Nothin like a murderous distorted guitar loop with some kick drums and what sound like live handclaps. Basically the template for a Philly rap track that’s too next level grimy to ever break out. This shit is like all that mid-90s “shake you upside down until all your riches fall out of your pockets” Brooklyn [...]

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This weekend is all about I-95. Gettin it the fuck in!
Friday, Brooklyn, NY:

Tonight it’s the patented. Baked goods by Dots as always. Rumor has it they’re gonna be macaroons. Get ye to the Lucky Cat, Brook-Nam!
Saturday, Washington, DC:

Our homies Stereofaith and Jerome Baker III are kind enough to have us at Good Times at Napoleon. [...]

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…because Sandman (of Re-Up Gang) has a new tape out. It’s called “Sandman Ego” (what?) and you can grab it at the Re-Up Gang Blog (no, really, what?).
(note: it’s OK if you can’t remember which one is Sandman and which one is Ab-Liva. I can’t either, but only because I never hear them anywhere but [...]

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This Sunday at Silk City in Philly we’re breaking you off with the Philadelphyinz All-Rap Bar Mitzvah, dialing back our open format steelo and going straight rap on motherfuckers all night. In anticipation, Skinny is curating Rap Week over on one of our other internet homes, Dollar Bin Jams. He’s got some of [...]

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