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Check out Common in the studios with me. We had a chance to discuss the rap music today, yesterday and where it is going in the future.

Master P and Romeo came to town to promote Romeo's new group and to perform during the halftime show of the Circle City Classic game.

Ginuwine was in town for the IBE weekend and stopped by to holler at me for while before his performance for the weekend. Ladies I hope you enjoy.

50's life story on Vh1's BTM has largest viewer audience in the history of the network.

he worst thing about all these 30th Birthday Hip-Hop retrospectives is how many of them are perpetuating the "real hip-hop=political hip-hop" mythology. Like this one from Kristi Turnquist of the Oregonian: <!--more-->

A post in this fresh young blog speaks of "Hip-Hop Blasphemy". He throws a bunch of different ideas out there, and I'm not going to touch most of them right now. But I will say that Hip-Hop's fundamentalist sect has been a concern of mine for quite a while. Some of us have been taught to enforce such a rigid orthodoxy that we risk stifling growth in the name of upholding traditions. <!--more-->

Celebrity costumes (dead or alive) are very in for this Halloween season. Here is my Top 10! <!--more-->

New York rapper Shyne is in the process of regaining his freedom after serving nine years in prison on assault and attempted murder charges. Prior to his arrest, Shyne was a rising star on Sean "Diddy" Combs' Bad Boy label. While Shyne will soon be free to resume his rap career, Diddy says it won't be continuing with Bad Boy. <!--more-->

At this point, some might not ever care if Detoxcomes out. Expectations are made so that they can be met, but as constant delays continue to hold the album back, some fans are getting tired of just waiting around. <!--more-->

Word around the gossip mill is that Ursh is haulting the divorce proceedings. I guess he’s not quite finished with that album yet and needs to keep a few things on deck. <!--more-->

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