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Cassidy Freestyle At S.O.B.’s
July 28, 2010 - 5:54 pm
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Before Fat Joe rocked the crowd, Cassidy performed some of his notable hits and recited an acapella freestyle. Getcha tape decks ready!
Wiz Khalifa Announces New Tour
July 28, 2010 - 5:48 pm
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Does this guy ever stop touring? Wiz is hitting the road again this fall with his 55 city Waken Baken Tour. Guest appearances include Big K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf. Check out when he’s coming to a town near you and pre-order tickets here. Sep 16th The Trocadero Theatre Philadelphia, PA Sep 19th Jefferson Theater Charlottesville, VA [...]
Wiz Khalifa Announces New Tour
July 28, 2010 - 5:48 pm
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Does this guy ever stop touring? Wiz is hitting the road again this fall with his 55 city Waken Baken Tour. Guest appearances include Yelawolf and Big K.R.I.T. Check him out when he’s coming to a town near you and pre-order tickets here. Sep 16th The Trocadero Theatre Philadelphia, PA Sep 19th Jefferson Theater Charlottesville, [...]
Fat Joe & Friends At S.O.B.’s
July 28, 2010 - 5:03 pm
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Joey Crack brought some special guests to The Darkside last night at S.O.B.’s. Joell Ortiz kicked things off and channeled Big Pun with “Twinz (Deep Cover 98)”. Afterward, Joe brought out Redman, Diamond D, Buckshot, Jeru the Damaja, Mic Geronimo, M.O.P. and capped it off with DJ Premier. If you missed out, kill yourself…or watch [...]
New Music: Wale “Ambitious Girl”
July 28, 2010 - 4:44 pm
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This is more like spoken word, but Wale reps for the ladies one time on this new tune. Lack of ambition, so wack. honey
Diddy Covers VIBE (Aug/Sept 2010)
July 28, 2010 - 3:02 pm
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Puff and the Diddy bunch cover VIBE‘s 15th annual Juice issue. The mag hits newsstands on August 16th, but VIBE has an excerpt below. Dr. Dre said that the last beat that floored him was “All About the Benjamins.” How does that make you feel? It’s humbling. I was in the studio with Dre the [...]
Fat Joe Darkside Show At S.O.B.’s
July 28, 2010 - 12:49 pm
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Fat Joe celebrated the release of his 10th album, The Darkside last night at S.O.B.’s. Rap Radar was co-sponser and with our urging Crack didn’t perform his more popular chart toppers but opted for his underground cuts instead. In fact, during the middle of his set, he told the crowd that if they wanted to [...]
Lupe Fiasco Speaks On Label Drama
July 28, 2010 - 12:34 pm
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Lupe called the 1515 Boys and discussed his woes with Atlantic Records. To hear him tell it, the petition for Laser’s woke the sleeping giant. When there’s demand, someone will supply.
Lupe Fiasco Speaks On Label Drama
July 28, 2010 - 12:34 pm
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Lupe called the 1515 Boys and discussed his woes with Atlantic Records. To hear him tell it, the petition for Lasers woke the sleeping giant. When there’s demand, someone will supply.
Charles Hamilton Calls From Mental Hospital
July 28, 2010 - 11:23 am
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Last night, Charles Hamilton called up Tony Touch’s show on Shade 45 from Long Beach Medical Center. He says he was transferred from New York Presbyterian. Chuck didn’t give an update on his mental health, but requested a collaboration from guest, Pharoahe Monch. Crazy, ain’t it?
Eminem Recovery Still Number One
July 28, 2010 - 10:25 am
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Hate it or love it, but for a fifth week, Eminem’s still on top. Despite the preliminary figures, Recovery moved another 187,200 copies. Meanwhile, Rick Ross’ Teflon Don debuted at number two with a total of 176,300 units scanned. To date, Recovery has sold 1,669,600 copies domestically. Will he ever fall off? No. heads up: [...]
New Music: Usher x Jay-Z “Hot Toddy”
July 27, 2010 - 7:53 pm
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Rap-Up caught a radio rip of Usher’s new tune from his Versus EP. Polow Da Don’s on the beat and it features Ester Dean instead of Ciara. On another note, Jay-Z and Ush’s chemistry is better this time around too. Anything tops this. Update: CDQ kc
New Video: Freddie Gibbs “National Anthem (Fuck The World)”
July 27, 2010 - 7:35 pm
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From the projects to the plantation, Freddie Gibbs is on the run with his new video, “National Anthem (Fuck The World)”. The video is directed by Rob Gilbert and can be found on his Str8 Killa EP which drops August 3rd.
Eminem Falls To Rick Ross ?
July 27, 2010 - 3:51 pm
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Looks like Eminem’s four week reign has finally come to an end. According to HDD, Rick Ross’ Teflon Don moved approximately 188,186 units, knocking Recovery to number two on the charts. Damn, it was a close one. Final numbers are in tomorrow. That’s a 10-4.
Wiz Khalifa Thanks Fans For MTV Honor
July 27, 2010 - 3:24 pm
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This past Sunday, Wiz Khalifa was crowned MTV’s 2010 Breakthrough Artist. Wiz thanked his fans Taylors for coming out and voting in full force. “It’s a great thing to be recognized on that level, and really just by my fans. That award right there, I feel it was real special to me, because I feel [...]
New EP: STS Sole Music
July 27, 2010 - 2:01 pm
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Sugar Tongue Slim’s got sole and a six track EP to boot. KRS-One’s gon’ love this. Download here. Tracklist down bottom. 1. Sole Music 2. Oniomania 3. Brown Babies 4. Take Me To Haldey St 5. Is You With Me? 6. Sole Music Remix Ft. Donwill
Rap Radar x Fat Joe Ticket Giveaway
July 27, 2010 - 12:29 pm
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There is a darkside, but tonight the light will shine on Fat Joe at S.O.B.’s. Opening acts include Vado and Cassidy. Want to roll? I got two pairs of tickets for that ass. Email rapradarcontests@gmail.com with your full name. First two emails win. Ready, set, go! UPDATE: Contest Over. Congrats to Brian and Ari.
Trae Tha Truth Album Cover
July 27, 2010 - 11:18 am
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Hey, after five solo albums Tha Truth shall set you free August 24th. hhnm Previously: Trae Day 2010 Footage
New EP: Nutso King Of The Project Hallway
July 27, 2010 - 10:47 am
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Nevermind what Jay-Z said, Nutso’s in the projects all day. In fact, he’s the king of the hallway. How’s that for a monarchy? Get in tuned peasants and download his new EP here.
Fat Joe Explains Gang Starr Eulogy
July 27, 2010 - 10:29 am
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Although Fat Joe’s Darkside Vol.1 is in stores today, he took time out with MTV to praise DJ Premier and Guru. Oh yeah, Joe’s show goes down tonight at S.O.B.’s. Be there or be square. “It feels like Gang Starr is the purest group in hip-hop,” Joe declared. “They was shooting videos on the beach [...]
New Video: Willie The Kid x Lee Bannon “Hickory Smoke”
July 27, 2010 - 9:58 am
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This track leaked a couple days ago, and now, here’s the accompanying visual. Willie The Kid and Lee Bannon’s Never A Dull Moment EP is on iTunes today.
Charles Hamilton In Mental Hospital
July 27, 2010 - 9:24 am
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Oh Charles. Mr. Hamilton revealed in an interview with Bossip that’s he checked himself into a NY mental hospital. Apparently, the beat music made him do it. Charles Hamilton: Basically my stay here[NY Presbyterian Mental Hospital] is like identical to my stay in the industry. As far as being the new guy in here having [...]
New Video: Cam’Ron x Vado “Gettin Money Baby”
July 27, 2010 - 9:06 am
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Cam and Vado recruit a couple big booty babes for the latest video in support of Boss of All Bosses 2.5. This was shot in Miami, where coincidentally, money is a major issue.
New Video: Estelle Ft. Nas x John Legend “Fall In Love”
July 27, 2010 - 8:37 am
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There’s two versions of this video. The one above features Nas, while the other includes John Legend. Both are directed by Sanaa Hamri. Choose your poison and fall in. hhnm
New Music: Cam’Ron x Vado “We All Up In Here”
July 26, 2010 - 8:38 pm
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Cam and Vado might be on to something. Here’s another new joint from the duo’s Gunz And Butta. Happy hour will never be the same. missinfo
DMX Heading Back To Jail
July 26, 2010 - 6:59 pm
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Un-hunh, here we go again! TMZ got the drop that DMX is returning to the slammer. The 90 day sentence stems from a 2002 driving conviction in Los Angeles. X was placed on probation, but violated the condition. Three weeks ago, he was released from an Arizona after serving four months on a probation violation. [...]
New Video: Mac Miller “Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza”
July 26, 2010 - 6:59 pm
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Kool Aid and frozen pizza? Sounds like a bad combination. But Mac proves otherwise with this new visual directed by Ian Wolfson. Hey kids, K.I.D.S. drops August 13th.
New Music: Nelly “Tippin In The Club”
July 26, 2010 - 5:39 pm
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Nelly’s been working on his new album, Nelly 5.0 for some time now. Who the hell knows when it’ll be released but here’s some fresh material to hold over fans and clubgoers alike.
Drake On Lil Wayne Tha Carter IV Verses
July 26, 2010 - 4:58 pm
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Drake took time out to gush to MTV about two Lil Wayne verses from Tha Carter IV. By Drizzy’s account, the rhymes were so good, it made him reconsider his career options. Free Weezy, already!
New Video: The Roots x John Legend “The Fire”
July 26, 2010 - 3:26 pm
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The Roots nor John Legend appear in this video. Instead director Rik Cordero used actors for the band’s new visual. Here he explains why. “‘The Fire’ is one of my favorite tracks off HIGO and really feels like something you’d hear in the theater. The line ‘you don’t say good luck, you say don’t give [...]
