New Jersey wordsmith Hasan Salaam releases the video for his personal and profound "Father's Day," the second single from his new album, Life in Black and White.

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How the recent shooting at New York's SOBs nightclub during a rap show should be used to improve the live hip hop music scene, not punish it.

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New York City's Highline Ballroom played host to the New York press conference/launch party for the east coast leg of Guerilla Union’s Rock the Bells hip hop festival series.

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Lineup and set times for performances at the two-day Rock The Bells festival, September 1 and 2 at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Homdel, NJ, have been released.

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The 2012 Rock The Bells travelling hip hop festival staged their first "East Coast" press conference and fan appreciation event, as several NY-area artists were added to the lineup. Rock The Bells rolls into the tri-state area on September 1 and 2.

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The 2012 Rock The Bells lineup and locations have been announced. Among notable performers, Nas, Ice Cube, Missy Elliott & Timbaland and a 20 Year anniversary reunion of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Rock The Bells will roll into the Tri-State area September 1 and 2 at NJ's PNC Bank Arts Center.

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Intelligently outspoken and passionate MC/activist Immortal Technique is releasing a DVD documentary, chronicling his world travels, music and activism. The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique is due out in the Summer of 2012.

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