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Friday, XXLMag.com reported that Port Arthur, Texas veteran emcee and one-half of UGK Bun B was leaving Warner/Asylum Records to head to Universal for his forthcoming Trill O.G. album. "I work better in the small system. When you’re in the big system it’s really about breaking you and exposing you and I think I’ve been able to build a career as far as just associating myself," Bun told XXLMag.com
Yesterday evening, HipHopDX contacted reps at Warner/Asylum Records to see if Rap-A-Lot…
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In an interview with theage.com.au, Lupe Fiasco recently spoke about the difficulties he has with his label.
''The most difficult part of the music business is the label," says Lupe. "What I want to do and what they want me to do - creatively - is in conflict. It doesn't keep me up at night. I look at it as a challenge. It's not meant to be easy.''
Despite a measure of success with hits like "Superstar," Lupe says his label doesn't have an accurate idea of what his fans…
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Konvict Music has a growing roster in many genres. Akon's label includes Lady Gaga, Kardinal Offishall and Colby O'Donis. This week it was announced that the Interscope-based outfit will add a rapper to the mix, in San Franscisco's Ya Boy.
The 26 year-old was previously under the wing of hometown hero (and cousin) San Quinn, with whom he released his 2005 debut Rookie Of The Year. The SMC Records/Done Deal Entertainment project featured Messy Marv, E-40, Turf Talk as well as Quinn.…
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This week flaunts several noteworthy mixtape compilations including HipHopDX and Kevin Nottingham’s HiPNOTT Records 2010 Takeover Volume 2, T-Pain’s Nappy Boy All Stars Vol. 1, and Ski Beatz and Dame Dash’s 24 Hour Karate School, which showcases guest spots from Mos Def, Jay Electronica, The Cool Kids, Jim Jones, Ras Kass, Curren$y, and Jean Grae.
Also in store for the coming days are Fabolous and DJ Drama’s The Funeral Service: There Is No Competition 2 and Stack Bundles’ posthumous…
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The tracklisting for DJ Khaled's Victory album has changed a bit since first being released in December. Amazon has updated the planned tracks for the March 2 album on E1 Entertainment, and for reasons unknown, several high-profile appearances have been removed or altered.
The new tentative tracklisting is as follows:
1. Intro (feat. Diddy & Busta Rhymes)
2. All I Do Is Win (feat. T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg & Rick Ross)
3. Put Your Hands Up (feat. Young…
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Video for their new joint, "Call…
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Check out this month's line-up for local and unsigned artists at Hot 93.7, and show some support for HUSTLE NOW'S joint, "She's Gone".
Vote for HUSTLE NOW down at the bottom of the…
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Added by The Sesh on February 12, 2010 at 7:00pm —
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Click to DOWNLOAD "Always Have A Choice"Everybody's gotta live with bad choices, even rappers. Havoc (of Mobb Deep) spits meaning on this track: "People make mistakes but mistakes make people."
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