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Download Starlito’s Insomnia Addict Mixtape
After releasing two albums in two months (October’s collaborative Step Brothers 2 project with Don Trip, and November’s solo album Fried Turkey), Nashville cult hero Starlito pulled a Beyoncé and...
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Video: Lil Durk, “52 Bars Part 3″
Chicago’s Lil Durk delivers the third installment of his no-hook, no nonsense “52 Bars” series (christened on the intro of his 2012 Life Ain’t No Joke tape). As always, it’s an excuse for him to … read...
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Stream: RetcH, “Special Jim (Prod. by Thelonious Martin)”
“Special Jim,” the second track released from Jersey rapper RetcH‘s forthcoming Polo Sporting Goods tape, recounts in cringing, heart-wrenching detail the story of watching a disabled kid get neglected...
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Shy Glizzy, “Awwsome” MP3
DC underdog and GEN F alum Shy Glizzy had one of the year’s most critically slept-on tapes with this summer’s Law 2. The pained and melodically-inclined rapper flexes on new, self-congratulatory track...
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Video: Lil Herb, “4 Minutes Of Hell Pt. 3″
Not to be outdone by Lil Durk, Chicago up-and-comer Lil Herb has released the third (and best) installment of his “4 Minutes Of Hell” series. (Compare it with the previous two.) Herb tears through the...
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Stream: Gangsta Boo and La Chat f. Lil Wyte, “On That”
2013 was good to Memphis icons: Da Mafia 6ix (the almost-completely reunited Three 6 Mafia) returned to form with their excellent 6ix Commandments tape, Juicy J released his acclaimed major label debut...
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Download Kaytranada’s Instrumental Hip Hop Is Dead Mix
Montreal producer-of-the-moment Kaytranada continues his tradition of slyly Nas-honoring nomenclature (his original name was Kaytradamus) with a new beat tape, Instrumental Hip Hop Is Dead, debuted...
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Download Retch’s Polo Sporting Goods Mixtape
Lots of young rappers have tried to bring back ’90s New York lyricism, but Jersey’s RetcH may have just bested all of them with his Polo Sporting Goods tape. It’s full of the flamboyant titling … read...
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Video: Dreezy f. Lil Herb, Zmoney, and KD Young Cocky, “Ain’t For None”
One of my favorite things about recent Chicago rap is the lack of a set-in-stone gender binary for blustery, tough-talking raps. Rapper/singer double threat Dreezy continues this tradition on the...
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Stream: Caleb James, “Eddy Curry”
FADER PREMIERE Even though Eddy Curry led the Bulls through one of its grimmer eras, he’s not the most frequently referenced Bulls player. But aren’t there enough MJ songs already? Today, Chicago’s...
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The GTW, “Bleach Pool” MP3
One of the SoundCloud tags on Chicago producer, vocalist and JODY member The GTW’s new track is “So So Def Bass.” Rightly so—”Bleach Pool” wouldn’t sound out of place between Lathuan and Katrina on So...
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Video: Tink, “Bars”
Recent GEN F star Tink shares a short but tough video for “Bars,” the opening track of her recent Boss Up. Tink tends to shape shift between ferocious tough-guy and vulnerable closet-freak, and on...
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Mixtape Saturday: King Louie, RetcH, Starlito, Gino Marley
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 King Louie’s triumphant and varied 2013...
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Download Young Scooter’s Street Lottery 2 Mixtape
Exactly a year after the release of his excellent Street Lottery tape, Young Scooter has delivered its sequel. It’s just as star-studded as its predecessor, with features from Future, Chief Keef, Young...
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Stream: G Herbo (Lil Herb) f. Lil Bibby, “A Year Ago”
Recounting a year marked by a buzz-inciting Drake cosign and a star-making debut mixtape, Lil Bibby and Lil Herb—who’s changed his name to G Herbo—reunite on “A Year Ago.” Fitting for a song about...
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Download Peewee Longway, Young Thug, Migos and Rich the Kid’s Lobby Runners...
A Voltron of young, playful Atlanta rappers forms on Lobby Runners, the new collaborative tape from Peewee Longway, Young Thug, Migos and Rich the Kid. Half of the expansive tape’s 25 tracks are new;...
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Mixtape Saturday: French Montana, Sicko Mobb, Mike WiLL Made It, DJ Esco and...
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 French Montana’s id, Sicko Mobb’s debut tape...
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Tink, “Lullaby” MP3
In 2013, Tink showcased tough-talking side on the drill-oriented Boss Up tape. She’s a more-than-competent rapper, but I’ve always preferred when she explores vulnerability on R&B-focused...
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Peewee Longway, “Cost To Be Me” MP3
Atlanta’s Peewee Longway, whose Running Around The Lobby tape didn’t receive half the attention it deserved in 2013, gears up for what should be a breakout year with his latest, “Cost To Be Me.” Over …...
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Cali Swag District f. Tank, “Freakin You” MP3
The “Teach Me How To Dougie” boys are all grown up and channeling their inner Jodeci on “Freakin You,” a track from their New Year’s day tape The District. They’ve recruited silky smooth TGT member …...
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