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HHC Digital’s rap round-up…
By Richard Watson
Children’s Story: Seemingly intent on outdoing Jim Jones’ recent cameo in the classroom, Swizz Beatz adopted a Bronx arts school − his first move was kitting the music lab out with a load of Bontempi organs damaged during the making of ‘Money, Cash, Hoes’. Meanwhile, when not hyping a [...]

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HHC’s rap round-up…
By Richard Watson
Going to a dinner party filled with Lost fans but clueless about the series? This week, 88 Keys came to your rescue with a track dedicated to JJ Abram’s ratings juggernaut. Staying on the TV tip, Snoop Dogg appealed for a role in vampire drama True Blood and the RZA promoted [...]

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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
Bucking the worrying decline in beat-digging, 9th Wonder dug in the televisual vaults for the week’s most amusing clip, flipping the classic Family Ties theme song something lovely before shutting things down with the timeless ‘Care Bear Countdown’. Also on the TV tip, upcoming emcee Amen brought the drama – [...]

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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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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 [...]

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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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New from Kelly and Regis’s favourite boom-bap revivalist deejay, DJ JS-1 has persuaded Masta Ace to hop on a remix of the track ‘Ridiculous’, joining ranks with Pharoahe Monch and OC for an east coast triple team session. Check it here.

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FRESH DAILY
‘THE GORGEOUS KILLER’
(HIGH WATER)
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In a world where cats are trying painfully hard to keep up with the next flash-in-the-shit-pan trend, it’s a treat to hear someone who rocks a flow that pays strong homage to the great Masta Ace, and just like the original Slaughtahouse man, Brooklyn’s Fresh Daily does enough on this 13 [...]