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Shock G Breaks Down Digital Underground's Entire Catalogue, 2Pac & More

Gregory “Shock G” Jacobs is having a moment.During the interview, the musical mastermind behindthe Oakland-based rap-funk outfit Digital Undergroundliterally breaks down in tears.“I’m sorry,” he says...

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West Coast Pioneers (Nice site that archives the early days of the West Coast...

In the early 80´s the first Rap Artists entered the West Coast. Some moved across from the East Coast like the brothers Henry G, Evil E (later known as the NY City Spin Masters), Lil Rockin G or Afrika...

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Kendrick Lamar speaks on Dre producing vocals

starts at 3:38 to 5:23VIAHipHopSite.com

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Kanye West My Beautiful Twisted Dark Fantasy (album credits)

1. Dark Fantasy(K. West, R. Diggs, E. Wilson, J. Bhasker, M. Dean, M. Jones, J. Anderson, M. Oldfield)Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Ramecca Music/Universal Music-Careers...

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Daz speaks on Sam Sneed (Beatdown/Tumor rumors)

ThaFormula.com;Now why didn't Sam Sneed ever drop an album on Death Row?Daz Dillinger - East Coast /West Coast shit man, and he had a tumor 'cause Tupac and them beat the fuck out of him! That's why he...

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Kool G. Rap Speaks On The Origins Of Gangster Rap

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The Game Confirms That Wu-Tang's RZA Filed Lawsuit Against "Heartbreaker"

Exclusive: Game explains that he and RZA made a song that couldn't be used for "R.E.D.," but when it ended up on this week's mixtape, the Abbott started sending cease-and-desists.Yesterday, HipHopDX...

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HHC/Hip Hop Connection review of Above The Law’s; Legends

^click image to enlarge^HHC/Hip Hop Connection review ofAbove The Law’s; LegendsHHC Rating 3/5

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Unreleased Dr.Dre produced Above The Law tracks

^click images to enlarge^Page 60 & 61From the Have Gun Will Travel book by Ronin RoAmazon link here.

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Diplomats Say Working With Dr. Dre Was ‘Humbling’

“He definitely made me rap my verse like 33 times,”Jones told MTV this past week aboutworking with the good doctor.“It was cool. It was a great experience.”Cam’ron also experienced Dre’spenchant for...

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WC speaks on status of Westside Connection (2011)

Have you and Cube ever thought aboutmaybe getting together and maybe doing a duo album?We talked about it, but at the same timewe know that is close to beinga Westside Connection album.It has to be...

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illuminati2g interview with Chris "The Glove" Taylor

If you don’t know who that isya might want to do your homework.The legendary DJ/producer talks about his work with;-Ice T (Radio crew,Breakin' (the movie),Reckless,Breakin''n' Enterin')-Ruthless...

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Dee Barnes/Pump it up interview with Ice Cube/N.W.A & The D.O.C (1989)

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Raptalk.Net: How did some cats from LA end up producing LL Cool J's 1987...

We all know about Ice Cube hooking up withEast Coast producers (The Bomb Squad)to help make his 1990s "Amerikkkas Most Wanted"...but what you don't hear about is years before thatLL hooked up with some...

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Dr.Dre speaks in Helter Skelter & N.W.A reunion with Fab 5 Freddy in 1992

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"Microphone Mafia"

Bobcat;....I had a crew called Microphone Mafiaand on a lot of 2Pac records(and on Coming after you by N.W.A/Ice Cube & MC Ren)I say at the end"Microphone Mafia", and so it was a clique record for...

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Yo! magazine interview with The D.O.C 1990

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who was "Sergeant Kick Ass"? (Mike "Crazy Neck" Sims)

^click image to enlarge^Source;Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists bySacha Jenkins, Elliott Wilson, Jeff Mao and Gabe Alvarez

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Eazy-E interview in Vibe magazine

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N.W.A interview Spin Magazine 1991

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Q&A: Blake Lethem, a/k/a KEO X-MEN, a/k/a Lord Scotch, a/k/a Scotch 79...

Read interview over@ EgoTripLandMC Serchdrops a comment as well.Great read.

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Jerry B. Long aka Kokane The Most Featured Artist In The World Pt. 1 & 2...

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Laylaw Discusses His History With Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Ghost-Producing "California...

-The veteran west coast consigliore tells DXabout Dr. Dre's early days,his upcoming box set audio-biographyand says "Fuck Jerry Heller."-“I been knowing Dre since like ’80, ’81,” recalled Laylaw...

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Big Mike (Convicts/Geto Boys) VS Rap-A-Lot

From the Ashes: Former Geto Boy Big MikeFormer Geto Boy Big Mike attempts to set the record straight about his arson conviction.By Ben Westhoff Wednesday, Mar 3 2010In 2004, Michael Barnett was paroled...

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KRS interview January 2012

The Blastmaster builds on the last BDP album,Sex and Violence (1992) which he states was “a flop”(only moving 250,000 units,in contrast to 1990’s Edutainment which moved 600,000 units), the possibility...

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