Email AuthorPhillip Mlynar
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Statik Selektah on the Troll Power of Putting Mac Miller and Sean Price on the Same Song
May 20, 2013 in Sound of the City
Statik Selektah and crew Editor's note: In "Tweets Is Watching," Phillip Mlynar asks local artists questions based solely on the contents of their Twitter timeline. Statik Selaktah promises his upcoming album, Extended...
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A$AP Ferg Wants Harmony Korine to Direct His Next Video
May 13, 2013 in Sound of the City
A$AP Ferg Editor's note: In "Tweets Is Watching," Phillip Mlynar asks local artists questions based solely on the contents of their Twitter timeline. A$AP Ferg is gearing up for the release of...
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Havoc of Mobb Deep: "Donald Trump is Like a Biggie to Me!"
May 09, 2013 in Sound of the City
Havoc Editor's note: In "Tweets Is Watching," Phillip Mlynar asks local artists questions based solely on the contents of their Twitter timeline. Havoc dropped his new 13 album earlier this week, a...
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R.A. the Rugged Man: The Music Industry is Made of "Crooked Fake Phonies"
April 26, 2013 in Sound of the City
R.A. The Rugged Man releases his Legends Never Die album this week. It's a project the thuggish ruggish rap chap promises will showcase his ability to "annihilate any rapper on...
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Young Guru Ushers in the Era of the Engineer, Prefers De La to Tribe
April 24, 2013 in Sound of the City
Jay-Z's favorite engineer You know Young Guru as the super-engineer knob-twiddler behind hits from Jay-Z, Rick Ross and Drake, but last week he steeped out from behind the boards to deliver...
Talking Louis C.K., South Park, and Popcorn With Talib Kweli
April 17, 2013 in Sound of the City
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Black Dave Reminisces Over Harold Hunter, 2Pac and Capital STEEZ
April 10, 2013 in Sound of the City
Black Dave and pals Editor's note: In Tweets is Watching, Phillip Mlynar asks local artists questions based solely on the contents of their Twitter timeline. Black Dave calls Harlem home and has...
Five NYC Rappers Who Deserve To Be In XXL's 2013 Freshman Class Issue
March 27, 2013 in Sound of the City
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Sadat X's New Workout Plan (Or How To Work Off 9th Wonder's Mom's Famous Pie)
March 27, 2013 in Sound of the City
Sadat XEditor's note: In Tweets is Watching, Phillip Mlynar asks local artists questions based solely on the contents of their Twitter timeline. Sadat X notched his place in hip-hop history as...
Kool G Rap Reveals He Used To Sell Crack Out Of A Key Food Supermarket
March 26, 2013 in Sound of the City
DJ Whoo Kid Thinks Snoop Dogg Should Have Been the New Pope
March 19, 2013 in Sound of the City
Papoose Turned Down Kanye West Beats To Release The Nacirema Dream
March 15, 2013 in Sound of the City
Don't Compare 16-Year-Old Bishop Nehru To Joey Bada$$
March 14, 2013 in Sound of the City
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When Not Making Rap Hits, Harry Fraud Surfs With Manatees and Rocks Out to Sublime
March 08, 2013 in Sound of the City
Harry FraudEditor's note: In Tweets is Watching, Phillip Mlynar asks local artists questions based solely on the contents of their Twitter timeline. Hit man Harry Fraud dropped his new Adrift project...
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Six Rare Early Jay-Z Appearances
February 26, 2013 in Sound of the City
Fashion Killa Jay-ZEarlier this week, the archival department over at Rap Radar unearthed some 1989 public access TV-looking footage of a pre-fame Jay-Z freestyling with his mentor The Jaz over...
Meet World's Fair, the Rap Kids From Queens
February 21, 2013 in Sound of the City
"Harlem is the Mecca of the World!": Bodega BAMZ Introduces His Latin Trap Movement
February 20, 2013 in Sound of the City
How Jazz Trio BadBadNotGood and Odd Future Became Unlikely Pals
February 08, 2013 in Sound of the City
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30 Rock's Most Hilarious Rap References
January 31, 2013 in Sound of the City
Happy belated Ludacrismas!30 Rock wraps up tonight, as the Tina Fey-penned show signs off with its final episode. During the show's seven seasons of hilarity, it's never been shy of...
The Polo Files: Buckshot, Sean Price, and Dallas Penn Talk The 'Lo-End Theory
January 23, 2013 in Sound of the City
The Legend Of Snaggapuss: The Cult Bronx MC Who Rapped In A Cartoon Voice And Was Courted By Dr. Dre
January 14, 2013 in Sound of the City
Let's Make Cormega ESPN's New Guest Tweeter For Knicks Games
January 11, 2013 in Sound of the City
Rap Songs That Sample Shuggie Otis
January 10, 2013 in Sound of the City
