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Action Bronson And Harry Fraud “Heel Toe”
Bam Bam and Harry Fraud aren't done dropping new records, even though this one may have been made over a year before their collaborative EP Saaab Stories dropped a few weeks ago. Even as great as that seven-track collection was, had this one made the cut it could have easily been its standout track. But...
Macklemore And Ryan Lewis Announce U.S. Arena Tour
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have had themselves quite the year so far, with a No. 1 album, chart-topping singles and an exploding fan base, and today they've announced a 29-city, 30-date U.S. headlining arena tour. The tour will kick off October 22nd, with a pre-sale beginning Tuesday, June 25th, and the rest of tickets going on sale this Friday, June 28th...
Yo Gotti Talks Working With Lil Wayne, T.I. On New Album, New Collabs With Wale And Cash Money
Yo Gotti Talks Working With Lil Wayne And New Album
Doe Boy Drops New ‘In Freebandz We Trust’ Mixtape
Doe Boy has popped up to release his latest mixtape, In Freebandz We Trust, which comes a day before its scheduled release June 25th. The Cleveland, OH-based rapper's tape is presented by Future, who's featured on three of the tape's tracks. A w...
Courtney Love Says Jay-Z Uses “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Lyrics On ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’
Courtney Love is full of surprises, and it turns out that extends to an unlikely friendship with Jay-Z as well. In an interview with the Huffington Post, Love spilled the beans on some of the first details of Jay's new album Magna Carta Holy Grail, which is due out on the Fourth of July via a landmark marketing deal with Samsung.
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N.O.R.E. Calls In To Sway To Talk Kanye West’s Baby’s Nickname, Offers To Be Baby’s ‘Thugfather’
After the Earth-shattering news broke this week that not only did Kim Kardashian give birth to her baby with Kanye West, but that the baby's name was actually North, a lot of people began talking about what the little girl's nickname would be, with a source confirming to People that the couple planned to call her "Nori." We...
Danny Brown Explains ‘Old’ Title, Says Album Due In August
Danny Brown has had his share of, ahem, adventures while out on the road this year, but he's also been hard at work on his next album, titled Old. In an interview excerpt over at Clash, the 2012 XXL freshman explained the meaning behind the album title—as well as the simple explanation for his lauded 2011 collection XXX—and says that the long-awaited followup is ready but for some final mixing, an
Public Enemy Launching Remix Contest For BitTorrent Users
Public Enemy has teamed up with BitTorrent to give fans a chance to remix their newest single, "Get Up Stand Up" (feat. Brother Ali), with the best re-interpretation set to be officially released by the group.
By downloading the Public Enemy bundle (which you can do here), fans will receive the official version of the single, the music video, outtakes from the video shoot, and the 37 ind
Pharcyde Sues Pharcyde Over Pharcyde Name
Well this one gets a little confusing pretty quickly. Two members of The Pharcyde—the seminal early-1990s L.A. hip-hop quartet—are suing the other two for using the Pharcyde name without permission, violating an earlier agreement made by the group.
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Mike Dean Hints At Kanye West ‘Yeezus’ Tour
Superproducer Mike Dean, who has worked extensively with Kanye West both in the past and on West's new album Yeezus, took to Reddit yesterday for an AMA (Ask Me Anything), where he offered details on Kanye's next moves since dropping the most highly-anticipated album of the year so far.
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J. Cole Says He Played “Let Nas Down” For Nas On An Airplane
J. Cole's sophomore album Born Sinner came out today, and there's been a lot of buzz over the number of iconic and influential rappers he name-drops all across the record's sixteen tracks. The most obvious comes in the track "Let Nas Down," where he discusses the Queens MC's less than positive reaction to Cole's releasing "Work Out" as a single off his chart-topping Cole World:
Kanye West Vs. J. Cole Showdown! Who Will Be The King Of June 18?
Tomorrow (June 18) marks the biggest hip-hop release date of the year to date, with Kanye West's Yeezus, J. Cole's Born Sinner, Mac Miller's Watching Movies WIth The Sound Off, and Statik Selektah's Extended Play all getting a ton of buzz, setting up a sales showdown that should rival any that have battled in the past half-decade. The...