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Killer Mike's St. Louis Blues: Live From Tuesday's Run The Jewels Show
Fires, gas masks, rocks, riot gear, gunfire, smoke pouring out of the smashed windows of an Advance Auto Parts ... everyone saw last night's news, and many St. Louisans were wary of becoming part of it. But following a grand jury's decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for t...

DJ Drama's <em>Gangsta Grillz</em> Mixtapes, Ranked
DJ Drama is arguably the most prolific and important DJ of the Golden Mixtape Era, which started roughly a decade ago and is still going strong—among rap heavyweights, only DJ Khaled comes close. The Philadelphia native somehow made himself the face of underground Southern hip-hop, proving instrum...

Young Thug Enters The Void: The Confusing Joys Of Rich Gang's <em>Tha Tour</em>
Young Thug is a rapper from Atlanta who has never released an official full-length album and, at this rate, may not for a long time. His mixtapes—both alone and with collaborators—have been daring and unusual, bundles of promises that haven't quite come to bear. Until about two weeks ago, he had p...

Oh No, Some NBA Players Are Collaborating On A Rap Album
This here is a teaser trailer for the forthcoming rap album, Full Court Press Vol. 1, that is set to be released this fall. This isn't just any rap album, though. It's a rap album featuring the hottest bars from Shawn Marion, Big Baby Davis, Stephen Jackson, Carlos Boozer, and Juwan Howard(!)...

Some FSU Football Players Made A Very Good Parody Of A Terrible Song
Before you watch the video above, which features Florida State football players Derrick Nnadi, Jacob Pugh, Lorenzo Featherson, and Demarcus Christmas singing and rapping very, very poorly, you need to acquaint yourself with Ice JJ Fish....

Infographic Compares NBA Scoring With Hip Hop Name-Dropping
If you enjoy hip hop and the NBA, then you definitely need to spend some time playing with bdon.org's fancy new infographic. The concept is simple: see how various NBA players' season-by-season scoring numbers stack up against their yearly mentions in hip hop songs....

For Your Viewing Pleasure: The Worst Mizzou Volleyball Team Rap Ever
The Missouri women's volleyball team's official "Spirit Group," VolleyZou, found an enterprising group of young men with Missouri apparel, a gold cart, a video camera, and lots of gumption and commissioned them to make this, whatever this is....

Jimmer Fredette Is Amazing, According To His Brother's Rap Song
In a jam that is straight slathered in metaphors, T.J. Fredette, brother of BYU's Szczerbiak 2.0, spits fire like ... the first Mormon rapper I've ever heard. Have fun with this....
