Along with Un Kasa, Freekey Zeeky, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and Cam’Ron reunited on stage last night at the Echostage in our nation’s capital. After running through their solo gems, they eventually coalesced the stage. Salute. [RapRadar]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame soul singer Bobby Womack, whose music was covered by, among others, the Rolling Stones, died Friday at age 70. A representative for Womack’s label XL Recordings confirmed the news of his passing this morning to The Hollywood Reporter. He was suffering from colon cancer and diabetes at the time…

  In an open letter to Lee “Q” O’Denat founder of WorldStarHipHop.com, members of the hip-hop awareness group The Universal Zulu Nation headed by hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa addresed some of the many issues they have with the website in the way it portray’s hip hop culture and the exploitation of those individuals who are…

Love them or hate them, Steely Dan songs are as state-of-the-art as you can get thanks to the relentless search for perfection by Donal Fagen and Walter Becker. The men have been known to cut a song many times over with different players until they get what they want performance-wise. The same can be said for…

  IMPALA, the trade group of European indie labels, has finally filed a complaint with the European Commission against YouTube, which has been accused of engaging in antitrust conduct. According to a press release issued by IMPALA, its complaint to the EU focuses on a series of alleged breaches of European competition rules, setting out…

Eric Clapton has announced he is thinking of quitting touring, because he believes that touring has become “unbearable” and “unapproachable”. Clapton turns 70 in March 2015, and says he has “odd ailments” that may lead to him being forced to stop playing guitar altogether. He intends to concentrate on studio work at the expense of…

Buss Vs. Slim   The wait for Busta’s highly anticipated collaboration with Eminem is almost over. Produced by Scoop DeVille, the 6-minute track has been described an intense lyrical exercise. Get ready, E.L.E. 2 (Extinction Level Event 2) is still upon us. Says Buss: IT’S OFFICIAL!!! THE CONGLOMERATE ENT. PRESENTS… BUSTA RHYMES FT. EMINEM "CALM DOWN"…

Good music will (still) prevail, even though Filter, the Los Angeles-based music magazine and Culture Collide festival promoter and organizer, will cease operation by summer’s end. Filter co-founders Alan Sartirana and Alan Miller have parted ways to pursue their own endeavors. The latter will continue the Culture Collide brand as an editorial platform and its namesake…

Here is HHS1987’s exclusive with Chester, PA-bred, Roc Nation-backed producer Jahlil Beats At World Champion Boxer Danny Garcia’s DSG Studios. Jahlil Beats recently invited us to DSG Studios where he introduced us to CRMC (Crush Records Movie Crew), the first act on his newly formed Liven Legendz label, and spoke on a number of his…

The A&R Report had the opportunity to speak to Hopsin while he had his headlining show in Toronto the past month. We talk about his recent successes, his history as an artist and his thoughts on the independent grind. In addition, Hopsin provides some insight to aspiring artists looking to make it big independently. Check…