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Stream: Chief Keef, “Shooters”
Chief Keef let loose a couple new songs this weekend, the best of which was the haunting, 12 Hunna-produced “Shooters.” If you can ignore DJ Hustlenomics’ incessant bellowing, it’s one of Keef’s most...
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Video: Lil B, “Gotta Make The NBA”
Watch your back, KD—not only is Lil B’s Hoop Life mixtape shaping up to be his best and most cohesive project in ages, but he seems to be approaching their beef with increasing degrees of … read more »
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Stream: Dreezy, “Chiraq (Remix)”
Late last night, album-mode Nicki dropped “Chi-Raq,” an eerily understated collaboration with rising star Lil Herb, who despite having one of the strongest releases of 2014, is probably reaching the...
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Download Girl Talk & Freeway’s Broken Ankles EP
I know, I know—I too rolled my eyes when I first heard Girl Talk was moving from frat-friendly mash-ups to producing a collaborative EP with fellow Pennsylvanian Freeway. Turns out we’re all jaded...
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Cam’ron, “Get ‘Em Girls (Nire Remix)” MP3
FADER PREMIERE Queens producer/DJ Nire gets computers ‘putin once again with a juked-out remix of Killa Cam’s “Get ‘Em Girls.” She tends to rework only the classics—see her Plur Allure tape from...
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Video: Chief Keef, “Close That Door”
From a cold read of the lyrics of “Close That Door,” the latest from ever-prolific Chief Keef (this is his fourth new track in less than a week), you might think he’s finally reconsidered his … read...
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Stream: The Outfit, TX, “Stalactight”
Here’s “Stalactight,” the latest from Houston-via-Dallas trio The Outfit, TX, who continue to be underrated despite a slew of great 2013 releases (Starships & Rockets: Cooly Fooly Space Age Funk...
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Video: D-Lo, “Choppa Dance”
Longstanding Oakland rapper D-Lo fits somewhere between direct descendent of the hyphy movement and the current crop of Mustard-wave essentialists, though he’s drifted closer to the latter in recent...
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Video: Rich Kidz, “Sum 2 Do”
It’s been cool to watch Atlanta duo Rich Kidz mature in real time over the past couple years. They’re still primarily dedicated to party music, but it’s grown increasingly darker and left of center...
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Stream: August Alsina f. Fabolous, “Get Ya Money” (Prod. by Dun Deal)
Forever a constant in this chaotic world: Fabolous contributing kinda-goofy guest verses on otherwise excellent R&B songs. (There’s a lot New Orleans-born sensitive thug August Alsina has learned...
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Mixtape Saturday: Girl Talk & Freeway, UNIIQU3, The Guys, Ferrari Smash
Welcome back to Mixtape Saturday, a weekly roundup of great rap tapes around the web hosted by The FADER contributor Meaghan Garvey. This week, she talks about Girl Talk and Freeway’s wholly unironic...
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Stream: DP, “Jabar”
20-year-old rapper DP puts Virginia Beach back on the map with new track “Jabar,” produced by Brooklyn Taylor. For a relative newcomer, the dude has bars; “Jabar” is gimmick-free and practically...
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Download Ibn Inglor’s New Wave 2 Mixtape
Last year, Ibn Inglor dropped one of Chicago’s best kept secrets, New Wave, a visceral and gnashing portrait of urban isolation in a city where kids lose their friends. It was a tape that came … read...
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G-Side, “Statue” MP3
After a yearlong hiatus (and, before that, over a decade of making music together), Hunstville, Alabama duo G-Side reunited last November. “Statue” is the first official release from their next album,...
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Stream: Lil Durk & OTF Nunu, “OC”
With their latest, “OC,” Lil Durk and labelmate OTF Nunu are two for two on great 2014 collaborations (see their triumphant “At The Top” from earlier this year). Nunu’s quickly becoming the most...
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Ballout f. Young Gleesh & Capo, “What U Got (Tommy Kruise Remix)” MP3
FADER PREMIERE GBE’s Ballout, aka Mr. One-Take, maintains a pretty laissez-faire recording policy, which means that deep-cut gems like From the Street‘s “What U Got,” featuring Capo and Young Gleesh,...
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Stream: Jazmin Sisters f. Iamsu!, “You”
From their resume, it’s easy to peg Los Angeles quartet Jazmin Sisters (and yes, they’re really sisters—Nadia, Felicia, Celia and Daria) as totally Disney; they grew up performing together, and got...
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Video: Lumidee, “Where I Wanna Be”
It’s been over ten years since Lumidee’s instant 2003 hit “Never Leave You,” part of that glorious run of soca-pop crossovers. Finally, after years of relative obscurity (her last release was early...
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Download The Devil’s VIOLENCE Mixtape
Last year, The Devil—ie Derek Schklar, former manager of Atlanta rappers Pill and Trouble turned producer and multimedia artist—emerged from the shadows with Harbinger, the kind of mixtape you’re...
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