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NEW 50 Cent - My Reign prod. by Eminem HOTT Before I Self Destruct

NEW 50 Cent - My Reign prod. by Eminem HOTT Before I Self Destruct featuring one of the Hottest beats produced this year from... more

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Hip-Hop by Aloe Blacc

Spend some time with Los Angeles' own Aloe Blacc, the soul singer currently revitalizing rythm and blues as we know it.

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YouTube's Hottest Rap Videos

On this week's 'White Hot Top 5' Sergio Cilli looks at the most viewed hip hop videos on YouTube. On the list: The... more

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According to the "Atlanta Journal Constitution Newspaper" Soulja Boy has some issues with "JAY-Z" Allegedly at a recent concert the Atlanta rapper closed the show by saying "I'm riding with Gucci Mane brah...Jay-Z aint the best rapper alive matter fact fuck Jay-Z, and departed from the stage. It just so happened that Associated Press Report Andrew lauder was in attendance with his niece. Lauder was able to gain access to Soulja Boy and pressed him on the issue.
Lauder got straight to the point and asked Soulja Boy what was that whole fuck Jay-Z thing was about ? Soulja Boy retorted with the following; " Man These old guys need to fall back and let us get ours. I always felt Jay-Z aint really dig me, but never came straight out and said it; probably in fear of losing a younger fan base or something. I seen an article posted in the AllHipHop.com forums were Jay-Z talked about that whole Kanye West Taylor Swift Incident, and was asked about newer artist that could lead the game. This mother fucker co-signed some guy named " Bruse Wane." who the hell is that !!,So I checked the video and this guy is saying some shit like the people that signed me are Assholes. Now how is Jay-Z gonna Co-sign that, To me that means he must agree with this ****g dude;
Man fuck Jay-Z I'm established enough to hold my own and we are here to stay so get use to it brah. Let this go where it go, if any body is the future I'm the future. Is this a sign of a changing of the guard in Hip-Hop or is soulja boy biting off more than he can chew. With that being said I took the time out to research "Bruse Wane" and found the video footage that has Soulja boy so fired up. See it on youtube by searching " Bruse Wane" Global, for online readers click this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdBP--sEcBs related news Hip Hop Veteran "Chuck D" Of "Public Enemy" Had some harsh criticism towards "Gucci Mane" for his recent comments towards "Jay-Z" stating the following" Rappers such as Gucci Mane and Baby of Cash Money, who both sharply contested Jay-Z's top slot on MTV's "Hottest Rapper" list had no artistic right to be so vocal. Chuck D stated these were unfounded criticisms based on Jay-Z's body of work. Chuck said, "Jay-Z's just getting started. Gucci Mane, he'd be better off jumping in a swimming pool with a plugged in toaster"According to the "Atlanta Journal Constitution Newspaper" Soulja Boy has some issues with "JAY-Z" Allegedly at... more

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Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Gun Possession

Rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to felony gun possession in New York on Thursday and is expected to spent a year in jail for his... more

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Shyne Expected To Be Released From Prison Today

Rapper Shyne is expected to be released from prison today, as initially reported on HipHopDX this August [click to read]. The 30... more

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 9/27/2009

Jay-Z [click to read] was forced to take a minor back-seat after two topping weeks on the charts. Pearl Jam's latest bumped... more

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Kenya's heart stops pumping

A heartbreaking article about the main and man-made cause of Kenya's current catastrophic drought, its many dramatic... more

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Rass Kass Central Taking it by storm

Rass Kass: Re-Edited, Styled & THEN FLIPPED HARD: Scott O'Malley / Guerillapress.net Executive Producers: Ras Kass,... more

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Wyland Earth Day - World Premiere - Wins Best Film

The short film Wyland Earth Day - World Premiere was at the San Diego Film Festival. Won Best San Diego Film! Check out the... more

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DX News Bits: Meek Mill, G-Unit, Eve

Grand Hustle artist Meek Mill spoke to Datpiff.com on Sunday [click here] about several topics including his spot in the rap game... more

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Presents Ghostdini: The Wizard Of Poetry In Emerald City - Ghostface Killah

Fans who meet the news that Ghostface Killah [click to read] would be releasing an R&B-inspired album with surprise shouldn’t; the fact of the matter is, Tony Starks waxes about the fairer sex with greater mastery than just about any of peers. Yes, Ghost has weaved tales about love, lust and everything in between – so it’s only natural that he devotes an album to what may just be his favorite subject (all deference to cocaine).

“Lonely” shows that Ghost is uninterested in allowing Wizard of Poetry to be so limited as to explore only lust and infatuation. Here, GFK examines the consequences of not valuing his significant other: “Someone is sleepin’ in my bed, eatin’ my food / Usin’ my soap, layin’ up in my pool / Walkin’ around in his boxers, like everything’s cool / Gassin’ my chick for the whip, droppin’ her off at school / Under my covers and changin’ my channels / Playin’ my CDs in my robes, another man’s burnin’ my candles / My cologne’s halfway gone, a fake don / My old whiz fell for now she chose to park under his arm.” Ghostface carries the song with an obvious tone of regret, which is made even more effective when paired with Raheem DeVaughn’s gloomy hook.

Things don’t stay dreary for long, however, as “Stapleton Sex” brings the listener right into the bedroom. Over-the-top sexually charged Rap is rarely entertaining these days, but Ghost’s storytelling prowess here is in full effect. Kids – this isn’t one to play while the parents are in earshot. “Paragraphs Of Love,” with the help of airy piano keys and a soulful pairing in Estelle and Vaughn Anthony is on the opposite side of spectrum, and just as good. It would seem that the track order is meant to reflect the unpredictable nature of attraction, as the subsequent “Guest House” [click to listen] goes into a completely different direction, dealing with jealousy and revenge – complete with a great cameo by Fabolous [click to read]. Again, Ghostface stakes his claim as one of the game’s greatest storytellers on the track – this time over the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League’s trademark horns and keys.

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Nas Talks About Album No-Shows, Def Jam Presidency

In a recent interview with punchbowlblog.com, rapper Nas (sort of) spoke on a few rumors that have been circulating concerning his... more

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Royce Da 5'9" Talks Possible Slaughterhouse/Shady Records Deal

Upon being featured in a cameo capacity in the "Forever" video, rumors of Slaughterhouse negotiating a deal with... more

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Underground Report: Ras Kass

Summer’s over folks as we slip and slide into rotational diversions of school, work and limited play. A flawless choice for this month’s Underground Report is one man defying a nation, examining political realities while simultaneously flexing lyrical – and sometimes physical - muscles. Try him if you wanna. A connoisseur of music yet not its consumer – check the newly released Ras Kass: The Biography of John Austin episodes – Ras Kass is an artist on the quest of evolution through experimentation which can be witnessed in the Rock-inspired “Ironman Thug” or the recently released “If This World Were Mine,” a soulful backdrop from Pete Rock featuring DJ Doo Wop.

While most noted for his lyricism, Mr. John Austin too attracts attention through controversy, notably the legal battles with Capitol Records and the two publicized incarcerations. Irrespective of both however, Ras Kass remains vital in Hip Hop’s playpen as a window to the woes where he is currently working on The Quarterly, a weekly leak of original tracks which will develop into a finalized compilation. He’s here to show you what this mic is for. Kass’ discography entails an assemblage of creation showcasing official, unofficial, bootlegged and scrapped albums, including Soul on Ice, Rasassination, Van Gogh, Institutionalized Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, Eat or Die, Revenge of the Spit, Razzy Kazzy. Eyes don’t lie and neither does Ras as he sits down with HipHopDX to discuss passion, the appeal of violence and why the new never gets old.

HipHopDX: Where have you been?
Ras Kass: [Laughs] it’s a transition period. If you’re talking about as far as putting out major label albums, there’s that sense. If you’re talking about legal situations, decisions that cost me, I’ve been going from there…and then there’s the concept of where I’ve been recently. [Laughs]

DX: Let’s address each, at least briefly. What’s happening with you and Capitol Records?
Ras Kass: Me and Capitol…you know, they want party records. We didn’t see eye-to-eye. That went on for a long time, basically five years. I can’t go into that, we agreed not to talk about each other.

DX: What do you owe them as of now?
Ras Kass: The initial contract that I signed was for five albums. I can never seem to get the third album done. That was Van Gogh and that died, and the fourth album was Goldyn Child…there were different perceptions. At that point they would have said that I didn’t turn in an album. I just really felt like everybody else - all my peers, some people I considered my friends - their careers were progressing and mine was kind of halted. So I took the steps I felt were necessary to change the situation. And that resulted in a lawsuit. And that dragged on for a long time, five years. There it is in a nutshell. We’ve settled in, and I think everybody’s better for it. And it’s a new day now…

DX: Are you happy with the vision of your current projects? Right now, The Quarterly.
Ras Kass: Yeah. I’m enjoying myself. Just to be able to do something in spontaneity, of being able to be your own artist, do what you want to do, when you want to do it…there’s pros and cons to everything. The con is that you don’t have somebody that’s willing to upfront and that’s willing to make all these things happen, or get you to this place, or BET Awards. “We’re gonna fly you and pay for your hotel and give you 20 dollars a day”…all that. That’s the pro side of being on a major label. The con is that sometimes they get caught up in so much red tape or politics that you lose the time. You can’t get it done fast enough because either you’re busy in an office trying to convince someone that this is a great idea or they think it’s a great idea but they’re still taking this long to process it.

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