The Black Opera – Rich Like You [Video]

The Black Opera is poised for another great year as they offer up their third set of visuals from their latest LP, “The Great Year”. The “Rich Like You” video is fun and fly, but in true TBO form the message is clear. Make sure you keep your eyes and ears open for the forthcoming compilation album from The Black Opera titled “Protect The Code”, set for release on Black Friday.

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The D.O.C. Details Damaging His Voice In Car Accident [Video]

In November 1989, Tracy Lynn Curry, better known by his stage name The D.O.C., was involved in a near fatal car accident after falling asleep at the wheel which damaged his vocal chords, but later changed his fast pace lifestyle, which he claims is the reason he’s living today. The “No One Can Do It Better” rapper says that he was driving through Beverly Hills after leaving a party inebriated and says that he was stopped by police after running a red light. Although, he says he led them on a mini chase, he tells us he was free to go after telling some jokes and taking photos. “If they’d took me to jail that night, I probably wouldn’t be here today.” He explained to us that the car accident that happened shorty after altered his reckless lifestyle, “At the rate I was going, nobody could tell me anything at that point.” The 47-year-old recounts falling asleep in his car before he slammed into a divider in which he “flew out the back window of the car and ended up in a tree.” He tells us that the accident was so severe that he woke up without his teeth and received vocal damage form medical procedures and actions he took “trying to expedite the health process.”

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MoSS On Rap Is Outta Control [Video]

Veteran music producer MoSS is credited for his work with many great artists such as Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Eternia, Joell Ortiz, Slum Village, and many others. He also produced Obie Trice’s first studio single. Now in 2015, MoSS releases his latest album Music To The Sound Of My Own Drum. Not only did MoSS produce the entire album, but he also mixed, mastered, designed the artwork, cleared the samples, pressed the albums, and shrink-wrapped them all on his own. Fans may find that certain physical copies will include bonus albums of musicians from around the world. MoSS has even established the label Strawberry Rain that re-releases music from the 1970s. Marching To The Sound Of My Own Drum includes features from AZ, DJ Premier, Havoc, ILL BILL, Inspectah Deck, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Jon Connor, Onyx, Peedi Crakk, Sean Price, Slaine, Slum Village, Supastition, Termanology, and more. Purchase your physical copy here and digital copy here.

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G Herbo (aka Lil Herb) Talks Growing Up With Lil Bibby [Video]

Before G Herbo and Lil Bibby were two of the most popular rappers in Chicago, they were homies. They grew up in the same neighborhood, went to the same school, and played sports together. G Herbo sat down with HNHH to detail the history of his relationship with Bibby, who is a year older. Bibby was rapping first, and Herb got his start by trading raps with Bibby via brief cell phone video clips and recording memos. It was only a matter of time before they hit the studio together… Herb says that him and Bibby still get along great because they communicate well musically and in life. “We’re gonna always work together, no matter what situation we’re in. We’re working on some group shit too.”

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Red Cafe – Cheers To Young California [Video]

Red Café is slated to drop a mixtape called “GTCTTWH (Good Things Comes to Those who Hustle)” later today. Before then, the Brooklyn rapper shares the visuals for his latest single “Cheers to Young California” in an HNHH premiere. Directed by Duane G., the “Cheers to Young California” video finds Red Cafe in his local CVS, spitting straight flames from the stationary aisle. Drug store bars! Shoutout to Cafe’s producer Dupri, who produced this beat. It sounds like the sort of instrumental Biggie Smalls and Junior Mafia would employ for the cypher when they were coming up.

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