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	::TONEDEFF:: 'One of my goals with the album was to open up a new avenue for MCs to express themselves in 100% self-sufficient way: YOU control the production, YOU control the lyrics, YOU control the artwork, YOU control the video - this is YOUR VISION.'
	::KILLAH PRIEST:: 'My fans know real music, real artistry. They know real shit that's not fabricated. And I'm the same way.'
	::FREEWAY:: 'I am Philly. Me and Beans, we run Philly. If you come to Philly, it's us.'
	::SLUM VILLAGE:: 'I'm excited about this new album, because now we can finally give the real Slum Village to the real Slum Village fan.'
	::VA UNION:: 'We got some of the hottest producers in the game right now, and they're giving us stuff because they know we're the future of rap music.'
	::TRU LIFE:: A lot of people discovered Tru Life in the Beef DVD but don't mention it to him, Tru Life is letting his talent speak for itself, hooking up with Snoop, releasing mixtapes and patiently chosing the right label to sign to.
	::SHINOBI:: 'I bring ingenuity. I bring change. I bring honesty. I can make it ok to talk about not having a dollar in your pocket.'
	::TONY YAYO:: He's been patiently waiting to drop his solo album 'Thoughts of a Predicate Felon', now he's got the hunger to show the world he can hold it down on his own.
	::BLITZ:: Blitz tells HipHopGame how he got down with Nas to record 'Every Ghetto' on Stillmatic, his regrets, the QB scene and his future.
	::GRAVY:: 'The radio I have on smash. Number two, the underground I got on smash. And number three, the controversies are in…'
	::TERMANOLOGY:: 'I have no deal and people are doing tracks and respecting me and what the movement stands for. Imagine once I get some money, it's over.'
	::ROYCE DA 5'9":: 'I want people to not know what to expect from me so I'll last a little longer. '
	::JAE MILLZ:: 'For the last four years, my name has been in the mix and nobody looked at me like I was a problem, and for the last four years I've kept my name out there so that shows you how much I've been working.'
	::PRODIGAL SUNN:: Don't call it a comeback, Prodigal Sunn's been on the grind for years. With a new solo album, record label and an acting career on the rise, P-Sunn gets busy.
	::SEAN PRICE:: 'I'm just as nice as these motherfuckers out here. I work on my craft man.'
	::CAPONE:: 'I'm happy with what's going on today. I look at it like I'm finally getting a shot and I feel like I waited a long time for it.'
	::AZTEK:: Since last week, people have been wondering who's that cat spitting alongside Jay-Z on this 'Back Then' freestyle. HipHopGame is the first to let you know what Aztek is about.
	::BIG CAS:: 'I love when a nigga that don't know me, come up and be like "yo my man, ain't you Big Cas, you that nigga dog". No amount of money will ever be able to match that.'
	::LITTLES:: Littles is getting ready to drop his biggest project to date: 'Reloaded'. Check out this exclusive interview as Littles talks about his future, Queensbridge and everything you wanted to know about.
	::SMOKE N NUMBERS:: 'We don't wanna sound like nobody. We don't even want to be compared to nobody. We try to stay in our own little world and capture what people aren't capturing right now.'
	::ZION I:: 'There's definitely that feedback when we work together. When we do the solo shit, it'll be an opportunity for us to try out our own ideas totally. And then when we come back together we'll be stronger.'
	::JOE BUDDEN:: 'The lesson from the first album is that a lot of the shit that went wrong, I had no idea it was supposed to be taking place. This time around, I know exactly what needs to happen so I'm making sure it takes place. '
	::PAUL WALL:: 'Now that we're coming with good music that's not only good slow but also at regular speed, I think it's gonna change a lot of minds.'
	::TOM GIST:: 'What I respect about [The Diplomats] is they have their own sound and they stick to it. I'm a different element that they can bring to the table and I think they respect that the most.'
	::CROOKED I:: 'I think it's going to take two or three different cats putting up good numbers to bring the West Coast back.'
	::BISHOP LAMONT:: Find out why Dr Dre put his stamp on this West Coast MC.
	::MIKE JONES:: Mike Jones Who?
	::LORD TARIQ:: 'A lot of people don't know my history. I started the mixtape thing. I was the first one rhyming on mixtapes. That's my thing. I started that!'
	::BIG POOH:: One third of Little Brother, rapper Big Pooh talks about his solo album, the Justus League and more.
	::MC LYTE:: We caught up with MC Lyte to see what she's been up to, check out the conversation.
	::KIDZ IN THE HALL:: Chi-Town's Kidz In The Hall is not your average group. Naledge and DJ/Producer Double O explain how they got down with Just Blaze and show us why they're more than just a one hit wonder.
	::FAT JOE:: 'I've seen Hip Hop at its early, rough stages. I'm here now. And I don't think that's what most new artists truly understand. I know you're about to bring it up, but as far as someone like 50 Cent disrespecting Fat Joe, the very foundation of Hip Hop, he had to be crazy.'
	::JOELL ORTIZ:: Joell Ortiz has been making some noise lately. After winning an EA Sports battle last year he was promised a development deal with So So Def. His single "Brooklyn" got radio spins on Hot 97 and his mixtape with power house Big Mike has been buzzing up the streets lately.
	::SPIDER LOC:: Hate it or Love it, he's the new member of G-Unit. Can Spider Loc make up for The Game's absence and become West Coast's next wonder?
	::BLAH:: 'Music evolved as did technology, but as long as that sound is there I am bringing Hip-Hop to that next level.'
	::C-MURDER:: C-Murder (a.k.a. Corey Miller) gave 15 minutes of his time to HipHopGame to talk about his current incarceration at Louisiana's Jefferson Parish Correctional Center, his next album and his family.
	::YOUNG GUNZ:: Now a priority under Jay-Z's supervision, the Young Gunz are getting ready to drop "Brothers from Another". Check out our exclusive interview with Chris and Neef.
	::ALLFRUMTHA I:: Inglewood California natives and Westside Connection affiliates AllFrumTha I return with their third and best album to date entitled 'larger than life' due April 19 on Free Agency Recordings. Check out 2 exclusive interviews with each member.
	::MEMPHIS BLEEK:: 'Jay-Z's in the studio with me now. So if I go in there and lay a verse, he's like "scratch it, lay another one." That hook, "lay another one." He's there with me hand-picking everything.'
	::MAINO:: Maino started killing mixtapes with his 'Rumors' track, we sat down with him to talk about how this song helped him get a deal, his relationships with Gravy and Foxy, jail and why you should put him on your list for 2005's rookie of the year.
	::LAKE:: Check out our exclusive interview with QB resident Lake. Find out why he had to drop the song 'Why Nas', his thoughts about the current state of Hip-Hop in QB and his future projects.
	::SAIGON:: 'A lot of niggas get love because they're a star. I'm not no star man. I get that just because of my music.'
	::CELLY CEL:: 'I can call the shots. On a major label, they call the shots. They also can scrap some songs and take over the creative control of the album and tell me to scrap this song or that song or drop the bass on this one or that one.'
	::TAME ONE:: 'I think I'm lyrically iller, just not as uniformed as I was before.'
	::BIZZY BONE:: 'It’s just music from the heart man. Music from the heart. The first single, “Hip Hop Baby” is very smooth, and it has everybody on there for the most part.'
	::APATHY:: 'I can't just do some typical club shit, and I can't do the underground shit I've been doing for years. Something new has to come out. That’s why it's taking so long.'
	::JT THE BIGGA FIGGA:: 'We started Black Wall Street in the Fillmore District in the Bay Area in 2001. And Game liked the sound of the name and wanted to use it for the label, that’s when we was hooked up, and I told him that’s cool. He basically ran off with it and acted like he created it, but he got it from me.'
	::PAPOOSE:: 'People don’t even understand what I have to bring to the table. We’re coming into this game like a comet.'
	::JUICE:: One of the dopest battle MCs in the game (yes, he beat Eminem), Juice tells us everything about the art of battling and freestyling.
	::ALI VEGAS:: It's been a long time we haven't heard from Ali, find out what he's been up to and what his projects are.
	::50 CENT:: With his sophomore album The Massacre almost finished, 50 Cent tells HipHopGame about his evolution in the game, his enemies and his future projects.
	::LITTLES:: Forget all the articles you've read about Littles, this is the interview to read if you want learn about all the past and current Mobb Deep stories. Littles tells us everything!
	::BATHGATE:: 'Look at the game now, they still think Fab sounds like Mase, etc. But I'm me... I'm harlem's next voice and I got some shit.'
	::GERMAN LUGER:: His moniker isn’t the only unique aspect of this gifted lyricist, whose last mixtape, “The Gutter, the Gully, the Gullible,” boasting a Funkmaster Flex freestyle featuring Redman and Icarus, earned him overwhelming street buzz and a spot in The Source magazine’s “Unsigned Hype” section.
	::THE GAME:: For those that thought the game was over for West Coast gangster rap since Snoop turned Pimp… think again. The Game has just begun.
	::STIMULI:: 'You are witnessing our rise right before your eyes. No affiliation, no piggy-backing. Who's done that in recent years?'
	::LOU DIMEZ:: 'Rap isn't hard but having your own sound is, so I sit in the lab and try to come up with ways to sound different.'
	::LORD HAVE MERCY:: 'I was hoping to be done with this rap shit by now! Cause the industry done phased out Hip-Hop a long time ago.'
	::SAIGON:: The only Saigon interview you'll need to read...
	::DJ QUIK:: Working with almost everybody in the music field DJ Quik has, with help from a solid growing fan base, made his mark not only in west coast music history but in the music industry itself.
	::L.G.:: '10 years ago, A&R's were stimulated by punchlines, different flows and lyrical content. They would actually go to open mics and talent shows, take raw artists and develop them into hit making stars.'
	::LUPE FIASCO:: 'The day i signed my release papers with Arista we geared up to do the deal with atlantic while my partner Chilly was locked up. He basically brokered the deal from behind bars! God is great.'
	::POISON PEN:: ' People don't usually see 300 pound mu'fuckas as agile and energetic on stage as me! Watch.... When I start caking, i'ma have routines and all that. Heavy d style.'
	::RA THE RUGGED MAN:: 'As far as destroying other rappers and ripping damn near every mo'fucka alive to pieces, I did my job and as far as putting together solid-ass songs I did my job.'
	::RAPHAEL SAADIQ:: With his second solo release, the follow up to his classic “Instant Vintage”, not only has Raphael Saadiq written for the best of them, or written the best of them - he will surely be written as the best of them.
	::TEAM DEMOLITION:: 'I want people to understand that there are still heads out there that can make music honestly without having to get caught up on what the media or industry deem is "hot". We always gonna keep it raw.'
	::JACKA:: ' In the west coast like in the Bay Area we all know the independent game. Everybody who’s out here that’s out, they got an independent label. I really don’t know about the majors, what it’s like with the majors; but as far as independents go, it’s easy for us out here.'
	::Q-UNIQUE:: 'This album is my story, my opinions, my experiences, my thoughts...ranging from religion to politics to sex with the olson twins....child abuse, drugs, brujeria ... the horrors that i've been through to the achievements I've made from out of nothing.'
	::HUB:: Check out our exclusive interview with Hub, the bass player for The Roots, as he talks about his current projects, the state of Hip-Hop and its business side.
	::SCIPIO:: 'I've known Ras Kass for 12 years now and through a mutual friend we met and he just grew to be like my big brother - used to come through to let him hear my music - and one day he was like yo i want to do a group with you.'
	::HELL RAZAH:: 'I'm really concentrating on what I have to do for myself right now as an artist and the family I got to feed.'
	::N.O.R.E.:: 'I'm way more relaxed than I was on Def Jam. When Kevin Liles was there they basically let me do what the f*ck I wanted to do, so when they left, I left. And Dame came up to me and said I’m great. He said ‘your doing great without me. I’m not going to change anything'
	::YUKMOUTH:: 'I don't know if the beef with Game is squashed or what, but my guard's still up…he's a snake, I don't trust that nigga Game!'
	::JEAN GRAE:: Jean Grae recently released her long awaited album 'The Weekend', check out what she has to say about touring, her life and the future.
	::UN:: 'Sometimes, these producers see a check from a big name artist and they get gassed then they start acting like pricks. So I’m just trying to do music with people out there who love to do music, let’s just make magic, and deal with the business later.'
	::GAIL GOTTI:: Gail Gotti has formed a solid fan base that has followed her from the early days at Death Row where she seen the likes like Tupac Shakur, Storm, Jewell and Rage make history. Her unique friendship with west coast rap mogul Suge Knight has afforded her an exceptional learning experience from which she has learned a lot and it shows in her current ventures.
	::CHAMILLIONAIRE:: 'I signed my Chamillitary Imprint to Universal Records because I was so concerned about not just being an artist with the average artist deal and they listened. The rap game is designed for an artist to end up wit the short end of the financial stick and Universal is the label that I feel that gave me the offer that would work best for the situation that I wanted to be in.'
	::JR WRITER:: ' I'm gonna keep it real. We don't have the #1 spot, like we ain't on the top right now as the hottest. I feel we the hottest group. We're the hardest, flyest, nobody can fuck with us. It's gonna be a problem. '
	::SUPASTITION:: ' It was an honor to be on a KRS One record. I'm not gonna go into details about what I think about him and all that. Let's just say it wasn't the best experience but a lot of that had to do with his label. '
	::BORN UNIQUE:: 'Virginia is a problem right now and the scary thing is the real heavy hitters are on my team.'
	::JO JO PELLEGRINO:: 'When [Violator] ignored the fact I wanted to be released, I had spit that verse on the "hitman for hire" joint, and nobody was disrespected on that record but i exposed the facts and the people just assumed there was beef.... '
	::WYCLEF:: 'If the Fugees do another album, Canibus has to be on the album! I heard he’s in England so I got people looking for him. If anyone reads this tell him ‘Clef’s looking for him. '
	::AKIR:: 'It really is the duty of the older hiphop generation to revitalize and introduce the cornerstones of hip hop culture to our younger sisters and brothers. And that also includes re-introducing our youth to the original vibes that pre-dated hip-hop. '
	::SHOCK G:: 'This album is finally a chance to speak my heart and mind as Greg Jacobs, instead of only what I think "Humpty", "ShockG", or "Piano-Man" should say. '
	::SWIGGA:: Formerly known as L-Swift from the group Natural Elements, Swigga tells us about his exciting projects.
	::ROYCE DA 5'9":: 'I'm a survivor. People often ask how does he keep putting out some much material and getting so many deals? It's because I'm a survivor. Now I want people to know I'm a great artist and I'll prove that with my new album. '
	::K.O.C.:: 'K.O.C. is not just another fly by night group; we are out to create a brand that will leave a significant mark in Hip-hop history. We are just trying to do the impossible coming from where we from, dealing with the cards we were given.'
	::LIL' WHYTE:: 'Yes being white does help only if you know how to use what you got.'
	::JACKI-O:: 'We all have our own target audiences and own markets, I feel like I am an overall artist- I write, sing, co produce. I don’t feel competition with any artists- black, white, male or female at this point. F*ck that, I am a monster, I am very hungry, y’all will see when the album drops.'
	::GRIND FAMILY:: 'The music industry is slow to recognize new talent. They recycle the same old acts and sign the friends of the artist on their label. The Grind Family is slept on because of where we're from but don't trip cause we about to kick the door down....'
	::COPYWRITE:: 'As of the last year, I stepped my shit up MAJORLY. They'll see growth on my mixtape and they'll REALLY see it on my next release. It's a situation where I wish I could release or leak some shit just to convert the non-believers into full fledge believers...'
	::VAST AIRE:: 'Can Ox is not broken up, me and Vordul are working on our solo projects. People don't understand that musically we always stood on our own but due to our friendship (almost 13 years) Cannibal Ox was created.'
	::MAIN FLOW:: 'I enjoy working with Scott Storch because he gave me a beat worth 80,000 dollars for free.'
	::SLUM VILLAGE:: Amidst the consistently braggadocios rhyme spitters and constant fraudulence saturating the hip hop landscape there seems to be some hope on the frontier in Slum Village, funny thing is they have been here for a minute but have shape shifted from their original form to a brand new conglomerate with a justified reason to be heard- they want to tell you about a little place they come from.
	::TURK:: Check out this exclusive Interview With Turk;AKA "Tab Virgil" of Hot Boys Fame From Maximum Security Prison in Tennessee.
	::SHYHEIM:: Shyheim, member of the infamous Wu Tang Clan has been very busy lately. Here is a young man who is just not sitting back waiting for his time to come to him, he has a lot of things poppin. He is definitely more than just a rapper or a Hip Hop artist.
	::IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE:: HipHopGame was the very first site to feature Immortal Technique 3 years ago. Technique's been doing his thing releasing 2 critically acclaimed albums, doing shows across the country and working on numerous projects. Here's a new interview with the true Harlem representative.
	::MC EIHT:: 'To me West Coast artists just got afraid of being blackballed. They got afraid of being true to their art form, because they wanted to keep getting the million dollar checks. Snoop went from being a gangsta to being a pimp. Cube, he gave up the records and focused on movies.'
	::DOMINATION:: ''We all knew 50 wanted to take Ja's place man! look who's rolling around in sand with bitches now, making that bubble gum music as he calls it, wearing tank tops that promote his homosexuality he's gay. if i was Ja I'd sue that boy for identity theft that nigga would have to give me royalties for stealing my style!'
	::WILLIE STUBZ:: 'The BEATNUTS were the first artists to put me on an any album. I always supported the few artists that made it from CORONA (Kool G Rap, Akinyele, NORE, The BEATNUTS). It gave me hope and made me proud to be from the same hood. It was a good look for me to have worked with them early in my career.'
	::MR COMPLEX:: Mr. Complex is from what some might recognize as the “first generation” of underground artists – a relatively small grouping of emcees and producers who made names for themselves in the mid-Nineties more through word of mouth than today’s intricate marketing and promotional schemes. In its short-lived (nevertheless grand) time, consumers sought out the “new shit” sans most “independent” labels and distributors practically feeding it to them. Making a mark circa 95’ with the self-released “Against The Grain”(Core) 12”, Complex found himself chattered about by heads worldwide.
	::STAT QUO:: Atlanta's Stat Quo is not your typical Dirty South rapper. In an exclusive interview with HipHopGame.com, Dr. Dre's protege talks about his moves, working with Em and Dre, and what's wrong with Hip Hop. Be on the lookout for his debut album "Statlanta" and if you haven't copped his new mixtape, "Underground Atlanta Volume Three," go do that...
	::CHIEF KAMACHI:: 'The album came out like I wanted it, it has its own sound, you can't really compare it to anything. It4s like half street, half science to the extreme. Cult Status is like my warm up before the big fight so industry be on the look out, i'm comin for the K.O!.'
	::BABS:: 'A lot of people just thought that we don't really have to work because we on TV, and a lot people fucked that up because that's not it. You really have to work.'
	::GODWON:: With major labels wanting to sign him, Godwon, Houton's best kept secret is about to take the rap game by storm. Winner of the HBO/Interscope "The Next Episode" Battle in Houston, Godwon shows he's much more than a battle rapper, he wants to give you something you can learn. Godwon is also HHG's artist of the month. Don't say we didn't warn you.
	::CORMEGA:: 'If you want to shine and be glamorous, independent might not be for you. In the long run, it might pay off because a label might come to you. But being independent is a lot of leg work, a lot of ground work, BUT it's a lot of artistic freedom and decision making that you're able to do.'
	::THE BEATNUTS:: While the Beatnuts prepare the world for their new album “Milk Me,” which drops August 31st, Psycho Les takes a minute to let us know what’s really good with the album, production, J.Lo, and more. Don’t sleep on Les’ solo project as well, “Psychotherapy” which is dropping after the album.
	::RHIAN BENSON:: Born in Ghana to a British mother and Ghanaian father, Rhian Benson had a globetrotting childhood moving from her birthplace to India and eventually settling in the U.K. She began playing piano at an early age, writing her first song at age nine.
	::YOUNG BUCK:: Ever since 50 Cent put a mean hurting on the game with his debut LP, being a member of the G-Unit means having to live up to greatness. Lloyd Banks has done well to establish himself outside of 50's shadow, and now it's Young Buck's turn.
	::MEEDAH:: ' If I had to pick and choose a label, I would easily say G-Unit Records! Why? Because them niggaz remind me of myself. Niggaz is straight hood and still make good music. The nigga 50 is a genius if you ask me. '
	::Scram Jones:: If you don't know Scram, here's your chance. Seems like everything he touches no matter if it is an MPC, a Mic or a turntable, becomes gold. With production for Lloyd Banks, Saigon, Jae Millz and even Mariah Carey, Scram Jones will soon be your favorite producer but also maybe your favorite rapper! Check out the exclusive interview with HipHopGame.
	::Renegade Foxxxz:: Don't sleep on Foxxx, coming strong with the blazing single 'Anything U Want' featuring Petey Pablo and Young Bloodz, he's ready to take over the Hip Hop world. Check out his hillarious interview with HipHopGame...
	::Mekka Millz:: 'I don't even look at myself as just a female MC. If ya hot ya hot. Male or female it doesn't matter. We all have talent, it's the person who really uses it who comes out on top.'
	::Wrekonize:: 'Basically [the Roc] used the actual air time as promotion for their upcoming releases and "artists". (sidenote: an artist understands all aspects of his culture such as battles, history, and so on. When reading Memphis Bleek interviews, he says stuff like "i dont understand that comedy shit, i just rap") Anyway after the battle had finished Dame Dash handed me and Swann a promo mixtape, my trophy, told me to pop the collar on the triple x jacket they gave me and bounced.'
	::Mr. Reck:: 'I just did a song with the legendary Jaz- O who came thru and blessed me with a verse for several Mix-tapes hittin’ the streets. It came out crazy, especially since that was our first time working together and it came out Blazin...'
	::Jadakiss:: Member of the group the Lox, D-Block CEO and solo artist, J to the mwoaw is about to drop his second LP, Kiss of Death. Judging by the feedback we got for him on HipHopGame, I can tell you that Jada now has a huge fanbase and could become Hip-Hop's favorite right after his album drops...Can you say PLATINUM?
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