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 [...]

For those who like it smoothed out on the RnB tip, click here to cop ‘R-Les For Pres’, a live mix compiling the best of Ryan Leslie. Added rap grit comes courtesy of Jim Jones, Fabolous and Yung Joc.

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 [...]

HHC does the track-by-track thing to Damon Dash and The Black Keys’ rock-meets-rap project, out at the end of November…
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‘BLAKROC’
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1. ‘COOCHIE’ FEAT. LUDACRIS & OL’ DIRTY BASTARD
An inspired up-from-the-vault collabo, Luda and the late great Dirt McGirt basically run around town looking for chicks to get involved with. ODB holds down Jeanine (from Queens) [...]

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 [...]

“I went with the ‘Soft White’ because this album right here is just raw and uncut,” says Mack 10 of his latest studio album, which will be headed up by the single ‘So Sharp’ featuring hip-hop’s new little and large act, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross, and will drop in August.
“We had fun on this [...]

HHC Digital’s weekly online rap news round-up…
By Richard Watson
Word to G Rap, Riker’s Island hit the hip-hop headlines this week. First, it was reported that during a 2006 in-clink gig, Papoose gave Blood prisoners the coded cue to slash their enemies, opting for Blood hand signals after a proposed medley of ‘Are We Cutting’?’, ‘This [...]