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Posted in hiphop | music on August 24, 2006

Wes' Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup | (Aug 24, 2006)

Undisputed Wes knows as much about hip hop as he does about the careers of up-and-coming indie singer-songwriters, maybe more...

Legendary rapper Pharaoh Monch is set to release his first album since his 1999 Rawkus Records debut Internal Affairs this winter. He titled it Desire.

The Game released what is arguably the best hip hop release of 2005 under tutelage of Dr. Dre, and with the support of most of the current heavyweight producers. After a much publicized falling out with collaborator 50 Cent and switching labels from Aftermath to Geffen I was getting a little worried about the quality of his upcoming release The Doctor's Advocate, but based on the video for the first single "It's Okay (One Blood)", I have regained confidence. The MP3 leaked a few months ago at NahRight. Watch the video on YouYube. Excellent.

According to the The New York Times, Irv Gotti is close to finishing up a new deal with Universal Music to become the chief of a label within the Universal/Motown label. It will presumably be called The Inc, just like his last label under Universal, until they cut him off. Ja Rule and Ashanti are the only confirmed signings. I wonder if they still have anything relevant to put out. (via BallerStatus).

As BV already posted, Busta Rhymes, rapper of diminishing relevance and sales, was arrested for kicking a kid in the head after he spit on his car.

After dropping two amazing street singles/leaks, War With God and Tell It Like It Is, Ludacris predictably goes for Money Maker featuring Pharrel as the actual first single for his upcoming Release Therapy. Watch the video on YouTube. (via StillListenToGangstaMusic)

The late great J-Dilla/Jay Dee's new album, the Shining comes out this week and it's quite amazing, as expected. His last album?

MTV says that Outkast and A Tribe Called Quest are set to collaborate. "I was talking to Q-Tip the other day, and he said, 'Come to the studio,' " Andre said. "I was going to ask him if it would be all right to do me and Big Boi and Tip and Phife [Dawg] on one record." Read the full story here.

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Posted on August 24, 2006 12:57 PM

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