Hip-Hop has always been the voice of the marginalize and downtrodden. The voice of dissent is rooted in its struggling beginning back in the torn and despised South Bronx neighborhood. Fast forward to over 35 years later, hip-hop is one of the most dominated forces in America and Dr. Dre is credit for spearheading that movement.

So the question is being asked by Dillard University president, Walter M. Kimbrough as to why Andre Young aka Dr. Dre "would donate $35 million - about 10% of his wealth, according to a Forbes estimate - to an institution that enrolls the very people who supported his career from the beginning? An institution where the majority of students are low-income? A place where $35 million would represent a truly transformational gift?"

I understood their need to build a pool of skilled talent. But why at USC? Iovine's daughter is an alum, sure. And he just gave its commencement address. Andre Young - before he was Dr. Dre - grew up in nearby Compton, ...READ MORE

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UK radio personality Lily Mercer welcomes Detroit Hip-Hop trio Slum Village to speak on the battle rap scene in the 'Motor City,' some memorable moments of the late D-12 emcee Proof, and more.



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Tony Touch has accumulated a lot of film over the last 20 years and now he's ready to share it with the world. He will be releasing The Piecemaker 3: Return Of The 50 MCs on July 9th and to lead up to that he is dropping one clip per day.

With all the being said take a look at the first episode below which features Busta Rhymes and Ol' Dirty Bastard kicking some raps down at New Orleans' Gavin Convention. The footage is from 1994 with the lyrics ending up on 'Brooklyn Zoo' and 'Woo Hah.'

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J. Keys spazzes, dropping a calculated lyrical rant that just happens to make a lot of sense. Keys pokes fun at those that often seek to put a label on his music. Fueled by the high powered Eddie Kendricks sample via Kariem Riggins, lyrically Keys delivers as always promising KeymoTherapy is on the way.

Be on the look out for the forthcoming "KeymoTherapy" Mixtape from J. Keys

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Are you committing any of these social media sins?

I've been personally manning the Jaden Social Facebook and Twitter pages since starting the company in my bedroom back in November 2011. And let me say straight up, getting my hands dirty right from day 1 has been one of the most valuable and eye-opening experiences I could ask for as a business owner, musician and marketer.

In 18 months I have gone from checking in barely a couple of times a week to deal with a handful of interactions, to spending upwards of 12 hours a day monitoring and managing more than 100 interactions 7 days a week (thank you Chrome for the ability to permanently pin tabs to the browser window).

Now I would say I'm a pretty chilled out dude for the most part, but there are some things that musos do (and say) online that really make me cringe. Since I too was once a blissfully ignorant and, at times, cringe-worthy muso, I'm not going to sit here and get self-righteous about it. No, I'm going to do ...READ MORE

Shied...I posted this on my Tumblr yesterday, but only because I wasn't at my computer all day and I couldn't embed to blog on my phone. But, it doesn't seem like a lot of people payed attention or cared to listen. Has faith in the new Goodie Mob album been lost?

I'm not going to lie, I've been worried, but this song does offer some hope though. It's the best I've heard from Age Against the Machine so far. And in case you haven't heard, Cee-Lo just signed on to have a reality show on TBS with much of it being centered around Goodie Mob recording their new album. ...READ MORE

Frenchie is having a good day with the debut of his album, "Excuse My French". The Press Corp and fans were out in full force at Best Buy in NYC to meet and greet hip-hop's latest superstar. Peep the performance after the jump.



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Late emcee famous for dissing Compton might not be dead at all

Timothy Blair better known to the world as rapper Tim Dog became famous at the height of the East Coast/West Coast rivalry for his dis record 'Fuck Compton'. Blair was reported to have died from complications of diabetes
back in February, but a woman in Mississippi is claiming that he faked his own death to get away with a scam to swindle her and at least 20 others out of $2 million dollars. Dateline NBC did a story on Tim Dog and the scam
allegations last summer after a Mississippi judge ordered him to pay restitution in the amount of $19,000 and a Memphis television station launched their own investigation recently and were unable to discover a death certificate for Tim Dog, which adds more legitimacy to the suspicions.

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