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Listen to Lauryn Hill, “I’ve Got Life”
Just days after teasing a cover of Nina Simone's "Feeling Good," Lauryn Hill drops another snippet of a cover; this time "I've Got Life," a cover of Simone's, "Ain't Got No, I Got Life." Following a beautiful rendition of Simone's original in the beginning, Hill drops a politically charged verse that touches on women's suffrage, race relations in the U
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Listen to Fredo Santana and Maxo Kream, “Big Homies”
Houston and Chicago connect as Maxo Kream and Fredo Santana team up for "Big Homies." The two show great chemistry on the track and apparently made the track in a 30-minute session yesterday and dropped it within hours:
Going in we just did a song in like 30 min maxokream @hurtboyag we might drop this shit now fuck it https://t...
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The Dream Says Record Labels Treat Artists Like Slaves
The Dream left Def Jam at the top of last year and recently formed his own record label, Contra-Paris, through Capitol Records. During an interview with Billboard, The Dream spoke on the evil in the music business and blames labels for only caring about their stock interests and, in doing so, treat their clients terribly
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Nick Cannon Might Have a New Girlfriend
The roommates are on it!! Looks like we put a face to #NickCannon's mystery girl!
A photo posted by The Shade Room (@theshaderoominc) on Jun 19, 2015 at 1:14pm PDT
Nick Cannon seems to be getting over his divorce with Mariah Carey. Ca
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MF Doom and Ghostface Killah Will Debut Songs From Their Album at III Points Festival
In Dec. of 2014, Ghostface Killah took part in Reddit's popular "Ask Me Anything" series and said that the long-awaited DOOMSTARKS collaboration album was coming in 2015. Since that announcement, fans have heard little-to-no news about the project and absolutely no music
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D’Angelo Says Hip-Hop Artists Need to Make Music About Social Change
D'Angelo's Black Messiah project, his first album in 15 years, was inspired by the current state of race relations in the United States. With the amount of high-profile police brutality and racially motivated cases in the United States, including the horrific shooting that took place at a black church in Charleston, South Carolina that took place earlier this week, D'Angelo felt it was time for h
Vic Mensa Performs a New Song in Los Angeles
While performing out in Los Angeles this week, Vic Mensa debuted a new song featuring Skrillex. The instrumental is tough to decipher from the live rip but certainly sounds like a high-energy beat that surprisingly doesn't feature one of Skrillex's patented drops
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Listen to Tory Lanez, “Karrueche”
Tory Lanez risks life and limb with his latest song, "Karrueche." Over production from Noah Breakfast, the Toronto artist ditches his former crush Teyana Taylor for his latest love interest, Karrueche Tran. Tread carefully, young man. For the return of Fargo Fridays, Lanez shows off his versatility and hits all the right notes over drum heavy production from breakfast. Ch
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Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa and R.City Show Love to the Ladies in “For Everybody” Video
Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa and R.City show love for all the women out there in their latest video for their collab, "For Everybody." For a man that has made a career out of turning the hell up, it's no surprise that Juicy and Co. do so for four-and-a-half minutes while surrounded by beautiful ladies
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Listen to Jadakiss, “Shame On Ya”
Jadakiss season continues. Jadakiss is a proud Yonkers, New York representative but he's clearly got a lot of love for Brooklyn. Rhyming over Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Brooklyn Zoo," 40 Cal Kiss lays slaughter with straight bars and no hooks. Flo
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Tyler, The Creator Says He’s No Longer Depressed
The breakup of Odd Future has predictably sent the group's diehard legion of fans into a frenzy. Yesterday (June 18), a fan posted a lengthy tirade about Tyler, The Creator called called "I'm done with Tyler" on OFWGKTA's Reddit page. The...
Listen to Gunplay Feat. Styles P and Tyler Woods, “Know Me Like That”
With the release of his long-awaited album Living Legend coming up at the end of July, Gunplay grabs Styles P and Tyler Woods for "Know Me Like That." Known for spitting rhymes the streets can relate to, Gunplay sticks to the script and raps so greasy over the Black Saun production
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