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Hip-Hop Heads Over 50 That Are Still In The Game
Hip-Hop Heads Over 50 That Are Still In The Game
Hip-Hop Heads Over 50 That Are Still In The Game
Believe it or not, but there's a host of hip-hop heads still in the game who are 50 years old and some even older. Check out a gallery of the few guys who have surpassed time and still manage to thrive in thing called hip-hop.
Rick Rubin Always Knew The Importance Of DJs
Rick Rubin Always Knew The Importance Of DJs
Rick Rubin Always Knew The Importance Of DJs
Whether you recognize him as a pioneer of production, a musical genius or simply the founder of Def Jam Records, it's safe to say Rick Rubin knows a few things about music. In last month's issue of Vulture, Rubin expressed his deep rooted passion and admiration for DJs...
Ryan Lewis Believes Rick Rubin Is A Producer God
Ryan Lewis Believes Rick Rubin Is A Producer God
Ryan Lewis Believes Rick Rubin Is A Producer God
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are still on cloud 9 after stringing together a platinum album with The Heist, consisting of a plethora of number one singles. Ryan Lewis, the man on the production side of the tandem, recently sat down with Prologue to discuss the duo’s future. "...
Best Hip-Hop Tweets Of The Week 2/23-3/1
Best Hip-Hop Tweets Of The Week 2/23-3/1
Best Hip-Hop Tweets Of The Week 2/23-3/1
From ScHoolboy Q releasing his debut LP Oxymoron to XXL kicking the #XXLFreshmen2014 into high gear, this week on twitter was something to watch. Check out that and much more in XXL's "Best Hip-Hop Tweets Of The Week." Congrats to my boi @ScHoolBoyQ 4 droppin that gift 2 the world 2day ...
Rick Rubin Joins Twitter
Rick Rubin Joins Twitter
Rick Rubin Joins Twitter
Rick Rubin has joined Twitter. One of the OGs of hip-hop is officially available for your Twitter comments. His first tweet was of course a hip-hop reference. Microphone check, one, two — Rick Rubin (@RickRubin) February 21, 2014  
Rick Rubin Reflects On Being White In The Early Days Of Hip-Hop
Rick Rubin Reflects On Being White In The Early Days Of Hip-Hop
Rick Rubin Reflects On Being White In The Early Days Of Hip-Hop
When Rick Rubin first came on the scene, things were a lot different in hip-hop especially in terms of racial barriers. As Rick assisted in taking the genre to new levels alongside Russell Simmons and other hip-hop heavy weights, the renowned producer recently spoke on his earlier days telling that at first his skin color caught many by surprise...
Q-Tip Will Produce Kanye West’s Next Album With Rick Rubin
Q-Tip Will Produce Kanye West’s Next Album With Rick Rubin
Q-Tip Will Produce Kanye West’s Next Album With Rick Rubin
Q-Tip sat down for an interview with Rap Radar before A Tribe Called Quest's final New York City shows where he touched on some of the projects he has in the works—including producing for Kanye—and took a look back at the 20th anniversary of Tribe's seminal third album Midnight Marauders, which came out Nov. 9, 1993. "Mi...
Eminem’s ‘Marshall Mathers LP 2′ By The Numbers
Eminem’s ‘Marshall Mathers LP 2′ By The Numbers
Eminem’s ‘Marshall Mathers LP 2′ By The Numbers
It’s that time again. With every big release, XXL has put it on constant repeat to unearth some interesting facts and numbers. Before Eminem’s Marshall Mathers LP 2 officially hit stores on Tuesday, we took in the project and found that he hasn’t steered too far away from his former self. Historically, Em’...

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