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Brooklyn rapper Joell Ortiz is the star of a new documentary, screening at the 11th annual New York International Latino Film Festival today. The film, entitled 'Joell Ortiz: Free Agent,' covers a tumultuous period of the Slaughterhouse rapper's career, beginning with his big break, his signing to Dr...

Jay-Z is prepping the release of a book dubbed 'Decoded' that breaks down his lyrics, and his former Def Jam label mate, Joe Budden, is attempting a similar feat. The rapper is set to release a limited edition run of 'Enter the Mind of Joe Budden,' a collection of handwritten lyrics that invite the reader into the intimate workings of the emcee's mind as he pens his tracks...

In the span of two years, former Interscope artist Charles Hamilton went from unknown to infamous. Re-emerging from a self-imposed exile after a controversial feud with the legendary producer J Dilla's family, Hamilton now claims to have been a founding member of soon-to-be Shady/Aftermath group Slaughterhouse...

When Brooklyn's Joell Ortiz blacks out on the mic, he's one of the game's most dangerous weapons. Now, Ortiz has confirmed he has a new official mixtape on the way hosted by DJ Green Lantern and DJ Don Cannon. The tape is entitled 'Yaowa' -- a popular catchphrase that Ortiz routinely shouts out in his work and everyday life...

Rapper Joell Ortiz loves actress Sanaa Lathan...so much so that he wrote a song about it. Titled 'Letter to Sanaa,' Ortiz spits his adoration for Lathan over Michael Jackson's 'We're Almost There.' To make sure she got the memo, Otriz also sent the track to her via his Twitter page...

There's a war going on outside Diddy ain't safe from. The Ciroc vodka owner angered rivals when he made the following statement at a party he was hosting, "If you're not drinking Ciroc vodka, then you're drinking pee pee." Protesters are meeting by Combs' Sean John ad in Times Square, NYC, tomorrow, and allegedly sending the mogul a toilet bowl full of Ciroc, as a show of contempt... Rea

Joell Ortiz is not happy with his label, E1 (formerly Koch Records), who are apparently blocking his deal with his group Slaughterhouse. "E1 is f--king c--kblocking us from doing something monumental for our fans and our careers. I don't give a f--k who gets mad...

Joell Ortiz says his record label wanted him to start beef with other rappers as a publicity stunt. The Brooklyn emcee, who is readying the release of his album 'Free Agent Ortiz,' was puzzled by the lack of support from his label, E1 Music, and took to his Twitter page to put them on blast...

'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...