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Well at least the Government still believes in Hip-Hop.

If you look closely you can see 2 dudes in black tees. This was a hip hop duo (didn’t catch their name) performing at the Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark’s community day back in June. Not one soul seemed to pay them any mind which I kinda felt bad about but you wouldn’t expect..

B.I.G. Casting Call for NOTORIOUS.

Casting has started for a biographical movie of Biggie called NOTORIOUS. Both Voletta Wallace & Diddy are involved with the project, as well as Biggies former managers. It will be interesting to see how the movie portrays Biggie’s adversaries ie, 2pac. You can submit your own entry to try to become the next..


Freestyle Sessions.

If you are anywhere near Hollyhood Hollywood you owe yourself to check this out. Go out & celebrate the elements of hip-hop people! Plus we’ll be hella jealous of you seeing The Ruler live. Freestyle Session 10, the world’s largest b-boy break dancing battle, will be taking place at Circus..


New Version of Emily King’s Walk In My Shoes Ft. Lupe Fisaco.

Just came across this, first you had the original, then you had a version with a Biggie verse, now Lupe get’s on the track riding the drums damn near perfectly. Emily told me herself in Bmore during Artscpae that she is glad that the album is finally droppin on August 28th. Download: Emily King..

Beat Drop: Hi-Tek.

With all due respect to Company Flow and their ’97 debut Funcrusher Plus, it was really Rawkus Records’ 2nd album release, ’98’s Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star, that propelled the label to global prominence. Its 2 commercially-released videos, “Definition” and “Respiration” featuring Common, got occasional Rap City..

The genius of Ghostface prevails.

The good word on the Wu-Tang just keeps on rolling in. According to  pitchfork (via spinemagazine), Wu-Tang is going to use the Beatles track While My Guitar Gently Weeps on 8 Diagrams. With George Harrison’s son and John Frusciante from the Red Hot Chili Peppers playing on instruments on the track..