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Mt. Westmore—the West Coast rap supergroup comprised of Too $hort, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and E-40—has shared a new single and accompanying video for "Too Big" featuring P-Lo. The track is taken from their debut album "Snoop, Cube, 40, $hort" (originally titled "Bad MFs"), which arrived exclusively via the metaverse in August. 

In a recent interview with RAPstation's Kyle Eustice for ROCK THE BELLS, Short explained why it didn't immediately go to digital streaming platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify. 

"We all are businessmen and each one of us brings something to the table that makes the group better,” $hort said. “That particular decision was made by Snoop Dogg a

New York Times staff writer Jonathan Abrams has released a new book called "The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip Hop," which dives into the genre's origins through a series of roughly 300 interviews with the pioneers and architects of the culture. 

Published by Penguin Books, "The Come Up" offers unique perspectives from MCs/producers such as Grandmaster Caz, Ice Cube, Marley Marl and Bun B. 

"I knew that we had been coming up on 50 or so years [since Kool Herc’s first party on August 11, 1973], and I felt like this was a history that hadn’t been studied and explored and excavated as much as it should be," Abrahms told Okayplayer. "There had been Jeff Chang’s book

The relentless workhorse Snoop Dogg and new collaborator DJ Drama have unveiled the cover art and release date for their upcoming Gangsta Grillz-inspired project "I Still Got it." According to an Instagram post from the D-O-Double-G, the Death Row Records album is scheduled to arrive on Thursday (October 20). 

"C. Day music for the fans," he wrote. "I. Still got it. @djdrama @deathrowrecords 10/20/22." 

The Gangsta Grillz series was revived with Tyler, The Creator's Grammy Award-winning album, "CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST." The Uncle Snoop collab follows Drama's recent project with Symba, "Results Take Time," and the "D-Day" mixtape with J. Cole and Dreamville. Meanwhile, "Snofall," his joint effort with Jeezy, drops on Friday (October 21). As for Snoop, he just released a

Jadakiss has announced a new coffee business, Kiss Café, with his father Bob Phillips and son Jaewon Phillips. Bob has been in the business since 1977. Twelve years into his career, he became CEO of Caturra Corp., a boutique importing and trading firm that specializes in international green coffees.

"This is one of my proudest professional and personal achievements,” Bob said in a press release. “There is no greater honor than taking what you’ve learned in this life and inspiring your family to join you and bring that pursuit to the next level.”

Jaewon, who joined the business in 2018, added: “Kiss Café is authentic. It’s real. No gimmicks. It’s been in our family for well over 40 years and everything we do here is from the core.”

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Former "Pump It Up!" host Dee Barnes is reveling in gratitude after she was able to save her archives from auction. The trailblazing journalist, who was not only the first Black woman but first woman (period) to host a Hip Hop video show on a major network, notified her fans her collection was in peril earlier this month. 

Speaking to RAPstation's Kyle Eustice for ROCK THE BELLS, Barnes explained she was minutes away from losing three years of archival footage. 

"A lot of people started off there,” she said. “Like Queen Latifah, LL COOL J—we were walking in the street. The footage is incredible. It’s really good stuff that I have. The Beastie Boys footage I have is rare because Adam [MCA] is

Nas has unveiled the cover art and release date for "King's Disease III," the follow-up to 2021's "King's Disease II." According to an Instagram post shared on Tuesday (October 18), the highly anticipated project will arrive on November 11 with executive production once again provided by Hit-Boy. 

The original "King's Disease" album arrived in 2020 with contributions from Charlie Wilson, Hit-Boy, Big Sean, Don Toliver, Lil Durk, Anderson .Paak, Brucie B, Nas's supergroup the Firm, Fivio Foreign and A$AP Ferg. 

The project debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 with more than 47,000 total album-equivalent units sold in its opening week. It ultimately won Best Rap Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, the Queensbridge legend's first. Its successor, the aforementioned "