Jake Paine

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Anthony Hamilton Talks Touring, Heltah Skeltah

Exclusive: the Grammy-winner recalls his beginnings with Cru and Heltah Skeltah, talks his recent tour and MJ.

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D12 Readies Dazed & Dirty Tour With Potluck

Bizarre, Mr. Porter and gang hit the road with Potluck for August and September dates across the U.S.

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A3C Festival Partners With Duck Down, Def Jux

The October Atlanta Hip Hop festival gets down with Stones Throw, Tres, and several other label partners.

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The Kickdrums: The Heart Of It All

The Slaughterhouse producers talk about their Ohio and David Axelrod-inspired album, and being dope in two games, like Pee Wee Kirkland.

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Star & Buc Wild: Food & Liquor

Star tells DX about why his VladTV webisodes are a natural progression to his goal, and how his faith in Hip Hop has been restored.

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Ving Rhames Talks New Film, Nipsey Hussle, Gillie Da Kid

Exclusive: The Hollywood star told DX about <em>Wrath of Cain</em>, where Nipsey and Gillie play brothers from opposing gangs, and how he traded a Ludacris verse for his <em>Theater Of The Mind</em> appearance.

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/14/2009

B.E.P. says "we're still #1," Eminem goes platinum, while Mighty Mos gets Top 10, D-Block, Quik &amp; Kurupt also break Top 75.

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Wale Discusses Back To The Feature, 9th Wonder

Exclusive: Wale says features are helping Hip Hop where co-signs aren't, says tape has no connection to the film.

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Street Sweeper Social Club (Tom Morrello/Boots Riley) - Street Sweeper Social Club

While the music itself swings between putting a fist, putting your hands, and simply just putting an L in the air, this is as good of a full length Rock-Rap collaborative effort as you'll get since M.O.P.'s Mash Out Posse mosh-pit mayhem in 2004

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Sticky Fingaz Clarifies Shooting Accident Reports

Exclusive: The Onyx front-man explains what happened to DX on the set of his directorial debut, <em>A Day In The Life.</em>

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Tracklisting: Wu-Tang Chamber Music, Vol. 1

This unique, RZA-executive produced Wu project pairs Ghost, Rae and INS with AZ, G Rap, and M.O.P.

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Hip Hop's Love Of The Black Card Celebrated Online

Exclusive: The makers of LuxuryPlastic.com tells DX about Hip Hop's influence on Black Cards, and who has 'em.

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The Anti-Pop Consortium Readies New Album

Beans, M. Sayyid, and the gang record after six years apart, with <em>Flourescent Black </em>due in October.

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The Roots Hold Next Album Until October

?uestlove says the group wants Def Jam to get ready, and wants the best possible release for 11th group album.

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Pop Singer I.D.A. Gets Help From Nelly/One Republic Producer

Exclusive: Swedish I.D.A. tells DX about how Paris Hilton's jealousy cost her a deal, and her new EP.

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Randy De Vol's The Graff Life Comes To DVD

An inside look at L.A.'s BLX Crew and a four-million dollar clean-up job from the famed graf crew.

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/7/2009

J Dilla cracks the Top 100, Dave Matthews Band bumps Eminem, and Beyonce stays stronger than ever.

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Tha Realest Readies Debut, After A Decade Waiting

The controversial former Death Row rapper readies July&nbsp; debut, on Mike Bibby's label and RBC Records. Fat Joe, Crooked I, Devin assist.

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Smif-n-Wessun Talk About Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival

Exclusive: Tek and Steele explain the significance of performing before "Home Sweet Home," update on next album with Pete Rock.

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Kurupt & DJ Quik - BlaQKout

As Hip Hop changes shape in 2009, Kurupt and Quik, two men raised in its golden glory, two men who flame-broiled beef in the '90s, are also proving that they're carrying the sound forward, with grace and style.

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Ruthless Records Returns With L.A. Multi-Talent Hopsin

Exclusive: Hopsin is a producing, directing, rapping triple-threat who says he upholds Ruthless's rawness.