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A long time ago, a young rapper named T.I.P. had to change his name because there was already another rapper named Q-Tip. So he became T.I., and since then he's. . .
The one time I saw Glass Candy, I didn't really see them. They were playing at the Charm City Art Space, which was (is?) basically just a bad-smelling unfinishe. . .
Before reading that it debuted at #46 on this week's Billboard charts, I had no idea there was a new Lil Wyte album out. I didn't even know there was a new Lil . . .
Maximum Rock and Roll still exists. This blows my mind. Every once in a while I'll be in Borders killing time, and I'll think about maybe picking up a copy, alw. . .
posted: 5:20 PM, June 19, 2007 by Tom Breihan I take a musclebound man and put his face in the sand There was one line in Canibus's 2nd Round Knockout that alwa. . .
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Stack Bundles is Dead
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Mixtape rappers sign with major labels sometimes, but those label deals never guarantee that they'll ever get chances to release actual albums, to make good on their potential. Saigon and Papoose, once the biggest names on New York's mixtape circuit, have both had major-label contracts for more than a year, and neither one of them seems to be any closer to releasing any major-label music. For a few years, Bundles was associated with DJ Clue's Desert Storm crew alongside Fabolous and Joe Budden, but both of those guys released albums, and Bundles never did. More recently, though, Bundles hooked up with Jim Jones and became a member member of the Dipset-affiliated Byrd Gang crew. Jones is an ascendant New York rap star, and more importantly, he actually gets stuff done. Pretty much all the rappers associated with Jones get a chance to release an album at one point or another; even his ridiculous and ill-conceived A Dipset X-Mas album actually hit stores. And Jones seemed to really like Bundles. On Jones' Hustler's P.O.M.E. album, Bundles showed up alongside Jones and Lil Wayne on "Weather Man." Bundles also ended up on the first five tracks of the Dipset X-Mas album. Maybe he wasn't exactly on track to become a major star, but at the very least he had a career as a supporting player ahead of him. Through his mixtapes and through Dipset, he had a core audience who could've supported him for years. But now he's dead, and he'll never have a chance to fulfill his potential. You don't have to be a huge fan of the guy to find that really, really depressing. If you listen to a few Stack Bundles tracks, especially the more recent ones, you'll hear a lot of variations on the same thing: "I'm still in Far Rock." Even as his profile grew, he stayed in the neighborhood where he grew up. If he'd left, maybe he wouldn't be dead now. We've heard stories like this one too many times already. Here's hoping we never have to hear it again. |
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