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HHC Digital’s Rap Round-Up…
By Richard Watson
Finally making the headlines for something positive, DMX was released from jail, where he’d been serving a sentence for reckless driving. Of course, a few hours later he was pulled over by Five-O for a traffic violation. Welcome back, Earl. Meanwhile, X’s fellow wrong ’un Foxy Brown was indicted for [...]

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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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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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HHC Digital’s rap round-up…
By Richard Watson
Boot Camp is for the children! Sean Price this week revealed that he’ll simultaneously be entertaining his fans and stockpiling swag for his unborn daughter when he throws a hip-hop’s first baby shower slash live performance. You’ll need a gift for the soon-come sprog to get in, but don’t even [...]

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Every year the Village Voice poll a huge range of music writers and critics for their top ten favourite albums and singles of the year and then tally the votes up into one mammoth list. This time around, Animal Collective’s ‘Merriweather Post Pavillion’ took the top long-playing spot and Jay-Z’s ‘Empire State Of Mind’ nabbed [...]

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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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Ten years ago it would have been easy to predict the next stage in Alabama-born but Atlanta-based Yelawolf’s career: Get signed to a major, taken under the wing of a big-wig producer, and then get your marketing bods drumming up a batch of hype based around being a white rapper with a vaguely Eminem-esque white [...]

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HHC’s rap round-up…
By Richard Watson
The festive season found two of the stars of classic cut ‘The Show’ back in the limelight for different reasons. Doug E Fresh led the mic-rocking at a special seniors’ night, sorry, ‘Legends of Hip-Hop’ event at Ben E King’s, while Teddy Riley was accused of threatening to kill his daughters [...]