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AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) The full lineup for Murs' Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Festival 2011 was announced today (January 31st) with the addition of rappers Bun B. E-40, Nipsey Hu$$le, Sage Francis, dead prez and others. The new artists join a Hip-Hop heav... more info

Topix — With a rotating cast of characters including Planet Asia and Xzibit, Strong Arm Steady has been a solidly hardcore, hardworking presence on the West Coast's underground hip-hop scene. more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Bay Area, California rapper Planet Asia has inked a new deal with Wandering Worx Music, a Vancouver, Canada-based independent record label that launched in October of 2010.Planet Asia has pulled together some of Hip-Hop's biggest nam... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Rising Gary, Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs has a new EP, Str8 Killa, out next Tuesday, August 3, on Decon. Gibbs also just dropped a new mixtape, the similarly-titled-but-not-really Str8 Killa No Filla, today, and you can grab that now over at XXL. Th... more info