Feb 10th
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| With today marking the sixth anniversary of Dilla’s passing, fellow Detroit Big Sean dedicates his new track to the fallen producer. In honor of J. Dilla being one of the most influential producers of all time, I decided to lay a verse to one of my favorite tracks off of J. Dilla’s Donuts. Being from Detroit [...] |
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2 hours, 46 minutes ago. Feb 10th
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| Aubrey’s a playa too. And with a verse of his own on deck, OVO joins Jeezy, Hov, and 3 Stacks’ players’ anthem. UPDATE: Dirty version. UPDATE #2: Darn. Old Verse via LowKey |
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| 5 hours, 4 minutes ago. Feb 10th
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| Wiz Khalifa keeps Bing in arm’s reach for the search engine’s latest promo. Pretty nice shot there Wiz. Just be easy on the Thai food though. |
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| 5 hours, 34 minutes ago. Feb 10th
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| Jermaine’s next video will be for his Missy-featured track, “Nobody’s Perfect”. During last night’s shoot, the pair posed for the camera. Expect the video (and another platinum plaque) coming soon. Cole World in stores now. hhnm via 57 |
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| 5 hours, 49 minutes ago. Feb 10th
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| Photo: Yvette Davilla Hot 97 kept their Black Fist Fridays guest DJ slot open with The Roots drummer on the turntables today. In honor of the late J. Dilla, he played an hour set of nothing but Dilla classics. Download here. Stream below. miss info Last Friday: Pete Rock Mix |
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| 6 hours, 33 minutes ago. Feb 9th
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| Bobby Ray’s album Strange Clouds hasn’t dropped yet, but its title track featuring Lil Wayne has recently soared to a milli in sales. Not bad for a first single. Congrats! |
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| 1 day, 1 hour ago. Feb 9th
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| You’re letting all that cold air in, Daniel. Diggy Simmons’ debut album, Unexpected Arrival is almost here and today, he unveiled the cover art. What’s behind door number one? Find out March 20. rap-up |
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| 1 day, 4 hours ago. Feb 9th
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| Guess this explains the multiple performances. After months of waiting, here’s The Throne’s kaleidoscopic video. The Staples Center‘s cool, but imagine this being shot in, let’s say, Paris?! Ah well, too little to late. Watch The Throne in stores now. |
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| 1 day, 8 hours ago. Feb 9th
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| The first bit of music we're hearing from Vado and Nipsey's recent studio sessions. Nice O'Jay's sample... |
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| 1 day, 9 hours ago. Feb 8th
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| Maino keeps it criminal minded for his new music video. Needless to say, Brooklyn keeps on taking it. I Am Who I Am available now. |
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| 2 days, 2 hours ago. Feb 8th
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| Fresh off the showroom floor, Birdman surprises Mack Maine and Wayne with matching 2012 Bentley Mulsannes. Haven’t seen this kind of benevolence since 50 hooked Mobb Deep up with those twin Porsches. YMCMB —we all we got! derickg |
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| 2 days, 2 hours ago. Feb 8th
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| Yela keeps his momentum going and lets a new video loose for us to light up to. Directed by Figz and Mr. Wolf himself. Smoke one and pick up Radioactive now. boi-1da |
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| 2 days, 3 hours ago. Feb 8th
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| After releasing some video shots yesterday, XXL now gives us a quick preview of Rozay’s shiny new video which will be dropping in its entirety tomorrow. Rich Forever available here. UPDATE: Now with full version. Diamonds are a Bawse’s best friend. |
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| 2 days, 5 hours ago. Feb 8th
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| The first of two Action Bronson collabs for your Wednesday. This B-Side was from Ruby Hornet's "Closed Sessions" series and will not be showing up on the album. |
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| 2 days, 6 hours ago. Feb 8th
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| J. Cole shares his thoughts on being nominated for a Grammy, reveals that at one point he didn't see himself being nominated. |
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| 2 days, 7 hours ago. Feb 7th
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| “Get shot for acting like Bruce Lee, came a long way from 2C…” Last week, footage of 360 and J.Cole in the lab went viral. Turns out the record actually belongs to the Queens newcomer. Ain’t no tellin’ where it’ll end up, but for now, this should be played at high volume. inflexwetrust [...] |
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| 3 days, 5 hours ago. Feb 7th
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| Hard to believe, but today marks the twelfth anniversary of Big Pun’s passing. This afternoon on Hot 97, Mister Cee paid homage to Punisher with 60 minutes of his music. Sidebar: Mister Cee Interviews Pete Rock |
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| 3 days, 7 hours ago. Feb 7th
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| Decked out in a black tuxedo, Jay-Z performed for the first time last night at Carnegie Hall. The concert was a fundraiser in support of his SC Scholarship Foundation. Thanks to MTV, here’s the first live rendition of “Glory”. Guess, B.I.C. couldn’t make it. Ha! |
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| 3 days, 12 hours ago. Feb 6th
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| Production duo the Union's takes it from Paris to the Motor City on this new track off their "Analogtronics" album. |
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| 4 days, 0 hours ago. Feb 5th
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| With the Patriots up 10-9 at halftime, Madonna hit center field with LMFAO and Cee-Lo for a medley of her past hits as well as Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. for their first live performance of “Give Me All Your Luvin“. Sidebar: Noticed M.I.A. Flipping The Bird? |
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| 4 days, 23 hours ago. Feb 5th
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| Curren$y locked himself inside the studio this morning and here is the end results. No pun intended. Your five titles and download link after the jump. Download here |
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| 5 days, 0 hours ago. Feb 2nd
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| Fresh off his Jimmy Fallon performance, J.Cole’s already back to work. Here’s footage of him letting the beat build at Engine Room Audio with newcomer, 360. Around town, the Queens native’s been making a name for himself with his, “360 Was Here” campaign. His video, “Mr. Blue Sky” ain’t half bad neither. Check out his EPK [...] |
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| 8 days ago. Feb 2nd
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| A$AP Rocky and his crew threw a homecoming show last night at Irving Plaza in NYC. Missed out? Well, Versus And Co provides a visual recap featuring some surprise guests, Trill OG and Flocka. After the jump, Schoolboy Q comes out to perform “Brand New Guy”. mikey fresh Sidebar: Photos by Village Slum. [...] |
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| 8 days ago. Feb 1st
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| Jeezy will be on the road again next month. And today, he announced his Hustlerz Ambiton Tour. His journey begins in the DMV on March 3. See when the snow arrives in your area below. March 3 Washington DC Fillmore March 4 New York, NY Irving Plaza March 5 Boston, MA House of Blues March 6 Hartford, CT The Dome March [...] |
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| 9 days ago. Feb 1st
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| This past November, Mercedes announced the discontinuance of their luxury Maybach line next year. As we all know, Rick Ross’ record label is inspired by the brand. Conversing with MTV, Ross says the name is deeper than rap. “When we say Maybach Music, it’s not about the car, it’s just about the level of quality and [...] |
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| 9 days ago. Feb 1st
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| Wow. According to TMZ, Soul Train creator Don Cornelius, was found dead in his home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 75. Launched in 1971, Soul Train‘s impact on music is ineffable. During its run, the program featured nearly every hip-hop performer of the 80s and 90s. Rest in love, peace, and soul, Don C. [...] |
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| 9 days ago. Jan 31st
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| Last weekend, Dr. Dre helped Rick Ross celebrate his 36th birthday. But it wasn’t just all play. He tells Sway that their wrap session lead to hitting the lab. Ya, don’t say… ”The advice he gave me, it’s already affected the way I’ve been in the studio for the last week. So let’s just say he’s [...] |
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| 10 days ago. Jan 31st
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| Practice? Well, not exactly. Here is the first single off Don Trip’s upcoming mixtape, Guerilla hosted by DJ Drama. Speaking of A.I., he’s got some bills to answer to. Produced by Cool & Dre. |
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| 10 days ago. Jan 31st
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| Practice? Well, not exactly. Here is the first single off Don Trip’s upcoming mixtape, Guerilla hosted by DJ Drama. Speaking of A.I., he’s got some bills to answer to. Produced by Cool & Dre. |
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| 10 days ago. Jan 31st
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| shot: The Dark Nyte | Canon Eos 60d 2 Chainz made his NYC debut before a packed house last night at S.O.B.’s. His set was shorter than expected, but entertaining nonetheless. Raekwon was in the building and so were a lot of Def Jam execs. Coincidence? We think not. Pics courtesy of Stark after the jump. Trueee. [...] |
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