January 13, 2011 @ 9:06 AM EST
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Hours after it was announced that Slaughterhouse signed to Shady Records, DJ SupaJames got a hold of Crooked I and discussed the new situation.
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January 13, 2011 @ 8:39 AM EST
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Maybe Gucci is mentally incompetent. Fresh out of the asylum, LaFlare made his way over to Atlanta’s Tenth Street Tattoo and got himself a new tat illustrated by Shane Willoughby. Two mo’ scoops after the jump. Take that Birdman. heads up: ybf
January 12, 2011 @ 9:47 PM EST
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The Drama King’s mixtape, Redemption drops tomorrow, but tonight he lets loose the title track for the project featuring some familiar names.
January 12, 2011 @ 9:21 PM EST
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We got the behind the scenes footage a few weeks ago but, Flex comes through with the actual track. This doesn’t deserve a round of applause. Don’t get the clap. Bonus: Lil Kim x I.R.S “6 Foot 7 Foot”
January 12, 2011 @ 6:30 PM EST
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Fasten your seatbelts and grab some popcorn. Here is the first promo ad for the new Aston Martin Rapide that the producer helped design. Man, I got to get me one of these. swizzworld
January 12, 2011 @ 6:00 PM EST
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You heard the remix with Patti Labelle a few weeks ago, but now Young Goldie comes through with the G-Mix featuring Kellz and Young Jeezy. King Of Hearts is due out later this year. Mr.X
January 12, 2011 @ 5:33 PM EST
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Two of the Keystone State’s finest MCs put on for their home state with their latest collab. Free and Statik’s StatikFree EP is now available on ShowOffHipHop and will be on iTunes at the stroke of midnight.
January 12, 2011 @ 4:08 PM EST
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Karen Civil hosted Lil B’s Angels Exodus listening party last night at Velour Lounge in NYC. The project will be released digitally next Tuesday (Jan 18) through Amalgam Digital. The following week, he plans to drop his next offering, Glassface. Before letting the music rip, here’s what he had to say.
January 12, 2011 @ 3:34 PM EST
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Tony Touch and Al Lindstrom compile 25 of the best Toca Tuesdays freestyles from last year for this new mixtape. Most of them you can watch here on this very site. Anyway, download and tracklist after the jump.
January 12, 2011 @ 1:46 PM EST
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After months of speculation, Shady Records have finally signed Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf. The union is immortalized on the cover of the March issue of XXL, which goes on sale February 8th. Below, Eminem discusses the new signees. “Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse, it’s kinda phase two of Shady,” says Eminem. “It’s the new generation of Shady Records and as we’re trying to rebuild our label, it’s exciting for hip-hop and with all of these forces coming together and with what everybody’s capable […]
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This is a great reminder of how powerful and lasting Lauryn Hill’s influence has been in music. The fact that The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill eventually reached diamond status after so many years shows that truly meaningful music can continue finding new listeners long after its original release. I also like how the article highlights the combination of hip hop, R&B, neo soul, and reggae that made the album so distinctive. Achieving more than 10 million sales is an incredible milestone, especially considering how much the music industry has changed since 1998. The album’s success feels less like a temporary trend and more like proof that strong songwriting and authentic artistic expression can remain relevant across generations. It is interesting to see how numbers can tell part of a story, whether we are looking at album sales or using a proportion calculator to understand relationships between different figures.