courtney Noelle for “Just … read more »
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Stream: Ibn Inglor f. Nick Acquroff, “Damaged”
FADER PREMIERE Last year Ibn Inglor released what may have been the best overlooked Chicago rap tape of the year (though it could just as easily have been considered a noise project) with New Wave, …...
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Young Thug & Bloody Jay, “All Type A Drugs” MP3
Post-Black Portland, Young Thug and Bloody Jay’s collaborations have been getting increasingly lighthearted. “Parade” was bright and boppy, with the weirdo-pop ambitions of material from Thug’s I Came...
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Video: Que, “Time”
Que’s unwavering dedication to business over pleasure in new video “Time” is enough to make anyone feel like a total waste of space. The rasping Atlanta native, whose “OG Bobby Johnson” has been one of...
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Stream: clipping. f. Cocc Pistol Cree, “Work Work”
Los Angeles trio clipping., whose 2013 name-your-price album mid city soldered together corrosive noise and quickfire rappity-raps like Yeezus’ DIY fever dream, have announced their first official...
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Video: ZMoney, “10 Hours (prod. Young Chop)”
Chicago’s ZMoney continues his relentless prolificness with new track and video “10 Hours,” produced by Young Chop and shot by Elevator. Z’s choppy but fluid delivery evokes Toni Braxton sniper...
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Stream: Gucci Mane f. Jose Guapo & Young Fresh, “My Customer”
Gucci Mane announced via Twitter this weekend that he’ll be dropping two new mixtapes on April 1: Young Thugga Mane LaFlare, an amazingly titled collaborative tape with man of the moment Young Thug,...
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Video: Starlito & Don Trip, “Shut Up”
Starlito and Don Trip, the forever-real, Tennessee-based cult heroes, finally release a video for “Shut Up,” off their second collaborative project, Step Brothers 2. Over a monstrous Drumma Boy...
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Download Gone Too Soon, A Posthumous Speaker Knockerz Compilation
Last Thursday, South Carolina rapper and producer Speaker Knockerz was found dead in his garage; he was 19 years old. He’d produced for Gucci Mane and Young Scooter, French Montana, Shy Glizzy, and...
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Download Vince Staples’ Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2 Mixtape
Long Beach rapper and Cutthroat Boyz member Vince Staples releases his long-awaited sophomore project Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2 today (its predecessor was released in late 2011). True to form, Staples...
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