ARTICLES BY DAVE ONE
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 STILL DIRTY
Dirt McGirt Rises From the Flames of Ol' Dirty BastardEvery conversation about Ol' Dirty Bastard brings up the same five things: the original rah-rah rap style, the twenty-odd babies, the picking up welfare checks in a limo, the drug addictions, and the manic police pursuits. But for the last couple of years, we've had nothing else to talk about. He got locked up in 2000 for everything from weed to carrying a gun on parole, and only got out a few months ago under strict supervision. ...
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  THE GEOGRAPHY OF HIP HOP
A Vice Guide to the USATHE EAST COAST
There's nothing like good old East Coast rap-gritty lyricism and sample-based music. To this day, East Coast MCs are measured against the meticulously constructed rhymes of legends like Rakim or Big Daddy Kane, while beatsmiths strive to attain DJ Premier-like perfection. Forget the fact that New Yorkers now like to get crunk and throw elbows like they were Tupac fans all along. ...
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 ELECTRIC INDEPENDENCE
Phoenecia, Richard Devine, Schematic, Ghostly International, Sam Valenti IV, James Cotton, DMX KREW, I-F, Adult, Jetone , Force Inc., Ovuca , Rephlex, Marumari , Carpark, Scott Heren, Blechdom, Tigerbeat6,...
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