In a recent interview Charles Hamilton went in on Interscope labelmate Soulja Boy Tellem and blamed him that his Sonic the Hedgehog swag is taken as a joke. He also said that Kid Cudi, Cory Gunz, Mikkey Factz, weren't taken seriously in the mainstream because of Soulja Boy.
In this video clip, Soulja Boy tells him it isn't his fault that Hamilton isn't taken seriously.
Soulja Boy also states that if his album flops it isn't Lil Wayne or T.I.'s… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on December 11, 2008 at 4:30am —
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Hard to believe it -- since they've played around town enough to never really go away -- but the new records by Heiruspecs and Dillinger Four were both a long time coming.
In the case of Heiruspecs, the hip-hop wunderkinds-turned-veterans are finally issuing their first CD since 2004's Razor & Tie release, "A Tiger Dancing." It's only the third full-length album in their 12-year career, but it's hard to call them slackers… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on December 11, 2008 at 4:23am —
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50 Cent is turning out to be an online juggernaut as his channel on Kyte now tops 50 million views.
thisis50.com - 50's web venture that was utilized to promote Curtis and G-Unit's mixtape run for the T.O.S. album was a power move that lead to numerous artists such as Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Game and others starting their own online communities.
Congratulations to 50 Cent, G-Unit and the entire Thisis50.com team for… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on December 9, 2008 at 11:00am —
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Collabo is a music industry mixer for all aspiring and established artists which is the brainchild of Mary Datcher, President of On The Streets Promotions and Marketing. Collabo comes from the word collaborate, which means, "to work jointly with others especially in an intellectual endeavor".
Who's Involved?
Remy Martin Cognac is the title sponsor and they will… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on December 9, 2008 at 11:00am —
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Erick and Parrish are back in action with a LP entitled We Mean Business. Chef Raekwon, Havoc of Mobb Deep, Meth, Skyzoo, and Def Squad members Keith Murray and Redman all put in work on the LP.
We Mean Business Tracklisting
Puttin’ Work In (Feat. Raekwon the Chef)
What You Talkin’ (Feat. Havoc)
Roc-Da-Spot
Blow
Run It (FEat. KRS-One)
Yo (Feat. Redman)
Listen Up (FEat. Teddy… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on December 8, 2008 at 3:57pm —
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Common returns with his 8th studio album Universal Mind Control. Deals with Microsoft, and his previous studio album release, have the Windy City native in the best position of his entire career.
1 "Intro/Universal Mind Control" 3:34 The Neptunes Pharrell L. Rashid Lynn, P. Williams, C. Hugo
2 "Punch Drunk Love (The Eye)" 4:15 The Neptunes Kanye West and Pharrell L. Rashid Lynn, P. Williams, C. Hugo & K. West
3… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on December 8, 2008 at 3:53pm —
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YouTube has partnered with Rumblefish.com, which provides music licensing and branding to its users
using the Audioswap utility from YouTube - users can add music from Rumblefish's large catalog to YouTube videos.
Artists get paid a percentage of the ad revenue on the page.
Independent artists are now finding new ways to generate revenue. Do you have an account with Rumblefish?
In what was scheduled to be a mega-fight, pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao easily disposed of veteran Oscar DelaHoya after 7 rounds when Oscar declined to leave his corner.
Despite having an advantage in height, size, and reach Oscar didn't take advantage at all.
Oscar hasn't won a big name fight. He was manhandled throughout the fight.
Is DelaHoya's legacy tarnished?? Leave Comments… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on December 7, 2008 at 12:47pm —
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Came across this classic clip while browsing YouTube and just wanted to provide our readers with a breakdown on the most legendary battle in hip-hop history told by the participants themselves.
The battle also sparked the birth of lyricism in an MC. MCs previously were known for rocking the crowd and assisting the DJ in keeping the party… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on December 6, 2008 at 9:41am —
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In a mix of Philly's old and new blood on the hip-hop scene veteran Oschino, Quilly Millz, Joey Jihad and Redi Rok go in for 15 minutes spittin bar for bar on Batcave… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on December 6, 2008 at 8:11am —
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T.I. reflects on the recent Dirty Awards brawl between Grand Hustle artists and D4L. Seems to be taking the high road on all his questioning, then why release a video shot in Bowen Homes if it wasn't gonna cause… Continue
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Plies New Video Family Straight off the Realist album. He describes this song as his most personal song to date. In the song he talks about his incarcerated brother, his relative that's 16 sleepin with a dude that's 38, his aunt having the AIDS virus and more.
Is showing vulnerability considered being real in hip hop today??
Has reality in rap music shifted to the point where in order to provide an authentic viewpoint to the audience, the rappers… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on December 6, 2008 at 7:46am —
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Detroit's own Proof of D-12 in a clip showing off his freestyle skills. Detroit is a very lyrical city pound-for-pound and he definitely held his own with the best of the best from the… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on December 4, 2008 at 8:12pm —
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On the Hip-Hop Entrepreneurship panel, Master P and Public Enemy frontman Chuck D drop gems about today's digital era and what it will take to remain relevant. P talks about the Soulja Boy phenomenon and also talks about how rappers really aren't making money on a major.
Native Brooklynite turned Hip-hop icon/mogul Jay-Z celebrates his birthday today.
He dropped a Dec 4th joint on The Black Album as well.
By hip-hop standards, Jay-Z is "old" and supposed to be washed up and done with this rap stuff.
Jay-Z is leading a new trend of hip-hop artists that are increasingly relevant as they grow with age.
His American Gangster tour sold out concert halls in minutes, while most rappers… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on December 4, 2008 at 12:30pm —
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The singer, song writer, choir director and musician herself she knows the importance of polishing her own star. She is now being recognized as the next
young female bringing heat out of the Midwest, being compared to the likes of
Aaliyah, Hanna Montana and Raven Symone ....That's right DV8 fans she is all that
This is The Chef and I'm telling you this young lady is the total package and is only
15 and she is blazing the stage with… Continue
Added by The Chef on December 4, 2008 at 2:30am —
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