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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 [...]

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Thierry Henry’s ‘hand of frog’ might be causing all sorts of controversy, but his fellow countryman Lilou took the Red Bull BC One crowd to unanimous approval.
Beating off competition from 15 other b-boys from 11 countries, Lilou showed and proved in front of a sold-out Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, with his final showdown [...]

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HHC’s rap round-up…
By Richard Watson
Proving that today’s rappers aren’t oblivious to the big issues, Wale posed the question, ‘What if Tupac had a Twitter account?’ Next week, Wale speculates on how the advent of TiVo recording technology combined with the explosion of cookery shows would have impacted Biggie’s life, and what Big Pun would have [...]

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Click here to download HHC Digital 005, headed up by Rakim talking about Dr Dre’s studio antics, his first meetings with Nas and Jay-Z, Large Professor’s sample game, the day KRS-One put the blame for gangsta rap on him, the original 50 Cent and Killer Ben, the legend of The Rooftop, plus the exact price [...]

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With his dope ‘Saving Seamus Ryan’ album out now, we checked in with Esoteric to talk about working with Masta Ace, nearly recording with Eminem, and why Seal is cooler than most modern rap chaps…
What’s the meaning behind the album title, ‘Saving Seamus Ryan’? And were there any other alternative titles that you considered?
“Nah, not [...]

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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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More random MP3 downloads from the murky corners of the in-box – click titles to cop…
Apathy feat. B-Real & Celph Titled ‘Shoot First’
KRS-One & Buckshot feat. Mary J Blige ‘The Way I Live’
Jaz-O feat. The Game ‘Gangstas Ride’
Heltah Skeltah feat. Trigger The Gambler & Smooth Da Hustler ‘Transformers’
Hanz Solo ‘Life Goes On’
Jozeemo ‘Call Me’
Metabeats [...]

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DJ JS-1
‘NO SELLOUT’
(FAT BEATS)
DJ JS-1 says: “Doing an album with over 40 emcees on it is not easy! Between being on tour, the artists being on tour, coordinating what beats to use, making everyone happy, agreeing on concepts, and fitting in the hooks, it’s not something that gets done quickly!”
We say: Featuring Aesop Rock, Craig [...]

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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 [...]