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Q&A Logic on Working with No I.D., Signing to Def Jam and Sleeping on Couches “People love Logic for being Logic so I’m gonna continue to do what I do,” he tells Hive. 04.23.13Phillip Mlynar
Q&A The xx’s Jamie Smith on His Solo Project, New Drake Beats and ‘The Great Gatsby’ Let’s just say he’s busy. 04.18.13Marissa G. Muller
Essays If Rap Is Fiction, Why Are We Mad at Rick Ross and Jay-Z? On the murky line between the lines. 04.16.13Phillip Mlynar
Music News Listen to Kanye West and Pusha T’s New Track “Numbers on the Boards” It’s this week’s superior rap release. 04.12.13Phillip Mlynar
Music News Jay-Z Addresses Cuba and the Nets in “Open Letter” Rap’s official oligarch is rather prickly at the moment. 04.11.13Phillip Mlynar
Interviews Young Guru Talks ‘Era Of The Engineer’ Tour and the State of NY Hip Hop The Grammy-nominated engineer has over 20 years of production and A&R experience to share. 04.09.13Sowmya Krishnamurthy
Essays What Does Calling Someone “Soft” Mean in Hip Hop? On masculinity in hip hop, in a post-Drake/Kanye West/Odd Future world. 04.03.13Christina Lee
