2 Chainz Got Robbed, Now Named 1 Chain [VIDEO]

The rapper was held up at gunpoint in San Francisco with his posse and he ran like a bitch…

Charlie | June 15, 2013 11:00 am

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This Kid’s MC Name Should Be “Young Lil Honky” [VIDEO]

Yeah he can flow quick, but he has the same nonsense lyrics that have plagued white rappers since the Beastie Boys…

Charlie | June 8, 2013 1:00 pm

hip-hop

Watch Reggie Watts’s Video For YouTube Comedy Week [VIDEO]

YouTube’s Comedy Week kicked off today and is in full effect. This is Reggie Watts’s new video, a ridiculo…

Charlie | May 19, 2013 3:30 pm

hip-hop

Have You Met Lil Dicky Yet? [VIDEO]

Forget Macklemore, this dude is the future of white boy hip hop…

Charlie | May 12, 2013 3:30 pm

hip-hop

Rick Ross Dices Pineapples, Reebok Dices His Contract [VIDEO]

We do love Rick Ross, but rapping about enjoying date rape is best left to comic book villains…

Charlie | April 13, 2013 9:30 am

hip-hop

Hot Hula Hoop Girl Makes Macklemore Even Better [VIDEO]

If you ever get sick of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, this will make you love them again.…

Charlie | March 30, 2013 12:19 pm | 2 Comments

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Reddit’s Guide To The Wu-Tang Clan: The Classic Albums

It’s 2013, which means it’s been 20 years since Wu-Tang Clan dropped their seminal first record Enter the…

Mike | March 29, 2013 4:50 pm

hip-hop

NYC Rap Lyrics Posted On Signs At The Location Of The Lyric [24 PHOTOS]

Name checking specific locations in rap music is about as old a tradition as talking about bitches in rap music.
Recentl…

Mike | March 26, 2013 4:30 pm

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Hip-Hop Quotes Meet Peanuts Comics: An Art Exhibition [PHOTOS]

If you like both Snoopy, the cartoon dog, and Snoop Dogg, you’re going to love this.
Artist Mark Drew recently hel…

Mike | February 27, 2013 5:57 pm

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[LIVESTREAM + PREGAME] Kendrick Lamar @ Roseland Ballroom, 10:30 PM EST

UPDATE: IF THE STREAM ABOVE ISN’T SHOWING, CLICK HERE FOR WORKING LINK
Tonight, the Compton-born MC is going to t…

Wyatt | February 26, 2013 6:30 pm

hip-hop

A Bluegrass Version Of Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg’s The Next Episode [VIDEO]

I don’t know whether to laugh my ass off or get up and do a hoedown.…

Mike | February 6, 2013 9:00 am

hip-hop

The Top 5 Mac Miller Tracks

Today, Complex announced that rapper Mac Miller will be the digital cover story for their “Man Of Next Year̶…

Alex Szoka | January 28, 2013 4:03 pm

hip-hop

N.O.R.E. No More [VIDEO]

Don’t you f**king dare call P.A.P.I. “N.O.R.E.” ever again.…

Charlie | January 6, 2013 2:30 pm

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Celebrate Jay-Z’s Birthday By Watching This Documentary On The Opening Of The Barclays Center [VIDEO]

Today is Jay-Z’s birthday as I’m sure many of you are aware after the date was immortalized as the first son…

Mike | December 4, 2012 6:09 pm

hip-hop

5 Mixtapes That You Should Be Listening To Right Now

It’s been a great year for hip-hop mixtapes. Maybach Music Group had an especially strong showing with two of the biggest tapes of the year… With so much great free music out there, we’ve put together a list of the tapes you should be listening to right now…

Alex Szoka | November 29, 2012 12:30 pm

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The Samples Behind the 10 Greatest Hip-Hop Hits of the ’90s

The ‘90s are sometimes called the golden age of hip-hop, and it’s easy to understand why. Hip-hop achieved unimaginabl…

Paul Ciampanelli | November 23, 2012 2:10 pm | 6 Comments

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Fat Joe Figures Out Instagram, Releases Song Titled ‘Instagram That Hoe’ [VIDEO]

Fat Joe’s new song “Instagram That Hoe” leaves a lot of questions unanswered… For instance, what filter should we be Instagramming that hoe with? Do hoes look best in Amaro? Or is Sierra more or an appropriate hoe filter?? Help us, Fat Joe. You’re our only hope!

Mike | October 12, 2012 2:30 pm

hip-hop

Has Ice Cube Completely Sold Out? We Investigate!

We – at the Comedy Vertical – are concerned with the career of Ice Cube. Gathering bits of information, we&…

harmonleon | October 2, 2012 2:18 pm

hip-hop

The 10 Minute “WATCH THE THRONE” Documentary [VIDEO]

Just when you had kind of forgotten about Hova and Kanye’s collaborative Watch The Throne album, this 10 minute d…

Wyatt | August 8, 2012 9:18 am

hip-hop

It’s A Little Too Early To Call Rapper Hopsin The “Second Coming of Tupac” [VIDEO]

As I was cruising some of the newest music videos to hit the web, I came across this new song by Marcus Hopson (aka Hopsin).…

Wyatt | July 18, 2012 12:22 pm

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20 Reasons Why This Week Won’t Suck [July 16--22]

You know what we could’ve done with the column this week? Just made it nothing but things about The Dark Knight Ris…

COED Staff | July 16, 2012 6:11 pm | 1 Comment

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21 Reasons Why This Week Won’t Suck [July 3--8]

Is a national holiday enough to make sure a week doesn’t suck? No. It is not. A national holiday like the Fourth of July is certainly good, but that’s not the only thing getting COED employees through another week. We also need classic grindhouse sexploitation, and some good new metal and pop and hip-hop albums, along with a UFC championship and major-league poker playing. Good thing we have all that–and we want to share the stuff that keeps us going…

COED Staff | July 3, 2012 6:00 pm

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Chuck Brown, RIP: Some Go-Go Music from the Gone-Gone Godfather [VIDEO]

Go-go music was kind of a failed genre back in the ’80s. Part of the problem was that everyone was trying to catch up to Chuck Brown. He was already the Godfather of Go-Go back then, thanks to his groundbreaking work with the Soul Searchers in the ’70s. We’re truly bummed to learn the 75-year-old soulster passed away today. Check out Brown’s timeless sound now, and get out to a go-go tonight.

JRT | May 16, 2012 4:55 pm