Slim Thug - "Problem Wit Dat" (Audio)

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Damn, and you thought we were just gonna layoff on that ass just because it's Saturday. Nope!! We got some more heat, this time from the Long Horn State. Listen to this new track by Slim Thug called "Problem Wit Dat". The Boss Hoggs new album, Boss of All Bosses, will be in stores sometime this spring. Shouts outs to J over at Geffen Records for this one!!

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Crime Mob - "2nd Look" (Audio)

Posted at 3/03/2007 10:28:00 AM

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Oh boi, check out these playas, Crime Mob, in this new single called "2nd Look". This is will be one of the tracks off of their new EP Hated on Mostly that will be released on 3/20/07. Yepp!!




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*New* Omar Cruz Mixtape - "2007 B.C. (Before Cruz)"

Posted at 3/03/2007 10:07:00 AM

Following up on a blazing 2006, and the Scratch Magazine-endorsed mixtape The Cruzifixtion, Los Angeles' lyrical assassin DJ Skee and DJ Big Mike, 2007 fans the flames for Cruz's forthcoming debut record on Interscope/Geffen, Sign of the Cruz. "2007 includes some of the classic joints that the streets been asking for, as well as a bunch of exclusive songs," Cruz notes. "It's going to be an understandable segue into my first album. Everything before now was the era before me; it's time I stake my place in the game."

And Cruz is passionate for the game, not merely consumed with his own shine: "People are forgetting the whole purpose of this rap thing. For me, it's about making a name for not only myself, but also Latinos. The 2007 title and cover art reference holy war-- all the beefing and bickering that's going on right now. I'm trying to break stereotypes and put good music out there. One of the reasons album sales are down is that people are making records with only a few singles, and the rest is garbage. And fans are supporting the garbage!"

Dead set against this trend, 2007 sets off right with lead single "Vatos Locos," Other burners include "Armed Robbers" alongside Big Pun, West Coast anthem "Just When" with co-conspirators The Game and 2Pac, and the unforgiving "Gun Talk." As much substance as style however, Cruz offers more than a couple of high-profile guest appearances: "B.Y.I. Entertainment's Music Producer "Rome" and I are actually introducing a new sound in the game, which I'm excited about. It's a vintage Latino soul sound: heavy organs, heavy horns. This is soul street music unlike any other. The tape goes hard for over 20 songs, and with DJ Skee and DJ Big Mike as the hosts, we feel like we have the best from the West and the East."

Among those 20-plus songs is a freestyle by LA emcee, who won a contest via Omar Cruz's myspace page searching for the hottest 16 spit by a Latin rapper. Despite eventually choosing an LA cat to appear, Cruz was impressed by the scope of the submissions: "The love was from all over: from Canada to New Orleans to Mississippi to Chicago. MySpace is a great way to get feedback and find out what's hot. Also, you can create buzz without needing the machine behind you."

Omar Cruz is part throwback, part firebrand. He laments that making an album is a "lost art in the game," and that each should "should stand alone as a moment in time, as a piece of art." He also promises that despite the effort invested into each of his mixtapes, his debut album expected later this year will take things to another level entirely. Fighting words.

Look out for Omar Cruz on the Cuervoton tour this summer.

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Mims Is On Fire!!

Posted at 3/03/2007 09:51:00 AM

From the streets to the clubs to the summit of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and all the way out to cyberspace, there's no denying that "This is Why I'm Hot" is the biggest hip-hop breakout of the year - and MIMS is the artist to watch.

With "This is Why I'm Hot" taking the No. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 a full month prior to the release of the debut Capitol Records album, Music Is My Savior, all market indicators are already in red-zone mode for MIMS. According to Billboard, "This is Why I'm Hot" is the first No. 1 single on the Capitol label in nearly 15 years - since the 1992 TV soundtrack ballad "How Do You Talk to an Angel" by The Heights. The record's No. 32-to-No. 1 move, in its sixth charting week, is the third-greatest advance to the No.1 position in the history of the Hot 100.

"This is Why I'm Hot" had previously become the No. 1 ringtune in the U.S., with over 450,000 ringtunes purchased in just a three-week period, and an additional 190,000-plus in the most recent week. On iTunes, the full-song download has maintained the No. 1 spot on the overall daily list of best-selling tracks -- a breakthrough for any hard-core rap record, on a chart that's most recently been dominated by such mass-market Grammy winners as the Dixie Chicks and Justin Timberlake.

The track's music video clip is enjoying heavy rotation at both BET and MTV, with additional highlight exposure on ESPN. Online, MIMS is a AOL Breaker artist, and is also featured in MTV's Discover and Download program. In the Urban and Rhythmic Crossover radio formats, "This is Why I'm Hot" has streaked into the top 5, with an over-25% increase in both spins and total audience impressions in the last week. MIMS' appearance on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly aired last week.

MIMS, born Shawn Mims in Washington Heights, New York, began DJ-ing in his early teens, and proved himself a major self-starter, with a featured spot in a Baby Blue Soundcrew track nominated for Best Video in Canada's Much Music Awards at age 20. Last year, his independent release of "This is Why I'm Hot" attracted local radio play, and a Capitol Records deal

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Friday, March 02, 2007   MUSIC |  VIDEOS |  INTERVIEWS  | NEW ARTIST  | HOME

Catch The Roots In Concert!!

Posted at 3/02/2007 01:08:00 PM

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Yo, the crew at HipHopRuckus are big, big Roots fans. Well these guys are going on a huge 13 city tour over the next month (March '07). If you'd like to get a ticket to see them perform, then look at the available dates and city and click the link. Reminder, these tickets are going fast!! Sponsored by Nokia!!

Available Dates,City, Ticket Price($):
3/7 Nokia Time Square, Norfolk,VA ($59)
3/8 Nokia Time Square, Baltimore,MD ($60-133)
3/9 Nokia Time Square, Washington,DC ($60-190)
3/11 Nokia Time Square, New York,NY ($76-118)
3/12 Nokia Time Square, New York,NY ($118-177)
3/13 Nokia Time Square, Boston,MA ($150-201)
3/17 Nokia Time Square, Chicago,IL ($72-365)
3/18 Nokia Time Square, Milwaukee,WI ($65)
3/20 Nokia Time Square, Minneapolis,MN ($65)
3/21 Nokia Time Square, North Kansas City,MO ($59)
3/22 Nokia Time Square, Saint Louis,MO ($53-65)
3/24 Nokia Time Square, Toronto,ON ($118)
3/30 Nokia Time Square, Upper Darby,PA ($70-251)

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*New* Mike Jones Contest

Posted at 3/02/2007 12:29:00 PM

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For all you Mike Jones fans, here is a new contest that you cats might want to consider. To qualify, you have to make a fan site for him. The best site wins a day on Mike Jones tour bus.

Here are the rules:

1. Fans sign up to receive all website assets (photos, music, videos, logos, etc.)

2. Mike Jones & Warner Bros Records will provide a unique URL to each contestant (ex. http://www.mikejonesmusic.com)

3. Winning webmaster (selected by Mike) will receive a spot on Mike Jones' tour bus for a day!! *(US residents only)

For more info, go to: URLKingPin or Mike's Myspace Page

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B.G. "We Got This" feat. The Chopper City Boyz (Audio)

Posted at 3/02/2007 11:41:00 AM

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Still dropping bombs baby from the dirty! Hey, have you heard that new B.G. album with The Chopper City Boyz called "We Got This"? Well, before you go out and cop it, hear the whole album yourself. Now, this is a good deal but the link (see below) is only going to be active for 72 hours from today, so make sure you drop that shit like it's hot right now!! I'm out!!!

"We Got This" Album Listening Party
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Chamillionaire - "Not A Criminal" feat.Kelis (Audio)

Posted at 3/02/2007 11:23:00 AM

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Chamillionaire really put H-Town on the map in the past year with his "Ridin' Dirty" single. Peep this new track by my homie called "Not A Criminal" feat. Nas's shawty Kelis. Enjoy, and oh his new album Ultimate Victory is in stores on 4/24/07. So cop it!

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Black Ty - "Get Low" feat. Too Short, Snoop Dogg & Kurupt (Audio)

Posted at 3/02/2007 10:52:00 AM

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I told you guys that were gonna heat this bitch up today! Listen to yet another, bangin ass track from Tyrese or shall I say Black Ty's Alter Ego EP called "Get Low". This joint includes west coast vets such as Too Short, Snoop Dogg & Kurupt. This is just a heat check!!

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Swizz Beatz "It's Me Snitches" (Audio)

Posted at 3/02/2007 10:25:00 AM

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Oh boy, we just getting started today! Swizz Beatz been on the low for a minute, yo...but check out this new single by him called "It's Me Snitches". It's one of the tracks that will be featured on his new, unreleased EP One Man Band that will be released sometime this year.


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Thursday, March 01, 2007   MUSIC |  VIDEOS |  INTERVIEWS  | NEW ARTIST  | HOME

Trick Daddy Photo Stills

Posted at 3/01/2007 11:47:00 AM

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Check out these exclusive photo stills of Trick Daddy from his latest video "Tuck Ya Ice". Pretty Cool! One includes a shot of one of the cast members of "The Wire".

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UGK says "Stop Hatin' On The Dirty" (Video)

Posted at 3/01/2007 11:09:00 AM

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For one thing, I'm from the dirty but a lotta naagaas have been talking ca