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Vinyl records invite hip hop fans to go back to the future with the release of the double CD package, Rmxxology .

Rapper Ludacris had to bail, but there's no shortage of hip-hop artists at Bumbershoot.

About 25 years ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger told Playboy Channel viewers that the "ass" is the best thing about Brazilian women and their nation's culture.

Baton Rouge-based rapper Lil Boosie got his start when he teamed up with C-Loc for his debut "For My Thugs." He later hooked up with Webbie for the albums "Gangsta Music" and "Ghetto Stories" and has two solo ...

Baton Rouge-based rapper Lil Boosie got his start when he teamed up with C-Loc for his debut "For My Thugs." He later hooked up with Webbie for the albums "Gangsta Music" and "Ghetto Stories" and has two solo ...

Not many people can say someone freestyle-rapped for them in the middle of an otherwise quiet coffee shop, and well, oh, that someone was a chick.

RMXXOLOGY , Delicious Vinyl 's compilation of tracks from its back catalog remixed by newer dance and hip-hop artists, just got a whole lot more delicious.

“The CD promises to show you sides of every child intertwined in the words of one young man with passion beyond his years”

L il' Old C isn't so lil' anymore. The Hampton-based rapper is 15 years old and has changed his stage name to the more adult-sounding L.O.C. The high-school rhyme fiend is releasing his fifth independent CD ... via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“And they look down their nose at these so-and-so's/Because everyone knows that a dog dressed in clothes is still a dog.”

Once again produced by late-career revivalist Rick Rubin, this new single would slot so neatly into 2005's largely unadorned 12 Songs , it might as well reside on an album called 12 More Songs . via The Toronto Star

LUPE FIASCO HEADLINER Lupe Fiasco follows in the long tradition of cerebral and innovative rap stars that have performed at Springfest. via Daily Trojan

“People are excited - they can't wait. And it's such great dancing music - that's what it's all about”

If you have a hunger for 1980s hip hop entertainment, you probably don't expect to get a taste of it at a Milford watering hole. via Hometown Life

“We felt she was the best soul singer in town”

Biography Orgone first appeared on Ubiquity with their cover of " Funky Nassau " , which became a ubiquitous DJ fave worldwide. via Download.com Music

“We're in between popular styles I think the French disco- electro stuff is kind of fading in the favor of more trendsetting hipster kids”

Arabian Prince says he's retired. Or, at least, he does "not have to work anymore." And why not? He's already enjoyed legendary success, starting one musical movement as the ground zero of L.A.'s electro-hop in ... via City Beat

“One minute, everyone wants to see you; the next minute, they forget about you.”

By Eric Lochridge, Journal staff Saturday, February 23, 2008 Starting in 2002, Rapid City hip-hop artist KOD rode a wave of success, first on the strength of his single, "Hear My Cry," which got significant ... via Rapid City Journal

“I may save the money to get something I really want, or I may give it to my mom to help her out”

Hip-hop clowns, rappers and high-flying basketball players entertained about 400 people Saturday at the Rudy C. Hernandez Community Center. via San Bernardino County Sun