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First 2 Rise

Charge It To The Game
For many there hasnt been a good urban tale since Coldest Winter Ever, but Charge it to the Game (La Femme Fatale) is taking a stand. Written by Michele A. Fletcher, this book puts a different spin on hood stories, as it speaks of something too many folks in the hood dont know about or […]

Bob Marleys Exodus First Album Released On USB Format
Bob Marleys legendary Exodus will be released exclusively via USB memory sticks, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the landmark release. The Marley album is the first major label catalog artist to have an album released via the new USB memory stick format. Not only will the USB memory sticks include the […]

Sha Money XL Inks Deal With Eidos; Creates Tracks For New Software
G-Unit producer Sha Money XL has signed a deal with Eidos Interactive LLC, to create tracks for their newest software, Traxxpad: Portable Studio, for Sony’s PSP.Traxxpad is an application that transforms the Sony PSP system into a music studio on-the-go. Traxxpad: Portable Studio utilizes a range of high-end music making applications, with a focus […]

Minister Mase Sounds Funny
MA$E SOUNDS FUNNYIs this the man that was just signed to G-Unit, closing a deal with SRC and was once known as Murda Ma$e? Mase preaches harder than he rapped! I heard that he’s gone back to preaching after a series of bad experiences in the ATL area. Check the link below for his preachin’ […]

Doug E. Fresh & Square Off: Father’s Day
A celebrity Black father of six (who all live with him) owns and maintains two restaurants, a club, several residential properties, and performs around the world while still making it to family night every Wednesday. The first name that comes mind is probably Bill Cosby. But growing up in a strong family structure isn’t just […]

Comedian Paul Mooney, Ed Lover Host Hip Hop Odyssey Awards
Comedian Paul Mooney and Ed Lover will host this year’s Hip Hop Odyssey Awards tonight (June 16) at BB Kings in New York. The evening is dedicated to celebrating the winning filmmakers of the Hip Hop Odyssey International Film Festival, Hip-Hop Legends, and media trailblazers. The award show is the finale event of […]

Music Executive Don Pooh Opens Famous Seafood Restaurant Chain
Music may be Don Pooh’s main bread and butter, but the Brooklyn, New York native has his eye on a tastier source of income with his new restaurant chain, Famous Seafood. The franchise, which currently has three locations in New Jersey, Manhattan and Brooklyn, is the latest culinary venture for Pooh, who invested in […]

Hip-Hop Rumors: Lil’ Wayne, Superhead, Eminem, Cormega and more!
This edition of illseed’s rumors are sponsored by The GunShow, a secret society..I might get killed just making mention of them. LIL WAYNE SINGLE AND LOOKING?! I just got this from a reliable source. Im getting word that Lil Wayne wants it to be known and regarded that hes single and hes looking. Whats […]

Warren G: Pushing Weight Like Rhymes
Warren G is one half of the Hip-Hop representation on the fourth season of VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club. Along with the other half, Da Brat, the G-Funkster is challenged with moving a different sort of weight. During the course of the season, the celebrities were divided into two overweight teams and the squad that dropped […]

Doug E. Fresh, Queen Latifah Featured In New NBA/HIV AIDS PSAs
Hip-Hop legends Doug E. Fresh and Queen Latifah have partnered with the NBA, HBO, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Global Business Coalition of HIV/AIDS (GBC) to create new HIV/AIDS public service announcements (PSAs) that will premiere this month on major networks. Doug E. Fresh created the music for the PSAs, which discuss the […]

Police In Rockford, IL Cancel DMX Show Over Security Concerns
A June 22 concert in Rockford, Illinois featuring rapper DMX has been canceled, due to security concerns raised by local police. DMX kicked off a 17-city-tour across the eastern portion of the United States on June 15 to promote his latest release The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter, a compilation of […]

Eve Hosts A Week Of Rap City; Discusses Women In Music Business
Philadelphia rapper Eve will host a week of BET’s long running Hip-Hop video show Rap City, from June 18-22. Five respected females in the Hip-Hop industry will appear on the show as part of Black Music Month, to discuss issues facing women in the music business. Dr. Roxanne Shante, DJ Jazzy Joyce, Monie […]

Consequence – World Premiere Webisode #4
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DJ Drama Returns With New Gangsta Grillz Mixtape; Urges Supporters to Take Charge
Less than six months after being at the center of the scrutiny surrounding the mixtape industry, DJ Drama has reemerged with the release of his latest mixtape, Gangsta Grillz 16. The new project, titled The Streets Been Waitin, features exclusive new releases and unreleased tracks from a variety of artists, including Young Jeezy, Lil […]

Rapper Paperboy Charged With Selling Marijuana
Rapper Paperboy, best known for his platinum 1993 single “Ditty” was arrested on Wednesday evening, after police stopped his car and found $1,200 worth of marijuana. Paperboy, born Mitchell Johnson, had been under investigation for several weeks according to the Merced Sun-Star. Merced, California police stopped the rapper around 6:30 pm on Wednesday […]


Trina Produced By Young Yonny
Prostitute (Remix)

Bump J Produced By Kanye West
Nobody Eats But Me

C-Bo: West Side Ryders IIIThe Southeast Connection
In the film Rhyme and Reason, Ice-T said that gangsta raps underlying ethos is, You, listener, I will shoot you in your motherf*ckin face. So what does that mean when a critic reviews a release from the only rapper to ever violate parole based on his lyrics? C-Bo apparently walks it like he talks it. […]