At 10.30pm Eastern Standard Time on Sunday night, DJ Premier confirmed that Guru had gone into a cardiac arrest and was currently in a coma. HHC’s thoughts are with him.
Update: On Wednesday, March 3rd he issued the following statement:
“I am doing fine and I am recovering! I’m weak though. Solar is the only person who [...]

HHC Digital’s online rap round-up…
By Richard Watson
This week, Lupe Fiasco admitted to having philosophical differences with his label: apparently, those bastards don’t view Lupe giving college lectures or upping kids’ self esteem as a legitimate return on their investment. Surely hoping for a return on his investment, meanwhile, Will I Am hit upon the brainwave [...]

HHC Digital’s rap round-up…
By Richard Watson
Photography by Kristina Hill
Get money! Ras Kass asked fans to cough up a collective $3,800 for the financing of his new album. A $15 dollar donation gets you, um, a copy of the CD, but for $1000 you also get some scribbled ‘Nature Of The Threat’ lyrics, a couple of [...]

Photography by Alexander Richter
Want over 30 MOP tracks, all masterfully mixed together? Simply click here to cop DJ Eleven’s ‘Fight Music: The Best Of MOP’, which pretty much does what it says in the title. Now read on to hear him break down the science of the mix… Salute!
When did the idea to do an [...]

Photography by Alexander Richter
With Blaq Poet’s ‘Tha Blaqprint’ out now, DJ Premier and Lil Fame (pictured above with Billy Danze) took time out to heap plaudits on the QB icon. Click here to check their gushing praise.

The first leak from his September-scheduled and DJ Premier-produced ‘Street Hop’ EP, check out Detroit’s Slaugherhouse connect’s ‘Gun Harmonizing’ by clicking here.

By Richard Watson
The Jamieson’s quaffing chaps over at Unkut have just unearthed three bona fide unreleased Showbiz & AG tracks, reputedly from their ‘Live Hard’ sessions. Click here to check them, and then keep reading for HHC Digital’s turn-of-the-year check-in with Show about other regions of his dusty vaults…
Over the years, DITC fans have been [...]

With Poet’s ‘Tha Blaqprint’ set to drop on June 30th, here’s a quick re-cap of all the free bits and bobs that Team Year Round have been putting out on the ‘net to promo it (click titles to check out):
Behind the scenes of the ‘Ain’t Nuttin’ Changed’ remix video.
‘Ain’t Nuttin’ Changed’ remix feat MC Eiht [...]