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News <p>Rap producer Shawty Redd can now put his legal troubles behind him. MTV News learned exclusively from Redd's attorney Ashutosh Joshi on Thursday (November 3) that the Atlanta hitmaker has been found not guilty of murder, as well as lesser charges he was hit with after the fatal 2010 New Year's Day shooting of Damon Martin.<br />
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The bench trial, which began Monday, was decided by a judge without a jury and concluded Wednesday. On Thursday, Judge Wade Crumbly cleared the "Who Dat" producer (real name: Demetrius Lee Stewart) on all charges relating to Martin's death.
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News <p>Though music industry vet Steve Stoute and Recording Academy president Neil Portnow vowed to work together to increase diversity at the Grammy awards -- as a result of Stoute's claim that the awards were "losing touch," it looks hip-hop and R&B artists are losing again.<br />
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The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences made more than 30 modifications to the awards on Wednesday, April 7, a move which Stoute has referred to as "a step in the right direction, but still a Band-Aid on the problem."<br />
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News <p>After putting his rap career on hold for a short period of time, DXnext alum and Philadelphia emcee Trel Mack is putting together his latest project, Return of the Hustle EP.<br />
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With his last piece of work, The New Dynasty, released in 2008, Mack explained his absence and subsequent plans for 2010. I took a break for a minute due to personal issues, but now I'm back to kill the game. It’s the return of the hustle, because I'm coming back stronger than ever and my music has grown so much since the release of The New Dynasty.<br />
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News Canibus explains why he pulled out a notepad at a recent live rap battle at the KOTD Vendetta event.
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Industry HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week.
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Original Content Welcome to this week’s ‘140 Bars Or Less’ post where we look at the “best-in tweet” in the world of Hip Hop. This week Amber Rose is a ‘Menace II Society’, Rick Ross talks female fragrance, and Talib Kweli pontificates the devaluing state of ‘rap beef’.
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Industry <p>Last week there wasn't an overwhelming amount of dope music released, but it was 4/20 so we got a lot of new music to smoke to. With that being said, here's a few gems.</p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/vincestaples/profile/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vince
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News G. Dep shares his thoughts on his recent murder conviction.
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Original Content <p>Some new tunes for this week's <strong>Underrated Audio</strong>.</p>
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<p><strong>Buddy- Staircases Feat. Kendrick Lamar (Prod. Pharrell)</strong></p>
<p>Buddy premiered this track while out at SXSW, and the CDQ version kind of slipped under the radar. It's a chill song, all about getting high. With a feature from Kendrick and production by Pharrell you can't really go wrong.</p>
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News <p>The rapper accused in the murder of Brick Squad affiliate Slim Dunkin, on December 16th, has turned himself into the police. Young Vito was urged by the Atlanta police to turn himself.</p>
<p>Young Vito, whose real name is Vinson Hardimon, was residing in <span id="intelliTXT"> Fulton County jail on the charges of murder and gun possession, waiting on a bond hearing.<br />
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News Download Tink's "Winter's Diary 4."
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News Download a surprise new mixtape from Rome Fortune, "VVORLDVVIDE PIMPSATION."
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