"I got into this industry to express myself to the most people as I can," explains Dominick "Crooked I" Wickcliffe. The rapper has invested everything into his craft and he's reaping its benefits. Through hip-hop, he's shattered the cycle of complacency that once haunted his family. Hip-hop has even empowered his younger brothers, the collective unit known as the Horseshoe G.A.N.G. (… Continue
If you missed Beyoncé’s “I Am… Yours” Thanksgiving Day special on ABC last night, catch it in full here. Broking up in to three parts Bey gives a revealing look behind the scenes of the “sweat, pain, and love” that went into making her I Am… world tour, along with some rare childhood videos and footage from her performance at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas.… Continue
The future of Motown paid homage to the history of Motown during the 2009 United Way Thanksgiving Day Halftime Show in Detroit on Thursday (Nov. 26). The tribute included Vita Chambers (“Heatwave”), Kem (“Higher Ground”), Melanie Fiona (“I’ll Be There”), Hal Linton (“Heard It Through the Grapevine”), Shontelle (“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”), and Forever the Sickest Kids (“Dancing in the Streets”).
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When it comes to mainstream West Coast hip-hop in the last 5 or so years, Game is the number one representative for the West Coast. As part of Dubcnn I was privileged to sit in on a studio session with Game and Pharrell as they worked on Game's RED Album, scheduled to drop in February of 2010. Game also talked to us about his changed outlook, The Black Wall Street and label boss Jimmy Iovine.
As ever, y… Continue
It's Thanksgiving around here for real. Who let the dogs out today, Chicago? No the Baja Boys.
This was a leftover from Finding Forever. Not sure why it got cut, but this is James Flames. I guess it had something to do with Cassidy. Blah.
Download: Common feat. John Le… Continue
Former G-Unit member Game has shared his reaction to 50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct moving 161,000 sold albums its first-week in stores and said he should be credited for a portion of the sales.
Despite his "G-Unot" campaign in the past, Game co-signed his former associate's latest effort.
"& if you REALLY wanna know the truth : to me, 50 album wasn't that bad.....," Game wrote via Twitter on Wednesday… Continue
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind" holds atop the Billboard Hot 100 for a second straight week with gains in all chart components: airplay, sales and streaming.
The track's 10.4 million airplay bump is second only to Ke$ha's 12 million listener spike for "Tik Tok… Continue
This appeared on Big Mike's last mixtape but Splash comes through with the untagged version. This is a verse for Diddy's new album. Download link after the jump!
Download: Kanye West – I’m So Appalled [NO DJ]
Shouts to OnSMASH. Download link after the jump!… Continue
Here is another track off the upcoming Kidz In The Hall free EP, The Professional Lesisure Tour, presented by LRG, which drops on December 8th. The song features a good friend of the group and an incredible artist in her own right, Marsha Ambrosius of Floetry. Download link after the jump!
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Download: Kidz In The Hall Ft Marsha Amrbros… Continue
Brand new mixtape from the West Coast spitter. Don’t sleep… Mykestro gets it in!
Mykestro most defiantly has was it takes from the mic to the stage . This project is sure to be a pleaser with guest appearances by Kurupt, Bad Lucc, Kendrick Lamar & Ab- Soul ( of T.D.E.), illCamille, Lady G & Cuban K. Soze and Musical Selections from Dj BattleCat, Seige, Focus, Amplified and many more ..Its one of the few proj… Continue