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Goodie Mob "Age Against The Machine" Cover Art, Tracklist & Album Stream

by Jake Paine

Goodie Mob's reunion album, "Age Against The Machine" can be heard in full a week before its release.

After numerous delays and at least one album title change, Goodie Mob has revealed when they will drop their fifth studio album, and fourth with a completely reunited group. Fuse.TV has reported that Age Against The Machine will release on June 18, after speaking with founding member Cee Lo Green's manager.

Initially to be called We Sell Drugs Too, this sixth Goodie Mob album is the former LaFace Records stars' first since 2004's One Monkey Don't Stop No Show. As its title refers to, the album was the first without Cee Lo. A year later, as Big Gipp left the group, T-Mo and Khujo Goodie released, Livin' As Lumberjacks.

Since 2009, the Dungeon Family group has reunited for performances, including a Super Bowl-related concert earlier this year for ESPN.

(April 5)
UPDATE: A spokesperson for Goodie Mob contacted HipHopDX and stated that the album will release after June 18. "Late summer" is what they said.
(May 28)
UPDATE #2: Spokespeople for Goodie Mob have announced that Age Against The Machine will release August 27. T.I. and Janelle Monae.

(June 4)
UPDATE #3: The tracklist to Goodie Mob's fifth album, Age Against The Machine has been released, according to UrbanBridgez.com. The 18-track, August 27 effort is said to include the following songs:
1. U Don’t Know What You Got (Intro)
2. State Of The Art (Radio Killa)
3. Power
4. Silence….. The New Hate (Interlude)
5. I’m Set
6. Valleujah
7. Pinstripes (feat. T.I.)
8. Special Education (feat. Janelle Monae)
9. Ghost Of Gloria Goodchild
10. Kolors
11. Come As You Are
12. Nexperiance
13. The Both Of Me
14. Balls (Interlude)
15. Amy
16. Understanding
17. Uncle Red’s (Interlude)
18. Father Time
(July 8)
UPDATE #4: Amazon.com has premiered the full album stream to Goodie Mob's Age Against The Machine album.


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Guerilla Union & HipHopDX "The Official Rock the Bells Mixtape Volume II" Stream

by Andres Tardio

Kendrick Lamar, Black Hippy, Freddie Gibbs, Talib Kweli, Slick Rick, Tech N9ne, Hopsin and others featured on Guerilla Union and HipHopDX's "The Official Rock the Bells Mixtape Volume II."

Guerilla Union and HipHopDX have collaborated on a joint mixtape, The Official Rock the Bells Mixtape Volume II. The mixtape, mixed by the LA Leakers and powered by Gig-It, includes original freestyles by Freddie Gibbs and Hopsin.
The mixtape also features songs by various Rock the Bells performers. Solo artists on the tape include Talib Kweli ("Turnt Up"), Common ("Resurrection"), J. Cole ("Let Nas Down") and Immortal Technique ("In the Trenches"). Collaborations include Dizzy Wright featuring SwizZz ("The Flavor"), Iamsu! featuring P-Lo ("Bitch I'm Me"), and Tech N9ne featuring Wrekonize, Snow Tha Product and Twisted Insane (“So Dope”). Groups are also added on the tape with selections by Flatbush Zombies ("Palm Trees") and Dilated Peoples ("Worst Comes To Worst").
Rock the Bells 2013 is set to include family-endorsed virtual performances from Ol' Dirty Bastard and Eazy-E. The event will also feature performances from Bone thugs-n-harmony, E-40, Juicy J, Rakim and Wu-Tang Clan, among others. Rock the Bells, celebrating its 10-year anniversary, is scheduled to begin September 7 and 8 at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California before hitting the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California September 14 and 15, the RFK Festival Grounds in Washington, D.C. September 28 and 29 and the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey October 4 and 5.
The Official Rock the Bells Mixtape Volume II tracklist and mixtape stream can be found below.
1.    Freddie Gibbs – L.A. Leakers Freestyle
2.    Talib Kweli – Turnt Up
3.    Slick Rick – It’s A Boy (Remix)
4.    Bodega Bamz – La Via
5.    Tech N9ne f. Wrekonize, Snow Tha Product & Twisted Insane – “So Dope”
6.    Hopsin – L.A. Leakers Freestyle
7.    Iamsu! f. P-Lo – Bitch I’m Me
8.    Too Short – In The Trunk (DJ Premier Remix)
9.    Freddie Gibbs – Freddie Soprano
10.    J. Cole – “Let Nas Down”
11.    Dizzy Wright f. SwizZz – “The Flavor”
12.    Common – “Ressurection”
13.    Dom Kennedy – “Nothin’ Like Me”
14.    Dilated Peoples – “Worst Comes To Worst”
15.    Pretty Lights f. Talib Kweli – “Around The Block”
16.    Rapsody – “Live From BrightLady”
17.    Flatbush Zombies – “Palm Trees”
18.    RiFF RaFF – “Buns”
19.    Snow Tha Product – “Cali Luv”
20.    Lecrae – “Round Of Applause”
21.    Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools [Drank]” (Black Hippy Remix)
22.    Curren$y – “Showroom 2”
23.    Mimosa – “False Idol Gang”
24.    PROF – “Whiskey”
25.    Immortal Technique – “In The Trenches”
26.    YDB – “One Finger Up”

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Tha Alkaholiks, Casual & Cali Agents Announce "Clash Of The Titans" Tour Dates

by Jake Paine

Three respected West Coast Hip Hop acts including Tash, J-Ro, E-Swift, Planet Asia, Rasco and Casual come together for an ongoing tour, Clash Of The Titans.

Three highly-respected veteran West Coast Hip Hop acts have united for a tour. Currently underway The Clash Of The Titans Tour features former Loud Records trio Tha Alkaholiks, Hieroglyphics member Casual, and duo Cali Agents. All six California acts have announced a 28-date tour, that's ongoing.
Now working on a LikNuts project with Queens, New York duo (and fellow Loud alumni) The Beatnuts, Tha Alkaholiks have not released an album since 2006's Firewater. Casual, a former Jive Records standout, will also perform, following 2012's Respect Game Or Expect Flames album with The Lone Catalysts' J. Rawls. The Cali Agents team of Rasco and Planet Asia are joining the tour, reportedly working on an upcoming album. In 2000, the Fresno-meets-San Francisco pair released the acclaimed independent LP, How The West Was One on Ground Control/Nu Gruv Alliance Records.
The dates are as follows:
8/21 Oakland, CA, New Karibbean City
8/22 Fresno, CA, Fulton 55
8/23 Los Angeles, CA, The Airliner
8/24 San Diego, CA, House Of Blues
8/26 Las Vegas, NV, Scoundrels
8/28 Boise, ID, The Shredder
8/29 Salt Lake City, UT, Vina's Totem Nightclub
8/31 Tempe, AZ, Night Owl
9/1 El Paso, TX, 501 Bistro & Bar
9/4 Albuquerque, NM, Sister Bar
9/5  Santa Fe, NM, TBD
9/6 Denver, CO, The Roxy
9/7 Casper, WY, The Arena (Fairgrounds)
9/8 Lincoln, NE, Zell's Lounge
9/9 Sioux City, IA, The Chesterfield
9/10 Chippewa Falls, WI, Every Buddy's Bar
9/13 Kalamzoo, MI, Shakespeare's Lower Level
9/14 St. Louis, MO, Blueberry Hill
9/15 Dayton, OH, One Eyed Jacks
9/16 Louisville, KY, Headliners
9/20 Miami, FL, The Stage Miami
9/24 New Orleans, LA, House Of Blues

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Cassidy - Control Freestyle

Bun B, Schoolboy Q & A$AP Ferg Added To A3C Hip Hop Festival Line-up

by Yohance Kyles
The 9th annual A3C Hip Hop Festival has announced more names to the line-up for this year’s event. The latest round of featured artists to appear include UGK’s Bun B, Black Hippy’s Schoolboy Q, and A$AP Mob’s A$AP Ferg.


Several other rap acts are scheduled to perform like Ghostface Killah, Too Short, Jay Rock, Rich Homie Quan, Travis Porter, Young Dro, Pharoahe Monch, Jean Grea, and more. Besides performances, the 5-day Atlanta festival also hosts film screenings, art exhibits, pop-up shops, and educational panels.

Festival organizers are still accepting artist and filmmaker submissions. To find out more information about the A3C Hip Hop Festival visit www.a3cfestival.com.



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Zulu Nation Says DJ Kool Herc Did Not Start Hip Hop And Is Misrepresenting The Culture

by Yohance Kyles


There has been a lot of fanfare over the past week in celebration of what has been reported as the 40th anniversary of the birth of Hip Hop.


DJ Kool Herc is one originator that has become almost synonymous with the creation of the culture, but Quadeer “M.C. Spice” Shakur of the Universal Zulu Nation released a statement announcing that Hip Hop did not begin with Herc’s famous party at 1520 Sedgewick Avenue in the Bronx on August 11, 1973.

According to Shakur, Herc is a founding father of Hip-Hop, but he has been misrepresenting his role in the founding of Hip Hop on various news outlets.

The Zulu Nation Minister of Information also states that Kool Herc has asked his name not be included in any Zulu Nation Hip Hop Culture anniversary flyers several of years ago.

In portions of his statement titled “MISREPRESENTATION OF A CULTURE BY A FOREFATHER”, Shakur writes:

Herc is our brother, but when our family strays from us, we must first forgive them for mistakes, but let them know of their wrongdoings, and of course, welcome them back with open arms. We could go on forever about how many artists who are heavily a part of, or were a part of the Universal Zulu Nation, know and understand how serious this is. By no means should ANY of us attempt to change the course of history and flip it for a dollar or for accolades from an industry of Culture Vultures called “the media”, when we have known and still do know that many in the media want the false, doctored-up UN-truths, not the REAL truth. Especially when it comes to Hip-Hop. What is further disturbing is the falsehood that Kool Herc failed to respect the TRUE first ladies of Hip-Hop: ShaRock, Lisa Lee, Debbie Dee, Queen Amber. The women who were there ON THE MIC representing this Culture. Kool Herc went as far as saying his SISTER is the “first lady of Hip-Hop”. Kool Herc’s sister is also his marketing rep, and is part of promoting the falsehood that she (Cindy) is the “First Lady” of Hip-Hop. That’s NOT TRUE.

Kool Herc, aka Clive Campbell DID NOT BIRTH HIP-HOP CULTURE 40 YEARS AGO ON AUGUST 11, 1973. In fact, Kool Herc only did a Back To School JAM in the recreation room at 1520 Sedgewick Avenue in the Bronx. No emcees were present, no “Hip-Hop” was present (a term heavily used by LoveBug Starski and Keith Cowboy), and the Zulu Nation was already in effect. THIS is the reason for this message. Please get a pen and write this down, or go stand near the chalkboard and write this one hundred times to make SURE you remember: HIP-HOP CULTURE IS 39 YEARS OLD…ZULU NATION IS 40 YEARS OLD.

Some may say there’s no difference, and it’s only a year. But truth is, Kool Herc appears to be working with outside forces to overstep and outshine what is taking place THIS November 12th: The 40th Anniversary of the Universal Zulu Nation. Do you know how big that really is? How dangerous that really is? That so many brothers and sisters of the same accord have been together THIS strong for THIS long?

To be forthcoming about the FACTS concerning this message, we MUST inform those who are a part of this Culture that Universal Zulu Nation does NOT condone falsehoods with respects to this Culture of ours. Kool Herc may have done PARTIES, but a PARTY does NOT represent a MOVEMENT. Nor does a PARTY CREATE a movement. But the CULTURE of Hip-Hop CREATED a MOVEMENT and REPRESENTS a movement. Zulu represents and always WILL represent the four spiritual PRINCIPLES of The Culture: Peace, Unity, Love and Having Fun. We also promoted and rocked parties UTILIZING the five physical ELEMENTS of the Culture: Deejaying, Graffitti, Breakdancing, Emceeing and KNOWLEDGE. I would hope that Herc would adhere to the KNOWLEDGE of our Culture and refrain form the misrepresentation and falsehoods. This message is to inform you that there is NO TRUTH to what you have been hearing about Kool Herc and Hip-Hop having a 40th anniversary. Maybe Kool HERC was deejaying for 40 years. Maybe so. But Kool Herc has nothing to do with the TERM “Hip-Hop”. It was a Culture he was INVITED to once our founder Afrika Bambaataa FOUNDED the Culture USING the term. That said, I would venture to say that perhaps Kool Herc’s SOUND system , “The Herculords” is 40 years old, but not Hip-Hop. Give it another year, Herc. And give it a rest. We love you, but we MUST correct you, brother. Happy 39th birthday, Hip-Hop. Happy 40th Birthday, Zulu Nation.

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Big Sean Recruits Nas & Kid Cudi For New Song “First Chain”

by Yohance Kyles
After releasing his earth-shaking “Control” collaboration with Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica last week, Big Sean returns this week with another track that includes two Hip Hop heavyweights. “First Chain” is the latest song off Sean’s upcoming album Hall of Fame, and it includes appearances by rap legend Nas and former G.O.O.D. Music member Kid Cudi. The track was produced by No I.D.

Big Sean’s Hall of Fame is scheduled for release on August 27th.

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Macklemore Had Battle Raps Ready For Kendrick After “Control” Verse

by Keith Nelson Jr
What everyone knew: last week, Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse shook up the Hip Hop industry and spawned responses from everyone from Fred The Godson to The Madd Rapper.
What everyone didn’t know: Macklemore was writing battle raps towards Kendrick for 48 hours.
At a recent interview with Power 105.1, the “Thrift Shop” rapper admitted to getting swept up in the competitive energy that permeates Hip Hop following Kendrick’s “Control” verse:

I was definitely one of them. I wasn’t pissed, but for like 48 hours, I was like, ‘Hell no. I’ve gotta step my game up.’ That’s what it is. That’s the beautiful thing about that record. It has people talking. Everyone knows it. Everyone’s competitive.

Macklemore further explains his competitive energy by stating he grew up in the underground scene and did not think his mega successful album with Ryan Lewis had any commercially viable singles:

I came up as a backpack rapper, underground Hip Hop. The fact that a song about thrift shops popped off the way that it did…I mean, we didn’t think we had one single on the entire album, much less three.

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Kendrick Lamar Explains Formation And Plans of Black Hippy Supergroup

by Keith Nelson Jr


n 1993, Wu-Tang Clan released their debut album Enter The 36 Chambers which subsequently spawned volumes of solo albums from its group members. 20 years later and emerging Hip Hop powerhouse Top Dawg Entertainment is prepping the release of their second studio album, Schoolboy Q’s Oxymoron, since signing with Interscope Records. The label’s current spokesperson, soft spoken but lyrically abrasive Kendrick Lamar spoke with Guerilla Union about the history of Top Dawg Entertainment’s best kept secret, Black Hippy.
Black Hippy consists of TDE labelmates Ab-Soul, Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q. They have only released four songs as a collective but promise more is on the horizon.
Kendrick explains that the four MC’s premeditated this long wait until a proper group album, using that time to establish each individual artist.
Check out Kendrick talk Black Hippy below:



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