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HHC Digital’s rap round-up…
By Richard Watson
As the calendar’s most gag-heavy date rolled around again, NORE made his position on April Fools’ Day pranks clear: whoopIe cushions are a timeless classic, but pretending that people’s loved ones have been killed is going too far. Elsewhere, in news that was initially assumed by many to be an [...]

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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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HHC Digital’s rap round-up…
By Richard Watson
Leader of the new school: In news that read like a real life, hip-hop version of Dead Poets Society, Jim Jones announced that Dipset will definitely be in the staff room when he takes up a gig as – it says here − a teacher. Mr Jones promised to give [...]

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A round-up of the latest shenanigans from everybody’s favourite Shaolin soldiers…
- The Method Man, Raekwon and Ghostface project ‘Wu-Massacre’ will allegedly be released on March 30th. The artwork’s above, the tracklist promises the album will also include guest verses from Inspectah Deck, Cappadonna and Solomon Childs, and there will be a track titled ‘Criminology 2.5′ [...]

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Compiled by Mathematics, ‘Return Of The Wu And Friends’ digs up 16 lesser heralded and previously unreleased tracks from the Staten Island icons recorded between 2000 and 2008. Peep ‘Clap 2010′ by Raekwon, Ghosface, Method Man and U-God by clicking here – and don’t forget to check out Rae’s mammoth HHC Digital interview here.

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HHC Digital’s online rap round-up…
By Richard Watson
Who’s up for Coco? With the nation feeling the freeze, Ice-T and the old trouble and strife warmed up Britain – and, indeed, Fern Britton – on All Star Mr & Mrs. Meanwhile, back in snow-free LA, Tracy’s old mucker Ice Cube mean-mugged Conan O’Brien and Snoop moonlighted as [...]

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HHC Digital’s online news round-up…
By Richard Watson
LL Cool J is so hyped about his role in NCIS Los Angeles that he crowbarred the name of the TV franchise into a track he had lying around on his hard drive – sorry, composed an all-new song inspired by the show. Meanwhile, Masta Ace and Edo G [...]

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HHC Digital’s online news round-up…
By Richard Watson
Paging Jackie Chiles… Max B is looking at 75 Years in the clink for his part in a fatal armed robbery, unless his lawyer can blow the case wide open within the 30 days granted for appeal. As Wavy Crockett himself might say, Oowww.
Max probably won’t enjoy hearing Saigon’s [...]

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HHC Digital’s online news round-up…
By Richard Watson
“He’ll hit you/Get the picture, Kodak man?” In Croatia, Jay-Z’s bodyguard scuffled with a paparazzo, while back on home soil habitual Jigga haters The Game and Jaz-O joined forces for the week’s most economical dis record and Jim Jones accused Jigga of jacking his splash – which thankfully isn’t [...]

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By Richard Watson
C-Murder got life for second degree murder, with his sister lamenting Barack Obama’s lack of intervention. Through a spokesperson, the President said, “Ehh … I’ve always been more of a Silkk The Shocker fan.”
Continuing the current vogue for golden era tandems, Masta Ace and Edo G unveiled the first fruits of their A&E [...]