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“Copy, Paste” is the first song from Diggy’s forthcoming album that has not been named or given a release date.

Gina Thompson emerged in ’96 with Nobody Does It Better on the Mercury label. The New Jersey resident had the luck to secure a record deal shortly after graduating from high school. “The Things You Do” was the lead single from her album and the remix of it was produced by Bad Boy.The song was [...]

Singer/songwriter Eugene McDaniels passed yesterday. Mr. McDaniels started his recording career in 1961 with the hit song “A Hundred Pounds Of Clay.” His status as a hitmaker continued throughout the ’60′s but the acknowledgement of his artistry outside the bean-counting culture was established with Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse. The 1971 album was unusual then [...]

To the delight of fans, Atmosphere has announced that they will add a second leg to their “The Family Vacation Tour” this summer, which kicks off next week with a highly anticipated performance at Lollapalooza. Joined by Rhymesayers artists and veteran MCs Blueprint and Evidence, the iconic indie rap heroes will continue their touring late [...]

“Capsize” is from UK emcee’s DELS recently released debut album GOB. DELS is holding a contest, currently underway, which allows aspiring producers to upload their original music to the Big Dada website. At the contest’s close, DELS, along with the Big Dada staff will listen to the twenty most popular tracks, as determined by view [...]

There isn’t much to say that hasn’t already been said about Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. The press either love them or love to hate them and keep an eye on their movement as the group continues to surprise the public at every turn along the way. Nearly a dozen members deep, the [...]

(New York, NY – July 29, 2011) Veteran rapper and former First Lady of Busta Rhymes’ Flipmode Squad Rah Digga and Appalachian Apps are proud to announce a new smartphone application that allows users to battle rap each other, the first of its kind for Android, iPhone, Blackberry, and Nokia. Users all over the world [...]

Minneapolis DJ/producer BK-One has announced the follow up to his Brazilian inspired opus, 2009′s Rádio Do Canibal. The forthcoming EP, dropping on Rhymesayers Entertainment August 30th, is comprised of remixes of the album cut “Tema Do Canibal”. With contributions from the legendary MF Doom, Brazilian maestro Arthur Verocai, West Coast producer Exile, Chicago’s Hypnotic Brass [...]

July 29, 2011: Burbank, CA: Two of Atlanta’s biggest street rappers, Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame, are preparing for the release of their first album together, 1017 Brick Squad Presents: Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka Flame – Ferrari Boyz. Available August 9th, the release will be available at digital and traditional retailers. Fans eager [...]