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The great Mannie Fresh is returning to the rap game with his new joint “Heal The World.” There’s no Michael Jackson to be found here, just hard beats that you’ve come to expect from the one and only New Orleans king.

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The Wu-Tang Clan stays winning, again and again. RZA is currently on the “Iron Fists” Tour, which serves to promote the release of his directorial debut, The Man With The Iron Fists, starting Lucy Liu and Russell Crowe. In an interview with Indie Wire, the Abbot revealed that he is also working on not one […]

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The legendary LL Cool J gets back behind the mic for the first time in years to drop the brand new tune called, “Ratchet.” LL, real name James Todd Smith, has been busy working on his hit show NCIS as well as beating the breaks off of home invaders.

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York County, South Carolina inmate Lamarcus Williamson recently earned himself additional time to an already daunting prison sentence after assaulting his public defender in the courtroom. Williamson, 30, was so disenchanted with the 15 year bid he just received—that after pleading guilty to robbery, assault and drug charges—he surprised those in attendance by delivering the fade to […]

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It’s been a wild week for Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey, this after a video surfaced showing the YMCMB diva uttering some colorful words to the celebrated pop singer during auditions in Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday.

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Days after dropping a dope freestyle over Slum Village’s “Selfish,” Hit-Boy takes a stab at one of his own beats by tackling “Goldie,” and bringing a few friends along for the ride. The duo, Audio Push join K. Roosevelt on a truly remixed version of A$AP Rocky’s single. 

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This week’s Wired 25 focuses on the person who is just as important as the MCs when it comes to making songs. The producers. The sometimes unsung heroes of the music we love are the composers and beatmakers who keep our feet moving and our heads nodding everywhere you go.

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Rap music is cool and all, but it’s not for everybody. More importantly, it’s not appropriate for all occasions. Some of the language and reoccurring themes in the genre tend to make people not used to the culture uncomfortable. Playing rap music, using or reciting rap lyrics or even just being a rapper can rub […]

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For residents in Prospect Heights and its neighboring areas, the Brooklyn Museum has been a destination for party-goers over the years as a result of the popular “Target First Saturdays” dance party. But it appears that the museum is changing direction and wants to shift away from the well-attended event in favor of more, ahem, serene […]

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Def Jux veterans RJD2, Copywrite, Jakki Da Motamouth and Tage Future re-group as MHz Legacy to deliver us a new song titled “Spaceship.” The track features the always entertaining Danny Brown, who added an erratic verse of his own to the heavily synthesized Harry Fraud beat. Diehard Def Jux fans will notice a homage to fallen group […]

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A mild victory for President Barack Obama occurred earlier today after the release of the most recent employment numbers by the Labor Department. The nation’s unemployment rate dropped 7.8 percent,  its lowest levels since President Obama took office with the news coming at a critical point of his re-election campaign. Although some critics have said […]

Joell Ortiz, News, Wired Tracks

Joell Ortiz puts the pressure on other MCs with his latest freestyle using Dos Chainz’s trunk rattling B.O.A.T.S. intro, “Yuck.” This verse is just another notch on Joell Ortiz’s belt, and with good reasoning. The familiar know that the Brooklyn MC has actually been decimating tracks left and right even more than usual. See “Tick, Tock” if […]