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In Da Club
Back in the day, you couldn't be a Latino MC without wearing Nike Cortez, baggy white jeans, and a plaid shirt.
The vice Guide To Dj Quik
If there's anybody you need to be jocking in this rap game (besides Ghostface) it's DJ Quik. Dude is a West Coast legend. Peep game: he's been jheri-curling it for over twelve years, has rhymes that make Too $hort sound like a feminist and beats that...
Non Phixion's Guide To Good Reads
Not a lot of people know this, but Non Phixion actually got their name from their prominence in the literary world. Each member of the group is an emeritus scholar.
Public Enemy Number One
We at VICE are taking full credit for 50 Cent getting signed to Eminem's Shady Records. In '99, the song "How To Rob An Industry Nigga" came out, with 50 Cent namedropping over 30 rappers.
On The Road To Allah
Arguably one of last year's brightest hip hop moments was when Jay-Z brought all of his signees to Funkmaster Flex's Hot 97 program for a massive freestyle session.
NYC Hates the Ying Yang Twins
While East Coast MCs try their hardest to be complex and lyrical, Southern rappers give us onomatopoeic hooks we can remember.
Black Music That Lasts
Rockwilder has been making beats for Redman since 1992 but no one knew who the hell he was until two years ago. Nobody really cared until he gave Redman and Method Man a joint so ill they had to name the song after him. As soon as "Da Rockwilder...