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New Track From The Lyricist They Call Kingpin “Capital Punishment”

Kingpin releases this well needed track at the right moment leading up to the UK's general election, and highlights the social inequality the population is experiencing. Kingpin illustrates the social strive individuals and families in the UK are going through due to high unemployment, high inflation, causing a deposit for an house purchase to average at a staggering £65,000. The lyricist conveys while all the above is going on, the […]

April 28, 2015

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Mobb Deep Explain’s How Q Tip Had A Big Influence On Them

Courtesy of Watchloud.com Havoc and Prodigy of the infamous Mobb Deep explained how meeting fellow Queens Bridge rapper Q Tip had a big influence on their creative output. They go on to explain their respect for him as a Queens Bridge legend and their appreciation for Tip dropping some words of advice when they were on the come up. Both Havoc and Prodigy explained how he definitely gave them something […]

April 26, 2015

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Cuban Hip Hop Artists Seek Freedom Of Speech

Cuban Hip Hop artist attended the Seventh Summit of the Americas in Panama which discussed subjects such as Prosperity with Equity, and The Challenge of Cooperation in the Americas". Hip Hop artist David Escalona (a.k.a David D’Omni) was present at the summit with his Hip Hop group Omnizonafranca, a Hip Hop collective consisting of six other rappers. Escalona proclaimed at the summit “When you do Hip Hop in Cuba, you already know […]

April 22, 2015

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The Roots Rapper Black Thought Piecing Together First Solo Album

For a very long time fans of The Roots rapper Black Thought have been begging for their man to bring out a solo album, and it looks like their wish has been granted. Recently over twitter Black Thought replied to one of his fans questions of whether or not he was planing to bring out a solo project. Black Thought's reply was "Yes. Working on it. Next time someone asks this, you gotta […]

April 20, 2015

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Large Professor “Re:Living” Album Release Date

Large Professor who has done a substantial amount of production work with Nas, has a new solo album entitled "Re:Living", due to drop June 9th. The A Class producer stated "I’m moving forward,“But I went back to an earlier formula. With this project I feel like it’s the closest that I take it back to that Main Source style." Singles to date include Nas tribute "In The Scrolls," Fortune-assisted "Own […]

April 20, 2015

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The Alchemist and Oh No “Welcome To Los Santos” Release Date

The Alchemist and Oh No are to release new collaboration album April 21. The Alchemist and Oh No created "Welcome to Los Santos" to coincide with the release of Grand Theft Auto V for PC. The album has a staunch features from no other than, Earl Sweatshirt, Freddie Gibbs, Killer Mike and Action Bronson. The Welcome to Los Santos tracklist: 1. Gangrene – Play It Cool f. Samuel T. Herring […]

April 20, 2015

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Why Ain’t De La Soul’s Older Music Available On Streaming Services?

Recently De La Soul's Kelvin “Posdnous” Mercer and David Jolicoeur recently told Bloomberg why the legendary groups older music isn't available on streaming platforms such as Spotify. They stated “Unfortunately, a lot of the earlier stuff we did on Tommy Boy Records, from what we understand, a lot of the legal language that needed to a part of the contracts between ourselves, the owners of the master and the publishing, […]

April 20, 2015

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Hip Hop Icon Big Daddy Kane Live at Tramps Circa In 1999

DJ Eclipse opens the treasure box with rare footage of the Iconic Big Daddy Kane killing it at the infamous New York City venue Tramps back in ’99 at a Prince Paul Show. King Kane is easily one of the greatest live performers a rap audience has ever seen. In this footage he performs most of his verse from “The Symphony", “Ain’t No Half Steppin”, and “Young Gifted And Black”. […]

April 8, 2015

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Rapsody Interview And Freestyle On Hot97

Rapsody politics with Ebro, Rosenberg and Laura Stylez about being called up to feature on Kendrick Lamar's Album with the track "Complexion". She also speaks about her journey through the Hip Hop industry as a female, while discussing her thoughts on female rappers such as No Name Gypsy, Nikki Minaj and Iggy Azalea. As well as conveying the really positive advice and support legendary producer 9th Wonder has had on her career. […]

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