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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

In 2014, Ice-T released the album Manslaughter, featuring the rapper-turned-actor-turned-rockstar dishing out hard-hitting hooks for heavy-metal band, Body Count.

In a recent interview with Revolver magazine, Ice T shared retrospect thoughts on the previous album, as well as announced its follow-up album, Bloodlust, scheduled for release early 2017.

“We did [Manslaughter] to test the watxer to see if there was still a market for our music,” explained Ice-T, “And it worked. People were excited to see the band, so once we got that foothold we decided to go back and hit 'em with everything we've got.”

Ice-T continued by describing his latest writing process:

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This day in Hip-hop marks the birth of amongHip-hop's pioneering female rappers, none other than Lana Michelle Moorer—more prominently known as MC Lyte.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Lyte began rapping as early as age twelve, and at age fourteen, Lyte began recording her first single.

Gaining recognition in the Hip-hop scene, fans and critics alike easily recognized a stand-out star in the young rapper, who already “began publicly outshining other MCs.” MC Lyte debuted in 1988 with her album, Lyte As A Rock, which featured critically-acclaimed singles, such as “Paper Thin” and “10% Dis”.

After two albums both showcasing Lyte's unfiltered lyrical content, fans saw a transition to a lighte

With 33 years in the industry, Def Jam's catalog ranges all the way from its early years with LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys, to its present-day artists such as Kanye West, Ludacris, Jeremih, Pusha T, and the list goes on. Today we acknowledge the man behind the many faces brandishing the Def Jam banner, mr. Rick Rubin.

Def Jam's earliest accounts extend all the way back to Rubin's teenage years back in Long Beach, New York. In High School, Rubin acquired an affinity towards music after befriending the school's audiovisual director, Steve Freeman, who also offered Rubin lessons in both guitar and songwriting.

In his senior Year, Rubin unknowingly produced one of Def Jam's most ancestral recordings, using the school's four-track recorder. While

Rhymefest, the Grammy and Academy Award winning songwriter and "Brand New" rapper, held a vigil in his hometown of Chicago last night to draw attention to the devastating wave of gun violence that has swept the city.

“What we are going to do is a citywide therapy session,” the Blue Collar rapper said in a statement about the vigil's purpose. “We are going to de-stigmatize. We want police, we want young people, we want the seniors, we want the teachers and what we want to do is de-stigmatize coping techniques of just being a Chicagoan. Regardless of violence, just being a Chicagoan where many of us are overtaxed and underemployed.”

"We have too many walls in Chicago and not enough bridges,” he added. &l