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Rapper Royce da 5'9 is the poster child for work-life balance. He manages to juggle all of his projects -- which include a tour and forthcoming albums by himself and Slaughterhouse -- yet still finds time for his three children. "As long as I'm at home, I have babies to take care of," he said via telephone from his Detroit-area home...

Murs 3:16 and Guerilla Union, the brains behind such festivals as Rock The Bells and Cypress Hill Smoke Out, are gearing up for fourth "Paid Dues" independent hip-hop festival, set to return Saturday, March 28, to the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, Calif...

Joe Budden and Saigon spoke publicly for the first time on Shade 45's Lip Service radio show. The two slightly embittered MCs traded diss records earlier this year, in a battle that appeared to have been won by Saigon with 'Pushing Buddens,' where Saigon dissed Budden for signing with Amalgam Digital label (and pretty much everything else, as well)...

Joe Budden has apparently sparked yet another feud, this time with legendary Boston rapper Edo. G. The situation arose when Budden, who was in beantown performing at his record release party, allegedly threatened a crowd of people onstage, which included show promoter Edo...

Joe Budden and retired rapper Saigon have been throwing shots at each other for over a year now, but it looks like it's finally gotten interesting. The beef started when Budden mentioned Saigon's name in a punchline, which "The Yardfather" reasonably responded to by threatening to "Slap EARTH, WIND and FIRE out of HIM...

Though the animosity has stayed on wax for the past year, the friction between Joe Budden and former Fabolous protege Ransom has recently intensified. On Monday, Budden posted a video outside of an Applebee's, saying that he and his goons ran up on Ransom, whom he referred to as "skinny fat," in front of his apartment, and "duffed him out," after which time, Ransom ran into his

Artist: Joe Budden feat. The Game Song: 'The Future'Why You Should Listen: Looks like "Mr. Jumpoff" is looking for something a bit more secure as he teams with the West Coast emcee on the club-friendly track. Listen to 'The Future'

'Slaughterhouse' has been talked about for a minute, the blogosphere's collective wet dream: Joe Budden, featuring Joell Ortiz, Crooked I, Nino Bless & Royce Da 5′9, produced by Scram Jones. Green Lantern was supposed to drop it on his show last night, then it was supposed to debut on Budden's site...and now...

This is the first single off of 'Halfway House,' Joe Budden's digital-only release, which hits the net October 28th. From what we hear, this was supposed to be the lead single for his album 'Padded Room,' but Joe cut a song with The Game "which is so dope, the label and Joe decided to push Padded Room back to 2-24-09, to give the new single a push at radio and video...

Joe Budden and Royce Da 5'9" have a brewing beef that may prove interesting for fans of the two embittered former rising stars. The animosity sparked off when Budden skipped AllHipHop's NYC battle with Mistah Fab and Royce, and later remarked that the battle was "embarrassing...