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MIXTAPE
 Fabolous just dropped his new mixtape 'The Soul Tape' for your listening pleasure.
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FREE DOWNLOAD: Curren$y & Alchemist – Covert Coup
Click here to download
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FREE DOWNLOAD: Prodigy – The Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson EP
1. The One & Only (Produced By Sid Roams)
2. Go Off (Produced By Sid Roams)
3. Black Devil (Produced By Sid Roams)
4. Twilight (Feat. Havoc) (Produced By Sid Roams)
5. For One Night Only (Produced By Alchemist)
6. Strong (Produced By King Benny)
7. Told Ya’ll (Produced By Sid Roams) (Bonus)
Click here to download
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CONTEST: CALLING ALL MCs
 HipHopGame and producer Road-Art are giving 1 MC the chance to appear on his next project featuring some exciting names and lots of surprises.
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FREE ALBUM DOWNLOAD: Big K.R.I.T. – Returnof4eva
 'I am proud to present “Return Of 4eva” to all my supporters, I took the past year to work on this project. I reached out to some of my favorite artists that I felt represented what this album was about. Ludacris, Bun B, David Banner, Chamillionaire, Big Sant, Joi & Raheem Devaughn all helped me to make my vision of this album complete. I hope you all love it. Download it for free at www.returnof4eva.com stay blessed – K.R.I.T. '
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INTERVIEW
 HHG sat down with Sha Stimuli for a very deep and entertaining interview. The Brooklyn MC talks about his career, Hip-Hop trends and much more.
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THE BREAKDOWN
 Maffew Ragazino breaks down his mixtape, Rare Gems: The Collection, track by track. Read the whole process and how everything went down.
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MIXTAPES
 XXL's 2011 Freshman class has recorded exclusive songs for this mixtape. Download it here .
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MIXTAPES
 Pusha-T releases what could easily pass has an album, his long awaited Fear Of God Mixtape. Click here to download.
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INTERVIEW
 Gab Gotcha has long been a vital component to the Queens and underground hip hop scene having worked and spit verses on numerous collaborations with artists/groups such as The Beatnuts, Joell Ortiz, Ras Kass, Scram Jones and Sha Stimuli. Check out how he ended up with the Wu Music Group, his latest projects and more.
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Brown Bag AllStars Journal Part 2
 One of Hip-Hop's most prolific group, Brown Bag AllStars keeps you posted on their latest projects.
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INTERVIEW
 'We are constantly being contacted to get down with projects and performances from around the world. The internet is an amazing tool. Recently a fan sent us a picture of our album for sale at the Tower Records in Japan. Another fan said he was on vacation in Berlin and heard a car drive by blasting the Bar Hoppin album. Bottom line, the more exposure you get the larger your fan base grows.'
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INTERVIEW
 'To me, that’s what’s amazing about being from the Midwest and being from the middle of the map, because we get a little bit of everything. With my sound, I wanted to just draw from all of those inspirations that I got and create my own sound and I think we did that with Lincoln Way Nights.'
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INTERVIEW
 'To me ['Hustle Hard'] was a mixtape record, a dope record I put on there. But the people, the fans, they clinged to it and the next thing you know they’re requesting it on radios. The good thing about that is that it grew organically with no marketing dollars behind it. It started off just growing organically. I definitely was shocked.'
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REVIEW: Pharoahe Monch - W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)
 Pharoahe Monch's new album W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) starts off with the Idris Elba assisted spoken word intro that sets the tone for Monch's greatest and most complete album to date.
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PRODUCERS
 Don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of Veterano. More than likely, you’ve heard his music, whether it’s from Slaughterhouse, Kam Moye, Grafh or someone else, and that’s just fine with the producer. HipHopGame caught up with the talented Veterano to talk about his approach, his history, why he keeps a low profile, making beats in the freezer aisle and much more.
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INTERVIEW
 “I worked on being as nice as I could before I reached out to people. I had to have the best bars and the best beats before I put myself out there. I couldn’t half-ass it/” HipHopGame got with one of the nicest MCs coming up outta Harlem to talk about the grind, who he is, why Dame Grease loves their music and Encino Man.
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ALBUM BREAKDOWN
 Torae breaks down his album, Hear Failure, track by track.
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VIDEO
 Here is Lil Wayne's newest video, 6'7", directed by Hype Williams and featuring Cory Gunz.
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INTERVIEW
 HipHopGame linked up with legendary producer Showbiz to talk about Godsville, KRS’ suitcase, where he’s been, the Golden Era, how Kanye changed Showbiz’s perspective, production techniques and much more.
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INTERVIEW
 If you’re a fan of Golden Era ‘90s hip-hop then look no further than REKS. HipHopGame had the opportunity to speak to REKS about his upcoming album R.hymatic E.ternal K.ing S.upreme, to working with DJ Premier, President Obama as well as hip-hop's support for Kool Herc (or lack thereof).
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PRODUCERS
 One of the freshest producers in the game today, Doc Ish talks about his stellar debut album The First Treatment, putting an album of that magnitude together, producing for Eminem, almost producing for John Mayer, his health and much more.
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INTERVIEW
 Tragic Allies' Purpose talks finding a balance between producing and MCing, working on his album, equipment and more.
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INTERVIEW
 'It came to a point where I was all in. It’s all growth and maturity. I’m getting better every day. Every time I go in the booth my music is going to sound better. My music is on that level. You can play this next to Jay-Z’s shit and then tell me how you feel. This is quality music. It’s 16 tracks and you don’t have to push a button except Play.'
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MIXTAPES
 Quality mixtapes have been dropping almost every day lately, this time drummer Travis Barker releases 'Let The Drummer Get Wicked' before his album release.
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MIXTAPES
 Great and unexpected surprise for Wiz Khalifa fans as the MC drops this exclusive mixtape for free.
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MIXTAPES
 Tons of new mixtapes for your downloading pleasure...
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INTERVIEW
 DJ Premier's protege talks working on his album with the legendary producer, his NFL Rhyme Reels, fans and more.
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INTERVIEW
 Even rappers have feelings sometimes. Torae put together a conceptual album detailing the ups and downs of a relationship dropping today. Heart Failure, his third release, shows a different side of the Coney Island MC. HipHopGame talks with Tor about the album, gets some relationship advice and endures the sappiest sentence ever said in a HipHopGame interview.
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INTERVIEW
 'I’m not with following what everyone else is doing. I’m A rebel. I’ve always been since a child. That’s why I’ve gotten into some of the trouble I have. I get real mad when I see new rappers taking shots at vets or not paying homage to those that came before us. Like I said in the song, they built the groundwork we’re standing on and have influenced us all.'
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ALBUM BREAKDOWN
 The Doppelgangaz break down their album, Beats For Brothels Vol. 1, track by track.
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INTERVIEW
 Brownsville representer Maffew Ragazino is quickly making his way to the top of the new wave of MCs, working with Clark Kent, DJ Khalil, Nottz and established artists, get familiar with him.
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INTERVIEW
 Chi-Town's Mick Luter talks about his days as an artist at Sony, working with No I.D., making quality music qnd more.
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New Section:
The Foundation
 Each week we’re asking an artist what album was influential to them growing up. Too often in hip-hop we focus on the brand new material without taking a step back to realize that without the foundation built by countless legends, we wouldn’t have what we do today.
This week Sha Stimuli profiles an album that was instrumental to his life, De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising.
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FREE INSTRUMENTALS EP+CALLING ALL MCs!
 Brown Bag AllStars' The Audible Doctor created 7 instrumentals for release as a free download in the form of an EP.
The idea behind this EP is that anyone can download the instrumentals, record to them as they like and then send their songs for an opportunity to have their song released by TheAudible Doctor as the vocal version of The Spread EP.
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LAWS
 Tampa Bay rapper Laws has been making some noise for some time and he's just getting started. Laws talks what's changed since getting signed to Warner/Asylum, working with J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League and much more.
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VIDEO BLOG, EPISODE 1: MY HOMETOWN
 For his first HipHopGame video blog, Bugsy, a talented MC from San Antonio, takes you around his city.
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THE BREAKDOWN
 Eminem producer Doc Ish released the critically acclaimed 'The First treatment' featuring some inconic MCs.
Now he breaks it down in its entirety.
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INTERVIEW
 Kanye West produced his original demo but don't expect Mikkey Halsted to tell you that unless you ask him. This true, humble MC has been making his way to the top of the Hip-Hop mountain, getting co-signs from All-Star rappers. the Chicago MC talks about his album, the Dark Room, working with producers like No I.D., his writing process and even gives us an update on Bump J.
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INTERVIEW
 'You don’t have to have the same carbon-copy story that everybody else has. People feel like they have to be a hustler or this or that because they see so much of that. I just want to stay away from that. I’m from a family of a lot of hustlers and most of my people went to jail, even my nephew. Most of my family’s in prison. Even though I hustled myself, I want people to know it’s possible to go to school and educate yourself. '
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INTERVIEW
 Taylor Boi Entertainment label recording artist So Supreme has more than just a little bit to celebrate about. Like many artists, So Supreme grew tired of the rap game and the commercial music on the radio, which lead to him going in and recording his supposed to be last record, “Birthday”. With the intent to throw the towel in, no one would have guessed that at the moment So Supreme lost faith in the industry, his second chance would be born.
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INTERVIEW
 Outsidaz producer Mr. Green talks working on Pacewon's album, Young Zee, beat production, equipment and much much more.
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INTERVIEW
 Big Lou talks about his latest project, scared rappers finding reasons not to work with him, working with legends like Jeru the Damaja, why the Grammys are within reach and much more.
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New Section:
The Foundation
 Each week we’re asking an artist what album was influential to them growing up. Too often in hip-hop we focus on the brand new material without taking a step back to realize that without the foundation built by countless legends, we wouldn’t have what we do today.
This week St. Laz profiles an album that was instrumental to his life, 2Pac’s Me Against the World.
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INTERVIEW
 HipHopGame caught up with Sam Scarfo to talk about where he’s been, his new music, Def Jam and much more.
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COLUMN: What’s the real reason?
 Why hasn't Cipha Sounds received 1/100th of the criticism Don Imus did when he proved he's just as ignorant, if not more, than the cowboy hat-wearing loser? In no way is this an attempt to excuse the "nappy headed hoes" comment made by Imus because I think he's a piece of shit just like you do.
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INTERVIEW
 Whether it was DJing, hosting mixtapes, managing artists or promoting, J-Ronin was doing it all and gaining a steady following. Now the creator of All Elements is managing a slew of talented artists, DJing big gigs and dropping quality mixtapes.
J-Ronin’s not looking back. Oh, and he’s still going strong.
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THE BREAKDOWN
 Brand new section on HipHopGame, The Breakdown lets the artist talk about their album, track by track, discuss the cover and give some final thoughts. Today we have Sheek Louch for Donnie G, Don Gorilla.
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REVIEW
 The word Unsung is a good way to describe the musical career of Brooklyn emcee Sha Stimuli. His perseverance in hip hop is something many people can relate to and since his release of 12 mixtapes in 12 months in 2008, Sha Stimuli has been on roll ever since. in 2009, he released his acclaimed debut album My Soul To Keep and now he brings us Unsung Vol. 1: The Garden of Eden.
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730's COLUMN
 I first received word that something was amiss in the blogosphere when Dee Jekyll, my partner at HipHopGame, hit me up and asked me if I had seen what happened to OnSmash. Being that's one of the sites I was checking on a pretty regular basis, I punched in the url and was amazed to see the homeland security logo in place of the latest leak or video.
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INTERVIEW
 Artisan, a battle-tested, fan approved MC hailing from Las Vegas first caught our ears with his entry in the HipHopGame/WeGoinIN Digga Beat Contest, which he won. After working with Digga, appearing on 106 and Park and releasing his own music independently, Artisan finds himself in a great place to execute a 2011 takeover. Read up on the MC to find out why he’s worth following.
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INTERVIEW
 When Question got signed to Epic Records in 2006, things were looking pretty good for the lifelong rap enthusiast. He had the support of a label, plenty of MCs and producers looking to collaborate and the benefit of coming from Texas at a time when Houston was garnering attention from rap fans worldwide. It seemed as though San Antonio finally had an MC that would put their city on the hip-hop map.
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INTERVIEW
 HipHopGame caught up with the rhyme animal to talk about his new album, moving to a major, the highly-anticipated Wu Block album, using camera phones appropriately and much, much more. Don’t miss this classic read.
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MIXTAPES
 Eminem – Home & Home Tour (Live From Comerica Park 2010). This mixtape has Eminem's live part at Comerica Park.
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MIXTAPES
 Curren$y delivers the first mixtape of the year with 'Return To The Winner's Circle.'
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FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2010
 By seven3zero
2010 was another year of slumping record sales, but to remember it that way would be a crime. Despite fans not copping albums in stores and online, 2010 was a year when there were so many long-awaited, quality albums that dropped that it’d be a shame to not remember the last 12 months for that.
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INTERVIEW
 One of the first artists to offer an entire project for free download with Only in America, the NY-based MC was able to capture the ears of fans worldwide. Several projects later, Rain would find himself working with the legendary Dr. Dre on Detox as well as releasing his most anticipated opus, The Magic Hour. Read up on Rain as he talks about his approach to the game, what caught him off-guard with The Magic Hour and what it’s like working with Dr. Dre.
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MIXTAPES
 Another great project just dropped: producer Nottz and Asher Roth release their collaboration EP, 'Rawth,' for free.
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INTERVIEW
 'Streetsweepers was really like boot camp, honestly. So when I go and work with other artists from other places, it feels like they’re slow. I’m always pumping out freestyles and pumping out songs. That was just the best experience for me. I needed that but I’m somewhere else now. But there’s still pieces of that that I keep with me.'
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INTERVIEW
 In an exclusive interview with HipHopGame, the Brooklyn Ranjah breaks down where he’s been, the ins and outs of being a good P and how Pimpin’ Saved [His] Life. From coming up with partner H.A.P.H. as Da Ranjahz to rolling with Jay-Z and Rocafella
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INTERVIEW
 Audible Doctor talks about his group, Brown Bag All Stars, producing for Joell Ortiz, working at Fat Beats, production process and much more. A must-read for all producers.
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INTERVIEW
 Jay Rock talks free music vs. record sales, crazy industry experiences, never changing, Kendrick Lamar and more.
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MIXTAPES
 Mobb Deep – Infamous Minded (Free P) and Spice 1's Notorious Bastards are available in our mixtapes section for your downloading pleasure.
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INTERVIEW
 The Roots affiliate talks working on his solo album, rapping after Black Thought, his new understanding of music and more.
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INTERVIEW
 Read this interview and find out why this MC is one of Hip-Hop's best kept secrets. From touring with Wu Tang, having DJ Premier show up at his video shoot, there's a lot of history behind Nutso.
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INTERVIEW
 'I think Boston definitely needs more good looks. In this day and age, we definitely need more good looks. I salute Termanology and I salute Masspike Miles. We just have to add more to the pot because there’s other good artists out here too.'
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INTERVIEW
 Coming from the battle scene, Neptune, NJ's I-Dub discusses trading verses with Papoose and Grafh, keeping his buzz alive and even Jersey Shore.
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INTERVIEW
 Jon Connor talks new mixtape, growing up in Flint, Michigan, staying focused and more.
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INTERVIEW
 DukeDaGod talks discovering araabMUZIK, Dipset reunion, future plans and beats.
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INTERVIEW
 It’s not every day you get to interview a true hip-hop legend, someone who has paid their dues ten times over and always held on to their core values despite the ever-changing musical landscape. That kind of strength and character not only made Preem’s signature drums and crisp scratches great but immortal, destined to live forever in the same vein as Miles Davis, James Brown and Bob Marley.
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Column, by Charles the CEO
Music, Money & Madness: Why the COICA Act is Worthless
The buzz right now about the internet censorship bill has really just started: 2 sites going off the grid (one of my personal faves in OnSmash) and it seems that everyone has an opinion of it either for or against the bill.
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 I’m sure at some point, many of us who have closely followed the career of Kanye West, with his award show grand standing, arrogance and spoiled-child sense of entitlement, supposing that he had just enough integrity and conviction in himself and his values to stare any and all criticism in the face and make them drink their own contempt, but not before making them give a toast to the douchebag. Unfortunately, as of recent, it seems that the same conviction we admire as fans cowers into obscurity when we need it the most...
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INTERVIEW
 'My brother was one of Jam Master Jay’s engineers. We were around 50 Cent, Onyx, Jayo Felony, Ja Rule, Rev Run and everyone. From 1993-96, I was just doing demos. My brother had a studio and I would do my own shit and later on I would open up for Smoothe the Hustler and my crew opened for Jay-Z when he was doing twenty twos acapella.'
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INTERVIEW
 Breez Evahflowin talks about his final album, his career, battling Cappadonna and more.
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INTERVIEW
 Big Sean discusses his evolution in the game, having Kanye West as a mentor, album project and much more.
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EPISODE 1: 'Life On The Edge'
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Enter the world of Wu Tang affiliate Fes Taylor as he talks about his story in the HipHopGame.
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 Check out the Top 5 'Twits' picked by 730
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INTERVIEW
 Blaq Poet talks new project, QB and Ron Artest, DJ Premier and more.
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 Digga got back with longtime fam HipHopGame to talk about her new album, what got her back in the studio and much, much more.
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 “I live this shit and this is something you get paid to do,” Reef the Lost Cauze declares on the intro to his fifth studio album Fight Music. It’s that same mentality that almost drove the Philadelphia spitter away from the game, as the politics and behind-closed-doors antics grew to be too much.
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PRODUCERS
 The up-and-coming producer sat down with HipHopGame to discuss his latest endeavors and why he’s going to be a household name in the very near future.
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 Freddie Gibbs sat down with HipHopGame to talk about his new project, what he gained from Interscope and how he became a better MC.
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PRODUCERS
 The Virginia producer with the booming basslines and drums famous for upstaging even the dopest of verses sat down with HipHopGame to talk about his new projects, his production techniques and where we can expect to find him next. Don’t miss it.
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360 Deals: The Music Industry’s Bailout
 By UnLearn
It’s gradually becoming clearer to me that we are entering an era in society where people are rewarded for failure. From reality show celebrities, famous for no reason, to the poor business practices of financial and automotive industries; it seems the worse you are at anything, the more you are celebrated and paid for it. After seeing both banks and car companies rape America’s tax payer’s, I’m also seeing the music industry continue the pillaging in the form of 360 deals.
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 'I generally like to fill my spare time with fuckery. Don't get that twisted, I didn't say "fucKING"... although.. when is THAT ever bad? I'm saying too much...'
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