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Bless Explains "April Showers" Song Dedication To Guru Of Gang Starr
Exclusive: The Montreal veteran pays tribute to his collaborator and friend on a new record dedicated to lost loved ones. He explains the song to DX.
88-Keys Plans December 1 Mixtape, Buckwild, Nemo Achida Involved
In introducing his Locksmith Music roster, Kanye West's longtime homie and veteran producer 88-Keys showcases the artists before they inked with him, including an original track with a D.I.T.C. legend.
Dessa Reacts To Recent Success, Talks Doomtree's "No Kings" And Relationship With Hip Hop
Exclusive: After a Top 200 solo debut, a new group album recorded in a cabin and her first headlining tour, Doomtree's Dessa Darling linked up with HipHopDX in Philly to chronicle her 2011.
Kurtis Blow, Doug E. Fresh, Kool Moe Dee, Fat Boys To Perform At Raleigh, North Carolina Concert
The Platinum Legends of Hip Hop Show, produced by Eric B. and Uncle Louie will feature a number of iconic emcees and several notable R&B stars from the 1980s and 1990s.
Apathy Confirms 2012 Demigodz Album In The Works With Celph Titled, Ryu
A late '90s underground rhyme family makes a return with two core members and a third added from Get Busy Committee.
"Radioactive" may veer towards the mainstream Pop, but nothing changes the fact that in an era of neon-Rap, Yelawolf is the bug light.
Diamond District's yU To Release Sophomore Solo Album, "The Earn"
After being part of HipHopDX's "Top 25 albums of 2010" last year, yU is back with a sophomore release on CD, colored vinyl and digital formats.
GZA Re-Signs To Babygrande Records, New Solo Album For 2012
Exclusive: GZA returns to the label that released his 2008 album, "Pro Tools" for his seventh solo.
Kool G. Rap Announces Full Length Album With The Alchemist
Thirteen years after "The Realest" on Mobb Deep's LP, Giancana and Al are going to be reportedly presenting a full project.
Def Jam Artist WAX Announces Eviction Notice Tour
Seven dates will coincide with the emcee's upcoming mixtape of the same name.
Prince Paul Takes "Negroes On Ice" Play On National Tour
UPDATE: The Grammy Award-winning Hip Hop and Comedy producer and son DJ P Forreal take their Sacha Jenkins-directed show out of New York.
Ice-T Begins New Album, Possibly Produced Entirely By Twitter Followers
The O.G. is back, reportedly recording his first studio album since 2006's "Gangsta Rap."
Mobb Deep To Release Deluxe Edition Of "Black Cocaine" Through Indie Retailers
UPDATE: More than just the originally-thought 24 hours, Havoc and Prodigy support dedicated indie record store vendors and appease patient fans with two bonus tracks on physical "Black Cocaine."
Skyzoo To Appear On Generation Next's Montclair State University Panel
On November 16, voices from Duck Down Music, XXL magazine, KLPR and others will hit the New Jersey campus.
Blu, Thurz, Lelia Steinberg, Yo-Yo Involved In Cal State Northridge's Academic Hip-Hop Conference
Later this month, Cal State introduces its first two-day conference. Affiliates of 2Pac, Ice Cube and Johnson & Jonson are on the bill.
Army Of The Pharaohs' Doap Nixon Plans Second 2011 LP, Vinnie Paz Featured
After "Gray Poupon," Doap is back. This time he's got A.O.T.P. brethren like Apathy, Esoteric, Reef The Lost Cauze and the Pazmanian Devil with him.
InI's Grap Luva To Release "Neva Done" EP, Production By Kev Brown
Pete Rock's younger brother sneaks in a November project 15 years after InI's shelved Elektra Records attempt.
Book Review: "Root For The Villain" By J-Zone
While J-Zone vows to never touch the mic again or rock a stage, he has absolutely proved himself with one of the best and most sincere autobiographies Hip Hop has ever witnessed.
Silent Treatment: The Endangered State Of The Hip Hop Interview
As today's Hip Hop superstars are not frequently speaking to the outlets that most cover them, who is to blame as the access is losing ground?
Ski Beatz Partners With DefamNation For "Whoopish" Shirt
The hit-maker for Curren$y, Camp Lo and Jay-Z gets a ninja-themed shirt this week, featuring his trademark sound.
G-Side To Release "Island" On November 11, Announce Tour Dates
UPDATE #2: The Huntsville, Alabama DXnext duo will hit the Midwest and East Coast starting this week.
