The Illixer

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J. Cole - KOD (Album Review)

April 30, 2018

Nia Simone

New Album, New Music, Reviews, True Hip-Hop, Videos

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KOD (iTunes) Whether you choose to call it Kids on Drugs, King Overdosed, or Kill Our Demons, KOD is an album with a lot to take from it,...

4/10

Nicki Minaj - "Barbie Tingz" / "Chun-Li" (Double Feature)

April 18, 2018

Nia Simone

New Music, Reviews, Videos

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She’s a dynamic explosion of personality in the Rap game who goes by many names. She's Nicki Minaj, Nicki Lewinsky, Nicki the Ninja, Nic...

8/10

Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy (Album Review)

April 16, 2018

Nia Simone

New Album, New Artists, New Music, Reviews

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Invasion Of Privacy (iTunes) Ever since Cardi B was educating the youth on Instagram and spitting out gems like “A hoe never gets cold;” ...

6/10

Migos - Culture 2 (Album Review)

February 13, 2018

Nia Simone

New Album, New Music, Reviews, Videos

4

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Culture II (iTunes) A 24-track Migos album is a rite of passage for a Hip-Hop lover. It’s like a triathlon for a runner. It’s a long, str...

8/10

Dave East - Paranoia 2 (Mixtape Review)

January 23, 2018

Nia Simone

Mixtapes, New Music, Reviews, True Hip-Hop, Videos

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Even at first listen, it’s obvious that New York rapper Dave East’s latest mixtape Paranoia 2 is worthy of the title it was given. It’s ...

10 Viral Hip-Hop Moments of 2017

January 1, 2018

Nia Simone

Interviews, Music Events, News, Television / Film, Videos

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Depending on who you talk to, 2017 is either the best year of recent history or a year most of us want to forget. But, 2017 was surely a...

The Best and Worst of Hip-Hop Christmas Songs

December 25, 2017

Nia Simone

Holiday, True Hip-Hop, Videos

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Christmas is the wonderful time of year where rappers turn their yo yo yos into ho ho hos. They twist jingle bells into boom-bap beats t...

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