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Posted in hiphop | music on September 20, 2006

Wes' Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup | (Sep 20, 2006)

Rock fans listen up -- this post includes Pete Doherty too....

NAS' 33rd B'DAY @ CANAL ROOM, NYC | SEP 13, 2006 (CRED)

Ludacris's new album Release Therapy drops next week, but go go go get that new mixtape Pre-Release Therapy over here. It's fantastic. Stream the album itself over at MTV. (via NahRight)

Speaking of mixtapes, Eminem's delayed and first official mixtape The Re-Up has been upgraded to a retail release. Read more over at Billboard.

In this weeks WTF installment, DMX explains a child with another woman to his wife as him being raped. Original! His wife believes him. Love is blind! Read more on AOL. (via Crunktastical)

Listen to The Streets featuring Pete Doherty on their collaboration Pranging Out over at StillListen.

RJD2 leaves Hip Hop and signs to XL Recordings joining Thom Yorke, Basement Jaxx, Tapes N Tapes, and others. Read more over at Pitchfork.

Kelis threw her husband Nas a birthday partty for his 33rd at the Canal Room in NYC. Somehow Jim Jones felt he was allowed to go. SmartenUpNas, SkiBrooklyn, and Last Night's Party have more coverage of the event.

Playa, tell me it isn't so. Clipse album Hell Hath No Fury againnnnnnn delayed. Now bumped from Halloween to December. Read more SOHH.

Ras Kass and The Game got into a fight where the latter broke the formers jaw. Sometimes I feel my hip hop posts could also be WWF updates. Read more here and watch a video of the Game speaking on the incident here.

More info on Jay-Z's new album Kingdom Come including guests, producers and titles at About Rap. Photos of a music video shoot over at SmartenUpNas.

Lupe Fiasco was forced to cancel his recent NYC appearances due to a case of strep throat which now must be better because Pitchfork reviewed his Tuesday night record-release show in Chicago.

Chuck D of Public Enemy says that "..the ubiquity of the mobile phone means artists no longer need to rely on major music labels to reach a global audience." Read more about it at the Independent.

A solar powered Hip Hop Festival in New York? Find out more about it here.

Sure, it's only for one song but Pete Rock and CL Smooth reunite! Read more here.

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thx Undisputed Wes

Posted on September 20, 2006 2:18 PM

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