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This month marks 20 years since N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton changed the landscape of mainstream hip-hop. After that album was released, hip-hop was changed forever, and even today, the genre is feeling the effects. Ice Cube -- one of the group's original members, alongside Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, and DJ Yella -- reflected on the classic album recently, via an interview with the LA Times, calling it one of his proudest moments. "I'm proudest of the impact of the […]

Fresh out the lot with a brand new album project, veteran deejay Alley Cat is taking his music to the next level. Dancehall Knowledge Vol 1, which was recently released by the songwriter, is boasting some uplifting and rebellious music; something that Alley admits was deliberate. "It's inspiring with a little bit of rude bwoy touch but 95% reality-based defending the struggles of the people, all songs except track 11 was created and written by me." Alley Cat who has […]

Two years after his smash debut album 'Step Out', Busy Signal is ready to get 'Loaded' with the release of his second album. Scheduled for release on September 9, Busy's new CD, Loaded will show a more mature and creative side of the artiste. "There will be a whole heap of new songs, something unexpected, I try to bring some creativity to di people, something different from the regular," Busy told THE STAR. Maintained a presence After his not too […]

We never saw it coming because of the history of their rivalry, but according to T.I. and Ludacris, a collaboration between the pair was never outside the realm of possibility. "There's a time and place for everything, and now is the time," 'Cris told MTV News exclusively about the track "Wish You Would." It's a cut from Luda's next LP, which is due in October. "This [upcoming] album, Theater of the Mind, is an event, and all the songs on […]

Singjay Mavado is feeling 'so special' as his case was dismissed from the Savannah-la-Mar Resident Magistrate's Court last Tuesday. The ace deejay, who says he is innocent of all charges, says trouble somehow, always seem to find him. On Sunday August 3 during the RTI weekend in Negril, Mavado, real name David Brooks, was served a summons which charged him with, among other things, assault occasioning bodily harm and using indecent language after an incident at the Jungle night club. […]