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Albuquerque-based emcee Wake Self pays homage to his favorite classic hip-hop albums in an incredible new video for the track "Still Love Her" from his upcoming album, Malala. The intro features J Dilla's mother Ma Dukes telling listeners to "educate yourself/be about it," then fades into Wake Self injecting titles and lyrics of revered hip-hop classics into the track. From Common's Resurrection and A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory to De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising and Ice Cube's Death Certificate, "Still Love Her" is a strong testament to Wake's intense love for hip-hop culture.  "I feel a deep attachment, however, to classic hip-hop music," Wake says. "I feel like we as a culture need to start recognizing our heroes and teachers like other cultures and

"Respect and manners to the elders who have pointed me in this direction. Honor and Gratitude to those who feel this music, be it from your work on the frontline as an organizer, or in the moral fibers of your heart because you have been overwhelmed with the reality of police terror. I am with you and I thank you for standing for truth." —Karega Bailey  Music has always provided the perfect platform for an artist to share his or her thoughts and feelings on a variety of topics. Whether the lyrics are politically motivated, stem from a recent heartbreak or evolve out of simple every day life, each song is carefully crafted by the artist to deliver their form of catharsis to the masses. Emcee, activist, award-winning educator and poet Karega Bailey has been using his unique

Tim Holland, better known as Sole, is not one to hold back how he feels or what he thinks about anything. The outspoken emcee, activist, artist and musician has been making music since he was a teenager and retains the same unquenchable passion for DIY projects he's had since day one. Born in Portland, Maine, Holland started his own label, 45 Below Records, at the ripe age of 15, which included fellow emcee Alias. In 1998, he paired up with rapper Pedestrian and established Anticon, which would evolve into one of the most reputable independent hip-hop labels in the business. He released his 2000 seminal album, Bottle of Humans, via Anticon, but Holland eventually left the label after 2010's Mansbestfriend 3: My Own Worst Enemy and the self-titled debut album from his other proj

Breaking onto the scene with his single "Classic Man", singer/rapper Jidenna (full name Jidenna Theodore Mobisson) is currently signed to Wondaland Records. Born on May 4th, 1985 to a white mother and Nigerian father, he grew up in Nigeria where his father was a professor of computer science at Enugu State University. Jidenna's name in the Igbo language actually means "embrace the father". Jidenna's family moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1995 and he later attended Stanford University first studying sound engineering before switching to "ritualistic arts". After his graduation in 2008, he moved on to pursue his music career full-time. In February of 2015 he released his song "Classic Man" which debuted at number 49 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. "Classic Man" went on

TMZ is reporting that rapper T.I. is being sued by a local jewelry company in Atlanta for $700,000, the very same week that he laid his late grandfather to rest. As reported by TMZ, the jewelry company Aydin & Co. is suing T.I. for unpaid debts on the jewelry they sold him over the past decade. In the lawsuit details, the company delivered an 18.5 karat white gold bracelet, a ring and yellow gold rosary to the rapper in 2014 for which T.I. paid $20,000. According to Aydin though, the pieces totaled at $64,000, leaving $44,000 still owed. The company has elaborated on further debts owed, suing for a total larger than $700,000; according to reports T.I. is calling the lawsuit bogus. T.I. is not the first rapper to have monetary disagreements with jewelers, in March of 2015 DJ Khaled

With the initial rumors popped up last November, Lira Galore has now confirmed that she is no longer with Rick Ross. Galore told Global Grind that she first met Ross on the set of a Lil Wayne music video. "I met Ross on the set of the "Thug Cry" video with Lil Wayne, but we didn’t start talking until later, because on set it was just a work vibe," Galore said. "We met again All-Star Weekend and he grabbed me like, 'yo, I've been looking for you.' We exchanged numbers and the rest is history." This was Galore's first time in her life being in a relationship with a celebrity. "This was my first time in a public relationship, so I was happy about putting it out there," Galore said. "But people on social media don't like to see that type of stuff, so they dug up o