It’s a rainy New York afternoon and Aasim the Dream is holed up in Daddy’s House, Bad Boy Records’ storied Manhattan studio. It’s here, in these hallowed confines, where the career’s of the Notorious B.I.G., Ma$e, Black Rob and the ...
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Quick News on Kanye West, Sean Price and Jermaine Dupri
A representative from Def Jam Records confirmed with XXLMag.com that Kanye West’s third album, Graduation, has indeed been pushed up to an August release date. The album was originally intended for release in September. In addition, a new Kanye mixtape, ...
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On Saturday June 30, Master P will be hosting the We Got Next Summit at Howard University. The one day conference is described as “a means to enhance attention on Washington, D.C.'s array of talent and to promote music ...
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Well, dear c-boys, the time has come to retire Northern Touch. I’m busier than I’ve ever been working at my full-time media job and freelancing and trying to make moves—and I’m afraid there’s just not enough hours in the day. ...
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The first time it was mentioned to me that 50 Cent profited $400 million from the sale of Glaceau to Coca-Cola the other day, I consulted Google to see if the shit really happened. I turned up a buncha reports ...
Read MoreDid Jim Jones try to push his way into the China Club?
According to Rush & Molloy of the New York Daily News, Jim Jones was denied entry to the China Club in New York and then tried to rush the door. Rumor has it that the Dipset Capo was removed by ...
Read MoreThe King Has No Underpants On…
Current R & B music is a wasteland for much the same reasons that rap music also sucks. It’s pop music underpinnings mean that record labels will put out the product of someone that looks good as opposed to someone ...
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Money Over Bullsh*t
Kiam “Capone” Holley has had more ups and downs than a kid on a seesaw. Fifteen years ago, the Queens native was serving a bid at New York’s Collins Correctional Facility when he befriended a likeminded MC by the name ...
Read MoreQuick News on Khujo, Harlem Hip-Hop Tours and Chamillionaire
Goodie Mob’s Khujo will release his second solo album, Mercury, this summer on KOCH Records. The album will feature guest appearances by Big Gipp, T-Mo, Sean P. of the Youngbloodz, Trae and production by Phive Starr, Get Cool, Soul Eternity ...
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Hip-Hop News
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Today in Hip-Hop
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Sneakers
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Hip-Hop Fashion
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Show & Prove
- A$AP Ferg to Release “Trap Lord” Mixtape in Late February or Early March
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Rap Videos
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