Longtime Snoop Dogg producer, Terrace Martin, has signed a label and production deal with Warner Bros. Records for his Jakai Music Group imprint. Martin produced three songs on Snoop’s Welcome To Tha Church: Da Album, as well as “Gangbangin’ 101” ...
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Hip-Hop News
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Today in Hip-Hop
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Sneakers
- Check Out COMME des GARÇONS’ PLAY for Converse Pro Leather 2013 Collection
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Lists
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Hip-Hop Fashion
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Show & Prove
- A$AP Ferg to Release “Trap Lord” Mixtape in Late February or Early March
- Hit-Boy Announces Diddy, Waka Flocka Flame & Lil Wayne for "Scream and Shout (Remix)"
- Lil Reese ft. Young Jeezy & Twista "Traffic (Remix)"
Rap Videos
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- Video Premiere: Lil Twist “Understand Me”
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