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10 Awesome Animal-Centric Rap Songs Inspired by Cam’ron’s Catalog
10 Awesome Animal-Centric Rap Songs Inspired by Cam’ron’s Catalog
10 Awesome Animal-Centric Rap Songs Inspired by Cam’ron’s Catalog
It was perhaps one of hip-hop's most unlikely crossover singles. April 13 marks the 14-year anniversary of Cam'ron's breakout 1998 debut track "Horse & Carriage," off his first LP, Confessions of Fire (we know, we know, not quite 15th anniversary material, but an important marker nonetheless). Hi...
Ice-T to Narrate VH1’s History of Crack Cocaine & Hip-Hop
Ice-T to Narrate VH1’s History of Crack Cocaine & Hip-Hop
Ice-T to Narrate VH1’s History of Crack Cocaine & Hip-Hop
VH1 will be exploring the interrelationship between rap music and crack cocaine in a new documentary, scheduled to air in September. 'Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation' is the latest installment of VH1's Emmy-winning Rock Doc series, and will feature interviews with notable weed enthusiasts Snoop Dogg and Cypress Hill, OG coke rapper Raekwon and The RZA, an admitted former
Cypress Hill Show Canceled Due to Fake Booking
Cypress Hill Show Canceled Due to Fake Booking
Cypress Hill Show Canceled Due to Fake Booking
A Wisconsin hip-hop show featuring Cypress Hill, Naughty by Nature and Warren G has been called off, after it was revealed that the concert's organizers had been conned by a fraudulent booking agent. Although fans had reportedly shelled out as much as $100 to attend the 2011 Monsters of Hip Hop Show -- scheduled to take place in La Crosse, Wis...
Cypress Hill Wins Round in Syl Johnson Sampling Case
Cypress Hill Wins Round in Syl Johnson Sampling Case
Cypress Hill Wins Round in Syl Johnson Sampling Case
While Syl Johnson may be one of soul music's most revered voices, the legendary singer has lost yet another round in his lengthy copyright battle with rap group Cypress Hill. Johnson first sued Cypress Hill for copyright infringement back in 2003, accusing the West Coast rappers of illegally sampling his 1969 classic 'Is It Because I'm Black' on the group's song 'Lock Down,' an interlude on their
Kanye West Headlining Lollapalooza Chile
Kanye West Headlining Lollapalooza Chile
Kanye West Headlining Lollapalooza Chile
Kanye West is hitting the festival circuit hard in 2011. The rapper, along with the Killers and Jane's Addiction, will headline the first overseas installment of Lollapalooza, taking place April 2-3 in Santiago, Chile. This is the second 2011 fest that has West's name at the top of the lineup...
Cypress Hill Smokeout Fest Promises Marijuana Tent
Cypress Hill Smokeout Fest Promises Marijuana Tent
Cypress Hill Smokeout Fest Promises Marijuana Tent
Cypress Hill have announced a very appropriate addition to this year's Smokeout Festival. The event, which is being promoted in conjunction with Rock the Bells organizers Guerilla Union, will feature a special weed tent for card-carrying medical marijuana smokers...
Cypress Hill, Nas and Damian Marley Blaze Towards Smokeout 2010
Cypress Hill, Nas and Damian Marley Blaze Towards Smokeout 2010
Cypress Hill, Nas and Damian Marley Blaze Towards Smokeout 2010
Cypress Hill will be joined by more than 20 acts at their annual 2010 Smokeout. While the lineup features hip-hop artists like Nas -- performing his 'Distant Relatives' material with collaborator Damian Marley -- and Atmosphere, the bill also branches out with rock headliners Incubus, Manu Chao, Deadmau5, MGMT, Slightly Stoopid and funk metal outfit Living Colour...
Top Ten Hip-Hop Soundtracks of the ’90s
Top Ten Hip-Hop Soundtracks of the ’90s
Top Ten Hip-Hop Soundtracks of the ’90s
In the '90s, every hip-hop-themed movie had its own original soundtrack. Classics like 'Colors,' 'Boyz N the Hood' and 'Menace II Society' came strapped with sound pieces that matched the tone of the films perfectly. Though they ranged in quality from life-changing to "say what...
Cypress Hill Create an ‘Uprising’ With 25-Track Mixtape
Cypress Hill Create an ‘Uprising’ With 25-Track Mixtape
Cypress Hill Create an ‘Uprising’ With 25-Track Mixtape
Fresh off the release of their latest album 'Rise Up,' West Coast hip-hop group Cypress Hill are dropping the accompanying 'Uprising' mixtape. Boasting 25 tracks, the record is hosted by Peter Rosenberg, of New York City's Hot 97 radio station, and features previous Cypress Hill recordings like 'Insane in the Membrane' and 'How I Could Just Kill a Man...

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