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- Music, Music Feature Nov 2, 2016
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Why little rappers still believe in big radio
The Internet has eroded commercial radio’s usefulness for music discovery, but DJs like Nehpets at Power 92 have stayed connected enough to their communities to break up-and-coming local artists on the air.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 10, 2014
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Tonight: See ILoveMakonnen's 'FriendsMaybe' collaborator Rome Fortune
The Atlanta MC with a green beard plays Thalia Hall one day after releasing a song featuring Drake's newest signee ILoveMakonnen.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 16, 2013
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Before Chief Keef went to jail he released a new mixtape
This is a reminder that the infamous 18-year-old Chicago MC who makes the news for getting in trouble also makes music—his brand new Almighty So proves it.
- Music, Music Feature Oct 1, 2013
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Bopping makes its move
Chicago hip-hop's latest hot dance is more fun than footworking, and it's already got a star in Lil Kemo—all it needs now is a crossover hit.
- Music, Music Feature Jul 8, 2013
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Freddie Gibbs mans the ramparts for gangsta rap
The style is in decline on the charts, but judging from Gibbs's new ESGN, he could keep it alive single-handedly.
- Music, Music Feature May 30, 2013
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Why mixtapes don't hit the charts
It's not because they aren’t a vital format or the fuel for a parallel music economy—it’s because Billboard and the RIAA ignore them.
- Blogs, Bleader May 14, 2013
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Why you won't see rap mixtapes on the charts
Billboard, the RIAA, and the big mixtape snub
