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The ten most popular indie-rap artists…
So who are the ten most popular indie-rap artists right now? I decided to find out using Rhapsody’s internal reports. The music service generates a weekly spreadsheet that ranks artists according to the amount of “plays,” or the number of … Continue reading
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Tagged indie rap labels, industry apocalypse, major-indies, population control, Rhapsody
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The Plug One 2010: Top 20 Albums
When I worked on my ill-fated project compiling the top 100 hip-hop albums of the 2000s, I learned a valuable lesson: Contemporary history is difficult to quantify. We often make judgments on what we think will have lasting value, but … Continue reading
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Enter: The Plug One 2000s
This is an introduction to a failed project that will, over the next few months, provide a measure of redemption. The Plug One 2000s was originally conceived to document some of the changes that took place in hip hop culture … Continue reading
Posted in Greatest Hits, Plug One 2000s, Plug One 50, Reviews, Superlists
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The Plug One 50 2009: Top 30 Tracks
While the Plug One 50’s top 20 albums list is designed to be authoritative (or at least highly opinionated), the top 30 tracks list tends to be a mishmash of random favorites. These are a few songs that caught my … Continue reading
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Tagged Aceyalone, Antipop Consortium, Asher Roth, Buckshot, Busdriver, Cage, Cam'ron, Clipse, Del the Funky Homosapien, Dorian Concept, Drake, Eminem, Filastine, Hudson Mohawke, J Dilla, Kero One, KRS-One, MF Doom, Mos Def, Pill, Raekwon, Sa-Ra, Tanya Morgan, The Clonius, The Roots, Themselves, Theophilus London
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The Plug One 50 2009: Top 20 Albums
This year’s crop of hip hop albums was an improvement over last year. But it didn’t come from the artists expected to dominate. Around this time in 2008, everyone was buzzing about the “new school” of blog-hyped rappers. They injected … Continue reading
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Tagged Aceyalone, Antipop Consortium, Brother Ali, Busdriver, Dorian Concept, Finale, Jneiro Jarel, Khujo Goodie, Madlib, MF Doom, Mike Slott, Mos Def, Mr. Lif, Nosaj Thing, P.O.S., Polyphonic, Raekwon, Sa-Ra, Serengeti, Shafiq Husayn, Tanya Morgan, Willie Isz, Zion-I
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Superlists!: Ten tips on file-sharing etiquette
This is a primer for labeling and properly uploading mixtapes. Some tech-savvy dudes will mock my simple suggestions. But it’s hard to laugh at the sundry ways musicians, labels and marketers label their wares; and the inconvenience they cause for … Continue reading
Superlists!: Top Ten Femcees
Chuck D., the legendary front man for Public Enemy, recently told Allhiphop.com that he wants to see more women involved in hip hop. “In ‘09, my fighting the power is for women in Hip-Hop, especially groups, producers, songwriters, and label … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Blank, Amanda Diva, Dessa, Eternia, Invincible, Isis, Jean Grae, Kid Sister, Rita J, Stacy Epps, Stahhr the Femcee, Thunderheist
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