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Interview: Raider Klan | Rvidxr Klvn Part 1 – The Memphis Edition (Chris...
“Black Magic” Ethelwulf & Yung Raw Since “Nostalgia Rap Surrealism – Decoding the RVIDXR KLVN” was published here on hardwoodblacktop.com I’ve been working to put together an interview with all of...
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Interview: Raider Klan | Rvidxr Klvn Part 2: New York (Matt Stoops,...
SpaceGhostPurrp Performs Live at SOB’s with a couple dozen of his NYC homies Although Raider Klan is often viewed as a kind of 90′s revivalist movement for southern artists, New York is an unofficial...
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Interview: Raider Klan | Rxidvr Klvn Part 3: Southwest Edition (Amber London,...
Eddy Baker and Sky Lexington Chilling with Chris Travis & Ethelwulf at the Video Shoot for ”West $ide Dirty $outh Klash 1991″ Each Raider Klan member certainly brings his or her own flavor to the...
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Hardwood Blacktop Presents… Raider Klan – KLVN MENTALITY
During my time covering the Raider Klan I’ve had a lot of people ask me “what’s so exceptional about them?,” or “why are you wasting time covering teenagers when there are great artists, more seasoned...
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Hardwood Blacktop Presents… Raider Klan – No Fakin’ Tha Phonk and Rvidxr...
SpaceGhostPurrp – “Tha Phonk” There’s been a serious drought of Raider Klan material over the last month (despite these two releases this week) – which has to be something strategic given their...
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Interview: Lil Ugly Mane
Although this has been a year filled with some mysterious characters, those that shy away from the limelight, those with alter-egos, and those who avoid social media, Lil’ Ugly Mane has to be one of...
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Album Review: Mr. MFN eXquire – Power & Passion EP
The art of creating a memorable EP is a difficult task, especially in an era where music is consumed and left by the wayside at such a breakneck pace. For one, the brevity generally means that in...
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Hardwood Blacktop’s 2012 Hip Hop Awards: Top 15 Albums of 2012
2012 has been an exceptional year for rap music. It’s hard to think of a year over the course of the last half a decade that saw the release of so many excellent rap albums. Remarkably ten of the...
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Last Minute Christmas Gifts For The Rap Music Lover
Well if you haven’t done your shopping yet, you’re probably not sitting in front of a computer screen at this point, as it’s too late for overnight delivery or any of those other sneaky procrastinating...
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Hardwood Blacktop’s 2012 Hip Hop Awards: Top Ten Producers of 2012
2012 was a really great year for rap producers, probably a better year for producers than rappers, which seems to have been the trend for the last few years. It is notable that 2012′s list sees the...
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