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DMX Pleds Not Guilty Then Spits A Few Bars

What brings out MTV News, AllHipHop.com, Access Hollywood, The Colbert Report, Global Grind and, well, us? A Nas-led protest outside News Corp. home of Fox News Channel.

It was announced a while ago that Nas had a sneaker/advertisement deal with FILA. Well, here’s what the sneaker looks like. Almost makes me wanna cop FILA again. Almost.

Artist and designer Parra has linked up indie powerhouse label Stones Throw to create a t-shirt inspired by music. The cosmic boogie jam “Crystal Lite” as Stones Throw puts it has reappropriated relative to Parra’s well known style and aesthetic.

One mail-order seller isn’t complaining about declining sales, and cassette sales helped Wayne do a millie.

If Game’s L.A.X. is really going to be his swan song, the West Coast rapper has a backup plan.

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Here’s a new freestyle by Redman. One of the most underrated rappers of all time.

Chris Brown caused an uproar while performing at ‘This Day Africa Rising’ concert in Nigeria earlier this month. Midway through his set, Chris wiped himself off with a towel and then threw it into the crowd of screaming fans. The towel almost caused a riot as female fans clawed and scratched and came to blows […]

Here’s Nas on Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, after his protest against Fox News with moveon. Not sure how I feel about this interview, but I’m still glad that Nas was on the show. Video of his interview and of his performance are here.

A music publishing company that owns the rights to the Rolling Stones’ song ‘Play With Fire’ sued rapper Lil Wayne today (July 24), saying he released an altered version of the song without permission.

Hell Rell Squashing the beef with redcafe & a freestyle