Guru, Solar, DJ Premier in Real Life Soap Opera

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Guru, Solar, DJ Premier in Real Life Soap Opera

3 Comments 06 March 2010

Let me preface this by saying that I wish Guru a speedy recovery. Guru the person is more important than Guru the artist. So, put that truckload of hooey aside and pray for Keith Elam to conquer his personal battle. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, it's impossible for any concerned fan of Guru's not to wonder what's going on between the veteran rapper and his music partner and frequent collaborator of the last 5 years, Solar.

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Keep Guru in Your Prayers (Updated)

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Keep Guru in Your Prayers (Updated)

2 Comments 03 March 2010

Guru, one half of the greatest MC/DJ duo of all-time, suffered a heart attack over the weekend and went into a coma. Pray to God, Allah, or whatever deity you worship to have mercy on Guru.

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Madlib’s Medicine Show 3 – Beat Konducta In Africa

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Madlib’s Medicine Show 3 – Beat Konducta In Africa

No Comments 02 March 2010

Madlib has assigned himself the elephantine task of dropping 12 albums in 12 months. Beat Konducta In Africa is the third entry in the Madlib Medicine series.

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NAACP Image Award Winners Lee Daniels’ Lame Award Speech

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NAACP Image Award Winners Lee Daniels’ Lame Award Speech

No Comments 27 February 2010

The NAACP Image Awards took place last night. Precious swept the house and mopped the floor with Gabby's arms. Precious, a movie about an illiterate Harlem teen who is pregnant with her 2nd child, won an impressive 6 awards. It won for best picture, best independent picture, best actress for its star Gabourey Sidibe, best writing, and best directing. Which brings me to my next point. Precious director Lee Daniels gave what was arguably the most ignorant acceptance speech ever.

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Kid Cudi to Quit Hip-Hop

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Kid Cudi to Quit Hip-Hop

4 Comments 12 February 2010

Kid Cudi is threatening retirement once again. This time, he says he'll drop 4 or 5 albums and then kiss hip-hop adios. "Once the story is told [musically], there’s nothing else to say."

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Lil Wayne Covers Rolling Stone

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Lil Wayne Covers Rolling Stone

No Comments 04 February 2010

Lil Wayne is doing a full court press a la T.I. just before reporting to the big house. Wayne is set to go to jail on February 9th, where he’ll serve a 12-month sentence for gun possession stemming from a 2007 arrest in New York City.

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Hello YouTube Disco, RIP Pandora

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Hello YouTube Disco, RIP Pandora

1 Comment 28 January 2010

Just when you thought YouTube was starting to lose some of its mojo, Google pulls another rabbit out of its development hat. YouTube Disco (or YouTube Music Discovery Project and Playlist Creation Tool for short) is going to change the way we listen to music online. Disco is a solid alternative to the likes of [...]

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J Cole and Pharrell Love a Good Slumber Party

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J Cole and Pharrell Love a Good Slumber Party

1 Comment 26 January 2010

J Cole and Pharrell Williams were caught exiting what was either a slumber party or an exhaustive recording session. If a picture says a thousand words, this one says “J Cole is about to make every dancehall in America extremely happy.”

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