News Round Up

My weekly Hip Hop News Roundup just went up over at BrooklynVegan. A few items from that post below. Make sure to go over there for much more news, downloads, a contest, videos and show listings.


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NEWS
- MF Doom sends a poser to perform in his mask?
- Blender interviews RZA, who also shares his top 10 list of hottest MC's out right now here. I think you'll be surprised at his list. What is your list?
- Cormega will be releasing two projects from his Legal Hustle imprint this year, with one of them being a producer instrumental series titled Legal Hustle Presents Got Beats?. The disc will feature beats from DJ Premier, Alchemist, Ayatollah, Buckwild, Ski Beats, Heatmakerz and more.
- TSS reminisces and relives the Up In Smoke tour.
- Hi Tek is set to release his third solo album.

MUSIC
- Check out this Lupe approved mixtape by Gemini.
- Spliff Huxtable shares some Black Milk instrumentals.
- FromDaBricks shares his Top 5 Pete Rock remixes.
- Check out Little Brother's 'Good Clothes' and Killah Priest's 'Happy' off of their respective new albums.

VIDEO
- Hip Hop History: Jay-Z + Jaz-O.
- Kanye West performs his stellar new song Big Brother, dedicated to Jay-Z.