Interview: Deraj at SXSW, the meaning of Mirrors & Medicine
At SXSW, Deraj talks about his new EP with Reflection Music Group, Mirrors & Medicine. Buy it on iTunes.
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Propaganda Says Swoope is First Feature to Out Rap Him
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Bearing False Witness – Convo with Southside Rabbi (KB & Ameen) Part 8
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Shepherd Suggests Future & Gunna Stole His Song ‘Too Easy’
Shepherd is riding high off the placement of his song “Gametime” in the new Space Jam 2 film. That song “Gametime” even got him signed a few years back. He’s no longer with the label, but when he was, he wrote a song called “Too Easy.” He dropped the song “Too Easy” Friday, September 24th. The same day Future and Gunna dropped a song of the same name with the same artwork. Shepherd claims that song was circulating around the label because he wrote for some other artists. Below is a side by side of the artwork. Watch the video […]
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Andy Mineo Featuring Justin Bieber Almost Happened on ‘Never Land 2’
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Shepherd, Parris Chariz, Jon Keith, Make Wins Look ‘Too Easy’
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Torey D’Shaun Not Hiding His Faith Because ‘This Ain’t That’
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Ruslan Celebrates His Successes and Day Ones in ‘Plans Up’
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