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When the majority of songs off an artist's album leak, the best action one can take is to scrap it and start anew. In the case of Teairra Mari, that's just what she's doing. The Detroit songstress has decided to halt the release of her sophomore album, 'At That Point,' to re-record new material as a result of her work being leaked...

Drake's debut album, 'Thank Me Later,' is still making a dent on the music charts, following its June 15 release, but the Young Money rapper says that he already has plans to drop a new mixtape. During his first annual OVO Festival in Toronto on August 1, Drake told MTV News that the new project was already near completion...

Wale's debut album, 'Attention Deficit,' received lack-luster success compared to the hype that was built around it. But never one to quit, Mr. Folarin returned on Tuesday, Aug. 3, with his new DJ Omega-hosted mixtape, 'More About Nothing,' to reclaim his throne as one of the most buzzed-about young rappers...

In one of the oddest emerging hip-hop trends this year, rappers are now revisiting older material by the genre's classic artists to create novel new mixtapes. No, we don't mean a few songs or lines here or there. These are fully-dedicated studies and new takes on works from some of the biggest and best that hip-hop has to offer...

After announcing numerous delays on 'The R.E.D. Album' -- at least four and counting -- Game has released a new mixtape, 'Brake Lights,' in order to appease his impatient fans. 'Brake Lights' hit the 'net at midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 3, and the DJ Skee-hosted project has already become a trending topic on Twitter...

Compton native Game is prepping the release of his oft-delayed fifth studio LP, 'The R.E.D. Album,' but he plans on breaking his silence before then. The 'One Blood' emcee is gearing up to release his new DJ Skee-hosted mixtape 'Brake Lights'-produced entirely by production maestros Cool & Dre-in the beginning of August, less than a month before the official joint drops on the 24th. '... Read

Jay-Z continues to plow through 2010, hitting the road for high-revenue tours and recording scene-stealing features on recent material by Drake and Rick Ross. Yet the 'On to the Next One' rapper is also taking a rare look back this year with a greatest hits record, new book and the completion of a long-in-the-works mixtape with DJ Green Lantern that has taken approximately four years to surface...

Fresh off a cameo at The Roots' third annual picnic earlier this month, DJ Jazzy Jeff continues to channel the good vibes of summer. Along with fellow beloved spinner Mick Boogie, the one-time Will Smith collaborator dropped a new mixtape that's simply called 'Summertime' and goes well beyond the usual watermelon picnics and poolside BBQs associated with the season...

Last week, Damon Dash and his DD172 performance space put on a showcase of one of the more interesting independent scenes being cultivated in hip-hop right now. Fans gathered at the Brooklyn Bowl -- a combination bar, restaurant, concert hall and bowling alley located in the Williamsburg neighborhood -- for a showcase of recent local favorites and up-and-comers...

Wu-Tang's resident chef Raekwon recently released a mixtape entitled 'Brinkz Boys Presents: Cocainism Vol 2,' featuring production by Alchemist, DJ Scratch and EZ Elpee and guest appearances by Mobb Deep and Nore. To get a little further insight into 'Cocainism,' The BoomBox sat down with Rae and talked about his freebasing the mic on the new tape...