Diabolic feat. R.A. The Rugged Man – Suffolk’s Most Wanted [Video]

It’s not coincidence that hip-hop’s drunken approximation of ball-busting hardcore comes from Long Island, the same land that gave us Indecision, Most Precious Blood, and Vision of Disorder. R.A. the Rugged Man and Diabolic are spiritual blood brothers (emphasis on “blood” here) on “Suffolk’s Most Wanted,” trading antisocial bars full of barbed wire over production from German neo-boom-bappers Snowgoons. Their ode to behaving badly on Long Island appears on Diabolic’s Fightin’ Words, dropping on September 16th.

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Rico Love On “I Sin”, Lack Of Artist Development, Tiara Thomas & More [Video]

The best anecdotes in music seem to always come from songwriters. The people behind the scenes that get paid loads of money to get inside the minds of your favorite artists and rhythmically craft their emotions are always full of gems once you get them to sit and talk. Rico Love is no different. Love, whose free album I Sin was released last week, stopped by STASHED to kick it with your favorite website and opened up about a lot of things that happen behind the scenes in the music industry. One of the things he opened up about is the reason why a songwriter as accomplished as him decided to release a free album in today’s climate in the industry. He also talked about how there is a lack of artist development in music today and related his point to his artist, Tiara Thomas, who appeared alongside Wale on his hit single “Bad.” If you are a young up-and-coming artist and need to get a few isms to have the right mindset on how to make it in music, take a listen to this interview. It will do you some good.

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The Devin The Dude Show w/ Iamsu! [Video]

Devin catches up with Iamsu of the “HBK” Gang on his tour bus during the “Under the Influence of Music Tour” in Houston, Texas. The two discuss IAMSU’s start in the hip hop game, the relationship between The Bay & Houston, first time getting stoned and making a Wiz Khalifa x Devin The Dude track. Warning this episode gets a little trippy, as it was created under the influence….

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Sage The Gemini Impersonates Donald Duck [Video]

Rounding up our series of interviews with artists on this summer’s “Under The Influence” tour is Sage The Gemini, with whom we recently chopped it up backstage. Revealing some surprising facts about the rapper (as usual) is Damon Campbell, who first reveals that the “Gas Pedal” rapper is actually very prone to carsickness. Later on, Campbell elicits one of Sage’s famous impressions of Donald Duck, as well as a very funny story about him meeting a drunk Robin Thicke at a club. In this interview, Sage The Gemini also discusses the origins of his song “Red Nose,” his early group Tree Boys and his connection to Bay Area legend Mac Dre.

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