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Dr. Dre Presents Diddy With An ASCAP Award

5030 days ago

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Yesterday the ASCAP Awards went down and Diddy aka Puffy was presented with the ASCAP Founding Fathers Award. Fellow producer Dr. Dre presented the award. Below, Drake honours his collaboraters “40″ and Boi-1da. Rap-Up a2a_linkname="Dr. Dre Prese... more info

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50 Cent Addresses Label Drama, Says Hes On Dr. Dre’s Next Single

5037 days ago

The Hip Hop Chronicle — 50 Cent spoke to MTV about the current label drama he has been going through. 50 took to his twitter earlier this week. saying Interscope are holding up the release of his album. The rapper also reveals that he will appear on Dr. Dre’s next single,... more info

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Hip-hop finally hits MTV with Yo! MTV Raps

5043 days ago

Guardian Music — 6 August 1988: Number 21 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicMTV may now be associated with continual documentaries about rich kids, but for a decade the channel was synonymous with actual music. Hip-hop was init... more info

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Suge Knight takes gangsta rap literally and founds Death Row Records

5043 days ago

Guardian Music — 1991: Number 27 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicIt was not just a battle between east and west coast, but between two types of hustle. The rough, in the form of Compton-born Marion "Suge" Knight, a failed Ame... more info

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Dre's The Chronic and the ascent of the west coast

5043 days ago

Guardian Music — December 1992: Number 31 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicThe Chronic's lush, sophisticated production smoothed out the rattly aesthetic of hip-hop's first "golden age" with radio-friendly audio opulence. But ... more info

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Wu-Tang Clan: from Staten Island to Somerset

5046 days ago

Guardian Music — RZA of the pioneering hip-hop collective discusses his directorial debut, playing Glastonbury and the next generation of Wu talentIn 1993, way before most members of current gonzo rap collective Odd Future could even walk, New York City's Wu-Tang Cla... more info

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HP signs up Plan B for TV campaign

5046 days ago

Guardian Music — Award-winning singer deconstructs hit song in cinema ad for new Hewlett-Packard laptopHewlett-Packard is giving a very British twist to its (very) American campaign promoting the "music inside" laptop – a TV campaign featuring rapper Dr Dre – by ... more info

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Dr. Dre’s New Chrysler Ad Features Detox Beat, But Is Detox Really On The Way?

5048 days ago

VH1 Blog — Dr. Dre cruises around Los Angeles in a Chrysler 300S playing an instrumental track through the sedan’s Beats by Dre speakers in a television spot that premiered on Sunday during the NBA finals. HipHopDX is reporting that the instrumental is the be... more info

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Dr Dre - Dre Settles Lawsuit After Winning Chronic Ruling

5048 days ago

ContactMusic — Rapper DR. Dre has ended a legal battle over digital sales of his iconic album The Chronic after settling on the amount of damages he is owed. In April (11), a U. S. district judge ruled label executives at Death Row Records were selling Dre's 1992 d... more info

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