Eight Mile Road

DJ Drama has issued a detailed response to an upcoming article in XXL magazine in which Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy refers to the DJ as a “b**ch” who changed up after achieving success.
 
 “After reading Jeezy’s unprovoked insults in that XXL article, it seems like the guy’s pretty emotional if you ask me,” DJ Drama told [...]

New York Times

All Points West: Day 1New York TimesThe first day, appropriately, has headliners from New York City: hip-hop from Jay-Z, arty party rock from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and African-tinged collegiate …Jay-Z, Coldplay lead All Points West invasion this weekendThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comAll Points West music festival this weekend,Examiner.comThe New Festival EconomicsNew York ObserverWall [...]

Hip Hop Live: Week Ending 8/7/09HipHopDXWelcome back to Hip Hop Live, everybody! Kicking this week off is Atmosphere at Revolution Live in Ft. Lauderdale, FL tonight (July 31) at 7:30 PM. …

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Popular New York DJ/personality Funkmaster Flex is up for The National Broadcaster Association’s prestigious Marconi Award. Flex is one of only two other New York personalities up for an award at this year’s ceremony, which takes place in Philadelphia on September 24. Flex is up for the Major Market Personality of the Year for his [...]

Hip-hop's Jim Jones, Maino to play car, truck showOcean City TodayOn Saturday, hip hop musicians Jim Jones and Maino will meet with fans, sign autographs and perform their hit songs. Funkmaster Flex will be on hand all …Funkmaster car show returns to OCDelmarva Daily Timesall 3 news articles »

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The great hip-hop debateNEXTThe objective was to address issues arising from the Hip Hop culture, looking at larger society's concerns vis-a-vis the mindset of the youth. …p5audio Announces New Hip Hop Loops Sets for Music ProducersUrbanMeccaall 2 news articles »

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The ACLU is considering the case of a Lakeland, Florida man, who has been sentenced to two years in prison over lyrics in a rap song.
 
In February, a song by rapper Antavio “T.O.” Johnson was posted to a MySpace page run by local label Hood Certified Entertainment.
 
Johnson was already in jail for violating his probation [...]