Eight Mile Road

A Cool Stick takes acoustic, hip-hop to a new levelLoyola College Greyhound (subscription)Days before the Loyola Battle of the Bands last March, five musicians assemble in an Evesham apartment living room. One guy slaps out a beat on his knees. …

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Hip Hop Block reviews "U Know Big Sean" mixtapeLoyola College Greyhound (subscription)Kanye is proving himself as the head honcho in the hip-hop scene as a protégé of the self-proclaimed "best rapper alive," Jay-Z. No wonder why Kanye has …

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Hip-Hop group Cypress Hill has announced a partnership with Guerilla Union to re-launch the annual Cypress Hill Smokeout.
 
The two-day festival and “cannabis expo,” which launched in 1998, will return after a six-year hiatus this October, at the San Manuel Amphitheatre and festival grounds in San Bernardino, California.
 
Headliners on the Cypress Hill Smokeout include Slipknot, Sublime!, [...]

AllHipHop.com Breeding Ground alumni Nicki Minaj has officially inked a deal with Lil Wayne’s Young Money imprint.
 
She joins the Young Money roster after releasing several critically acclaimed mixtapes, including her most recent, Beam Me Up Scotty.
 
The mixtape featured vocals by artists like Busta Rhymes, Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne and fellow Young Money artist Drake.
 
Although Nicki [...]

Stereogum

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Jay-Z Hopes Bands Like Grizzly Bear Will 'Push Hip-Hop'MTV.comAfter all, if his back catalog is proof of anything, it's that Jigga's taste in music isn't strictly limited to hip-hop. "I don't understand why people are …Michael McDonald joins Grizzly Bear in Doobie Brotherhood on new …Entertainment WeeklyMichael McDonald Collaborates with Grizzly BearRiverfront Timesall [...]

Police may nixed a proposed 50 Cent concert in his old Queens, New York neighborhood, but that didn’t stop the rapper from making an impromptu visit.
 
50 Cent made an appearance in Southside Jamaica, Queens on Sunday, (August 30), just one day after busing hundreds of children from the neighborhood to Six Flags, Great Adventure in [...]