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A&R Roundtable: Noah Friedman, DJ Folk, J. Wells Discuss What Labels Want, Industry Trends
The musical minds behind releases at Duck Down Records, CTE Records and Bonzi get together to discuss the game - with experience from Pharoahe Monch, Kurupt and Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV."
Torae's "For The Record," Produced By Pete Rock, Diamond D, DJ Premier
UPDATE: Torae gets legendary 1990s hit-makers on his November 1 LP, as well as 9th Wonder, Khrysis and Marco Polo.
Jewell, Singer For Dr. Dre's "Let Me Ride" To Release Two Fall Albums
UPDATE: Death Row Records will release the long-shelved debut album from the onetime Dre protege, while WIDEawake plans new material "My Blood, My Sweat, and My Tear" for October 25 release.
Nappy Roots & Organized Noize's "Nappy Dot Org" Tracklisting & Cover Art Revealed
Khujo Goodie steps in to make the Dungeon Family-related collaboration proper for next month's release.
Game Publishes "The Making Of Game's 'The R.E.D. Album'" Book
Less than a week after releasing his fifth album, Game teamed with veteran music journalist Soren Baker to drop a book about the recording sessions.
Tabi Bonney Makes DD172 Debut "The Summer Years," Murs Featured
Just weeks after releasing Ski Beatz' "24 Hour Karate School" sequel, DD172 gets D.C. on 'em with Tabi's latest, featuring Nicole Wray and Ski production.
Digable Planets' Doodlebug & D.O.R. Plan Double Album, "Futuristic Sci-Fi"
Butterfly isn't the only Planet releasing new solo work, as Moka Only, Donwill and LMNO support an early '90s veteran emcee.
Kid Cudi, J*Davey Featured On The Knux' Sophomore Album, "Eraser"
The New Orleans-to-Hollywood duo is back with their sophomore LP for Interscope Records.
Strange Fruit Project Plans "A Dreamer's Journey" For September 1
Co-producer of Kanye West's "Power" and Beyonce's "Best Thing I Never Had," S1, joins his band-mates for a sneak attack album with SFP.
Mickey Factz Replaces J. Cole For 2011 KnowledgeFest Performance
UPDATE: Sony swaps out the artist performances with another one of their talented young emcees.
Twin Perils To Release "Speak And Destroy" On September 27
Hardcore Hip Hop lives, as the restless Lone Ninja and June Marx drop a third LP in two years.
Flesh-N-Bone To Release First Solo Album In 11 Years, DJ U-Neek Producing
The fifth dog is loose again, and teaming up with BTNH's most famous producer for a September 13 release.
Nick Ashford Dies, Inspiration To Method Man & Mary J Blige's "I'll Be There For You"
One of the greatest songwriters of all time died yesterday. His work influenced hits by Meth, MC Lyte and others.
Gym Class Heroes Announce Fall Tour, Outasight To Open
Travie McCoy and crew bring New York City underground veteran Outasight out with them this October.
One Be Lo's "L.A.B.O.R." Album To Release September 6
The Binary Star co-founder and Michigan underground Hip Hop veteran unloads his latest solo work for next month.
Madlib To Complete 12 Disc "Medicine Show" Series On September 27
Twelve albums in 20 months, but the Beat Konducta never sleeps, as the cult-followed series comes to a close next month.
Aceyalone Announces September Tour Dates In Midwest & New England
The Freestyle Fellowship emcee hits Ohio, Vermont, New York and elsewhere next month.
The Away Team Enlists Talib Kweli, Evidence & More For "Scars & Stripes"
UPDATE: The Justus League veterans also link with Rapsody, Laws, King Mez, Heather Victoria, Jay Rush and more.
Mobb Deep Explains "The Infamous'" Affect On Rap, Havoc Crowns Prodigy "The Best"
HipHopDX caught up with M-O-B-B on the road this week, as the duo shows that some things have changed in their growth, but the essence is still there. Hav admits he never noticed how ill Prodigy is.
Lenny Kravitz Talks Album Inspired By Race Relations, Chemistry With Jay-Z
Lenny Kravitz speaks about what he sees going on in Hip Hop right now, draws a parallel with himself and collaborator Drake, and looks at Jay-Z as another class of '89 Brooklyn artist with a message.
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, M.I. React To "J.U.S.T.I.C.E. 4 Crooks" Contest Winning
Exclusive: Having already worked with Mikkey Halsted and Laws, M.I. is no newjack to Hip Hop, but the contest winner explains what he's doing with his own J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League beat.
