The new Fat Boys reissue is a timely reminder that funny rappers—including viral sensation Riff Raff—aren’t necessarily unserious
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Pushing the radio forward
Supreme Cuts create the kind of beats that are making pop music sound like the underground
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Local release roundup: Chief Keef and Fredo Santana
Local release roundup, featuring Chief Keef, Fredo Santana, and more
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No sale = no defense
From Flosstradamus to Kanye West, artists are catching heat for uncleared samples even when they give their songs away
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Tumblr: threat or menace?
Don’t worry, Tumblr isn’t turning creators into mere regurgitators—it’s injecting new blood into an old remix culture
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Local release roundup: cerebral grooves from beat maker Radius
Local release roundup: cerebral grooves from beat maker Radius, enlightened bangers from BBU, and more
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The Jeff Mangum Effect
Now that Jeff Mangum has made his second coming, what’s left for him to do?
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Q&A with Ninja of Die Antwoord
Talking about money, desperation, and creativity with Ninja of Die Antwoord
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The RIAA’s most wanted
Did the feds shut down Megaupload to keep the site from launching an iTunes competitor?
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The week seapunk broke
Internet-born dance-music microscene seapunk puts down roots in Chicago
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King Louie: he’s arrogant
Southeast-side rapper King Louie brings a dose of southern swagger to Chicago hip-hop
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Bon Iver, the Grammys, and indie Stockholm syndrome
Indie fans rooting for Bon Iver at the Grammys suffer from their own version of Stockholm syndrome.
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Sampling’s not dead
Legitmix gives hip-hop producers a way to sample without paying clearance fees or getting sued
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Drake charts a course for pop
Drake’s new Take Care erases the last lines between hip-hop and the rest of the Top 40
