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Gangsta Boo Reviews Azealia Banks, MIA, Iggy Azalea, Brooke Candy, and More

Gangsta Boo embodies a lot of what is desperately missing in the rap game right now. So, I invited her to the VICE offices to sit together and watch some music videos by some of the hottest lady rappers out today. Full story

New York State of Mind

Brooke Candy, Black Dave, Chase 'n' Cashe, and Bodega Bamz

Hip-hop is having a renaissance right now in NYC, where it seems like every day a new MC rises up out of the five boroughs with an even more unique style and approach to the music than what we thought was possible before. This week Verena caught up with Brooke Candy, Black Dave, Full story

VICE Premiere

Wash ‘N’ Set's "Private Play" - Directed by Richard Kern

Wash ‘N’ Set is a hip-hop duo comprised of childhood friends Nicole Franzen and Ashley Sebok, who used to intern at VICE. They enlisted renowned photographer Richard Kern to shoot their debut music video for the single "Private Play," which is a dizzyingly sexy and empowering sum… Full story

The Underachievers Talk About Stop-and-Frisk and Kimani Gray

The Underachievers have managed to rise up out of their Brooklyn neighborhood of Flatbush. But it wasn't long ago that they were getting stopped and frisked by the cops, just like the other hundreds of thousands of black and Latino male New Yorkers. I talked with them about the N… Full story

Kat Stacks Is a Real American Hero, Bitch

A former prostitute turned loudmouth rap groupie seems like an unlikely poster child for the immigration movement in the US. But not only has Kat Stacks become a symbol for undocumented immigrants who came to the country as children, her story is so American, it should be printed… Full story

The Dudes Behind Burger Records Feel Like Suge Knight Right Now

Burger Records was started by Sean Bohrman and Lee Rickard in Fullerton, California, five years ago. It has since become the musical juggernaut that hosts Burgerama, the two-day festival with groups like Ariel Pink and Black Lips. We sent Mike Abu down to SoCal to chat with Lee a… Full story

The Karmic Concepts of Tech N9ne

Tech N9ne is one of the most powerful independent artists on the planet. He is the king of misanthropic, Midwestern hip-hop. I got on the phone with him to discuss his friendship with Lil Wayne and karmic camaraderie among rap moguls. Full story

Ale et Ange's New Lookbook Is Also a Rap Video

Welcome to the Ale et Ange Show. Or in other words, here's a deadpan rap video in lieu of this menswear brand's spring/summer photo lookbook. Surprisingly, the rapping is almost as dope as the clothes. Full story

Comics

Geto Boys

Oh fuck! Chuck's on a killing spree. Full story

We Interviewed Le1f About Basic-Ass Bitches

It's New York Fashion Week, and Le1f just released one of the most fashionably sexy and fun mixtapes that we can think of. We talked to Le1f about style, basic-ass bitches, his latest mixtape, 'Fly Zone,' and who would win in a fight between Beyoncé and Rihanna. Full story