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Briefs

Almost-Daily Briefs: 3/5/09

DMC star of new PG rap reality show [WoooHa]
[VID] Slaughterhouse behind the scenes [NahRight]
Cam’Ron speaks on upcoming projects [RealTalkNY]

D-Nice Stories: The Homeless MC [DifferentKitchen]
Nas + Make-A-Wish = Happy Kid [PennLive]
Is Jadakiss selling out? [MarketingHipHop]

Almost-Daily Briefs: 2/15/09

Tahiry Budden TV [via NahRight]
Maino Predicted The Future [MissInfo]
Jadakiss Talks 50 Cent vs. Rick Ross [YouTube]

Officer Ricky: Everybody Hates Chris [ThisIs50]
Big L: 10 Years Later [AllHipHop]

Almost-Daily Briefs: 2/8/09

50 Cent debates radio callers [SmartenUpNas]
Jadakiss speaks on NY rap horribleness [RealTalkNY]
Miss Info interviews Cam’ron about his return [MissInfo]

Saigon and Statik Selectah 1-day, 1-album [NahRight]

Almost-Daily Briefs: 2/4/09

Nas gets grammy nod amid controversy [MTV]
It’s a 6th Sense Beat, Yo! – CD D/L [Notherground]
Hip-Hop Sites Overtaking Mags? [MarketingHipHop]

Was Puffy Packin’? [Bossip]
Eve trying to re-emerge [DrewReports]
DJ Clue’s B-Day Bash Pics [GossipOnThis]

Almost-Daily Briefs: 1/29/09

Renaissance Rap Rmx, Q-Tip, Busta, Raekwon, Weezy
Cory Gunz Rotate Freestyle [NahRight]
Russell Simmons EIC of Global Grind [PRNewsWire]

Run-DMC Movie In The Works [TheAmpersand]

Almost-Daily Briefs: 1/14/09

Vid: DMX speaks from jail [MissInfo]
DITC’s late Party Arty material to be released [HipHopDX]

Whar: Rza f. Kool G, Ghost, Tash Mahogany [HipHopDX]
Peter Rosenberg interviews Voletta Wallace [NahRight]
Mos Def: Quiet Dog [BumpMag]
Mickey Factz and others, SOBs 1/21 [MadOnly]

Bed-Stuy remembers Biggie [NYDailyNews]

Almost-Daily Briefs: 1/13/09

50 Cent goes in on Kanye & Lil’ Wayne [GyantScoop]
Mos Def interview w/Zune Insider [NahRight]

Upcoming DJ Premier shows [NodFactor]
Nas: Fear of Mandingo [BirthplaceMag]
Saigon: Trans-Atlantic Slave Deal [BirthplaceMag]
Camp Lo: Double Doors vid [HipHopLinguistics]

Almost-Daily Briefs: 1/9/09

Couple of new 50 joints [NahRight]
Homeboy Sandman – Lightning Bolt [HipHopLinguistics]
Vibe behind the scenes re: Notorious [Vibe]

Blitz the Ambassador Breathes [FavWhiteBoy]
Budden speaks to/with/at Vlad. Interesting. [MissInfo]

Almost-Daily Briefs: 1/2/09

New mixtape from old friend Ja Rule [DifferentKitchen]
Bunch of NY undaground Super-Friends [NahRight]
What’s Beef? Lil’ Kim vs Biggie’s mom, Faith [PopCrunch]

And the cover to the Notorious “soundtrack” [ProHipHop]
Serius Jones, Arsenal, Loaded Lux got bars [hiphopmusicdotcom]

Almost-Daily Briefs: 12/20/08

Rakim 12/19 Freestyle @ Knitting Factory [NahRight]
New Book: 1st Latino DJ, Disco Wiz [AllHipHop]
D-Nice True Hip-Hop Stories: LOTUG [D-Nice]

DMX Facing Animal Cruelty Charges [AllHipHop]
Joe Budden’s Padded Room Drops 2/09 [HipHopPress]
Joell Ortiz Flips Kudi’s Day N Night [HipHopGalaxy]

Kevin Nottingham on EPMD’s Latest [KevinNottingham]

Almost-Daily Briefs: 12/18/08

Grandmaster Flash’s The Bridge LP [DifferentKitchen]
DJ Self/Shayna D “VIP Saturdays” On XM [HipHopPress]
Justo’s Debuts New Site Jan. 2009 [HipHopPress]

Joell Ortiz – Morning [NahRight]
Easy Mo Bee Speaks On Notorious Snub [SOHH]
Havoc To Drop Hidden Files Jan. 2009 [SOHH]

OnSmash: Back To The Basics 2 Mixtape – Lot of NY Underground Heat On This One [MADOnly]

Almost-Daily Briefs: 12/17/08

Amanda Diva – Diva Speak TV Ep. 37 [OkayPlayer]
Saigon Is Embarrassed By Hip-Hop [NahRight]
DJ Concept Live And Direct 4 – Very Dope! [TheInCrowd]

DMX/Storch Clowned In The Real Style [TheReal]
NY To Tax Downloads? [TheSmokingSection]
Hip-Hop Summit Action Network to Host Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball [HipHopPress]
KRS, MC Lyte Al Be Back & Almost September – 16, 17, 18 [HipHopDX]

Almost-Daily Briefs: 12/16/08

Was Biggie Notoriously Overrated? [IndustryCosign]
Rosenberg Talks About What We Talked About [MissInfo]

End Of Hip-Hop @ Knitting Factory [HipHopDX]
Dame Dash on Jay-Z & Jim Jones [RealTalkNY]
Jim Jones on Jim Jones [NahRight]

Almost-Daily Briefs: 12/15/08

Brooklyn. Uncle Murda Goes Hard [NahRight]
Brooklyn. Joell Ortiz Goes Hard [HipHopGalaxy]
We Hope “E.” Don’t Stand For Evicted, Doug [SixShot]

Been Under A Rock? Notorious flick coming [BlackPower]
Manny Faces Nominated “Best Remixer” [MannyFaces]

Almost-Daily Brief: 12/14/08

D-Nice: True Hip-Hop Stories – Masta Ace [D-Nice]
Mick Boogie + Adele + 1988 [PressPlayFashionForward]
Mos Definitely Gonna Need Some Income [SixShot]

Lil’ Kim. Big deal. Just Wanted To Plug Bitchie’s site [NecoleBitchie]
Jadakiss & Lil’ Wayne – Death Wish [Nah Right]

“Merry Christmas”, says Ghostface [Birthplace Magazine]

Almost-Daily Briefs: 12/12/08

A.G. Freestyling @ Knitting Factory [Ka5p]
Rosenberg/DJ Premier: Speaking on Nas [DJ Ness]
Rosenberg/DJ Premier: Speaking on B.I.G. [DJ Ness]

Rosenberg/DJ Premier: Speaking on.. other things [DJ Ness]
Jean Grae/Talib Kweli @ FatBeats [DifferentKitchen]
Mayor’s Son Strives To Be Hip-Hop Leno [ConnPost]

Almost-Daily Brief: 12/11/08

Birthplace Magazine Makes It To Alltop [Alltop]

Tweet and Greet, Tonight (12/11), Negril Village, NYC [BigCed]
GhostDeini The Great Cover & Tracklist [ProHipHop]
Artist Joe Buck Remixes Q-Tip Album Cover [CrateKings]

Sha Stimuli Release and Release Party [HipHopPress]
Brooklyn Barbershop Battles. Dope. [TheKaosEffect]

Almost-Daily Briefs: 12/09/08

EPMD: In-Store @ Fatbeats – 12/9 [FatBeats]
Jean Grae, Talib Kweli: In-Store – 12/10 [FatBeats]
Say Thank You. Graph Says “You’re Welcome” [NahRight]

Grandmaster Flash to release new album [AllHipHop]
Where in the World Is Bobbito Garcia? [BlackPower]
Donny Goines ft. Tess – Ghetto U.S.A. [NahRight]
Ghostface – Kilo Rmx w/Raekwon, Malice [Clockwork]

Almost-Daily Briefs: 12/08/08

Jay-Z/MC Lyte – Brooklyn Anthem (tagged) [SmartenUpNas]

A Message From the BK Tourism Board [TheReal]
Funkmaster Flex. On A Baseball Card. Sorta. [AllHipHop]
Che Grand at Highline, Dec. 9 [CheGrand]
Joe Budden: “New York Ain’t Sh-t” [JoeBudden]

Geneology of the Wu-Tang Clan [TheOnion]

Almost-Daily Briefs: 12/07/08

Jay-Z and Nas: Frenemies? [HipHopOnMyMind]

Tapemasters Inc./Jay-Z – My President is Black [DifferentKitchen]
RIP Party Arty (D.I.T.C.): Diamond/Fat Joe speak on it [AllHipHop]
Rakim: Last Hip-Hop Show @ Knitting Factory [OkayPlayer]
Hip-Hop Did Not Start In The Bronx?? [Unkut]

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