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Russell Simmons’ “Brave New Voices”
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Ah, shit. Break out the incense and chewsticks! Looks like Uncle Rush is getting back in the def poetry business with the a new HBO series, Brave New Voices, premiering next Sunday.
 
According to a press release, “The show chronicles the lives of teen

poets from seven cities around the nation as they prepare to compete in

Youth Speaks’ annual Brave New Voices Festival. It’s narrated by Queen

Latifah. Idris Elba hosts the finals.

 
God, I hope Lauryn Hill doesn’t make a cameo.
 
Throwback Video: Suge Knight’s New Death Row

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“One thing everybody knows is this: There’s not one person out there can sit up here and say they slapped Suge Knight or punked Suge Knight.”

Anybody remember MTV’s news show, The Wrap, with the homie Gideon Yago? Prolly not. But this will take you back. Oh how things done changed. Lots of Crooked I, support for Ja Rule, and as far as the statement above, um… Crystal, can you change you my cell #?

Consequence In The Studio With Styles P and Statik Selektah

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“Get my cover in the back.”

Nothing groundbreaking here. Just your boy Cons and his trusty Kyte cam lettin’ us into a secret session with Styles P and Statik. They’re promising a “classic” here. I’ll just take a good, solid joint. Either way, I’ll give it a listen.

Props: Show Off. Your basement has great choice in magazine posters. Ha!

New Keith Murray x Canibus Album On The Way

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Didn’t see this one coming. Erick tells MTV that a new Canibus and Keith Murray collaborative album is in the works.

“This is only for heads. I don’t think it’s not going to be one radio record on there. Just rhymes and concepts of rhymes.”

Translation: It’s basically a mixtape. 

At this point in their careers, haven’t Bis and Murray already proven themselves as true wordsmiths? Here’s a crazy idea: Why not create an album that everyone can enjoy? No? Fine. Keep it “real” on your time.

DJ Quik and Kurupt Make An Album
Quik Kurupt RapRadar.com

Apparently Terrance Martin isn’t the only producer Kurupt has been makin’ music with. It’s just been announced that the Dogg Pound MC has paired with legendary West Coast trackmaster, DJ Quik for The Blaqkout due June 9. Take that Red and Meth!

In a press release, Quik explains why the album became a reality:

“Kurupt does in rap what I do in music. It just made sense. Kurupt is a gangster rapper in the sense of being raw, bare-bones and uncut. I wanted to do music that evoked certain feelings and could show his microphone superiority.”

Highlighted cuts to check for include the title track, the explosive “9 Times Out Of Ten” and “Hey Playa” (Moroccan Blues) which includes a sample from a song Quik heard in a Morocco episode of this show.

We all know Mr. Blake loves them foreign sounds.

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Omarion’s Sex Tape?
Omarion YBF RapRadar.com

These lil R&B niggas will do anything to stay relevant won’t they. Fresh off his haircut, Mr. You Got Served appears to be swagger jackin’ Ray J and videotaped some X-rated fun with his new ex-stripper wife and her special friend. Oh my.

For all the raunchy, photo-filled foolery: YBF

Bun B Rejects Pharrell’s Production
UGK RapRadar.com

In an article in today’s Houston Chronicle celebrating the release of the final UGK album, Bun explains why he turned down outside contributors for the project like Pharrell from The Neptunes.

“People needed to hear the UGK they were used to, the way they were used to hearing it,” Bun says. “Pharrell (Williams of the Neptunes) is a really good friend who really wanted to contribute to this album. We were concerned with it fitting in sonically. You don’t just do things just because you can. And I didn’t want it to seem like I was taking advantage of the situation by working with people that I wanted to work with.”

Plus, Skateboard P’s been slippin’ and his recent sonic tunes haven’t exactly been hard to resist. No one’s payin’ a ransom for his tracks anymore. Good call, Bun! Ha!

New Music: J. Cole “Grown Simba”
J Cole RapRadar.com

Here’s a spankin’ new cut from Roc Nation’s inaugural artist, J. Cole. I’m no Charles Barkley; but I’m gonna put my money on this yellow nigga, here. No, YN.

“Cause I was broke/ Plus, the weed that I would smoke made it worster/ Lord, please let my problems disappear like Ron Mercer.  

Seriously, Where is that guy?

“Grown Simba”

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Props: 2DB