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From Kanye to Big Sean, The Rap Power Rankings (January, 2015)
More than any other genre, hip-hop is a competition. Rappers are constantly fighting for position, battling for the top spot in a sport whose season never ends, and hip-hop fans are just as feverish about arguing for their favorite rappers as…
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From Kanye to Bump J, 8 Chicago Songs Only a Local Loves
My job is awesome because it lets me travel, and everywhere I go, I ask the locals to name the song guaranteed to get the party moving in their city that’s virtually unheard of anywhere else. Throw on “Southside” in…
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10 Rappers Who Are Going to Blow Up in 2015
Trying to guess what rapper will blow up in any given year is an impossible task. In addition to hard work and talent, there’s an almost mind-blowingly complex web of fate, behind-the-scenes players and outright luck behind any seeming overnight…
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The Best (Non Rap) Live Shows I’ve Seen This Year
I’ve been to a lot of live shows. Like a lot. From New York City to Los Angeles and everywhere in between, there aren’t many cities in the country that I haven’t been told to throw my hands. As spoiled and…
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Meet Astro, Hip-Hop’s X Factor
When the world gets its first glimpse of you on television, it can be hard, if not impossible, to ever overcome the “reality show star” label plastered to you. But against all the odds, former X-Factor star Astro is becoming one…
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Green Label Sound Issues Open Call to Awesome Artists (Enter & Win)
Green Label Sound has been giving new artists like Joey Bada$$ support in making great music for years, and now they’re turning the spotlight on all of the independent artists who make up DJBooth Nation. From now through December 26,…
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Synched Soundtrack: Why Don’t We Fall in Love?
Why are we so suspicious of love? In 2014, the idea of pure, simple romance is almost looked down on. Love is cheesy. Love is corny. Romance is dead, replaced by irony and skepticism. But here’s the thing; falling in…
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Ten Albums You Need to Start a Vinyl Collection
Don’t call it a comeback, vinyl’s been here for years. Vinyl is enjoying an absolute rennaisance now as listeners feeling alientated by digital technology search for ways to more physically connect with the music they love. In fact, in 2014…
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How Did Diplo Become One of the Biggest Names in Music?
Don’t look now, but Diplo‘s kind of a big deal. In fact, it may not be an exxageration to say he’s one of the most influential people in modern music, period. But while the EDM community likely already know Thomas Wesley…
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10 Mind Blowing Facts About Your Favorite Songs
Your average fan doesn’t care how the music gets made, only that the music gets made. Luckily, we aren’t average fans. We care about the music, so we dig and research and investigate the stories behind some of our favorite…
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J. Cole the Bill Collector: Your Favorite Musicians’ First Jobs
Despite the spotlights that now surround them, most of your favorite artists are real human beings who once had lives not too different from your own. And if you’re searching for some common ground with even the most famous-of-the-famous, comparing first jobs is…
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Magnum Opus: Falling in Love With Common’s “The Light” Again
Sometimes we take a classic for granted, don’t make that mistake with Common’s “The Light.”