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PREMIERE: Pause – "Get High"

By: Scooby Wilson (@mcscoobins) Updated Category: Music
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Today we have the pleasure of Premiering “Get High” by Venice Beach rapper/producer Pause. A man so dedicated to the creation of “honest hip hop” that he built his own studio and taught himself to play multiple instruments for his upcoming album. The Jethro Tull style flute you hear on “Get High” is not a sample but a live riff Pause executed after gorging on YouTube instructional tutorials. The LA native’s ode to care free living is one of the many choice cuts from his upcoming LP No Small Order – out March 17th. Pre-order now on iTunes.

Watch Southern University's Marching Band Play J. Cole's 'Wet Dreamz' (VIDEO)

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2) Updated Category: News
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If you ask J. Cole, you haven’t made it until a marching band at a historically black college or university jazzes up your song. He came to this revelation after watching Southern University’s marching band, deemed the Human Jukebox, play their own rendition of his 2014 Forest Hills Drive track, “Wet Dreamz,” laced with the triumphant sounds of horns, trumpets and trombones.

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Watch the performance below.

Audra The Rapper – "No.Body"

By: Eleven8 Updated Category: Videos
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Audra The Rapper teams up with Kharvari and Martin Strange to bring her new hook-heavy track “No.Body” to life.  “No.Body” reveals a more erotic side of Audra, who perfectly shows why she is a must watch artist on this mesmerizing single.  This is the first release from Audra’s Retrospectrum EP due in March.

Young Thug Says He Would Never Buy A Jay Z CD

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2) Updated Category: News
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Young Thug says the darndest things.

In an interview with GQ, the ATLien spoke about why hip-hop is a young man’s game, saying that older emcees are not getting any love from the youth. He even lightly shaded Jay Z and said that his age keeps him from purchasing his music.

“If you’re 30, 40 years old, you’re not getting listened to by minors,” said the 22-year-old. “Like, Jay Z has some of the sickest lyrics ever, but I would never buy his CD, just because of my age and because of his age. By the time I turn that old, I ain’t gonna be doing what he’s doing.”

The “Stoner” rapper also said he doesn’t want to be rapping past 40 either, like Jay Z.

“I don’t want to be 50 years old and rapping, man. I’m pretty sure nobody wants to do that. I’m pretty sure Jay Z don’t wanna rap right now.”

Read the rest of the interview over at GQ.

Is There Beef Brewing With A$AP And 50 Cent?

By: yourfavenightmare Updated Category: Rumors
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I heard, but didn’t see it. I heard that A$AP Rocky has been taking some shots at 50 Cent on social media, but I don’t see any evidence of it. As you know, 50 Cent somehow got into his ex’s DMs and A$AP hit her up, seemingly just to “build.” Then, 50 Cent made an off-color comment about A$AP wearing a dress or something. The Harlem rapper responded with something regarding “keep it classy” and that he didn’t know Tatted Up Holly was with 50. Yeah…I guess that’s possible. After that, A$AP apparently posted some stuff that was later taken down. This is not “beef” like we typically think about. Still, he said on Twitter, “IM WIT ALL THE S####, YALH GOT ME FUKED UP. NI99AS OUT HERE BE IN THEY GIRL’S DM’S MORE THAN ME N SH!T, EMO THUGS, MAKIN US ALL LOOK SILLY.” Then again, A$AP and them dudes get down in the street, please believe. How 50 Cent get in the DM’s anyway?

Lil' Bibby Talks What A Song With Him And Drake Would Sound Like And More (VIDEO)

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2) Updated Category: News
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Montreality caught up with Lil’ Bibby to ask their usual rundown of questions. Besides talking about his jobs as a teenager and what he did with his first check, the “Water” rapper also spoke about his relationship with MTV personality and radio host Sway and how he feels about doing interviews with him.

“Sway’s interviews man, I don’t really like them,” he laughed. “He be trying to get too deep, man. He’s an expert…I think he can see in your eyes if you’ve been through some s### so he asks all the right questions. He tries to cut deep. He gets me in my feelings sometimes.”

Bibby is actually one of Drake’s favorites and when he messaged the 20-year-old via Twitter to say that he was waiting on his Free Crack mixtape in 2013, Bib says he put the pressure on him. Drizzy has even reached out to the Chicago emcee to collaborate on wax but the song still has not come to life.

When asked, Bibby says their song would be “a deep, deep song” with ” a lot of melodies” and “crazy bars and crazy flows.”

“If it’s not a hit it’ll probably be a track that you can play 10, 20 years from now.”

Watch the interview below to hear Bibby’s thoughts on Chief Keef getting dropped from Interscope, his definition of a ‘G’ and more.

DJ King Assassin Presents: "What Would Pac Do" Ft. Kokane, Joe Young, Big Hutch (Above The Law) & Tupac

By: Scooby Wilson (@mcscoobins) Updated Category: Music
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Right in time for the Tupac Shakur exhibit to open at Grammy Museum, his longtime friend and producer DJ King Assassin put together a project for all the Tupac fans and fans of good music period titled “The Way He Wanted It”. The project will feature released and unreleased material by the late great Tupac Shakur. The first song to drop from the tape is called “What Would Pac Do” which features Pac’s friend and collabo partner OG Kokane as well as another good friend of the late Great Shakur, Westcoast Legend and 1/3 of the group Above The Law OG Big Hutch. The song also features another unexpected guest, rapper Joe Young from Germany. Joe Young was recruited by OG Kokane as well as DJ King Assassin. “We wanted to have an International point of view on the current situation thats going on worldwide so we just thought Joe would fit the record perfectly and Joe’s work ethic is undeniable” OG Kokane expressed. Also get the new Kokane single “Halla” on Itunes right now.

Emmis Communications Sues Big Boy For Trying To Leave Power 106.1

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2) Updated Category: News
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West coast radio personality Big Boy is trying to leave his homestead Power 106.1 but its parent company, Emmis Communications, isn’t having it.

Big Boy has been with Emmis over two decades but his contract will be ending soon. Emmis said they would be more than happy to renew it but it turns out that Big Boy wants to jump ship and work for their competitor, iHeartMedia.

While hosting his Big Boy’s Neighborhood morning show, he was reportedly making $1.45 million a year and received bonuses and a car, but iHeartMedia is offering to pay him $3.5 million and spoil him with more perks, including access to a private jet. Emmis matched their offer in efforts to keep him, but Big told them that he’s leaving anyway.

Emmis is now taking this matter to the courts and has asked a judge for an order to prevent Big Boy from leaving. They are also suing him for $5 million.

 

Hip Hop Artist Azizi Gibson Releases "The Last" EP BitTorrent Bundle (TRACKLIST/DOWNLOAD)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Music
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(AllHipHop News) Hip Hop performer Azizi Gibson has teamed with BitTorrent to release his new EP The Last. The project’s jazz sampling production was provided by Kamandi, Mori, and Scoop Deville.

Fans can get instant access to Gibson’s songs “Claustrophobic” and “Bad Habit’s.” An email subscription is required to unlock the remaining cuts. The Los Angeles based artist will also hit tour dates in New Zealand and Australia in the coming weeks.

[ALSO READ: De La Soul, G-Eazy & Ace Hood BitTorrent Bundles Among Top 10 Most Downloaded In 2014]

Check out the tracklist for Azizi Gibson’s The Last EP BitTorrent Bundle and download the project below.

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The Last: Instant Download
1. Claustrophobic (p###. by Kamandi) [Music]
2. Bad Habit’s (p###. by Kamandi) [Music]
3. “The Last” Cover Art [Artwork]

The Last: Email Download
4. Loafing (p###. by Mori) [Music]
5. Look Around Featuring Waka Flocka (p###. by Kamandi) [Music]
6. The Irony (p###. by Scoop Deville) [Music]
7. Misguided ( p###. by Kamandi) [Music]

Iowa Republicans Feel That Beyoncé's Music Is 'Mental Poison'

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2) Updated Category: News
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Looks like the Beyhive is slight in Iowa.

In a book by possible Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee entitled God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy, he called Beyoncé’s music “mental poison.” A new survey that was administered to other Republicans found that more than a handful of people agree with him.

In a Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll,  the question read “In his recently published book, Mike Huckabee criticized the singer Beyonce, calling her ‘mental poison.’ Do you think Huckabee is mostly right about Beyonce or did he go too far?” Forty percent of Iowa Republicans agreed with Huckabee’s judgment of Mrs. Carter’s music, 38 percent felt that he went too far and 22 percent said they were unsure if they should agree or not.

The poll also asked if Huckabee was wrong for bashing the Obamas for allowing their two daughters to listen to her music. In an interview with People magazine, Huckabee casted judgment on their parenting.

“I don’t understand how on one hand they can be such doting parents and so careful about the intake of everything—how much broccoli they eat and where they go to school…and yet they don’t see anything that might not be suitable,” he said regarding B’s music.

The question read “Mike Huckabee said the Obamas were guilty of bad parenting for allowing their daughters to listen to her music. Do you think Huckabee is mostly right about the Obamas, or did he go too far?”

This opinion wasn’t favorable, as 60 percent of Republicans said he “went too far,” 23 percent said he was “mostly right” and 16 percent said that they were unsure.

Read the survey here.

Iggy Azalea Earns 5 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominations; None In Hip Hop Category

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) As most of the music world prepares for the 57th Annual Grammys this Sunday, another set of award nominations have been announced. The 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards nods were led by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea and British singer-songwriter Sam Smith.

[ALSO READ: Rihanna, Kanye West And Paul McCartney To Perform ‘FourFiveSeconds’ At The 2015 Grammys]

Both Azalea and Smith pulled in five nominations. Iggy will compete for “Artist of the Year,” “Best Collaboration” (2), “Best New Artist,” and “Renegade.” While the “Fancy” performer captured many of the Hip Hop/Rap trophies at other recent award shows, Iggy was not included in iHeartRadio’s “Hip Hop/R&B Song of the Year” category.

The lone Hip Hop/R&B award will go to either Jeremih and YG’s “Don’t Tell ‘Em,” Beyoncé’s “Flawless,” Beyoncé and Jay Z’s “Drunk In Love,” Chris Brown and Tyga’s “Loyal,” or Chris Brown, Usher and Rick Ross’ “New Flame.” Other Hip Hop acts to earn nominations include Pharrell Williams, Nicki Minaj, Juicy J, and 2 Chainz.

The 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards will air live March 29 from Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium on NBC. Check out the full list of nominations below.

[ALSO READ: Iggy Azalea Talks How Award Nominations Help Her Deal With Her Haters]

Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande
Iggy Azalea
Luke Bryan
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift

Song of the Year
“All About That  Bass” – Meghan Trainor
“All of Me” – John Legend
“Happy” – Pharrell Williams
“Shake It Off” – Taylor Swift
“Stay With Me” – Sam Smith

Best Collaboration
“Bang Bang” – Jessie J + Ariana Grande + Nicki Minaj
“Dark Horse” – Katy Perry featuring Juicy J
“Fancy” – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
“Problem” – Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea
“Talk Dirty” – Jason Derulo featuring 2 Chainz

Best New Artist
Bastille
Cole Swindell
Iggy Azalea
Meghan Trainor
Sam Smith

Country Song of the Year
“Bartender” – Lady Antebellum
“Burnin’ It Down” – Jason Aldean
“Dirt” – Florida Georgia Line
“Give Me Back My Hometown” – Eric Church
“Play It Again” – Luke Bryan

Hip Hop/R&B Song of the Year
“Don’t Tell ‘Em” – Jeremih featuring YG
“Drunk in Love” – Beyoncé featuring Jay Z
“Flawless” – Beyoncé
“Loyal” – Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga
“New Flame” – Chris Brown featuring Usher and Rick Ross

Dance Song of the Year
“Animals” – Martin Garrix
“Blame” – Calvin Harris featuring John Newman
“La La La” – Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith
“Summer” – Calvin Harris
“Waves” – Mr. Probz

Alternative Rock Song of the Year
“Come With Me Now” – KONGOS
“Do I Wanna Know?” – Arctic Monkeys
“Fever” – The Black Keys
“Something From Nothing” – Foo Fighters
“Take Me to Church” – Hozier

Best Lyrics
“All of Me” – John Legend
“Blank Space” – Taylor Swift
“Counting Stars” – OneRepublic
“Habits (Stay High)” – Tove Lo
“Stay With Me” – Sam Smith
“Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran

Best Fan Army
5SOSFAM – 5 Seconds of Summer
Arianators – Ariana Grande
Bey Hive – Beyoncé
Team Breezy – Chris Brown
Sheerios – Ed Sheeran
Church Choir – Eric Church
Directioners – One Direction
Selenators – Selena Gomez
Mendes Army – Shawn Mendes
Swifties – Taylor Swift

Renegade
Brantley Gilbert
Charli XCX
Hozier
Iggy Azalea
Meghan Trainor

Diddy Accused Of Punching A Man During Super Bowl Party, Police Are Investigating (VIDEO)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Scottsdale police are looking to speak with Hip Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs concerning allegations he attacked a club goer during a Super Bowl party last weekend. According to TMZ, a man named Steven Donaldson accuses Diddy of punching him in the face.

[ALSO READ: Diddy Reportedly Banned Adopted Son Quincy From Appearing On “Empire”]

Video obtained by the website shows the accuser was constantly yelling at Diddy that evening. Apparently, Donaldson paid $100 to get into the venue and expected to see the “Victory” rapper perform. He also complained that Combs was late to the event and mostly remained in the VIP section.

Donaldson claims after he addressed Diddy, the Bad Boy Records founder punched him in the face. Security supposedly then tackled Donaldson and removed him from the party.

In the video, Donaldson can be heard calling Diddy an “a**hole” and telling him to “get the f**k on stage.” The footage does not show Diddy striking anyone.

Donaldson later filed a battery report. Police were called to the scene, but Diddy had already left the club before the authorities arrived. Donaldson was reportedly found to be intoxicated.

[ALSO READ: YG & Ty Dolla Sign Accused Of Assaulting A Fan In Australia]

Watch footage from the party below.

Bobbi Kristina Brown's Text Messages Reveal She Was Still Troubled By Her Mother's Death

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Bobbi Kristina Brown is currently in a medically induced coma at an Atlanta area hospital after being found unresponsive in a bathtub at her Georgia home. The situation is eerily similar to how her mother, Whitney Houston, was discovered three years ago in a Beverly Hills hotel.

[ALSO READ: Houston Family Says Bobbi Kristina’s “Fighting For Her Life”]

RadarOnline received access to some of Bobbi’s final texts before her current medical state, and the messages reveal the 21-year-old was still grieving her mother’s death. Brown stated she felt “alienated,” “lost,” and “pain like your heart has been ripped out of your chest.”

According to Radar, Bobbi Kristina sent the following statements to a family friend a few days before being hospitalized.

I was ALLLLL my mother lived for.

Despite the fame, the fortune, the power — any and everything, my mother has done FOR ME lady.

She was and is my everything ma’am. And if you don’t think I don’t know [what] an ounce of HURT anguish and pain is, you are preaching to the wrong women [sic], because I’ve lves [sic] in the public eye since I was born.

All well now though. I will update you. Have a blessed week. Goodbye.

Houston was recently depicted in the Lifetime biopic Whitney. The film, starring Yaya DaCosta as the iconic singer, first aired on January 17. Houston’s family was not involved in the making of the movie.

[ALSO READ: Drugs Found In Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Home]

Watch NBC’s report on Bobbi Kristina Brown below.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Does Wiz Khalifa Have Baby Momma Drama?

By: kubeezz Updated Category: Rumors
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Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose’s divorce has been a little messy but for the most part they’ve kept things quiet.

Obviously their co-parenting relationship must be kinda rocky because Wiz took to Twitter to vent about not being able to spend time with their son.

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Someone tweeted and told Wiz to just “get back with his wife,” and he replied “no thanks.” I really had hope these two could work it out but it looks like that’s a hell no.

Rick Rubin Shares His Thoughts On Songs By Kanye West, Jay Z, Beastie Boys, Dr. Dre & More

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Rick Rubin has been contributing to Hip Hop for thirty years. With that wealth of experience, the producing legend surely has knowledge about some of the greatest songs of the genre. Rubin shared his thoughts on numerous tracks via Genius.com.

[ALSO READ: Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert Explains $40 Million Investment In Genius (Formerly Rap Genius)]

The co-founder of Def Jam Records annotated songs he produced for artists such as Kanye West, Jay Z, LL Cool J, and Beastie Boys. He also covered tracks by Dr. Dre, Ghostface Killah, Geto Boys, and D’Angelo.

Check out some of Rick Rubin’s Genius annotations below.

Jay Z’s “99 Problems” [Verse 2 – produced by Rick Rubin]

This is the one verse that he wrote down. It’s the first time I ever saw him write anything down.

He read it off his laptop. He wrote it the night of.

Geto Boys’ “Mind of a Lunatic” [Verse 1: Bushwick Bill]

Geffen refused to put out the Geto Boys because of “Mind of a Lunatic.”

LL Cool J’s “Rock The Bells” [produced by Rick Rubin]

It was never about proving anything, it was just that this is what I like and this is true to who they are. The only reason those first records were so aggressive, it had little to do with me. That was the good music at that moment. It wasn’t because it was that, it was the music. If the best music in that moment was folk music, that’s probably what I would have done first. I mean, I like all kinds of music, I always have, I’ve always listened to all kinds of music.

Dr. Dre’s “Nuthin’ But A G Thang”

I never really listened to The Chronic. I guess I never liked smooth? Same with Puff, who really brought R&B into it. I preferred hip-hop when it was nothing like R&B. I love breakbeats and B-boy style drum machines. I never liked the slick stuff.

Ghostface Killah’s “Intro (2000)”

I just listened to Supreme Clientele the other day, and it’s kind of untouchable.

Beastie Boys’ “Rhymin’ and Stealin'” [produced by Rick Rubin & Beastie Boys]

For the most part, with Licensed To Ill, I did the majority of the music, and we all brought in lyrics. Usually, we’d be hanging out all night at Danceteria looking at girls, trying to make each other laugh with lines and writing them down. We were there every single night.

I remember a time when I couldn’t get in.

Kanye West’s “Bound 2”

Something we talked about with Kanye was doing an alternate version of Yeezus, because there are so many versions of songs, great versions. There are versions just as good as what’s on the album, just different. I know as a fan of the album, I’d like to hear that. Maybe some day, whenever he wants. But it exists! That s**t exists.

Kanye West’s “Guilt Trip”

Kanye told me Yeezus was the first album where he was happy with the way it came out.

D’Angelo’s “Playa Playa”

I don’t think there’s an album I’ve liked more than I’ve liked Voodoo in the fifteen years since it came out. I just think it’s spectacular.

[ALSO READ: Russ Simmons & Rick Rubin Recall Recording With Beastie Boys]

French Montana Discusses Single "Gucci Mane" Featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Rick Ross (VIDEO)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) French Montana put together a big line-up of guests for his track “Gucci Mane.” The Bad Boy recording artist called on Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Rick Ross for the single.

[ALSO READ: French Montana – “Poison”]

French stopped by Revolt Live to discuss his music. The Bronx representative revealed listeners can expect the song to be released by the end of the month.

“[Kanye] helped me with my next single. It was me, him, Ross, and Wayne,” explained Montana. “It’s probably [going to be released in] like another three weeks.”

There has been controversy surrounding French’s “Gucci Mane.” Last September, Atlanta rapper 9Gotti accused Montana and West of stealing his song for their own version. 9Gotti’s label Chinga Chang Records reportedly contacted Kanye and Bad Boy boss Diddy to prevent “Gucci Mane” from being released.

[ALSO READ: French Montana, Kanye West, Rick Ross & Diddy Accused Of Stealing “Gucci Mane” Song]

Watch French Montana’s appearance on Revolt below.

DJ Premier Seeking Suggestions From Fans For Name Of New Live Band

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) DJ Premier needs your help. The legendary Hip Hop producer has started his own 5-piece live band for a set of performance dates in Japan, but he has yet to come up with a name for the group.

[ALSO READ: DJ Premier To Debut New Live Band In Japan]

Premo is soliciting suggestions from the public on what to call his band. Fans can tweet their ideas directly to Premier at @REALDJPREMIER or drop it in the comment section at premierwuzhere.com.

“I put a live band together because I’ve always dreamed of being in one ever since I was a kid. I have a funky group of players assembled to play my classics and perform new things” states Premier.

Watch DJ Premier, Brady Watt (bass), Lenny “The Ox” Reece (drums), Takuya Kuroda (horns and keys), and Corey King (trombone and keys) rehearse in the video below.

[ALSO READ: DJ Premier Reflects On D&D Studios, Preps New Location & Debut Album]

Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul & Many More To Play Sasquatch! Music Festival 2015

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Events
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(AllHipHop News) TDE will be properly represented at this year’s Sasquatch! Music Festival. Black Hippy members Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, and Ab-Soul were tapped to perform Memorial Day weekend at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington.

Other acts scheduled to appear include Run The Jewels, Action Bronson, Dilated Peoples, Raury, and Bishop Nehru. For more information visit sasquatchfestival.com.

[ALSO READ: BUKU Arts + Music Project Final Lineup Includes ASAP Rocky, Run The Jewels, ILOVEMAKONNEN and more]

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Watch the Sasquatch! Music Festival announcement video below.

New Tupac Letter Reveals Potential OutKast Collaboration

By: @SimplyCecilia Updated Category: News
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If nothing else, Hip Hop fans will forever find new Tupac material to discuss.

Following a recent interview with Jim Belushi coming to light for the ’96 film Gang Related, a letter written by ‘Pac to friend Big Lock has surfaced in which he discussed a never released collaborative effort title ONE NATION, in which he lists upcoming partnerships with fellow Californian emcee E-40, Scarface, Smif-n-Wessum and legendary duo OutKast.

Though of course it never came to fruition, one can still wonder. What do you think?