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News Producer Clams Casino releases his second instrumental mixtape. This comprises of some familiar instrumentals, some remixes & a few unreleased tracks. Dope beats
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News <p>Pusha T's EP can now be streamed online, as well Rolling Stone interviewed him on his solo project, what the future entails for Clipse and more.</p>
<p>On His Goals for "The Fear of God II" :</p>
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News <p>Gucci Mane and V-Nasty's mixtape, <em>BAYTL, </em>saw weak sales in the first week, with the questionable album selling 4,449 units.</p>
<p>The pairing came as a surprise, with the controversial White Girl Mob member joining forces with the ice-cream loving Gucci Mane. The album gained recognition when V-Nasty claimed she was "more hood than David Banner," but music critics weren't buying her street cred. </p>
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News <p>The Grammy Awards only added a best dance recording/dance field in 2003, now to go along with that at this year's Grammys there will be a dance segment, and Chris Brown and Lil Wayne have been confirmed to perform during it.</p>
<p>Grammy show producer Ken Ehrlich says, "we decided to go all out this year. All we're going to try and do next week is to try and put the home audience in the middle of it. ... It is more than just sitting there and watching it."</p>
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News <p>Serving two years for gun possession, Ja Rule found a new posse behind bars — a couple of cons he calls “Hevey D” and “Koz.”<br />
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The Queens-raised rap star says disgraced pol Alan Hevesi and corporate greed poster-boy Dennis Kozlowski took him under their wings.<br />
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From Kozlowski, he got stock tips. From Hevesi, he heard about the perennial impasse in Albany. They watched Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert together.<br />
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News <p>So we can put the rumours of Nipsey joining the MMG camp to rest, as he has announced he is joining DJ Skee's <strong>Skee Music</strong> imprint. The two tweeted about it (check the tweets below), and in press release Nipsey says:</p>
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News <p>On (May 18), <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.theboombox.com/tag/YoungJeezy/">Young Jeezy</a> announced from the studio that his long-delayed 'TM 103' album was finally complete. Soon after that, a rumored July 26 release date started to make the Internet rounds, but reps at Def Jam deny that the date is accurate.<br />
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News <p>Two years after he joined Jay-Z's Roc Nation imprint, J. Cole has finally put the finishing touches on his debut album. The North Carolina-born rapper revealed the news to fans -- who he acknowledged had been very patient in waiting for the release -- via his Twitter page yesterday. "All singles done. Album ridiculous. Title Perfect. Music incredible," he wrote. "Thank you for your patience. Let's change the game."<br />
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News <p>Rapper DMX has been arrested yet again.<br />
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The troubled rapper, 39, was taken into custody Thursday in Maricopa County in Arizona for probation violation, according to RadarOnline.com.<br />
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DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was reportedly cited for use of Oxycontin without a prescription, failing to submit to drug testing, failing to participate in counseling programs, failure to make payments and driving on a suspended license. He was also allegedly in possession of cocaine at the time of his arrest.<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">Gangsta posturing has been synonymous with rap music since NWA's "Fuck Tha Police" days. However, many hopeful young G’s quickly find out that there are real—often violent—consequences when trying to climb to the top of the hip-hop hierarchy. Being relieved of your jewelry often serves as a reminder that you can’t fake the funk.</span></p>
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News <p>Hip-hop heartthrob Drake is keeping it all about the ladies in the video for his Swizz Beatz-produced single "Fancy." The Young Money MC enlisted Swizzy and T.I. for the Thank Me Later joint's clip, but even with all that hip-hop testosterone on set, Drizzy insisted that his latest clip is for his female fans.<br />
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Jay-Z is going to bat against Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz for naming a club in the Dominican Republic after the rapper’s 40/40 Club.<br />
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According to Reuters, Ortiz is illegally operating a Forty/Forty club on the island, in addition to running the domain namewww.fortyforty.net.<br />
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Ortiz' club opened in October of this year, while Jay-Z's first 40/40 location in New York opened in June of 2003.<br />
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