Meet the 10 rappers who just saved the cypher

Meet the 10 rappers who just saved the cypher

Ranking every verse from OTR’s real rap marathon with TDE’s Ray Vaughn, Chris Patrick, Proof’s son Nasaan, Ben Reilly, and more. When Drake and Central Cee stepped in front of the green neon at OnTheRadar, it felt like the curated freestyle platform had hit its peak (and like we’d be hearing “combination” in a Toronto…

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The myth and magic of Max B’s Harlem

The myth and magic of Max B’s Harlem

Now freed, the New York native has the opportunity to be the architect of a place that no longer exists. During the waning moments of an October interview with The Breakfast Club, Harlem’s preeminent diplomat Cam’ron spoke frankly about his frayed relationship with the neighborhood that raised him for the first 20 years of his…

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fakemink says Terrified will be out this spring

fakemink says Terrified will be out this spring

“I have to make something that my clones cannot do yet.” Victor Boyko / Getty Images London rapper fakemink has been on a stratospheric ascent. The runaway success of “Easter Pink” last year only accelerated the SoundCloud rapper’s rising star; now he’s gearing up for his sophomore album Terrified, telling British Vogue the record will…

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5 standout songs from Baby Keem’s Casino

5 standout songs from Baby Keem’s Casino

Our favorites from the rapper’s triumphant return. Courtesy of Baby Keem/pgLang It’s been five years since Baby Keem released his debut, The Melodic Blue. At a recent concert in Los Angeles, the rapper explained the hiatus by saying he wasn’t “trying to be elusive” but he was grappling with some familial trauma: the loss of…

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