Young Jeezy — The Good Men Project

Rap Music as a Safe Space for Hetero-Masculine Love

January 6, 2013 By Robert Reece 3 Comments

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That most masculine of subcultures, the world of hip hop, ironically provides an acceptable outlet for men to express platonic affection for one another: through rap lyrics.

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#musicmonday: symphony of light [free MP3 downloads]

June 4, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Like an Invid invasion after your devastating weekend, it’s time to get your music download on!

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#musicmonday: you can’t fight the future [free MP3 downloads]

January 23, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu 1 Comment

You can find out more about artists you never may have discovered with these free downloads. It’s the right thing to do.

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#musicmonday: broadcasting live from los angeles [free MP3 downloads, updated with the new Jay-Z/BIC song]

January 9, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

You know that you love having free music, and we love giving it to you. How wonderful that we found one another!

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Music: Brutha Gimel’s Spin City for January 3, 2012 [musical recommendations from @bruthagimel]

January 3, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

The wordsmith and turntablist presents musical recommendations every Tuesday afternoon (pretty much).

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#musicmonday: peter krampus [free mp3 downloads]

December 19, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Nothing like free MP3 downloads to make the winter months a little more warm and bright.

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#musicmonday: people everyday [free MP3 downloads, with respect to Howard Tate]

December 5, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

When everybody else slows down, we speed up, bringing a mountain of MP3s for you, free of charge.

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#musicmonday: toni tone tony shaloub [free MP3 downloads]

November 21, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

The Grateful Dead to T-Pain? LL Cool J to Yelawolf? Krayzie *and* Layzie Bone? Asher Roth to R. Kelly? Wow, that’s a great set of free music!

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#musicmonday: no days off on the grind [free MP3 downloads]

September 5, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Just because you take a day off doesn’t mean the free MP3 downloads will! Grab some tunes to relax to on your holiday!

Filed Under: komplicated, Music Tagged With: 9th Wonder, Anthony Hamilton, Audra The Rapper, Beastie Boys, Beyoncé, blu, bridget kelly, Cassie, Chris Brown, cobra starship, dev, Estelle, Fabolous, Flo Rida, gary numan, Glasses Malone, J. Cole, Jadakiss, Jason Derulo, Jay Sean, Jay-Z, jeremih, Joell Ortiz, Lil Wayne, little dragon, Ludacris, mash-up, mayer hawthorne, melanie c, melodious monk, monarchy, najee, Obie Trice, phonte, Pitbull, Plies, saturn never sleeps, stige, Terius Nash, The-Dream, thundercat, tinie tempah, truck north, Young Jeezy

#musicmonday: the element of freedom [free mp3 downloads]

August 22, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Free MP3s to download. What else do you really need to know?

Filed Under: komplicated, Music Tagged With: 810, adad, associated fresh, ayah, Beyoncé, big krit, biz markie, Black Sabbath, Bobby V, boldy james, Bow Wow, Busta Rhymes, casely, chip tha ripper, conejo, Consequence, creed chameleon, cyhi da prince, d/will, dao jones, dj drewbyrd, dj jazzy jeff, eric roberson, evidence, fred the godson, free the robots, freeway, Future, game, get busy committee, Ghostface Killah, GhostWridah, gorilla warfare tactics, Grafh, Homeboy Sandman, illaphant, jessie j, jim jones, Joell Ortiz, k-def, K. Michelle, krs-one, kyle rapps, lenny kravitz, Lil Wayne, maleek, marcus manchild, Mario, mickey factz, money malc, nakim, nappy roots, Ne-Yo, neako, nero, nikkiya, novel, oddissee, oj da juiceman, paul nice, ph fat, phonte, Pleasure P, prof, Rick Ross, rock, Rolling Stones, royce da 5'9", Ryshon Jones, shawn lov, sir michael rocks, Ski Beatz, skit slam, small eyez, smoke dza, stat quo, stik figa, strictly 4 the traps n trunks, sts, the black, the black sunn, the war on drugs, The Weeknd, tony touch, tony yayo, torae, Trey Songz, unknown prophers, verse simmonds, vonnegutt, Wale, yonas, Young Jeezy

#musicmonday: everybody wants to rule the world [free MP3 downloads, UPDATED]

June 27, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

If you can’t find a free MP3 to download on this list, you must stick to either jazz or opera.

Filed Under: komplicated, Music Tagged With: artifacts, Asher Roth, Beyoncé, bjork, black belles, black sunday, bobby creekwater, bon iver, Bow Wow, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, Cocaine 80s, cold heat, Coldplay, Common, compton buck, da brat, david cook, dj haze, download, Drake, Flo Rida, free, game, gold panda, hawthorne headhunters, insane clown posse, j-love, jackie chain, james durbin, Jay Rock, Jay Sean, jean grae, jesse mccartney, jill scott, K. Michelle, Kardinal Offishall, Kendrick Lamar, Kool G Rap, limp bizkit, little brother, Lloyd, Mac Miller, Mary J. Blige, mp3, mumford & sons, music, musicmonday, my chemical romance, nicole scherzinger, pete rock, platinum hit, quan, Rapsody, Rick Ross, rihannam maroon 5, Rome, Sadat X, smif n wessun, stephen colbert, Sublime, Talib Kweli, tank, The Voice, The Weeknd, theo martins, Wale, Wiz Khalifa, ye mighty, Young Jeezy

#musicmonday: “… sleep in peace when day is done …” [UPDATED, free mp3 downloads]

June 20, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Yet another awesome (and huge) set of MP3 download for — how much? — free!!!!

Filed Under: komplicated, Music Tagged With: 50 Cent, action bronson, aubrey o'day, Audra The Rapper, beaumont, Bei Major, Big Sean, Birdman, black rain entertainment, blue october, Brandy, bumpy knuckles, Busta Rhymes, Cee-Lo Green, criolo, cyhi da prynce, cymarshall law, day 26, DJ Earworm, dj js-1, dj khaled, donald d, download, Drake, Fabolous, foreign exchange, game, graph, grey sky appeal, gym class heroes, Honors English, illus, J. Cole, Jay Sean, jean grae, jojo, K. Michelle, Kanye West, keke wyatt, Kendrick Lamar, kora, LeAnn Rimes, ledisi, lil mama, Lil Wayne, lobsterdust, Ludacris, Mars, matthew morrison, mc lars, michelle branch, mp3, mr j medeiros, music, musicmonday, Nas, pete rock, pimp c, Pitbull, platinum hit, Raekwon, random axe, rappin 4-tay, Rapsody, Rick Ross, rochelle jordan, Saigon, sandman, Selena Gomez, serengeti, shalone, Shawn Chrystopher, simple plan, skylar grey, smif n wessun, Snoop Dogg, soulphonics, Statik Selektah, Swizz Beatz, syleena johnson, The Game, The Voice, The Weeknd, Theory of a Deadman, trophy fire, Wale, Weird Al Yankovic, wu-tang, wynter gordon, Young Jeezy

#musicmonday: the cathedral of chalesm [free MP3 downloads]

May 30, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Every week, there’s a mountain of freaking MP3s to download and this week is no different! Let’s go!

Filed Under: komplicated, Music Tagged With: 8ounz, action bronson, Alanis Morissette, all time low, American Idol, arthur alexander, ayah, BackStreet Boys, Bad Meets Evil, bambu, Bei Major, Beyoncé, big l, big mike, Busta Rhymes, Chiddy Bang, Christina Aguilera, colbie caillat, colette carr, Cookin' Soul, david ramos, Dice Raw, Diddy, dj scream, Dolly Parton, eminem, Fabolous, gil scott-heron, Gorilla Zoe, Gucci Mane, guru, incubus, invincible bullies, J. Cole, j. medeiros, javier colon, Joe, K. Michelle, kellie pickler, LA, Lady GaGa, Lil Wayne, Linkin Park, LL Cool J, lord sear, Masta Ace, mayer hawthorne, melanie c, Mistah F.A.B, New Kids on the Block, Nicki Minaj, ninja tune, one chance, one republic, Planet Asia, puff daddy, R.E.M., royce, Sha Stimuli, she wants revenge, simon & the piemen, Sleepy Brown, Statik Selektah, stephen marley, Stevie Wonder, Taio Cruz, Teairra Mari, the wanted, The Weeknd, thoth, thundercat, vitaa, wiley, Young Jeezy

#musicmonday: no regrets, just love [free MP3 downloads]

April 19, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Yet another awesome (and huge) set of MP3 download for — how much? — free!!!!

Filed Under: komplicated, Music Tagged With: 80 blocks from tiffany's, 8ball and MJG, aleon craft, American Idol, Anthony Hamilton, Asher Roth, aubrey o'day, Beastie Boys, bootsy collins, brad paisley, brainstorm, Britney Spears, Cam'ron, Chambaland, Chris Brown, coachella 2011, Curren$y, d12, da brat, daz dillinger, del tha funkee homosapien, dj kayslay, DJ Quik, DJ Schmolli, DJ Whiteowl, don cannon, Donnis, Far East Movement, glee, Green Street, greyson chance, Jennifer Lopez, jessie j, jill scott, jim jones, jon mclaughlin, K. Michelle, Kool Keith, Lil Boosie, malkovich as ayatollah presley, Mobb Deep, music, musicmonday, mya, Pac Div, Pitbull, Prince, Queen, raheem devaughn, rasheeda, Raven Sorvino, rihanna, Rock City, scream 4 soundtrack, serius jones, shabazz palaces, shyne, sir michael rocks, Snoop Dogg, spider loc, t-time, Taio Cruz, the lonely island, the starting five, Tyga, tyler ward, xv, Young Jeezy

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Walmart Security Accuses Father of Kidnapping His Own Biracial Children

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Boy Scouts Vote on Lifting Ban on Gay Members

A controversial debate within the Boy Scouts of America is coming to a head this week as 1,400 of its leaders vote on lifting the ban that doesn’t allow homosexuals or atheists into its ranks.

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Students Victimized for Perceived Sexual Orientation

A new study finds that students bullied because they are believed to be gay are much more likely than others to be suicidal and depressed.