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Numerous reports claim Birdman sightings in the Rocky Mountains. As strange as that may sound to some, what it actually means is Cash Money Records found its newest member, in the Denver-based MC, Trev Rich.

Making its first stop in Denver this summer, the Birdman decided he'd found his latest recruit upon hearing the MC's singles “Score” and “All Mine”. Rich began working with a Cash Money engineer the next day. “I was just back and forth from the hotel to the studio,” mentioned Rich pertaining to the sessions spanning for two weeks.

Birdman flew the young artist to their Universal Music Group HQ in New York, and the official signing commenced. “I met everybody, and they treated us like family from the beginning,&rdq

Still riding high from his recent release, The Impossible Kid, Aesop Rock has announced a new run of North American tour dates in support of his acclaimed new album. He will be joined, once again, by Hail Mary Mallon counterpart Rob Sonic and dedicated turntablist DJ Zone for an extensive headlining tour supported by Homeboy Sandman. Aesop and the Stones Throw artist also collaborated on the recently released free EP Lice 2: Still Buggin’. 

In conjunction with the announcement, he’s also shared the visuals for the track “Shrunk” off The Impossible Kid. The Rob Shaw-directed video finds Aesop at the arcade where he is met by Rob Sonic, and manages to contextualize the song’s narrative about t

Wu Tang Clan's love of Asian martial arts movies and culture has always been obviously, but this November, the RZA is going to make the link between hip hop and kung fu a little more explicit by performing live at a screening of one of Wu Tang's favorite films, The 36th Chamber of the Shaolin.

Originally released in 1978, The 36th Chamber of the Shaolin was produced by the legendary Shaw Bros. and was directed by Liu Chia-Liang, who also directed Jackie Chan's Drunken Master II. The film is frequently referenced in Wu Tang Clan songs, and now Wu Tang founder The RZA is doing a special, one time performance in honor of the influential kung-fu film.

On November 10th in New York City, The RZA will perform a

Adopting titles such as “The Waterproof Emcee”, and “The Endangered Lyricist”, this week's Rap Station Spotlight Artist goes to John Austin IV—better known to the masses as Ras Kass.

The California-based rapper introduced his magnum-caliber rhymes with his critically-acclaimed debut single, “Remain Anonymous”, which earned special recognition from The Source Magazine, and his eventual signing under Priority/EMI Records.

Prior to this, Kass already became a prominent figure in Hip-hop underground, rooted upon various appearances on several records, as well as radio-broadcasted freestyle rap sessions, which showcased the young rapper's skills on top the live stage and “solidified the emergi

Kendrick Lamar has made a name for himself with politically charged lyrics that deliver some hard truths, but today the Compton rapper is reminding the world that he's perfectly capable of delivering some breezy pop music with Maroon 5.

The new single, "Don't Wanna Know," which features Adam Levine and Kendrick Lamar getting nostalgic about past relationships. You can listen to the relaxed, laid back new song on YouTube here. 

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DJ Premier and MC Eiht are busy putting the finishing touches on the Compton Most Wanted leader's final album, Which Way Iz West, but they're giving fans a taste of what to expect with a new remix of MC Eiht's 2012 track, "Runn The Blocc."

DJ Premier told XXL magazine "Runn The Blocc" was originally a freestyle done over Black Moon's "Who Got The Props" backing tracks. "I'm a huge fan of Young MayLAy from the west coast and he can spit," DJ Premier said. "So when we finished mixing the album, I wanted to keep the lyrics and put a brand new beat to it so that it sounded like a whole new song."

"When I originally got the beat from Brenk (Sinatra), rather then do something that glorif