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$ilkmoney – Who Waters the Wilting Giving Tree When the Leaves Dry Up and Fruit No Longer Bears? (Review)

Follow @DopeGoAnywhere It should surprise nobody to learn that a rapper like $ilkmoney is jaded by the rap game. The former Divine Council member has placed a value in himself…

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In Memoriam: Ozzy Osbourne Hip-Hop Samples

Follow @DopeGoAnywhere Metal and hip-hop are diametrically opposed in many ways – both culturally and sonically – but I need an excuse to write about Ozzy Osbourne. Like most kids,…

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Defcee & Parallel Thought – Other Blues (Review)

Follow @DopeGoAnywhere The Blues are at the core of Chicago culture. Their musical DNA has been passed down and has evolved across generations and genres, but their bare-souled perspective is…

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Queen City Crates: The Cincinnati Hip-Hop Scene vol. 3

Follow @DopeGoAnywhere Continuing to cover some hip-hop acts local to Cincinnati here as I pick up more CD’s. While the last article was focused on somewhat forgotten 90’s and 00’s…

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Queen City Crates: The Cincinnati Hip-Hop Scene vol. 2

Follow @DopeGoAnywhere Previously, I explained how I found local mixtapes to be a great balance between collecting physicals and tapping into my own hip-hop community in Cincinnati – there’s a…

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Queen City Crates: The Cincinnati Hip-Hop Scene, vol. 1

Follow @DopeGoAnywhere As an Ohio native, it’s always been disappointing that there historically haven’t been many clear-cut sounds or scenes here. There were breakouts like Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Kid Cudi,…

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My Journey & Reactions As a Drain Gang Hater

Follow @DopeGoAnywhere Let me preface this by saying I have done virtually no research on Drain Gang, so prepare to hear some ignorant, disrespectful shit. I’ve always had a complicated…

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The World Building of Dave Blunts’ Lyricism

Follow @DopeGoAnywhere Over the past year, Dave Blunts has become one of the most consistently viral artists in hip-hop. It seems like every week there’s a new clip circulating of…

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Ghais Guevara – Goyard Ibn Said (Review)

Follow @DopeGoAnywhere It’s a classic hip-hop trope and a constant failure of society, that Black culture is so widely enjoyed and imitated, but rarely respected. So often do the biggest…

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Futurewave 2024 Recap Playlist

Follow @DopeGoAnywhere The East Coast underground is full of busy producers who churn out dope albums on a near monthly basis. Think of V Don, 38 Spesh, Nicholas Craven, even…

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Blu 2024 Recap Playlist

Follow @DopeGoAnywhere While there’s rarely a bad word to be said of him, Blu’s career is too often reduced to his early, classic work with Exile. The reality is that…

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Big Sad 1900 2024 Recap Playlist

Follow @DopeGoAnywhere It’s no secret that the West Coast ran rap in 2024. Kendrick and Mustard put on for Los Angeles heavy throughout the beef, bringing gangster sounds that have…