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Many fans have been in an uproar while waiting for the mixtapes to drop from Jay Electronica and Fabolous as their projects have faced pushbacks like they were studio albums. Juelz Santana is another artist that can add his name to the list as the Reagan Era was allegedly dropping on Valentine’s Day, but it […]

T Pain is prepping his all-star team from his all-star label for the release of a new mixtape, Nappy Boyz All Stars Vol 1. Teddy Pain’s joined on the album with his Nappy Boy affiliates; One Chance, Young Cash, Sophia Fresh, Tay Dizm Travis McCoy of the Gym Class Heroes and Luda’s old DTP counterpart, […]

Curren$y is continuing his reign as one of the biggest names in underground rap. After making the wise decision to leave Lil Wayne’s Young Money imprint in ‘07, the New Orleans MC has managed to stay afloat on his own, allowing his music to speak for itself. Solidifying his fan base with mixtape after mixtape […]

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Rich Boy, best known for his break out single “Throw Some D’s,” has decided to reach for a deeper level with his sophomore album. In a recent interview with VIBE, Rich Boy stated, “We’ve been doing a lot of recording. Just trying to create a new lane in the game, I’ve been studying everything so […]

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In between his feat to release 28 mixtapes in 28 days, Gorilla Zoe is seeing his name brought up in a money scandal. Gorilla Zoe, real name Alonzo Mathis, is associated with a case in Georgia now that a promoter for one of his concerts is facing a theft by deception charge. The owner of […]

There has been quite an epidemic going on as of late in regards to rappers and athletes being called for their bad choice in decision and facing prison time. Not since Shyne and his 10 year sentence has Hip Hop been under such a microscope by the law and received such heavy penalties. L.O.X. member […]

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“In today’s day and age, a buzz doesn’t really mean anything.  It’s so manufactured, it’s smoke and mirrors.” As a rapper makes an attempt to get their foot in the door, the routine always begins with building a buzz so that Hip Hop heads are at least aware of his/her presence. In most cases, however, […]

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Wale’s been in the headlines lately for less than positive reasons, most recently for being the target of scrutiny following the release of the video for his song “Pretty Girls.” As previously reported journalist Joy Daily bashed Wale for featuring light skin and Hispanic women in the production calling for a boycott of his video. […]

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Being released from prison four months ago, Shyne’s return to rap was sidetracked when immigration took it upon itself to have him deported back to Belize. Since then, Po has been fighting to obtain residency in the United States while being barred from areas such as the United Kingdom due to his criminal past. These […]

With the rehashed hostility that Beanie Sigel apparently still has for Jay-Z, many have come to speculate why no other member of the former Roc has stepped up to try and provide more clarity. Peedi Crakk led his own anti-Jay campaign some time ago and Oschino was quick to take his shots at Jigga along […]

Raekwon released via his twitter a glimpse to his fans of what the cover art for the upcoming collaboration album Wu Massacre, which features Method Man and Ghostface will be. The album, which will be the first collaboration for the three Wu-Tang members alone, will be the first release from the Wu-Tang click as a […]