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Ace Hood Stays True to Himself on 'Starvation 5′

Hood Nation According to Ace Hood, patience is a virtue in hip-hop. The Florida rapper kicks off his newest mixtape, Starvation 5, with a surprising amount of optimism on the opening track “Message to the Label.” Normally, a song of that title is filled with disdain and angst, firing off about irritating major label politics […]

21 Savage Creates His Own World on 'Savage Mode'

Slaughter Gang It’s been a little over a year since 21 Savage posted “Red Rag, Blue Rag,” the first video from his debut mixtape, Slaughter Tape, which dropped in May of 2015. In that short span of 14 months, 21 has gone from a relative unknown to a local superstar, touring around the South to crowds that […]

Schoolboy Q Faces His Demons on 'Blank Face LP'

Interscope Records / Top Dawg Entertainment Since they rose to stardom together as part of Black Hippy, Schoolboy Q has been sort of a perfect counter to Kendrick Lamar. K. Dot has always had this good kid, almost angelic, persona as he drops his inspirational raps about self-love and perseverance in hard times. On the other side […]