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Is it sacrilegious to smoke weed inside a decommissioned church? This seems to be the central question for Baby Stone Gorillas on the set of their “Keep

Blue Chips is a monthly rap column that highlights exceptional rising rappers. To read previous columns, click here. Water sloshes in the background when

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BLK ODYSSY’s ‘BLK VINTAGE’ and THE REPRISE embrace various strains of Black music without losing cohesion.

In this month’s edition of Blue Chips, rap column that highlights exceptional rising rappers, we spoke with Jay Worthy

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Freddie Gibbs realized his artistic appeal years ago. See the haunted closing lines from “BFK,” the title track of his 2012 mixtape Baby Face Killa: “Got

Blue Chips is a monthly rap column that highlights exceptional rising rappers. To read previous columns, click here. BigXthaPlug speaks as he raps. On the

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That Mexican OT is gearing up to be the next great rapper to hail from Texas. He is climbing the charts and bridging generational divides