There’s no doubt Talib Kweli can hold his own, but the Brooklyn MC has also been half of a couple of hip-hop’s most prolific duos. He first flaunted his skills with fellow Brooklynite Mos Def on 1998’s Black Star and ...
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Diddy Plans New Installment of Making the Band
Sean “Diddy” Combs and the MTV network recently announced open-call auditions for the fourth installment of the popular Making the Band reality TV series in Los Angeles. In past seasons of the show, Diddy has selected groups of young singers ...
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Nielsen sends a cease and desist letter to website that posts weekly Soundscan figures.
Check out the Jim Jones and Freeky Zekey segment from SMACK DVD Vol 12
Jerry Heller Launches New Record Company
Jerry Heller, the controversial former manager of N.W.A and the co-founder of Ruthless Records, will make his return to the music industry this year with the launch of a new record label. Heller recently announced his plan to partner with ...
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Rapper and actor Mos Def has been selected as a juror at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, which kicked off this week in Park City, Utah. The Brooklyn lyricist will serve alongside actress and director Sarah Polley, director Catherine Hardwicke, ...
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The geography gap in hip-hop
I was reading an interview yesterday with Monie Love about her recent radio flap with Young Jeezy, and she had some interesting things to say about the generation gap within hip-hop. I thought it was particularly telling, though, that neither her ...
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Sneakers
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Lists
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Hip-Hop Fashion
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Show & Prove
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Rap Videos
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