Metal Lungies

Hungry man rap. Now that I think about it, Action Bronson’s absence from the BET cyphers was a huge oversight.

Art by Edward Salas.

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Drake appended a verse to Waka Flocka’s single and called it a remix, but Waka went and made it the official. My favorite song by Waka or Lex to date.

Download: Waka Flocka – Round Of Applause (ft. Drake) (produced by Lex Luger)

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Where’d you learn that, Cheech? Drug school?

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Jonwayne owes just as much to Koji Kondo as he does to the beat scene and not just for his surface level video game references. “King” is built on top of classic Nintendo boss level gloom. But not the boss fight itself — “King” summons the ominous tones of the dungeon/level that precedes the final showdown. Anyone who has played Ocarina of Time knows what I’m talking about. “King” will appear on The Death of Andrew EP, which drops October 25.

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Chinatown-based production duo NGUZUNGUZU add some cacophony to Sleep Over’s “Romantic Streams.”

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It’s hard to reconcile Freddie Gibbs’ far flung collaborations with the fact that he’s signed to Young Jeezy. Still, Gibbs is more than comfortable on the electronic track.

Black Milk isn’t the most compelling rapper, so it’s great to see him ceding those duties to the always Danny Brown on their new EP, who takes a more serious tone than he did on the wild and inebriated XXX.

New York Comic Con! Baby Boba Fett with a tiny red lightsaber! Unabashed anime love! Sexy Asian Mario with big boobs! Hispanic Captain America! Comic Con, where we nerds come to roost! I wandered the floor on Thursday and Friday drinking in the sights and sounds and playing video games.

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We’re accustomed to having the best of everything in New York, but the CMJ Music Marathon is basically a baby version of South by Southwest. But that’s not to say there aren’t shows to see. We’ve listed our picks below and will update with more as we find them. In fact, if you notice my swagged out visage at the Tastemakers Lounge on Thursday, greet me as KNOBBZXL the Knobbzfather and you’ll get a free Metal Lungies keychain. I look like this.

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Heart Failure was just a detour for New York rap torchbearer Torae. “That Raw” will appear on his new album For The Record, which drops November 1. For heads who still use payphones.

Download: Torae – That Raw (produced by Pete Rock)

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