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All of You in the UK Can Now Watch NOISEY Season 2 on VICELAND

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Oakland’s Philthy Rich Has Made a Shit Ton of Albums and He Has Good Reasons

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By Douglas Doneson
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Good Night to All That: Kamaiyah Is the Oakland Rapper Building a Sound That Lasts

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By Kyle Kramer
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06.23.16

By Kyle Kramer
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Philthy Rich, Freeway, and Paul Wall Commemorate The Jacka’s Passing with “King Jack”

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Let Keith Jenkins Soundtrack All Your Late Summer Hijinks with His New EP, ‘Black Bart 2’

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By Justin Staple
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PREMIERE: Watch Andre Martel of Nature World’s Video for “Shaq-Fu”

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By Skinny Friedman
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Introducing On the Roof, Your New Bay Area Rap Mix

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