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By Richard Watson
As English as a chip wrapper and just as likely to be seen out on the high street come Friday night, Tricky Micky lets his personality run riot on ‘The Micks Tape’, a raucous debut that sees our hero hitting bars, thumping pretend toffs and, every once in a while, stepping back from [...]

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HHC Digital’s Rap Round-Up…
By Richard Watson
Sole Saliva: This week, it was with justifiable pride that Fat Joe looked back on the most important and influential act of his career: tonguing down the sole of his Air Jordan on MTV Cribs. “If you catch yourself in the mirror licking the bottom of your sneaker… just know [...]

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By Phillip Mlynar
Photography by Ricky Powell
“I was locked up in jail during the shiny suit era!” laughs Blacastan, an emcee inspired by CNN’s steez who just happened to find himself being bombarded by the saccharine sounds of Puffy and Mase while doing a bid. Now with his thoroughly hardcore ‘The Master Of Reality’ set out [...]

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With mother’s day coming up on the calendar, we got Krafty Kuts to compile his top ten songs to play to your old earth. Keep reading to check out his picks (though, sadly, he didn’t include Katch 22’s great ‘For My Mum’). Oh, and click here for more info on his gig on March 26th…
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HHC Digital’s rap round-up…
By Richard Watson
With the VH1 Hip-Hop Honors celebrating Def Jam’s 25th anniversary, KRS-One offered a more balanced opinion on the label’s legacy, naming it single-handedly responsible for hip-hop’s destruction. Which we don’t think was an actual award. In tangentially related news, it emerged that Def Jam alumnus Foxy Brown may be the [...]

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Back in the early ’90s Dr Dre gave the sub-genre of gangsta rap a g-funk-propelled and gin-and-juice-fueled push into the spotlight – as these classic prove, while Jeezy keeps the faith in the oh-niner. Click here to download ‘em all!
Dr Dre introducing Snoop Doggy Dog ‘187um (Deep Cover Remix)’
Lady Of Rage feat. Snoop & Dr [...]