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DJ Drama & Fabolous – There Is No Competition 2: The Funeral Service (Mixtape)

DJ Drama & Fabolous team back up for part 2 of There Is No Competition. Some might be quite glad to have Fab back on the mixtape scene after a not so spectacular album.
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Tracklist
1. The Wake
2. Im Raw
3. Body Ya
4. Hard (feat. Kobe, Paul Cain & LA The Darkman)
5. Oh Lets Do It
6. Suicide 2 [...]

50 Cent faces lawsuit due to Rick Ross-related sex tape leak

When 50 Cent waged war against Rick Ross early last year he tried a number of different tactics to win the feud, but it seems like he may be sued over one of them.
At some point during the feud, 50 Cent leaked a video of Rick Ross’ baby mother, Lastonia Leviston, in a sex tape. [...]

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Gorillaz release identity of Russel Hobbs

Gorillaz new album Plastic Beach is scheduled to be released March 9. The virtual band has been preparing for their upcoming release and scheduled co-headlining performance at Coachella by releasing the identities for their members. Those who missed 2-D’s identity can see it on the official Gorillaz site courtesy of The Fader, as well as [...]

Waka Flocka Flame has no concern for identity of assailant

Last week, a man claiming to have been the one responsible for shooting the young rapper Waka Flocka Flame sent a picture of himself with Flocka’s stolen diamond chain.
But according to MTV News, Flocka isn’t sweating it, and is instead choosing to move on.
“I don’t know [if it was actually the gunman] ’cause I didn’t [...]

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Lil Jon’s “Crunk Rock” set to be released June 8th

It’s been 5 years since Lil Jon gave fans an album. 2004’s Crunk Juice came out on the Top 200 at #3, and prompted the singles “What U Gon’ Do” and “Real Nigga Roll Call.” The onetime So So Def DJ also enlisted production assistance from Rick Rubin, as well as a guest-list that included [...]

Jay-Z talks of new videos and possibility of a new album

While at the NBA All-Star Game in Dallas, Texas, Jay-Z talked to MTV about his upcoming plans to shoot more music videos for Blueprint 3 and the possibility of a new album.
“I wanna shoot ‘Venus vs. Mars’. I may shoot two. I shot ‘Run This Town’ [and 'D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune)']. I been shooting [...]

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L.E.P. Bogus Boys explain Chicago rap diversity and gang culture

The L.E.P. Bogus Boys have spawned from a street movement throughout the last decade. The Chicago trio of Count, Moonie and Bigg Rugg remains unsigned, but the group from the Harold Ickes Housing Projects is already getting support from national acts ranging from Jim Jones to Yukmouth.
Count, with a quiet Moonie, recently spoke to [...]

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Evidence speaks on Rhymesayers Entertainment debut Cats & Dogs

During Friday night’s P.O.S. concert in Los Angeles’ The Troubador, Evidence stood out in appreciation, without taking the stage, as Dessa, Grieves & Budo, and P.O.S. performed. It isn’t a rare sighting with two of the three acts on the bill presently representing Rhymesayers Entertainment. After all, Ev is getting ready for the release of [...]

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