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Henry's Rap / Hip-Hop Blog July 2006 Archive

By Henry Adaso, About.com Guide to Rap / Hip-Hop

Top 10 Rap Songs for August 5th, 2006

Monday July 31, 2006

Hip-Hop Blog Round-Up: New Ludacris, J Dilla Contest, Trina's Miscarriage

Sunday July 30, 2006
Zadi from The Jetsetshow.com recently hipped us to a brilliant Chuck D interview (Part 1 & Part 2). Not that this should surprise anyone, but he mentions that BET turned ... Read More

Review: Lupe Fiasco featuring Jill Scott - "Daydream"

Sunday July 30, 2006

Spotlight: Lady Sovereign

Saturday July 29, 2006

Review: The Game's "It's Okay (One Blood)"

Saturday July 29, 2006
Rumors have been swirling all over the internet that The Game is no longer signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath label. The Game takes a break from promoting "No Snitchin'" t-shirts ... Read More

Top 10 Rap Albums for August 5th, 2006

Thursday July 27, 2006

Hip-Hop Videos: Pharrell's HP Commercial, Rhymefest's Fever, etc

Thursday July 27, 2006

Listen to DMX's Year of the Dog...Again Before It Drops

Thursday July 27, 2006

Photo Gallery: LeToya Luckett's Album Release Party

Wednesday July 26, 2006

The Game Recruits Nas and Mary J Blige for New Album

Wednesday July 26, 2006

50 Cent Refutes The Game's Attempt to Squash Beef

Tuesday July 25, 2006

Audio: Method Man featuring Lauryn Hill - Say

Tuesday July 25, 2006

Top 10 Rap Songs for July 29th, 2006

Monday July 24, 2006
A rare event has occurred in our Top 10 chart. We have a brand new No. 1 song. That's right, after six weeks as the top rap song on About, ... Read More

Eminem's Re-Up Mixtape Pushed Back?

Sunday July 23, 2006

Hip-Hop Blog Round-up: Beyonce's "Deja Vu" Gets a Bad Rap

Saturday July 22, 2006
Where do we begin, folks? Hip-hop blogging has been recently overshadowed by hip-hop bloggers brewing assorted flavors of 'beefs', consequently taking up time that should be exerted on pragmatic editorials. ... Read More

Poll: Where Do You Stand on the N-Word Debate?

Friday July 21, 2006
There's been plenty of controversy about the use of the word "n_ _ _ a" in hip-hop. In 2004, Eminem was publicly called out for using the word back when ... Read More

Top 10 Rap Albums for July 29th, 2006

Thursday July 20, 2006

Hip-Hop Video: OutKast's Morris Brown

Thursday July 20, 2006
As Big Boi pointed out at the end of this video, Andre 3000 is still adding finishing touches to his own half of the Idlewild soundtrack. "Morris Brown" was shot ... Read More

Hi-Tek Finds New Home in Babygrande, Preps Hi-Teknology 2

Wednesday July 19, 2006

OutKast Idlewild Photo Gallery

Wednesday July 19, 2006

Ciara featuring Chamillionaire - "Get Up" Video

Tuesday July 18, 2006

Is Dame Dash Still Mad At Jay-Z?

Monday July 17, 2006

Eminem Likely to Face Assault Charges for Strip Club Incident

Monday July 17, 2006

Gnarls Barkley Photo Gallery

Sunday July 16, 2006

Top 10 Rap Songs for July 22nd, 2006

Sunday July 16, 2006
Good news. For the first time ever, you can now listen to all ten songs on the list. So what if you've heard them before, well...listen again. Maybe you'll hear ... Read More

MC Lyte Wins Greatest Female Rapper Poll

Sunday July 16, 2006
*Ding! Ding!! Ding!!!* The results are in. As of July 16th, 2006, MC Lyte received the most votes for Greatest Female Rapper of All Time with 189 votes (25%). Lil' Kim ... Read More

The Roots - Game Theory Tour Schedule

Saturday July 15, 2006
The Roots will soon hit the road to promote their Def Jam debut Game Theory. If you live in Europe or North America, the Philly group might be coming to ... Read More

Top 10 Rap Albums for July 22nd, 2006

Saturday July 15, 2006

Beyonce's Deja Vu Music Video

Friday July 14, 2006
Beyonce recently debuted her "Deja Vu" music video on MTV's TRL. If youre into swamps and Beyonce, then watch the sizzling flick, which features boyfriend Jay-Z, after the jump.

First Annual BET Hip-Hop Awards this November

Wednesday July 12, 2006

Review: Rhymefest's Blue Collar

Tuesday July 11, 2006

Top Rap Songs This Week - July 15th, 2006

Monday July 10, 2006
The Roots and Obie Trice are still holding down the top spots, as fans anxiously anticipate their albums Game Theory and Second Round's on Me respectively, both slated for August. ... Read More

Hip-Hop Blog Round-Up: E-40 Dissed by Hyphy Supporters

Saturday July 8, 2006
Typically, that much-talked about 50 Cent and LL Cool J collaboration has "the internet goin' nuts." While I stand by my opinion that this is a bad idea, HiphopBlogger.com begs ... Read More

July 2006 Artist of the Month - J Dilla

Saturday July 8, 2006

Poll: The Greatest Female Rapper of All Time

Saturday July 8, 2006
Eve is in the studio with Swizz Beatz and Dr. Dre. Shawnna has just dropped her sophomore set Block Music. With Foxy Brown fully recovered from a hearing restoration surgery, ... Read More

50 Best Summer Rap Songs (1996 - 2006)

Friday July 7, 2006

Top Rap Albums for 7-15-06

Thursday July 6, 2006
We saw a busload of hip-hop albums drop in the past couple of weeks, yet, only one rapper was lucky enough to hold a top 10 position on this week's ... Read More

50 Cent to Produce LL Cool J's Final Def Jam Album

Wednesday July 5, 2006

Top Rap Releases for July 2006

Tuesday July 4, 2006

Weekly Charts: Top Rap Songs & Top Rap Albums for 07-08-06

Monday July 3, 2006
Top Rap Albums With Busta Rhymes losing his bang and T.I.'s King flirting with dethronement, who's left to carry the weight on this week's rap albums chart? Check out the ... Read More

Review: Yung Joc - It's Goin' Down

Sunday July 2, 2006

Jay-Z Says He'll Collaborate with Nas on Hip-Hop is Dead

Sunday July 2, 2006

Rap Album of the Year...So Far

Saturday July 1, 2006
The first half of 2006 is officially over. Who's gunning for the prestigious 'album of the year' award? With The Game's Doctor's Advocate, Nas' Hip-Hop is Dead, and The Roots' ... Read More

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