Guardian Music — The Californian hip-hop artist and record-digger extraordinaire on his love of James Brown, his thirst for new music, and why Dr Dre sounds like homeDuring his most intense period of collecting, Josh Davis, alias DJ Shadow, would spend several hours ... more info

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The Hip Hop Chronicle — Xzibit releases a new track from his new album “Napalm”. “Louis XIII” features King Tee and Tha Alkaholiks and is produced by Dr. Dre. The post Xzibit – “Louis XIII” (Feat. King Tee & Tha Alkaholiks) (Prod. By. Dr. Dre) appeared first o... more info

Guardian Music — Band's website crashes as fans rush to hear new material from a group who make the Stone Roses look like Billy ChildishThe Avalanches have released their first original song in a decade. A Cowboy Overflow of the Heart is a spoken-word demo featuring ... more info

Guardian Music — With rhymes referencing Vaseline, Pringles and QVC, Issy Sampson celebrates the Pass Out star's lack of flashinessIn his recent verse on Rick Ross's 3 Kings, Jay-Z (worth $460m) took boasting about his opulent life to a whole new level. "Millions on ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Ice Cube spoke to Hot 97 and revealed that an N.W.A. movie was in the works. Cube said the project was being directed by F. Gary Gary and will include input from the rapper and Dr. Dre. While Dre tweeted a picture yesterday on the set of the movie. T... more info

ContactMusic — Eminem claims to have stolen Dr Dres studio tricks for his Slaughterhouse record The Love the Way You Lie hitmaker is joined by rappers Royce Da 59 Joell Ortiz Joe Budden and Crooked I in the rap supergroup and claims to have taken tip... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — There has been some confusion surrounding 50 Cent’s new record “New Day”. Weeks before the rapper dropped his single, a version with Alicia Keys leaked. But in an interview with XXL, 50 revealed the song was recorded for Dr. Dre’s “Detox”... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper DR Dre is making a move into TV after signing up to produce a new crime drama The hip-hop legend will act as executive producer on a series based on the criminal underworld and the music industry in Los Angeles The show will be written by S... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — American rapper Dr. Dre has hip-hopped over strict Olympic marketing rules by giving his high-end headphones to athletes, with officials on Friday ruling this did not breach guidelines. more info