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Skee-Lo Details "Fresh Ideas" Album, Says "I Wish" Began As Good Life Freestyle
Exclusive: Skee-Lo recalls moving to Los Angeles as a devout B-boy, and developing a flow under the tutelage of Freestyle Fellowship's Myka 9.
J57 & Blame One "Walk In The Sun" Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist
Exclusive Update: Exile, DJ Rhettmatic and Soul Khan appear on J57's & Blame One's collaborative debut, "Walk In The Sun."
Lebron James Creates "NBA 2K14" Soundtrack, Features Jay-Z, Drake & Fly Union
Lebron James helps the royalties for Jadakiss, Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross and Daft Punk.
Foreign Exchange "Love In Flying Colors" Cover Art & Tracklist
UPDATE: Grammy-nominated Phonte and Nicolay are planning "Love In Flying Colors" sooner than fans may have realized.
Hieroglyphics Announce Second Annual Hiero Day
One of the musical jewels of Oakland, California labors on Labor Day to give the hometown fans a free thank-you for over 20 years of support.
Action Bronson Confirms "Blue Chips 2," Another Project With Alchemist
Action Bronson plans to create a sequel to one, if not both of his acclaimed 2012 freebies.
Battlecat Suffers Heart Attack, Hospitalized
A veteran producer and deejay for Dana Dane, Snoop Dogg, Kam and Tha Dogg Pound reportedly went into cardiac arrest this week.
DJ Hot Day Explains Creating Nas' "Reach Out" From His 1986 New Edition Remix
Queens mixtape O.G. DJ Hot Day explains how Nas opted to take a street blend classic from 1986 and make it into a standout album cut on "Life Is Good."
Ving Rhames To Play Suge Knight In Same Film Gillie Da Kid Plays Tupac
Exclusive: Gillie Da Kid confirms that his frequent co-star Ving Rhames is starring in the biopic of the Death Row Records co-founder.
Tony Touch Details The Beatnuts' Production On "Piece Maker 3"
Tony Touch explains his decision to use old affiliates Psycho Les & JuJu to produce nearly half of his Top 200 debut, "Piece Maker 3 (Return Of The 50 MC's)."
Gillie Da Kid Says The Only One Disputing His "King Of Philly" Status Is Meek Mill
Exclusive: Gillie Da Kid says "King Me" is not a Meek Mill diss, but was "perfect timing." He also says that Meek Mill will need close to eight or nine more years in the game to challenge him.
Chris Webby Confirms Working With Scott Storch, Planning EP & LP
Chris Webby's follow-up to "There Goes The Neighborhood" is on its way, with some newly-logged material with a former member of The Roots.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/21/2013
Ace Hood has a career moment with "Trials & Tribulations." J. Cole goes gold with "Born Sinner." Kevin Gates puts on for Baton Rouge, while Mayday!'s "Believers" sets a career best.
Eve Announces "Lip Lock Tour" Dates
Following her May "Lip Lock" LP, Eve is doing a series of concerts.
Grand Puba, Sadat X & Mr. Cheeks To Perform Autism Awareness Charity Show
While some Hip Hop artists are apologizing for offending autism advocates, members of Brand Nubian and Lost Boyz are helping raise money for autism awareness.
Timbaland Says Aaliyah Records With Drake & Chris Brown "Don't Work"
Timbaland appears to call out posthumous Aaliyah collaborations with two artists he's also worked with. Tim also hints to a reunion with Nas, following a 14-year hiatus.
Chamillionaire "Reignfall" Release Date, Cover Art & EP Stream
UPDATE: Get a full listen of Chamillionaire's "Reignfall," which features Scarface & Killer Mike.
Yelawolf & DJ Paul Announce Plans For Heavy Metal-Inspired Album
In addition to his upcoming collaborative album with Big K.R.I.T., Yelawolf announces plans for a Heavy Metal/Hard Rock-inspired album with Three 6 Mafia's DJ Paul.
Jermaine Dupri Ordered To Pay $79,000 After Missed Lamborghini Payments
The So So Def founder and former top executive at Island and Virgin Records has a growing list of debts.
Gillie Da Kid Confirms Deal With Tamba Hali's Label, Working With Mannie Fresh
Gillie Da Kid announces his latest deal, which he says will allow him to bigger things than ever before. He also announces that he's reunited with another former Cash Money Records artist.
2 Chainz To Include Cookbook With "B.O.A.T.S. 2: Me Time"
2 Chainz takes a page from his homie Raekwon and promotes good food and healthy eating in the companion book to "Based On A TRU Story 2: Me Time."
