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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/19/2009
Twista debuts Top 10 with <em>Category F5</em>, as La Coka Nostra and Krizz Kaliko rep hard for the independents.
Madlib & Guilty Simpson Form "O.J. Simpson"
The Stones Throw veteran artists join forces, and give Rap fans the juice on a full length LP.
Trife Diesel - Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never is proof that Trife doesn't need Ghostface beside him to command attention, and that with 48 bars at his disposal, Stapleton's hardest repping rapper has plenty to say that reveals research, heart and thought.
Termanology Readies Time Machine For September
Large Pro, DJ Premier, The Alchemist and Pete Rock back Term's retail mixtape, coming September 22.
Mr. X-to-the-Z tells DX why he's returning to his Rap roots after touring Europe like a new artist, and his ever-sharp freestyle skills.
Xzibit Talks Executive Producing Awol One's LP
Exclusive: Mr. X-to-the-Z explains why he's lending a hand to one of his oldest friends with this week's <em>Owl Hours.</em>
MC Ren To Release First Album In 11 Years, Details
Exclusive details emerge about the N.W.A. alum's first album in 11 years, and why only 1 or 2 guests may appear.
Big Boi Says He's Leaving Jive For Def Jam
Daddy Fat Sacks says he's reuniting with discoverer L.A. Reid at Def Jam after the lawyers axe his Jive deal.
Evidence Signs To Rhymesayers Entertainment
The Dilated Peoples/Step Brothers member takes his Weatherman brand to Slug's Minneapolis imprint.
Wiz Khalifa Leaves Warner Brothers Records
The Pittsburgh rapper leaves Warner after two years, says he's excited about his independence.
The former adult film box-cover queen talks about her deep love of Hip Hop, the parallel hustles, and her own aspirations to kick verses.
John Forte Explains EP, '80s Pop Influences
Exclusive: The Rap veteran reveals why his EP released today is unique, and how he digs The Chromatics.
Category F5 maintains the Speedknot Mobsta's core, with various audio souvenirs to mark his evolution along the way, with some new ground and freshness sealed in too
Whether or not playing it for the objects of your affection ever got you what you were after, "I Need Love" is a guilty-pleasure classic record. Kaz-Well's Fish Outta Water is no classic, but it has very pleasing moments.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/5/2009
Wu-Tang gets a Top 50 off a compilation, and Jeremih nearly doubles over Maino and Ace Hood, while BEP stays high.
Wale Album Gets September 22 Release Date
<em>Attention Deficit</em> features Bun B and K'Naan, with production by Hitmen and Cool & Dre.
Naughty By Nature Talks Microsoft Partnership, Album
Exclusive: Vin Rock tells DX how the Jersey trio's love of mobile devices may make them Windows Mobile's partners.
NFL Star Jonathan Stewart Aspires To Hip Hop Production
Exclusive: The Carolina Panther had a great rookie season, now Stewart unveils his musical abilities with Akon's camp.
Parkbench Studies: The Myth Of The Executive Producer
A look at the various failures and few gains in the position, and why Russell and Suge be the only real ones, ever.
Wu-Tang Chamber Music is a lot deeper than a low-budget olive branch between the Brothers Wu and their onetime peers. Instead, this may indeed be the group's life-blood, and formula to appease the loyal fans searching for both evolution and integrity.
Jay-Z Distributes Roc Nation Through Sony
Jay-Z goes with Atlantic for Blueprint 3, but takes his new roster over to wifey's label for distribution.
