Back in 1997, a star-studded Def Jam roster paired a resurging LL Cool J with a handful of superstar hopefuls in Red & Meth, DMX and Canibus to deliver what they anticipated would inevitably be a classic single from from LL's Phenomenon album.
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"All you motherfuckers know, that I speak from the heart/Play like you don't know, L.O.X. is gon' bark/We can take it there, but to make it fair, get some more niggas/Styles, Sheek, Jay, we comin with like four niggas/Y'all niggas, best to stop playin, it'll be the ones you forgotten about/That'll get you shot in your mouth..."
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As we mentioned last week , we're bringing back our Artist Week with a tribute to DMX on the 15th anniversary of his classic debut, It's Dark And Hell Is Hot. Why dedicate a week to a rapper who's been seen more of a car wreck and a punchline in recent years than a legend?
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Back in the olden days of TSS, we used to partake in these events called Artist Weeks that highlighted one aspect of our culture from Monday to Friday.
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The story of Def Jam Records is almost a reflection of the culture that it has substantially enhanced over the past three decades.
Read MoreDMX says the Oprah Winfrey Network tricked him into spilling his guts during a recent interview -- in which the rapper came off as erratic and strung out -- and now he's out for revenge.
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Hip Hop star DMX showed his demons on Iyanla, Fix My Life and it was revealing.
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When Jay Electronica released "Exhibit C" before falling off the face of the earth and feet-first into some royal British poontang, his message of hyper-intellectual chakra-rap went with him.
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The Man 's new single "Evil Friends" is how catchy it is.
Read MoreSo Snoop Dogg is still Snoop Dogg when he's on other people's tracks, but he's Snoop Lion when he's doing his new songs, is that how this current arrangement works?
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The Show No Mercy showcase at House Of Vans (aka Mohawk) started early.
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5-10-15-20 features artists talking about the music that made an impact on them throughout their lives, five years at a time.
Read Moreit always start with one roach occasionally, then eventually you're forced to move out your house..
Read MoreEcko, the hip hop clothing line that morphed over a decade from underground to JC Penney chic, is in danger of going bankrupt.
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"Before I even started listening to rap music, I was really into metal and punk. I listened to Korn and Limp Bizkit and that whole era of heavy music. I was picked on a lot as a kid because of the way I dressed. Metal and punk music got me through that. I know a lot of people don't understand it, but I love metal," Machine Gun Kelly tells Noisecreep right off the bat.
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Too many addicts/fake thugs/homos/weirdos in hip hop..damn shame what happened to my culture.
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On Friday night (Feb. 1), Drake quietly posted "Started From The Bottom," the first single from his upcoming LP, to his website.
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If you want an albums list, you can find that at Metalsucks. 10.
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With so many females in hip-hop bickering and beefing with each other as we begin the new year (i.e. Nicki Minaj vs Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj vs Azealia Banks, Azealia Banks vs Iggy Azalea, Azealia Banks vs Angel Haze, Azelia Banks vs the fashion industry, Azelia Banks vs fake New Yorkers, Azelia Banks vs Perez Hilton - we're damn sure Azelia Banks vs the Zombie Apocalypse is up next) it's pretty hard to forget that the guys don't always get along either.
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In the scheme of Artists You Haven't Heard From In A While, Mystikal is definitely up there.
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T.I. was recently asked whether he'd let his daughter date someone like Chris Brown.
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and it seemed he loved caroling even more than Charlie Sheen loves crack.
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With Christmas just round the corner (if a corner is almost three weeks), New York rapper DMX has decided to donate his trademark canine outbursts to a rendition of a famous Christmas song.
Read MoreWhile The Game was in the studio to tease his upcoming album, Jesus Piece , we took the chance to get his raw reaction to friend and collaborator DMX's take on " Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer "!
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DMX sings "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
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Upon entering a room with Machine Gun Kelly, the first thing you notice is that he most definitely is not your average rapper.
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About five years ago, I flew down to Orlando to spend some time with the then-rising Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie, for a profile that King magazine never got around to publishing before it went out of business.
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Roger Linn is the man pivotal to one of hip-hop's most definitive bits of studio kit, the Akai MPC: the sampler behind some of rap's greatest albums and breeding ground for would-be producers to become world beaters.
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Nah Follow Dem is the first release (12.12.12) from Allow It Records it features the production skills of Dubble A Star featuring MC Killabenz and Dabridge.
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Chuck D proudly presents the first annual HipHopGods Tour... The 12 date tour will feature Public Enemy , X-Clan , Monie Love , Schoolly D , Leaders Of The New School , Wise Intelligent from Poor Righteous Teachers , Son Of Bazerk & No Self Control , Awesome Dre , Davy DMX and DJ Johnny Juice holding it down as the official tour DJ.
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During the late 90s and early 00s, common sense and chart placement led you to believe that DMX, Ja Rule, Jay-Z and Eminem would eventually spawn a thousand rappers mimicking their vocal quirks and rhyme schemes.
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