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While Eminem doesn’t always receive the recognition he deserves, Slim Shady’s track record and extensive album sales are continuing to solidify him as one of the biggest artists of our time. As previously reported, Em’s Relapse was the top selling album of 2009 with over 600,000 copies sold in the first week, before being knocked […]

Ruff Ryders, the powerhouse entertainment brand that’s produced some of the biggest Hip-Hop records over the last decade, is proud to announce several new projects for 2010: a reunion album featuring rap stars DMX, Eve, and The Lox, the formation of Ruff Ryders Indy and the long-awaited third LP from Bronx fire-spitter Drag-On. Supported with […]

Uncle Rush a.k.a. Russell Simmons of the Simmons empire is preparing to follow in his brother’s footsteps and star in a reality show. The owner and operator of Global Grind is set to premier on Oprah’s Oxygen network. The new show will be titled,

November 5 was a tragic day as Major Nidal Hasan opened fire on unarmed soldiers at Fort Hood.  The end result left 13 dead along with more than two dozen injured. As family members, military personnel, civilian employees and others within the community are continuing to rise back after such an event, rapper Chamillionaire will […]

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While other entities are naming the top albums of the decade, Billboard, the premier music chart publication, is placing Fat Joe’s Terror Squad and rapper Mims near the top of a list of their own. The two MCs are getting recognition today however for a less than stellar accomplishment, outranking all of Hip-Hop on Billboard’s […]

Almost exactly eleven years after its posthumous release, legendary rapper Tupac Shakur’s 1998 hit “Changes” has been selected by the Vatican as one of the institution’s “12 Favorite Songs” as part of a playlist for MySpace’s new streaming service MySpace Music. The distinction is the first time the Catholic Church has officially recognized the work […]

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While many look at the state of New York and automatically think to themselves music and the shift of rap, others look at the grand picture and take a glimpse at the actual communities that inhabit the Big Apple.  As some speak on the preservation of the craft of Hip Hop and bringing it back […]

One thing that will also be remembered about rapper Busta Rhymes is his overwhelming personality and his ability to become so animated in all of his musical offerings. Along with his career in music, the rapper also has an extensive background in films starring in movies such as Higher Learning, Shaft and Halloween: Resurrection. Busta […]

“We know that we want to do some raw Hip Hop.  That’s exactly the direction and feel we want, so that’s the basis of it.  ‘Ye and I definitely know we want to do some pure Hip Hop.” As an artist continues to perfect their craft, it becomes a necessity to shed their skin a […]

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Bill Cosby has been on a valiant campaign to promote social conscious Hip-Hop. As previously reported, the actor/ comedian teamed up with positive Hip-Hop group, the Cosnarati band for a virtual town hall meeting to promote their album. Recently released on November 24, the album titled Cosnarati: State of Emergency is of course nowhere nearly […]

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Curren$y, the creator of the Fly Society and  the ex-Young Money affiliate, is continuing a steady buzz on the underground music scene. After recently dropping his How Fly mixtape with Whiz Khalifa, he’s looking to expand his growing tracklist further with impending projects. Continuing on that path, his plans for the upcoming new year include […]

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In today’s Hip Hop game and in the overall mental scheme of African American males and their particular mentality, it has become more acceptable to come off as hard or maintain some type of thuggish nature. Emotions have become obsolete and almost devoid for some of the youth as many young Black men are unwilling […]