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Veteran producer Prince Paul has enjoyed a career that spans well over 25 years, making his debut with 80’s Hip-Hop band Stetsasonic. Providing sample-laden beats for De La Soul and grimier fare with the Gravediggaz (featuring Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA), Prince Paul continues to innovate and entertain as a DJ, joining forces with his son DJ […]

A few weeks back in the New York Times, a pretty revealing piece was released on Jay-Z that had to do with how well the rapper/mogul maximized his minimal investment in the Brooklyn Nets. Among the facts revealed was that the $1 million investment Jay-Z orginialy gave to the Nets amounts to just one-fifteenth of one […]

Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta is over for now, but VH1 has graciously opted to stretch out the 15-minutes of fame of your favorite reality TV train wrecks for your viewing pleasure.  The network split the show’s finale into two parts, so as to give the public a healthy helping of ratchetness, ensuring that they […]

Ariez Onasis takes it to the limit with this homage to Master P’s landmark record label. “No Limit” features Planet VI and Wiz Khalifa. This J. Cardim-produced spacey track spotlights Ariez and a new verse from Young Khalifa. The hook is all about living life to the limit and not worrying about what you have […]

President Obama has been named in more than one assassination plot, but the latest is likely more disturbing as it comes from the country’s troops.  Four U.S. soldiers are accused of planning to kill the commander in chief, authorities in Georgia announced, Monday (Aug. 27). While full details behind the attempt are unknown, the soldiers […]

Kids these days, I tell you. The young and controversial Soulja Boy along with the younger and even more controversial Chief Keef knocked out a studio session last night and not even 24 hours after it is finished, the song has hit the net. At first glance, you would think that a song with these […]

DJ Drama brings the quality, the streets, and the music for his new album under E1. Quality Street Music, which hits stores on October 2nd, features the likes of Fabolous, Drake, 2Chainz, Young Jeezy,Cee Lo, Wale, Wiz Khalifa, Rick Ross, T.I., Common, Waka Flocka, Meek Mill, Tyler The Creator, Kendrick Lamar, Future,Ludacris, and Tyga.  Production will include beats from Hit-Boy, T-Minus, Cardiak, Boi-1da, Jahlil Beats, DJ Mustard, and Kane Beatz. Drama recently stopped by the […]

Lindsay Lohan is a snitch, allegedly. In news the Hip-Hop nation didn’t care about until this latest development, the troubled actress is pointing the finger at Suge Knight’s son for allegedly stealing $100,000 worth of jewelry from the Hollywood Hills home of Sam Magid, reports TMZ. Early reports said that last week Lohan attended an […]

President Obama addressed the nation Tuesday (Aug. 28) in light of Tropical Storm Isaac, which is expected to make landfall as a hurricane today or tomorrow. Coming seven years after the disastrous handling of Hurricane Katrina, the president revealed that preparations for the storm have been put in place, as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) […]

Ryan Leslie reached a new Twitter milestone last night, so he gave back to the fans by dropping a free new and appropriately titled record, “#Winning.” R. Les is behind the boards on this one and implementing the rap/singing he has displayed in his music as of late. The internet savvy artist dropped the explanation […]

will.i.am. is getting ready to debut a new single called, “Reach For The Stars,” today at 4PM Eastern Standard Time. The artist/producer isn’t going to premiere the song with Ryan Seacrest, Perez Hilton, Funkmaster Flex, or anybody like that. will.i.am. will debut his song with NASA. From Mars. According to NASA, the team that successfully […]

If you had to pick one word to describe Compton rapper Game, “unpredictable” is as good as any. Case in point, the MC born Jayceon Taylor has decided to change the title of his forthcoming album from F.I.V.E: Fear Is Victory’s Evolution  to Jesus Piece. The “Hate Or Love It” rapper explained his change of […]