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Maxwell Set to Appear on ‘VH1 Storytellers’ Episode
R&B crooner Maxwell's turn on 'VH1 Storytellers' will premiere Sunday, June 17 at 11PM. The Grammy Award-winning soul singer taped his performance a few weeks ago to a crowd of about 150 people while backed by his 10-piece band at Metropolis Studios in New York City.
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Dorrough Drops ‘Dallas Mavs (Bounce Dat)’ for NBA Finals
Dallas rapper Dorrough has made his NBA basketball allegiance clear. The 'Ice Cream Paint Job' rapper has released 'Dallas Mavs (Bounce Dat),' a song dedicated to the NBA Western Conference Champions the Dallas Mavericks.
Over a bubbly beat fitted with a voice constantly repeating "bounce dat," Dorrough rhymes the praises of his home team...
Young Jeezy, DJ Drama Reunite for ‘The Real Is Back’ Mixtape
Young Jeezy doesn't have a confirmed release date for his new album, 'TM103,' but his mixtape does. The Atlanta trap rap star has reunited with DJ Drama for a new mixtape called 'The Real Is Back,' due out tomorrow (May 28) at 1:03PM.
The mixtape will serve as an appetizer for Jeezy's long-delayed fourth album, which is now scheduled to hit stores sometime this summer, according to the Snowman...
New RZA Song Debuts, Wu-Tang Compilation on the Way
It's been almost four years since the Wu-Tang Clan's last official album, '8 Diagrams,' but the rap crew from Staten Island still manages to constantly release new music. A RZA song called 'Only the Rugged Survive' was released today (May 26) and is taken from a new Wu-Tang compilation called 'Wu-Tang Legendary Weapons...
Chuck D Creates Limited ‘By the Time I Got to Arizona’ Canvases
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Chuck D has always had a booming voice but now the Public Enemy frontman is hoping to resonate via the painted canvas.
In conjunction with the creative team SceneFour, the rapper-activist created an art piece that was inspired by Public Enemy's song 'By the Time I Get to Arizona' and the immigration policies of the state...
Havoc Reveals Mobb Deep and Nas Will Release Joint Album
Queensbridge hip-hop is about to have its own supergroup. Mobb Deep's Havoc has revealed details that the Infamous and Nas are going to create a collaborative project.
"We're gonna do a Mobb Deep and Nas album," Havoc told HipHopDX. "It hasn't begun but we tipped the iceberg a little bit with the 'Dog S---...
Drake Announces OVO Festival Lineup
Drake has announced the line-up of his second annual October's Very Own (OVO) Festival. It all goes down July 31 at the Molson Amphitheater in Toronto with Drake, Rick Ross and the Weeknd set to headline along with special guests.
Last year's inaugural OVO Fest featured a number of acts including Bun B, Young Jeezy, Kardinal Offishall, Fabolous, Young Jeezy, Eminem and Jay-Z...
Birdman, Hip-Hop’s Last Mogul, Covers June 2011 Issue of XXL
Baby aka Birdman of YMCMB (Young Money Cash Money Billionaires) graces the cover of the June 2011 issue of XXL Magazine. The Cash Money Record co-founder, born Bryan Williams, steers the careers of three of raps preeminent acts -- Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Drake -- and the issue's cover line asks "Can the man who brought us Cash Money and Lil Wayne be hip-hop's last mogul...
Common Previews ‘Ghetto Dreams’ With Nas — Listen
While details of Common's forthcoming ninth album 'The Dreamer, The Believer' have been sketchy, a recently released snippet of a new song means we should be getting some new information soon. FakeShoreDrive spotted that Amazon posted a 30 second snippet of a song called 'Ghetto Dreams,' which also features Nas, along with artwork featuring a photo of the veteran MCs in their younger days...
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Young Jeezy Says ‘TM103′ Is Complete, Debuts in Summer
It looks like the Snowman is preparing to make it a hot summer. Yesterday (May 18), Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy revealed that his long delayed fourth album, 'TM 103,' is finally complete.
Earlier in the evening, veteran journalist Shaheem Reid revealed that for the first time ever, Jeezy would be sending out a message himself via Twitter...