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Stereogum — Last year, Eminem rounded up all the nationally relevant rappers in his hometown — and there are a lot of them, even if they have nothing to do with each other otherwise — for a hometown-pride posse cut called “Detroit Vs. Everybody.” And in ... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher As always, there's been some notable news in the hip hop community lately -- like the new N.E.R.D. songs -- and now that the holidays are behind us, we're taking this chance to round up some of... more info

Stereogum — Danny Brown is currently at work on the follow-up to his 2013 album Old. This is very, very good news. But Brown is also working on another, very different artistic endeavor: A children’s book. As Rolling Stone points out, Brown tells the Australia... more info

Stereogum — Up until today, the Game’s 13-minute, 25-rapper “One Blood” remix has been the final word in absurd, overlong rap posse cuts. But now Noisey has outdone it by putting together the 42-minute, 36-minute “The Rap Monument.” The new track has v... more info

Stereogum — Chicago is a great city with a vibrant and varied rap scene, and it’s cool to see some of the city’s most vital rap voices come together even if they have absolutely nothing in common beyond their hometown. Lucki Eck$, who’s worked with Danny B... more info

Core News — “Hailed as South London’s answer to Madlib, Paul White is impossible to pigeonhole as a producer, with work spanning instrumental hip-hop, through to psychedelic electronica and afro-centric jazz. Hip-hop producer for some of the best, both sides... more info

Stereogum — Purity Ring have been relatively quiet since the release of their 2012 debut Shrines, aside from some guest spots on tracks from Danny Brown and Jon Hopkins. They’ve just shared their first new song since the release of their debut — it’s calle... more info

Stereogum — The newly re-released Grand Theft Auto V features a pile of new songs, and one of those songs is “Bad News,” in which singular rap bugout specialists (and former tourmates) Action Bronson and Danny Brown double-team a hectic Alchemist beat. These... more info