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XLR8R's Best of 2014: Top Downloads (100 - 76)
Over the past 11 months, every single weekday (save for a few holidays, of course) has seen XLR8R post a new array of free MP3s in our Downloads section. While covering a wide range of electronic genres, we've shared a colossal volume of tracks from fresh-faced newcomers, burgeoning talents, and established producers alike, with each tune given an equal chance to capture the interest of our readers and land on their hard drives.
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The 20 best mixtapes of 2014
With major labels continuing to have no idea what they’re doing in the 21st century, free mixtapes remain the best — and often only — way to follow the artists making a difference in rap and R&B. All year long, we search everywhere from Datpiff and Livemixtapes to Soundcloud and Audiomack for the best mixtapes the internet has to offer.
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Singer Drake Hospitalized By Diddy’s Beat Down At Art Basel
Did Diddy and Drake get into a brawl at Art Basel? That’s the news that’s buzzing all over social media. Some said the fight was so bad that Drake was carted
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Yung Lean - Blinded
New Yung Lean music video.
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Is annotating rap lyrics the future of media? Some rich guys think so.
Genius is a company with a mission to "annotate the world." Previously known as Rap Genius and before that Rap Exegesis, it began as a site that allowed fans of rap music to attach explanatory comments to lines in their favorite songs. In the last couple of years, the site has expanded, first to other genres of music, then to texts of all kinds. Today it looks like this:
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Lil B on his hot new vegan-themed emoji app
“I don’t like to align myself with companies, but I really support what they are doing.
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Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
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When Hip-Hop First Went Corporate
To rappers in the early 90s, hawking malt liquor on TV wasn't selling out—it was a sign of cultural legitimacy and upward mobility.
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Definition Of A Rap Flow
17-year-old A-F-R-O drops a remix to R.A. the Rugged Man's Definition of a Rap Flow for a contest.
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Earth, Wind & Fire Bring Out Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper at Bonnaroo
That thing where an iconic R&B band get joined by two of the biggest MCs in the world
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The Notorious B.I.G - The What feat. Method Man
Two of the greatest rappers of all time killing a track off of Biggie's first album, Ready to Die.
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Gang Starr - Above The Clouds ft. Inspectah Deck
A great track from the sometimes under appreciated Gang Starr.
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Method Man and Redman - Da Rockwilder
One of the greatest songs from the rap duo Method Man and Redman on their first album "Blackout!".
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Snoop Dogg - Imagine feat. Dr. Dre & D'Angelo
One of my favorite Snoop tracks of all time.
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Black Star & Black Thought - Respiration (Flying High Remix) (Prod. By Pete Rock)
Hip-hop producer Pete Rock and Black Thought (The Roots) added their touch to a hip-hop classic. The instrumental is much more trippy and has a softer feeling to it.
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Nappy Roots Feat. Micah Freeman - Doesn't Matter (2015)
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Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph
One of Wu-Tang Clan's best tracks off of their second album, Wu-Tang Forever.
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Nappy Roots - Good Day
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Kendrick Lamar - Now Or Never ft. Mary J. Blige
Amazing bonus track off of Kendrick's Good Kid M.A.A.D. City.
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Kendrick Lamar - Look out for Detox
Kendrick goes IN!
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