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Chanel West Coast has long been believed to be signed to Young Money and rotting in label purgatory just like the rest of the artists.

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The year is officially hours away from being over, a fact that’s all but solidified by the arrival of veteran MC Skillz’s “2014 Rap Up.”

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Ester Dean is one of most prominent songwriters of today. She stopped by The Breakfast Club to discuss how she plans to take her talents from the studio to the stage.

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Mad Skillz, who is now using his original rap moniker again, returns with “Light Work,” a track from he and fellow Virginia native and producer Bink!’s upcoming collaborative project.

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Let the people tell it, Kendrick Lamar is 2/2 in the classic album department, coming off the heels of his first No. 1 album in To Pimp a Butterfly.

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Happy New Year’s, folks. Back again is yours truly with the first installment of The Wrap Up: Hip-Hop Wired’s Top 10 Songs Of The Week for 2015.

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  DJ Clark Kent set off our inaugural On The Record series (catch up with pt. 1 right here) and the conclusion is only loaded with more jewels.

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Here ye, here ye. The Wrap Up: Hip-Hop Wired’s Top 10 Videos Of The Week of 5/30/14 are here to get you up to speed on the top visual entertainment you may or may not have seen in the past seven days.

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Coalmine Records steps up to the plate and delivers a presummer rap’s dream with their new compilation Unearthed. Where else can you find Royce Da 5’9″, Pharoahe Monch, Torae, Rah Digga and more under one roof?

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It’s hard to believe Virginia rapper Skillz’ “Rap-Up” series has been going strong for over a decade. As one of the industry’s sought after “ghostwriters” back when lyrics still meant a big deal to the radio, he found a niche by recapping the highlights of Hip-Hop throughout the year over a well-known beat picked at […]

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Pharoahe Monch has gotten his Enlightenment back this year, coming off the heels of his incredibly strong album, PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. With the LP pressed up, packaged and in stores, the uncanny wordsmith still has verses to spare so he linked up with Coalmine Records to properly represent for Record Store Day this […]