AllHipHop — Representatives for Hot 97 have denied popular DJ Funkmaster Flex’s claims that he would no longer be playing records released by Interscope Records, home to superstar rappers like Eminem, 50 Cent and Dr. Dre.   On his April 21 show, Funkmas... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — His meteoric popularity was met with criticism, but the young Atlanta-bred star's second album is a success too, and rappers are lining up to work with him. So... more info

Panda Toes — Those of y'all who were around for the early Panda Toes days know that I love Thunderheist. I interviewed Isis a gazillion years ago and caught the dude and dudette live in L.A. - both experiences only made me love the duo more. And though "Jerk It" ... more info

The Late Greats — Here is a selection from the Miles The Crocodile Book/CD from the Baby Loves Jazz series. The Family Straw has been digging this jazz tune for a while now. So much so, that Duke Jr. often asks me to sing “Pur-ple” all the time.Listen:B... more info

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Corporate Bloggin — Lil’Boosie crache du feu. J’avoue avoir d’abord connu Webbie, son acolyte de Bâton-Rouge pourtant plus jeune, mais en 2005 il fallait bien peu de temps pour repérer Boosie Bad Azz avec sa voix criarde, sa putain de coupe la... more info

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Idolator — Yesterday I was half-watching VH1's countdown of '80s one-hit wonders (because there is nothing on TV on Sunday afternoons except America's Next Top Model marathons and you can only watch those so many weekends in a row), and it got me thinking. Are... more info

411 Mania — Patrick Robinson and Weng Yu take to the streets to take on your hip-hop/RandB news: Will the problems with Chris Brown be good publicity for Rihanna? Is Kevin Federline's 15 minutes up? Should Run-D.M.C. reunite? Is Soulja Boy outside the realm o... more info

AllHipHop — Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em may have many fans, but the rapper attracted a different crowd for a recent performance at the University of Minnesota Duluth.   The Duluth News Tribune reports the concert, which was held last Friday (April 3) at the scho... more info