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

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

Top Rap / Hip-Hop Releases for September 2006

Thursday August 31, 2006

Foxy Brown Finally Shows Up for Court Appointment

Wednesday August 30, 2006

CD Review: The Roots - Game Theory

Wednesday August 30, 2006

Photo Gallery: DUB Car Show with Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, and Slim Thug

Wednesday August 30, 2006

One Year Later: Hip-Hop's Response to Katrina

Tuesday August 29, 2006

Hip-Hop Artists on TV This Week: Snoop Dogg, The Roots, VMAs

Monday August 28, 2006
Hip-hop artists on TV this week include The Roots who are slated to perform on "The Late Show with David Letterman" on Tuesday (August 29th). Catch Snoop Dogg on ... Read More

Song Review: Ludacris featuring Pharrell - "Money Maker"

Sunday August 27, 2006

Review: OutKast - Idlewild

Saturday August 26, 2006

Poll: The Greatest Hip-Hop Album of All Time?

Saturday August 26, 2006

Eminem Teams Up with NIKE to Help Underprivileged Youths Worldwide

Friday August 25, 2006

Dr. Dre to Collaborate with The Game on The Doctor's Advocate?

Friday August 25, 2006
The title alone is an obvious nod to Dr. Dre's mentorship on The Game's debut, The Documentary. So, it only makes sense for the hip-hop doctor to appear on The ... Read More

Top 10 Rap Albums for September 2nd, 2006

Friday August 25, 2006

MTV Leaks The Roots' Game Theory

Thursday August 24, 2006

Jay-Z Reveals World Tour Dates

Wednesday August 23, 2006
Jay-Z recently unveiled the events schedule for his much-publicized world tour. The tour kicks off on September 9 in Poland and later makes a windfall in Melbourne, Australia October 28. ... Read More

Review: J Dilla's The Shining

Tuesday August 22, 2006

Hip-Hop CDs in Stores This Week

Tuesday August 22, 2006
Your trip to the record store should be interesting today. J Dilla's The Shining hits shelves via BBE Records. The Shining features Busta Rhymes, Common, D'Angelo, Madlib and many more. ... Read More

Review: Rick Ross - Port of Miami

Monday August 21, 2006

Top 10 Rap Songs for August 26th, 2006

Monday August 21, 2006
This week, we retire Saigon's "Pain in My Life," Jurassic 5's "Work it Out" and OutKast's "Hollywood Divorce," as Talib Kweli's "Listen" OutKast's "Morris Brown" and Ludacris & Pharrell's "Money ... Read More

Rappers on TV This Week: OutKast, E-40, Busta Rhymes

Monday August 21, 2006
Catch Outkast on "The Late Show with David Letterman" today (Monday 21st), then come back on Tuesday and watch the duo go idlewild on MTV's "TRL (Total Request Live)" and ... Read More

Lupe Fiasco featuring Jill Scott - "Daydream" Video

Sunday August 20, 2006

The Game - The Doctor's Advocate Preview

Sunday August 20, 2006

Review: DMX's Year of the Dog...Again

Friday August 18, 2006

Did 50 Cent Sign a 9-Year Old to G-Unit?

Thursday August 17, 2006

List of Nominees for 2006 MOBO Awards

Thursday August 17, 2006
Hip-hop is well represented at this year's MOBO Awards. The Black Eyed Peas will battle OutKast, Gnarls Barkley and others for the "Best Group" trophy, while Kanye West is up ... Read More

Top 10 Rap Albums for August 26th, 2006

Wednesday August 16, 2006

About.com Exclusive: C.L. Smooth's American Me Due in October

Wednesday August 16, 2006

Review: Obie Trice - Second Round's on Me

Tuesday August 15, 2006

Video: Talib Kweli's "Listen"

Monday August 14, 2006

Top 10 Rap Songs for August 19th, 2006

Monday August 14, 2006
After 12 weeks in the Top 10, we finally say goodbye to Lupe Fiasco's "Kick, Push." Find out which song switched places with "Kick, Push." Nope, it's not this gem. ... Read More

Hip-Hop Blog Round-Up: Hyphy, Flava Flav, Killer Mike

Sunday August 13, 2006
-Prohiphop.com takes an incisive look at E-40, the hyphy movement, and a song some have dubbed "summer single of the year." -The Smoking Section has another sizzling session, this time with ... Read More

Review: Nas - Where Y'all At

Saturday August 12, 2006
Now that the dust has settled we decided to take a look at Nas' recently leaked street single, "Where Y'all At." What, you haven't heard it yet? Well, then I'll ... Read More

About Exclusive: Interview with Obie Trice

Friday August 11, 2006

Top 10 Rap Albums for August 19th, 2006

Thursday August 10, 2006

Jay-Z Tours the World to Fight Water Crisis

Thursday August 10, 2006

Poll Results: The Game is Hip-Hop's Future Great Emcee

Wednesday August 9, 2006

Rhymefest Not Too Happy with Blue Collar's Numbers

Wednesday August 9, 2006
It's not everyday that you get to hear an artist open up on how much their album has struggled on the charts. Despite some solid promotion and publicity, Rhymefest's debut, ... Read More

NBA 2K7 Soundtrack: Hip-Hop Meets Video Games...Again

Tuesday August 8, 2006

Top 10 Rap Songs for August 12th, 2006

Tuesday August 8, 2006
Some big shuffling took place in this week's top rap songs chart. Lil Jon's "Snap Yo Fingers," Gnarls Barkley's "Smiley Faces," Ciara's "Get Up" and Beyoncé's "Déja Vu" have all ... Read More

Kanye Hangs up on Radio Host, Avoids Beef with 50 Cent

Monday August 7, 2006

Hip-Hop Blog Round-Up: New Interviews with Rakim, Daz; OutKast Leaks

Sunday August 6, 2006
-According to the Smoking Section's interview with Daz, his upcoming solo album, SoSo Gangsta, is on some "some West Coast G'd Down South flavor" sh*t. Huhhh? -In the second part of ... Read More

August 2006 Artist of the Month: OutKast

Saturday August 5, 2006

Poll: The Future of Hip-Hop?

Friday August 4, 2006

Video: OutKast's "Idlewild Blues" featuring André 3000

Thursday August 3, 2006

Top 10 Hip-Hop Releases for August 2006

Thursday August 3, 2006

50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2005

Thursday August 3, 2006

T.I. Sets Out to Become "American Gangster"

Wednesday August 2, 2006

T.I., Kanye, Common, Lead Hip-Hop Nominations At 2006 MTV Video Music Awards

Tuesday August 1, 2006
MTV recently announced the nominees for this year's Music Video Awards which takes place on August 31st, 2006. True to form, hip-hop was well-represented with the likes of Kanye West, ... Read More

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