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Hip-Hop Grinder Of The 2000s

November 11, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Celebrating the hardest working hip-hop artists of the 2000s. No sleep...

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Review: Lupe Fiasco – The Cool

November 11, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

There was something about Lupe’s debut, Food and Liquor, that...

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Review: OutKast – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

November 10, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

We all knew OutKast would get to this stage. After...

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Review: Sticky Fingaz – Blacktrash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones

November 9, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Frontman of the New York hip-hop equivalent of a heavy-metal...

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Review: Blu & Exile – Below the Heavens

November 8, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Though the title may sound a little pretentious, the lyrical...

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Review: Deltron 3030 – Deltron 3030

November 7, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

The result of West Coast emcee Del the Funky Homosapien...

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Review: Mos Def – The Ecstatic

November 6, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Hip-hop wasn’t the kindest to Mos Def in the 2000s....

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Review: Chamillionaire – Ultimate Victory

November 5, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

What I love about Chamillionaire records is how balanced they...

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Review: Wu-Tang Clan – 8 Diagrams

November 4, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

The Wu-Tang Clan’s first album since Ol’ Dirty’s ’04 passing...

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Review: Kanye West – Late Registration

November 3, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Grander, bolder and more adventurous than his 2004 debut, Late...

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Review: Brother Ali – The Undisputed Truth

November 2, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

If there’s one thing about hip-hop music that’s always stayed...

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Review: Black Milk – Tronic

November 1, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Prior to Tronic, Black Milk was just a Detroit hip-hop...

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Review: Masta Ace – Disposable Arts

November 1, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Nas and Jay-Z both released their comeback albums in 2001,...

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Review: Jurassic 5 – Quality Control

October 30, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Obsessed with turntablism, verbal acrobatics and the almighty SP1200, Jurassic...

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Review: Canibus – Rip the Jacker

October 29, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

For a long time, Canibus has always been plagued with...

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Review: Blackalicious – Blazing Arrow

October 29, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

As successful as Nia was in establishing Blackalicious as a...

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Review: Q-Tip – The Renaissance

October 29, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

On the cover of his second solo album, Q-Tip is...

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Review: Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III

October 28, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Lil Wayne may not be the best rapper alive as...

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Review: Danger Doom – The Mouse and the Mask

October 28, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

A lot of love’s been given to the ‘04 MF...

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Review: Saul Williams – Saul Williams

October 27, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Hip-hop has more than its fair share of poetic talents....

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Review: dead prez – Let’s Get Free

October 27, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

There were few hip-hop records released during the 2000s that...

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Review: Murs – Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition

October 26, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Before Murs was out campaigning for presidential office, he and...

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DIY Artists

All Stop The Breaks eBooks Discounted from $19 to $9!

April 6, 2020 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Our goal here at Stop The Breaks is to educate...

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Music: Page Kennedy f. King Los, Denaun Porter & Royce da 5’9″ – Testing Me

January 29, 2017 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

It's all lyricism here. Actor and rapper Page Kennedy recruits King...

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Features

Hip-Hop Grinder Of The 2000s

November 11, 2011 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

Celebrating the hardest working hip-hop artists of the 2000s. No sleep...

Reading time: 2 min

50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time, Lists

Part 1: The 50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time

October 6, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

I’m from where ni**as pull your card, and argue all...

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Independent Case Studies

The Top 25 Independent Hip-Hop Artists In The Game Right Now

October 11, 2015 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

There hasn't been a better time in hip-hop than now...

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50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time, Lists

Part 5: The 50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time

October 6, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

In part 4 of the 50 greatest rappers of all time,...

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Lists

The Top 10 Best Wu-Tang Clan Albums Of All Time

April 27, 2014 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

The Wu-Tan Clan is the greatest hip-hop group of all...

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The Top 10 Best Hip-Hop Podcasts Right Now

October 7, 2015 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

With the resurgence of podcasting in the past few years...

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DIY Artists

How to Create a Marketing Plan for Independent Hip-Hop Artists

March 12, 2016 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

One of the key goals of Stop The Breaks is...

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50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time, Lists

Part 2: The 50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time

October 6, 2013 by Stop The Breaks No Comments

In part 1 of the 50 greatest rappers of all time,...

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