It appears as if the festering animosity between Joe Budden and his (possibly ex) record label, Amalgam Digital, have now hit a cresendo, as a Twitter-war-of-words erupted tonight, and Budden seeming to be out the door
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Managing Editor of Mog Music Network, Kenny Herzog, just published an exclusive interview with Ms. Digga, where she speaks on her hiatus, other female MCs, and “fitting in” with the current rap climate
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This Friday, End of the Weak (EODub), the famed weekly NYC open mic showcase, is celebrating 10 years (!) of hosting hip hop hotness
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![Post image for Nas: Power, Paper & Pussy [New Music]](http://www.birthplacemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/nas.jpg)
Nas spits a pretty serious flow, hearkening back to an “early” Nas flowing over the “Big Beat” breakbeat with a little classic Herb Alpert on the horns
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We’ve collected a bunch of links, video clips and information to satisfy those who couldn’t make the monumental event at Governors Island on August 28 in NYC
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![Post image for The ILLZ – Ode To New York [Video]](http://www.birthplacemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/The-ILLZ-Ode-To-New-York.jpg)
Ode To New York” is one of the final releases before his “In Between Video Series” is presented in it’s entireity, an “intentionally simple and straightforward” video where The ILLZ professes his love for the city that never sleeps
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Ex-Fugee Wyclef Jean, who had publicly declared his intent to run for president of his native Haiti, has been declared ineligible by the Haitian Provisional Electoral Council
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Rock The Bells 2010, the popular multi-city hip hop music festival, begins its run this weekend, with two California shows. New York, and Washington DC to follow next weekend.
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Kanye West taps big brother Jay-Z & Mr. Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, for the highly anticipated remix to his well-received “Power”
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Forbes magazine, king of lists involving the wealth of the world’s richest, released their annual Hip Hop Cash Kings list today highlighting hip hop’s top 20 earners
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We are happy to get our digihands on A (2)Dope Mixtape: Empire State Edition, and in support of our New York artists, we are equally happy to bring it to our e-pages, to share with all of you
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![Post image for Mohammad Dangerfield (Hasan Salaam, Rugged N Raw) – The BBQ Joint [Video]](http://www.birthplacemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/mohammad-dangerfield.jpg)
Mohammad Dangerfield, the dynamic duo of Hassan Salaam and Rugged N Raw, drop the video for “The BBQ Joint,” featuring crooner Kendal Good on the hook
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