Ready for some angry hip-hop? Proceed, then, for a sneak peak of Cube’s Raw Footage, due out August 19th. Tracklist and sampler under the hood.
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Nas performing “N.I.G.G.E.R.,” “Breathe,” and “Hero” at the Roxy.

[Via: Nerdwithswag]

Tatyana Ali is one reason to pick up the August issue of KING. She talks about everything from working with a prominent 2Pac collaborator to becoming an Obama surrogate.
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Young Jeezy (Feat. Jay-Z) – “Put On” Remix

You can now add Jeezy to the list of artists murdered on their own sh*t by Jay-Z.

Unbelievable.

Excerpts from the Nas interview in August issue of YRB magazine:

On the word N-word:
“The majority of rap albums are nigger albums – it’s a nigger culture. We took the horrific, bloody holocaust of the Black American slaves, and the word they called us, and transformed it into money…There are a lot of people other than blacks who are niggers right now – whether it’s dumb motherfuckers in the Dominican Republic where you got light-skinned people hating the dark-skinned one, and you got the same kind of thing happening in Haiti, Brazil…”

On Rev. Jeremiah Wright:
“That’s street corner shit. That’s that nigger shit, just on a higher level. That’s just a dumb-ass nigga. With all the degrees and intelligence he has, he throws all that out the window when he starts cooning. Reverend Wright is the biggest coon of the 21st century so far, and that’s just what it is. And I don’t give a fuck who he’s down with, where he studied at, he’s a great fucking coon.”

How about some positive hip-hop news for a change? T.I. is ready to get down and dirty and help drive voter registration this year. He has merged forces with the Hip-Hop Caucus to lead a “Respect My Vote” campaign for the upcoming presidential election.

The grassroots voter registration drive will take T.I. and co to 17 cities across the U.S.

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Behind the scenes footage of Chilli’s Maxim photoshoot. Usher, you watching this?