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Hightyde.com is back up a running!Peep it out kiddos or we'll smash your grill-ed cheese in..or poke our fingers in it...one of the twoAlso peep out the latest Extreme Nemesis & High Tyde Collab -"One Chance"It's free for you cheap basstaddas out there!Fat Joe Gives His 'All' On New CD, Nelly Tour Rapper Fat Joe has set an April 26 release date for his new Terror Squad/Atlantic album "All or

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Oakland - Based group Zion I set to release 3rd album, True & Livin, In April 2005Long heralded by critics as one of the finest home-grown products to emerge from the Bay Area’s burgeoning and legendary underground hip-hop world, Zion I is set to release their third and best LP to date, True & Livin.The album --which features Talib Kweli, Gift of Gab, Del The Funky Homosapien, Aesop Rock and

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Extras50 Cent says he did not prompt shooting (Earthlink)One on One with the RZA: A conversation with a lyrical shogun (Final Call)Layzie Bone Solo Release (ThugLifeArmy.com)

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50 Cent's LP Pushed Up, Harsh 'Facts' Sound Like Disses On Leaked 'Piggy Bank'50 Cent may have missed the original target date of February 15 for the release of his Massacre LP, however, the project is now coming to stores earlier than its rescheduled March 8 release. With the album leaking to the Internet and streets on Monday, Interscope says to look for the latest 50 Cent LP a few days earlier

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De La Soul Goes Back to CollegeDe La Soul is one of the few acts in hip-hop that has found a way to remain relevant in the game (unless you ask BET of course). For more than a decade De La has endured each and every phase hip-hop has gone through. Now the group will embark on a speaking and performance tour of U.S. colleges.The tour will be titled “The Past, The Present, The Future” and will

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Bay Area MC Lyrics Born has announced the U.S. and Canada tour dates that will lead up to the April 26th release of his new album, Same !@#$ Different Day, the follow-up to his 2003 debut, Later That Day. Featuring eight remixes from Later That Day and five new songs, the album boasts collaborations with KRS-One, Evidence, Casual, E-40, DJ Shadow, Dan The Automator, Cut Chemist and DJ D Sharp.

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Smut And Hip-Hop, Together At LastWhat's better than an autographed copy of Aesop Rock's new EP Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives? How about a book of naked girls to go along with it? Definitive Jux has hooked up with trendy/trashy suicidegirls.com for the Learn To Read Contest. All a salivating fan has to do is enter their email address at http://definitivejux.net/extras/suicidegirls/ to get a

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Extras Game Hits No. 1 Again, Addresses Namedrops Criticism (allhiphop.com) Mos knows success (NYDaily) Canadian rapper Buck 65 spins unconventional rural rhymes (MichDaily) Sway & King Tech Go 'Back 2 Basics' (allhiphop.com) Wu-Tang To Honor ODB On Posthumous Album (Billboard.com)

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Ras Kass Denies Dissing The Game Ras Kass has issued a statement denying that he’s dissing G-Unit/Aftermath rapper The Game in a scathing mixtape/internet song called “Caution.” “The track ‘Caution’ that I wrote and recorded is not directed towards any artist. It’s a general statement. If the shoe fits, find a matching skirt,” Ras said in a statement. “When I do diss somebody, I certainly wouldn’

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Sage Francis Providence’s Sage Francis wrecks decks with distaff battle rhymes, paranoid introspection, and literary elusiveness, like Eminem with six degrees and a head full of Fugazi’s DIY politics. After a couple of cult-making releases on the avant-friendly label Anticon and the underground-tastemaking imprint Lex, he’s got Danger Mouse (among others) making beats and an indie-rocker singing

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Hip-Hop pioneer Kurtis Blow is working on a documentary.The History of Rap, will delve into the early history of Hip-Hop with Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash, Hollywood, Eddie Cheeba, Luv Bug Starski & others. Blow said the documentary starts in ’72 and that it would be ready by summer. (Thick.com) Outkast Feature Film in the Making What happens when you combine a hip-hop duo, a love story

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Rap for Relief NYC Hip-Hop Benefit For Tsunami Victims Scheduled For February 22, 2005 26 January 2005: In an effort to contribute towards the tsunami reliefefforts in Asia, Peter Schwartz, vice president of The Agency Group, has puttogether 'RAP FOR RELIEF,' a benefit concert taking place at BB King's BluesClub in New York City on Tuesday, February 22, 2005. The concert will feature appearances

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Underground Hip Hop Flick In Production Anonymous writes "The Music Industry is exposed by an upcoming flick following the lives of an underground hip hop group who blows up. The groupies, money, fame and drama unfolds as choices must be made at every step. Currently the casting is being done and shooting begins in March. This film will go straight to DVD and will feature music videos for EVERY

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Vast Aire & DJ Mighty Mi Set to Launch Best Damn Rap Show Vast Aire & DJ Mighty Mi Collide Too Bring You The Best Damn Rap ShowVast Aire, remember him? He's the titan MC who shocked the world and conquered critics as the leader of Definitive Jux's landmark upstart crew, Cannibal Ox; their essential 2002 debut, Cold Vein, was a chart-topper in nearly every smart music critic's year-end poll.As the

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Nottz brings heat with an official mixtape There must be something in the water down in Virginia, as after seeing producers like the Neptunes, Teddy Riley and Timbaland become permanent fixtures in the Urban landscape, the next super-producer from the region, Nottz is poised to shine. Nottz production credits include Busta Rhymes, 213, G-Unit, Cassidy, Scarface, Xzibit, Method Man, Royce 5'9",

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The Battle for St Louis A week or so ago Chingy expressed his displeasure with a certain St. Louis rapper. This certain St. Louis rapper fired one line at Chingy without saying his name but since then Chingy hasn’t been happy. Through his displeasure he recorded a dis record aimed at Nelly who has now taken exception to the dis and is ready to respond to the fellow St. Louis rapper’s shots.Now

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Director/Producer DJ Pooh Signs On For New Video Game West Coast producer/DJ/director DJ Pooh, who helped in penning the hit movie "Friday" and helped in the storyline of the latest Grand Theft Auto game GTA: San Andreas, has just signed on to write the storyline for an upcoming urban video game. DJ Pooh, along with Atlanta-based indie developer 404 Games, are working together on an urban MMO (

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Def Jux Head Strong into 2005 lots of news for independent hip hop's leading label... RJD2 has an exclusive new song "Through The Walls" on iTunes featuring Ric Ocasek of the Cars, which is soon to be serviced to college radio. "For anyone who still spins Heartbeat City every now and then ("Magic" still kills), this is essentially what a new Cars single might sound like in the mashed-up environs

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Cage Cage's upcoming Def Jux album, 'Hell's Winter', is looking veryinteresting. Guests include Matt Sweeny (Zwan; Superwolf), Daryl Palumbo (Head Automatica; Glassjaw), James McNew (Yo La Tengo) and more. Producers include DJ Shadow, RJD2, El-P, Blockhead, among others. (Thickonline.com) El-P & Ghostface The EL-P produced remix of "Hide Ya Face" feat. EL-P and GHOSTFACE has started getting run

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Black Eyed Peas Get Sexy On Be Cool The Black Eyed Peas and Christina Milian are among the artists contributing tracks to the forthcoming "Be Cool" soundtrack. The Black Eyed Peas' "Sexy," off the group's latest album "Elephunk," is featured on the album, while Milian performs the songs "Ain't No Reason" and "Believer." The movie "Be Cool" is the sequel to "Get Shorty" and stars John Travolta,

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Busta Rhymes To Close Aftermath Debut. While many heads began buzzing when Busta Rhymes joined the Aftermath camp last year, many remained skeptical of his move. Rakim was signed to the label for three years and never released an album and former Dr. Dre protégé Hitman is nowhere to be found. After repping the math on several mixtapes and appearing on songs with G-Unit, upstart Brooklyn has also

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Pigeon John Word has it Pigeon John, formerly of LA Symphony, will release analbum with Quaanum Projects, the home of Blackalicious, DJ Shadow, Latyrx, The Maroons and more. Outkast's Andre 3000 Andre 3000 is to star opposite Mark Wahlberg in the new film from 'Boyz n the Hood' director John Singleton. The Hollywood Reporter says that the film was formerly known as 'Four Brothers' and tells the

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Mobb Deep Beef…No More? Mobb Deep has had their fair share of problems in the public eye. Rumors have floated that the group had broke up for a number of different reasons that no one has been able to clarify. From the rumored Littles fight with Alchemist that caused the duo to pick sides to the idea that the two simply had chosen to go their own separate way, nobody has been too sure what

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Chingy Joining Snoop on The Road Chingy will be hitting the tour circuit in early 2005 when he goes on the road with Snoop Dogg and Juvenile. The tour, which begins with Chingy on February 2nd in South Carolina and has only been set for seven dates with him and may replace his spot by DJ Quik once the tour hits the West Coast. "The tour is based around me, but it will be broken up," Chingy told

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Australian Officials Warn D12 to Chill Out MEMBERS of US musical group D12 have been ordered by Australian government officials to behave while on tour in Australia.Before the group left Japan for their first concert in Perth, Australian consulate officials took the unusual step of lecturing the hip hop troupe."This is the first time in my memory something like this has happened," said D12

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Ghostface Collab MF Doom & El-P For years many of hip-hop’s “underground” movement have yearned for the day that Ghostface would do a song with abstract underground favorites MF Doom and El-P. Now reports have surfaced that Ghost will indeed get down with both of the underground’s champions on two separate projects.While this is a hip-hop head’s wet dream it is also something that has been a long

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Bubba Sparxxx, Sleepy Brown Sign To New Outkast Label Atlanta, Georgia rap group Outkast has launched a new label and recently signed fellow Georgia native Bubba Sparxxx and Organized Noize/Dungeon Family member Sleepy Brown to deals. Outkast’s new Purple Label also inked a distribution deal with Virgin. Releases are planned for 2005. Sparxxx was originally signed to Interscope. (Read More) (

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OutKast Outkast's Big Boi is stepping out on his own with his Purple Label imprint. The ATLien has recruited Bubba Sparxxx as one of the label's first signings via Virgin Records. Sparxxx was originally signed to Interscope through Timbaland's Beat Club. (mtv.com) Mix Tape-arrific Eminem's favorite mixtape DJ, Green Lantern, has signed on to produce a three-hour syndicated radio show on

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Canadian rapper K-Os, who has broken into the U.S. market, has a lot to be happy about, as his latest release Joyful Rebellion, has been certified Gold in his home country. And to add to his list of accomplishments, K-Os' album Joyful Rebellion and his current single "Crabbuckit" are the #1 most downloaded on the Hip Hop/Rap section of the Apple iTunes music store in both categories, beating out

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Geto Boys The Geto Boys trio, consisting of Bushwick Bill, Scarface and Willie D, is set to release their ninth album War and Peace onJan. 25, 2005. According to the group, fans will get a dose of classic Geto Boys on this record. “It’s definitely not a departure from the old Geto Boys shit,” said Willie D, who rejoined the group on their reunion album Resurrection. “The only thing that is really

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Def Jux El-P's jazz album, High Water, has just been nominated for a Giles Peterson Worldwide Music Award for album of the year! You have the chance to vote so click here to vote and let your voice be heard! (defjux.com) D-12 After two collective releases, the 5 remaining members of D12 are set to drop solo mixtapes before the year's end and are preparing their solo full lengths for next year.

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Buck 65 Canadian rapper Buck 65 aka Richard Terfry or Stinkin' Rich, will release his first major American album through the American division of V2 Records on Jan. 25, 2005. The album is a compilation of songs from Buck's previous Canadian releases, including Vertex, Man Overboard and Talkin' Honky Blues. Buck recently appeared in Chart Magazine's Sexiest Canadian Musicians issue and was

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Jurassic 5 To Help Women's Shelter The Jurassic 5 will perform at a benefit concert tomorrow (December 3), to help raise money for a non-profit organization that helps over 4,000 homeless and abused women and children each month. The group is part of the musical line-up at the annual Sallie Mae benefit concert for Las Vegas’ Shade Tree Women’s Shelter.The event has taken place annually now for

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Trick Daddy Tapes Cooking Show Pilot For MTV Platinum selling rapper Trick Daddy recently finished taping a cooking show pilot for MTV. And while the Miami native welcomed the invitation to participate in the show, he said he wasn’t about to slave over a hot stove without a full season’s commitment from MTV. “They wanted me to cook all my dishes,” Trick Daddy told AllHipHop.com. “I’m like, How am

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Peep out High Tydes first studio single "Christmas Card", "Christmas Card" (Street Single)http://www.hightyde.com/cc-ss.mp3 "Christmas Card" (Main Mix)http://www.hightyde.com/cc-mm.mp3 "Christmas Card" (Cally Single)http://www.hightyde.com/cc-cs.mp3 "Christmas Card" (Cally Mix)http://www.hightyde.com/cc-sm.mp3 Leave Feed back (hightyde.com) Eminem 'Went Crazy' With Tupac's A Cappellas For Loyal

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50 Cent Prepares Sophomore CD Nearly two years after his record shattering debut, 50 Cent is finally setting up his follow up album tentatively titled Valentine`s Day Massacre. Since Get Rich Or Die Trying, 50 has kept busy with G-Unit`s double platinum jump off, a few cameos and constant mixtape appearances. In between the aforementioned projects, word is 50 began working on his follow up but

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ODB: "Stuck on Dirty" Reality Show Even though ODB is gone his image is sure to live on through his television show. A few weeks before he died ODB (also known as Russell Jones) filmed a reality show titled “Stuck on Dirty”. Authorized by his mother Cherry Jones and his manager Jared Weisfeld the show was filmed by Spike TV and finished production right before he died. “It was mine and his mom’s

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Daz Makes Song that Addresses Vibe Awards Melee Looks like Daz Dillinger is back at it again... You can always count on him to speak his mind and not hold nothing back.. This time around he brings some heat on a new song that addresses what went on at the now infamous Vibe Awards. here Daz expresses is frustration that Dr Dre never acknowledged him even though he held him down.. He takes lyrical

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G-Unit's Young Buck Surrenders To Police Young Buck turned himself in to police in Santa Monica, California, on Friday afternoon (November 19) to face charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon.Police believe the G-Unit rapper, born David Darnell Brown, stabbed 26-year-old Los Angeles native Jimmy James Johnson after Johnson attacked Dr. Dre at the Vibe Awards on Monday. Buck

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Young Buck Wanted for Vibe Stabbing SANTA MONICA, California — The Santa Monica Police Department issued a warrant for the arrest of G-Unit rapper Young Buck on Tuesday (November 16) in connection with the melee at Monday's Vibe Awards. After reviewing a videotape of the fight, investigators believe Buck (born David Darnell Brown) stabbed 26-year-old Los Angeles native Jimmy James Johnson after

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Freddie Foxxx aka "Bumpy Knuckles" gears up for "American Black Man" Bumpy Knuckles is back! The man you love to fear is preparing to release his latest offering entitled, "American Black Man" with production from DJ Premier, Pete Rock, The Alchemist, and Foxxx himself! The set is due in early 2005. A veteran emcee with arguably the most roughneck delivery around, Freddie Foxxx (aka Bumpy

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Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard Dies Ol' Dirty Bastard, a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, died of unknown causes on Saturday in New York, according to his spokesperson. He was 35, but would have turned 36 on Monday. Sources close to the rapper rapper (whose real name was Russell Tyrone Jones) said he had complained of chest pains earlier in the day, although no further details are available as of

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Murphy Lee Arrested for DUI Murphy Lee was arrested on Halloween on charges of drug possession and driving under the influence of drugs.The rapper and St. Lunatics member had been pulled over on October 31 near St. Louis for an expired license plate when police found marijuana in his Mercedes, according to The Associated Press.Lee was arrested for possessing less than 35 grams of marijuana and

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Eminem to produce 12 songs for Pac Being such a big Tupac fan, it is only right that Eminem has jumped at the opportunity to produce 3/4 of the 7th posthumous album titled Loyal To The Game. This will mark the second time Slim Shady has “worked” with Tupac. The first being the three tracks he produced for the Tupac:Resurrection soundtrack.The album will feature the likes of Lloyd Banks, Young

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Film Festival Offers Hip-Hop Heads A Lot Of Cinema The 3rd Annual H2O (Hip-Hop Odyssey) Film Festival will take place from Monday Nov. 1 until Nov. 7 and will screen over 100 Hip-Hop films at the Bronx Museum of Contemporary Art. This year’s festival celebrates the 30 years of Hip-Hop Culture and offers a number of complimentary films. (More) (bet.com) Jay-Z And Friends' To Complete Best Of Both

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Fugees To Reunite In The Studio Once Hill Finishes Solo LP Hip-hop fans may receive a Christmas miracle a little ahead of schedule. The Fugees are back in the studio recording ... sort of.Wyclef and Pras, two-thirds of the Grammy-winning group, recently reunited to remix Wyclef’s cover of Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba." The song, which also features Beenie Man, is the latest offering from Clef’s

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50 Cent made of money? On Saturday 50 Cent had a slew of vehicles entered in Funkmaster Flex's celebrity car show in Hartford, Connecticut, but he took a little time to bring his vehicles to the 'hood as well.50, Young Buck, Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks and other members of the G-Unit family hit the streets in a fleet of luxury cars that included a Maybach Benz, a Bentley, two Rolls-Royce Phantoms and

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Ice Cube teams up with Futurama creator for new Cartoon Ice Cube and David Cohen, creator of the animated hit series “Futurama,” have teamed up to create a half-hour animated comedy about an early 80’s Hip-Hop group. “Grandmaster Freak & the Furious 15” will center on a rap group in Englewood, New Jersey, which was the home of Sugar Hill Records, the label that released the first breakthrough rap

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6th Annual Smoke Out Festival Planned --This year Cypress Hill doesn’t want to leave anyone out of their sixth annual Smoke Out Festival, so they not only included a mass of hip-hop artists but a huge list of DJ’s and rock artists. --The Smoke Out Festival will take place on November 15th at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, California and features such artists as Linkin Park, DMX, Obie

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Biz Markie Preps First Album In Ten Years --Rap veteran Biz Markie is preparing to drop his fourth album, Weekend Warrior. The release is the first full length album from the beatboxing/rapping/DJ in ten years. --Biz has spent the past years DJ'ing at high profile events and colleges across the United States. Biz has one of the biggest music collections, with over 30,000 45 RPM records and over

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Canibus News Mic Club-The Curriculum lp will be released on 11/11/2003 on Koch/Babygrande/Micclub Records. Canibus has also recently completed an interview for the upcoming Showtime/Interscope TV show "The Next" a series involving battle rapping." Visit http://www.sho.com/next for more information. The Horsemen album will be released the Summer of 2004 and will include Chino XL and a few other

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Ghostface Killah Wins Copyright Infringement Case --A judge in New York has threw out a lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment and rappers Ghostface Killah, Raekwon and the Alchemist for copyright infringement according to Reuters. --The plaintiff, Abilene Music, had accussed the rappers and Sony of infringing its copyright in the song "What a Wonderful World." --The infraction allegedly

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KRS Drops New Single, Disses Nelly --KRS-One has teamed with Warren G. and Japanese rapper Lil ' AI to drop the first single from the QD3 movie Beef. --"Let's Go (It's A Movement") is hitting radio stations this week. A video shot by Casey Suchan is scheduled to hit BET, MTV and other outlets. --“KRS is such an incredible person. I don't believe this film would have been complete without him,

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50 Cent, Obie Trice To Tour Australia --Hiphop's highest selling artist of 2003 is headed Down Under in December to both Australia and New Zealand for the 'No Fear, No Mercy' Tour. Joining 50 Cent on the tour will be Shady Records recording artist Obie Trice who recently released his debut album 'Cheers'. Lloyd Banks and Young Buck of G-Unit may also make the trip but this is yet to be confirmed.

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The Wu's Rza and Das EFX to Perform at BB King's --Wu Tang's Rza will be performing at BB King's in New York on Sunday, October 26th with opening act Das EFX. --Both artists will be performing material off their new albums, Birth of a Prince (Rza) & How We Do (Das EFX). --Rza is keeping the Wu Tang out in the public eye, not only has he released his solo album, but he has also did the -score for

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Kill Bill Vol 1 Scored by the RZA --WuTang's RZA has scored another film. This time it's the Quentin Tarintino flick, Kill Bill Vol 1. And since the soundtracks of Tarantino's previous 3 movies were great (Jackie Brown especially) it'll be interesting to see how RZA adds his own style to the film. Accroding to the PR release the score 'mixes hip-hop and funk with the Hong Kong and Japanese

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Common, Kweli Headline G.A.ME "Hip-Hop for HealthCare" --Common, Talib Kweli, Killah Priest, Saigon and DJ Kuttin Kandi will headline the “Hip-Hop for HealthCare” G.A.ME benefit concert and help launch the “Poetic HealthCare Plan Initiative.” --The healthcare plan is named in honor of fallen Gravediggaz member Anthony “Poetic” Berkeley, who passed away in 2001 after a two year battle with

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G-Unit, Mobb Deep, D-Block In Talks For Joint Tour --man-made waterfall just waiting for him when he's done touring. Most people would probably never leave home if they had a posh pad like that, but 50 act likes he doesn't ever want to go home. --According to sources within the camps of Mobb Deep and the LOX's D-Block crew, both factions have been in talks with the G-Unit and are close to

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D12 Ready for "Halloween" --D12 have entered the studio to record their second album, Devil's Night II: Halloween. The Detroit rap ensemble will release the set in February 2004. The Dirty Dozen's most visible member, Eminem, will handle some production duties on the record, along with fellow D12'er Kon Artis (Proof, Bizarre, Swift and Kuniva round out D12's lineup). The group has also enlisted

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Definitive Jux Releases 'The Revenge of the Robots' DVD/CD --Definitive Jux aka Def Jux have released 2-disc DVD/CD set called Definitive Jux Present: The Revenge of the Robots. The new set will feature rare behind-the-scenes footage, music videos, live performances and more. Def Jux joined forces with Palm Pictures to bring this new DVD/CD set. Since the label's start in 2000, the label have

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Aceyalone's Project Blowed Recordings Drops New Album --Aceyalone's Project Blowed Recordings has dropped a new collaborative project, Project Blowed Presents The Good Brothers. --The album features Pep Love from Hieroglyphics, Ahmad, Abstract Rude, Raaka from Dilated Peoples and all of Aceyalone's Project Blowed MC's. --The Good Brothers features 17 tracks, with production duties handled by

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Upcoming Uncle Howie Vinyl Releases --Many of you have heard about some of these releases, but here's the square biz: Uncle Howie Records is gonna be dropping a shitload of vinyl releases on you over the next few months. Here's a partial list of what's coming to stores soon: a) E-Dot 12" - "My All" feat. ILL BILL & Breez Evahflowin b/w "Are U Up 2 It" - both joints produced by Donnan Links b)

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KJ-52's new album sees high-charting debut --BEC Recording artist KJ-52 released his sophomore release It’s Pronounced Five Two on September 30, 2003. The album debuted as one of the highest scanning releases for a hip-hop/rap artist on the Christian SoundScan charts with 4,267 combined units scanned last week. In addition, the album’s first single, “Dear Slim Pt. 2,” soared to the #1 spot on the

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ODB Lends A Hand As State Property Shoot Four Videos In Three Days --Six members of State Property, one crazy Wu-Tang member, four videos and three days — those were the circumstances the Diplomats' Jim Jones had to work with late last month when he directed the videos for State Property's "When You Hear That," "Criminal Background," "Want Me Back" and "Temporary Relief." --"Dame [Dash] and [

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Nelly To Release Remix Set --Nelly will release a new remix album, Da Derrty Versions, on November 25. The set will include remixes of the rapper's hits and at least one new song, "Iz U," which is the first official single from the set. Nelly will be shooting a video for "Iz U" in the coming weeks. --In related news, Nelly and the St. Lunatics are celebrating the release of Murphy Lee's debut set

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Jean Grae Brings Back Gritty New York --The word on the streets is that she is the next best thing. But for those that keep an ear to the underground, they ain't saying nothing new. Jean Grae has kept heads nodding on the indy circuit for roughly seven years and mainstream media outlets are just getting wind to the New York sensation. This South African born MC, has lyrical aggression that isn't

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Final tracklisting of RZA's birth of a prince --Special guest: Dirt Mcgirt aka ODB, Ghostface killah, Masta killah, Beretta 9, Prodigal sunn, madam Scheez, division, and Cilvaringz, --Production by: none other than The abbott himself, "Rza", True master, Bronze Nazareth, Barracuda, and Choco. --here are the tracklistings: 01 : Bob N' I 02 : The Grunge 03 : We Pop / Hood Rats ft. Ol' Dirty

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Suge Speaks On New Tupac Commercial --Tupac Shakur fans may have been wondering about his presence in a brand new television commercial that hit major television outlets, promoting his latest posthumous release, 2Pac Nu-Mixx Klazzics. --The commercial features Pac discussing his life and music, raising hopes among 7 day theory subscribers that the rapper was still alive and indeed, plotting his

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Update In the next couple of days the site will be uploaded with new content, reviews and links! -Phantom-

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Rza Performs at Virgin Megastore, NY --In support of his highly anticipated LP, Wu-Tang Clan's RZA will hit the stage at Virgin Megastore in Union Square in New York City today. The streets have been buzzing about RZA's return -with high expectations the album will be reminiscent of the MC/Producer's 36 Chambers days. While he has already released two LP's as Bobby Digital, The Birth Of A Prince

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Royce Da 5'9 Preparing New Album --Detroit's Royce Da 5'9 is preparing to release a new album on his label, Make-It-Count Records. --Death Is Certain is Royce's third album and will feature production by newcomer Asar, DJ Premier, Carlos Broady, as well as collaborations between D-Elite and members of the R&B trio, Next. --"I talk about my ups and downs in the industry," Royce said. "The new

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Man Stabbed To Death At Snoop Show --A man attending a concert that featured Snoop Dogg, Ludacris and Warren G. was stabbed to death in a bathroom of the Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen in California. --Paul Molina Jr., 29, was pronounced dead at the San Bernardino Community Hospital. --At press time, officials did not have details on the slaying and had no suspects or leads. --The concert was

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G.M. Grimm & J-Zone on collabo 12" Old Maid Entertainment and Day By Day Entertainment have joined forces for the upcoming G.M. Grimm (formerly known as M.F. Grimm) / J-Zone 12-inch which will be released somewhere mid-November. The single will contain two songs, "Taken" and “Dancing”, both produced by J-Zone. Hopefully Grimm's long awaited "Scars & memories" full length will surface soon as well

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E-Dot, Q-Unique and Immortal Technique set to drop new material soon... --Fans of Non-Phixion and Uncle Howie Records will be happy to hear that the label has quite a few releases for you in store for the next few months. Apart from the re-release of two (older) Non-Phixion 12-inches, "Legacy" b/w "No tomorrow" and "5 Boros" b/w "Four W’s", the label will also release the instrumental version of

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Boo Yaa Tribe's West Kostra Nostra Dropping Tuesday -- The long awaited Boo Yaa Tribe album, West Kostra Nostra, is almost upon us. It will make its debut in store this Tuesday, October 7th. --The lead single "Bang On" featuring Mack 10 has been getting love on the radio receiving spins in major markets and colleges in anticipation of the album's release date. Also, the much talked about

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Diddy Ordered Tupac Hit Says Lawsuit --Kirk Burrowes, ex-president of Bad Boy Entertainment, is making explosive claims in new court papers which implicate Sean 'P Diddy' Combs in the 1995 murder of Suge Knight's bodyguard and accuse his conglomerate of ordering the hit on Tupac Shakur. --In legal filings obtained by The New York Post, Burrowes claims the mogul set up an "enterprise" of thuggish

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50 Cent Shooting Update: Lil Kim Connected --50 Cent's recent trash talk about Lil Kim on NY radio station Hot97 seems to be the motive cops believe to be behind the Jersey City shooting incident just weeks ago. Police authorities are investigating Lil Kim's boyfriend, ex-con Damion (World) Hardy, as to his involvement in the incident in which ten shots were fired. --Just hours prior to the

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Ice Cube Goes "XXX" --Ice Cube has signed on to replace Vin Diesel in the sequel to the 2002 action hit, “XXX.” According to Revolution Studios, each subsequent sequel will introduce a new character in the franchise of films. --Vin Diesel starred as an extreme athlete who became a secret agent in the original flick, which was directed by Rob Cohen. Cohen will not direct the sequel and has been

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Molemen, J-Live & Little Brother on third Fat Beats compilation --Fat Beats Records will release the third installment of their "Fat Beats Compilation" on November 4th. After the success of the previous two albums this may be something to look forward to. Just like the other two albums this new album will contain exclusive new material and underground classic from cats like J-Live, D.I.T.C., Pete

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Blueprint, Inkwel & P-Dunbar presenting the Greenhouse Effect --It's been a busy year for emcee / producer Blueprint... earlier this year he released his solo album "The weightroom" (which still is one of my favorite albums of 2003), next week the Soul Position (on which Blueprint teams up with RJD2) full length titled "8 million stories" will drop on Rhymesayers and three weeks later his label

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Shabazz the Disciple, Canibus and Jeru to work on joint project --According to one of our reliable sources, a project would be in the early stages of development between Shabazz the Disciple, Canibus and Jeru The Damaja. That's all we know for now but we'll keep you posted as soon as we get more info.... (hiphopgame)

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Mighty Mi disclosing Eastern Conference release schedule Mighty Mi of The High & Mighty just announced the Eastern Conference Records release schedule for 2003 / 2004. Now with the exception of the new High & Mighty album none of these projects will be released on time, but still it's interesting to see what the label has in store for the future. October 7th : The High & Mighty - "The highlite

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Sophomore Pacewon LP on Detonator Records early 2004 Outsidaz member Pacewon will be releasin' his second full length album on Boston's Detonator Records. The album will be titled "Telepathy" and should be hittin' stores somewhere early 2004. The first single "Okay, alright" b/w "Rap music" can be found in stores already. (boombap)

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Swollen Members preparing fourth LP --All fans of the Swollen Members will be happy to hear that the crew's currently finishing up their fourth full length album "Heavy", which is currently scheduled for a November 18th release through Battleaxe Records. Prior to that the first single "Watch this" will be hittin' stores. Check out the tracklisting below for more details about the album: [01]

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Nas to Release Lost Tapes 2 on December 16 --Nas is set to release the second installment of The Lost Tapes on December 16. Like its predecessor, the album collects unreleased, remixed and freestyle tracks from Nas' decade-long career. (HipHopGame.com)

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Raekwon Shoots "My Hood" in Park Hill Projects --It's dark and Park Hill is hot. Well, more humid than hot. The air hangs with a heaviness that foreshadows an evening of rain (which never comes). Wu-Tang's Raekwon is amped, setting up shots with his directors The Lazarus Brothers for his first single, "My Hood," from his upcoming Universal debut, The Lex Diamond Story, due out in late December.

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Dr. Dre Chooses The Governor? --After helping with the resurrection of Interscope Records, creating Aftermath Records and introducing the world to Eminem, Dr. Dre is very close to inking a partnership with another major record label to do it again. --Dr. Dre is said to be deep into negotiations with Atlantic Records to begin a partnership for the career of a new artist by the name of Governor.

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Little Brother Embarks On First National Tour --The North Carolina trio of Phonte, Big Pooh, and producer 9th Wonder, collectively known as Little Brother, began their first national tour Tuesday (Sept. 23) in Solana Beach, California as a part of the Hieroglyphics Full Circle Tour. --The first performance of the 40 plus-city tour was at the Belly Up Tavern, where Little Brother, whose namesake

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Outstanding Arrest Warrant For Lil Kim In Teaneck, New Jersey --Teaneck, New Jersey police have an outstanding arrest warrant for rapper Lil Kim, in connection with marijuana possession charges from July of 1996. --Kim and crew were arrested when police raided the home of Notorious B.I.G. and found several handguns with missing serial numbers and a stash of marijuana in the house. --B.I.G. was

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DMX Sets Sales Record --Back in 1998 DMX became the first artist to have two albums reach the Billboard 200 in the same year. In 2003 X has set another sales record. With “Grand Champ” hitting number one on the Billboard 200, he became the first artist to have his first five albums go number one. --“Grand Champ” moved 312,000 units it’s first week, down considerably from his last release (440,000

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Slum Village's Baatin: The Trials, Beef and The Split --While Slum Village showcased an apparent chemistry in the video for their smash single, "Tainted," internal conflict was tearing the members apart. Barely six months after Slum's most successful LP was released, founding member Baatin was handed his walking papers. But two monkeys won't stop his show. Between laying songs for his forthcoming

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Jean Grae Preps "Bootleg" EP --Jean Grae is set to drop her debut album on Babygrande Records/Orchestral Entertainment. --The Bootleg of the Bootleg EP is Grae's second release, since her critically acclaimed debut LP Attack of the Attacking Things. --Grae's first single from the EP is "Hater's Anthem," which features Cannibal Ox, whom Grae is touring with. --Grae is recording her full length

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Outkast Jumps Into ‘Adult Toys’ --Hip-hop entrepreneurship might have just gotten too big for its britches, among other things. As their album, Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below, is expected to easily top the charts, Outkast plans to start a line of adult toys. --Whether the duo of Andre and Big Boi are serious truly remains to be seen, but the pair claims to be founding a start-up business called

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Dead Prez Members Arrested In Brooklyn --Dead Prez' M-1 and Sticman were arrested yesterday as they conducted a photo shoot, in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York. --The arrest follows their performance on the 26th, at the New School University, in Tischman Hall. --Sources stated that a strong police presence turned out for the free concert the group gave, as part of the ACLU's

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Das EFX New LP How We Do Out Now --Brooklyn group Das EFX has been away from the rap game for a minute now. The group hit it big in the 90's with the hit, "They Want EFX" off their major label debut. A second album followed, but there wasn't a much success as the first effort. --Das EFX is back with the release of the newest LP entitled, How We Do. The lead single off the album is "Dro & Henne"

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RZA Goes From Toad To Prince --The RZA, the Abbott and leader of the Wu-Tang Clan, is prepping to release his third solo effort, “Birth of a Prince” on Wu Records/Sanctuary Records on October 7th, 2003. --“The music itself is going to give you the concept but I’ll give you a taste of it,” the RZA told AllHipHop.com in between takes at the video shoot for his new album’s lead single “We Pop.” --

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Everlast Inks Deal With Def Jam --Everlast has signed with the Island Def Jam Music Group and will drop his third studio album next year. --The rapper is currently recording the yet-to-be titled album in Los Angeles and New York City. He will co-executive produce the album along with long time hip-hop A&R man, Dante Ross. --"I am excited to be part of the Island Def Jam family," Everlast said. "

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Update Sorry all my i-net has been down all weekend! I'll have updates starting tomorrow or early tonight! I'm also working on Regenerated Headpiece's album review and it should be up in the next couple days! So keep and eye out for that! Peace and one!

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