
Welcome to Play Count, the Volume’s weekly mix of the best in recent hip-hop. In this edition, new music from Jon Hope, Daytona, Consequence, Joe Budden and more.
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Welcome to Play Count, the Volume’s weekly mix of the best in recent hip-hop. In this edition, new music from Jon Hope, Daytona, Consequence, Joe Budden and more.
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Welcome to Play Count, the Volume’s weekly mix of the best in recent hip-hop. In this edition, new music from Pill, Clipse, Wale and more.
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Welcome to Play Count, the Volume’s weekly mix of the best in recent hip-hop. In this edition, new music from Lupe Fiasco, Kida, Chip tha Ripper, Beanie Sigel and more.
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Last night kicked off the whirlwind action of the 2009 CMJ Music Marathon. This year boasts a strong hip-hop lineup, and things started right with performances from The Clipse, Donnis, Wiz Khalifa, Grand Puba and U-God. Hit the jump for a full recap of the night’s showcases, including a video from Wiz Khalifa and a very special guest at Southpaw.
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Welcome to Play Count, the Volume’s weekly mix of the best in recent hip-hop. In this edition, new music from Nyle, Phonte of Foreign Exchange, Oddisee, Freddie Gibbs and more. This week we highlight some of the best shows coming to town next week for CMJ.
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Welcome to Play Count, the Volume’s weekly mix of the best in recent hip-hop. In this edition, new music from Homeboy Sandman, Diz Gibran, Theo Martins and B.o.B., and more.
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Welcome to Play Count, the Volume’s weekly mix of the best in recent hip-hop. In this edition, new music from Fashawn, Ghostface, Kid Cudi, Saigon and more.
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Welcome to Play Count, the Volume’s weekly mix of the best in recent hip-hop. In this edition, new music from Jay-Z, Q-Tip, Raekwon and more.
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Welcome to Play Count, the Volume’s weekly mix of the best in recent hip-hop. In this edition, new music from Consequence, Kid Cudi, Peter Hadar, Von Pea and more.
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Welcome to Play Count, the Volume’s weekly mix of the best in recent hip-hop. In this edition, new music from Lil Wayne, J. Cole, Mike Posner, Jay-Z and more.
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Welcome to Play Count, the Volume’s weekly mix of the best in recent hip-hop. In this edition, new music from Mayer Hawthorne, the Roots, Fabolous, Pharrell and more.
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Last week TONY caught up with up-and-coming local artist Outasight moments after his performance at S.O.B.’s. He and producer-DJ 6th Sense talked about their latest collaboration, “Brand New Day,” a track previously featured in Play Count and the most recent peek at Outasight’s upcoming debut album, From Here to Eternity. Our exclusive video above also includes footage from the concert.

Welcome to Play Count, the Volume’s weekly mix of the best in recent hip-hop. In this edition, new music from Wale, Mos Def, Eminem, David Banner and more.
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Play Count is the Volume’s new weekly playlist of the best in recent hip-hop. This inaugural edition includes music from Kid Cudi, Asher Roth (see TONY’s profile here), Blu, Johnny Polygon and more.
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