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Ransom releases an official music video for "The Mystery." The song was produced by Lil Eto. This is off of Duffle Bag Ran's latest album titled "Greatest Rapper Alive."
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Scooby Smith has been tearing up the airwaves lately with his single "Bag It Up". We finally caught up with him to find out a little more about the man, who's name is continuing to pop up everywhere. 
The Basics
Stage Name: Scooby Smith
Real Name: Shelton Ellner
Favorite Food: Tacos
Favorite Artist: Krazie Bone
The Music
How long have you been doing music? 8 Years
What made you decide to go in that direction? I been though hell and back, in the trenches for so long that music has been my only escape since I was a young age.
What is your inspiration for being in the music industry? Music takes people away from their troubles, every track i make i want people to be able to forget the world around them.
When your not in the studio what music do you listen to? mostly Hip Hop and old school Rock and Roll like CCR.
Did you ever think you will make a dent like you have? until the past two years i never really thought i was going to make a dent like I am. I always thought i had good music and if i met the right people could succeed. Thanks to my team and my mentor Michael Neely i now have the right people on my side that believe in me and my music.
Do you feel that you being white gives you a lot of challenges? I Believe me being a white man, I've experienced a lot of white privilege because of inequality in America. Just like in the music industry, me being white there is a lot of stereo types i have to overcome.
How did you come up with the single Bag IT Up? Im in the studio every night, i make at least 1 song a week and i just keep the best ones, Bag It Up was a keeper.
What is your future goals for success? First things first is to achieve the gold album from spotify for my single Bag It Up which is already half way there. After that they sky is the limit.
If you could ever do a cobalb with any artist who would it be and why? K Camp... i really enjoy his delivery on his lyrics and i think we would sound very well together on a track.
What advice can you give other who may follow your foot steps? You have to stay in your own lane, if your an artist be an artist. Don't get scatter brained always have tunnel vision. You must assemble a trustworthy marketing team also and build relationships and make connections with the right people in the business. Main thing of all is that you can never give up, it only takes one song to blast off
Connect w/ Scooby Smith
Facebook: Shelton Smith
Instagram: ScoobySmith1992
Twitter: @ScoobySmith1992
Find his music on Spotify, iTunes, Pandora, Slacker Radio, Amazon, Google Play & more!!
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During South By Southwest in Austin, Texas a couple of weeks ago, Nardwuar the Human Serviette, caught up with Houston rapper Trae Tha Truth.
Trae discussed the impact Street Military had on the Houston rap scene, relationship with Spice-1, DJ Screw, the influence of Wickett Crickett and more.
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Fetty Wap escaped injury during a shootout that ensued after he was robbed of cash and his chain, in his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey on Sunday, March 26.
TMZ reports that cops responded to a call of a fight and shots fired on Montclair Ave and Paxton Street around 5 a.m. When police arrived they found one man with a gunshot wound to his torso and another who was hit in the leg.
A third man thought to be involved in the incident drove himself to Hackensack Medical Center with an undisclosed injury.
It's not known if Fetty, born Willie Maxwell II, was involved in the shootout, but he was not among the injured and didn't report a robbery. An investigation is currently underway.
Story developing ...
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Young Thugger Thugger releases a new song titled "Best Thing of All Time." Give it a listen up top and let us know what you think in the comment section below.
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Tupac Shakur will be welcomed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in grand fashion next month.
TMZ reports that Snoop Dogg has agreed to induct the music icon and Dr. Dre is in talks to join him.
2Pac collaborated with Dre on "California Love" and Snoop on "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted." during his time on Death Row Records. Both songs appeared on 2Pac's RIAA certified diamond 1996 album, "All Eyes on Me."
Other inductees into the 2017 class include Yes, Pearl Jam, Electric Light Orchestra and Joan Baez.
The hall's 32nd annual induction ceremony will take place on April 7 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. HBO will show highlights later, with SiriusXM doing a radio broadcast.
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Check out the latest music video from DMV emcee Shy Glizzy a.k.a. Young Jefe. This one is for a song titled "Congratulations." Sound off in the comment section after watching it below.
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Lil Bibby is nothing if not consistent. The Chicago native is back with a new scorcher titled "TRAPSPOTS." Give it a listen up top.
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In this interview, Comedian TK Kirkland sits down with Vlad to discuss his thoughts about Kanye West and Halle Berry, more specifically, how fine she looked in Swordfish. He discusses how some people try to be the celebrity while dating a celebrity, and thinking people should keep their relationships private. He also talks about wearing a lot of White Tees, being able to smell good and be comfortable with himself even in an inexpensive outfit. Check out the interview here.
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In 2015 Kanye West was hit with a $2.5 million lawsuit by a Hungarian musician, Gabor Presser, who claimed the rapper sampled his 1969 song "Gyöngyhajú Lány" (“The Girl with Pearly Hair”) without permission.
A large chunk of Presser's track was used in West's 2013 song "New Slaves" off of the album, "Yeezus."
Billboard reports that the suit has now been settled out of court. No details of the financial agreement were disclosed.
Photo credit: U2soul under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license via Wikimedia Commons.
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Joe Young is back with a new heater. He recruits Termanology and Style P for his latest effor titled "Watch the Wave." The track was produced by the one and only Dame Grease.
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23-year old Chicago native and Roc Nation recording artist, Vic Mensa, could have his fast rising career derailed for a couple of years over gun charges.
TMZ reports that Vic, born Victor Kwesi Mensah, was pulled over in Beverly Hills earlier this month for running a stop sign and a tinted windows violation.
Vic admitted to the officers that he had a gun in his vehicle. Turns out, it wasn't licensed. Now the L.A. County District Attorney's Office is is pursuing a case against the rapper for carrying a loaded, having an unregistered handgun in his car and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit.
Vic is due back in court in April. If convicted he faces up to 2 years in prison.
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Juelz Santana was a recent guest on The Cruz Show.
He talks about "Love and Hip Hop," Kimbella, Drake, proving naysayers wrong, history of Harlem, the Dipset movement, hip hop being safer now, G-Unit, The Game, T.I., social media and more.
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New Rap Artist Asian Doll Drops Her New Record "OMW" Off The New Mixtape "OUTTA SPACE". The Track Is Produced By James Worthy & Is Available Everywhere. View Below.
Listen To OMW
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Maino has been expanding his résumé by getting into acting. His biggest role to date is as a "shooter" in the forthcoming Tupac Shakur biopic, "All Eyez on Me."
The Brooklyn, New York native recently sat down with DJ Smallz to talk about how he landed the part and more.
DJ Smallz: What's up with you and the acting roles lately? Is that something you're concentrating in now?
Maino: I'm multi-tasking, I'm reaching out, I'm being creative, I'm doing what obviously I can do. I wasn't a rapper to begin with. I've gotten this far and now I'm beginning to get into the acting game a lot more. It's dope. It's different than music, but I like it.
DJ Smallz: What's your role in this upcoming 2Pac biopic?
Maino: I'll tell you what ... because I don't wanna give it all away. My role is not a big role, but it's very memorable. you ain't gon' forget me, baby. That is a guaranteed fact. It's pivotal. It's action. I saw the movie. If they keep everything that I saw, the way I saw it. I got three speaking scenes ... one action scene. So, it's pretty crazy.
DJ Smallz: Is this something that was pitched to you or you wanted to be a part of? How did that work?
Maino: Shout out to [the director] Benny Boom, that's my guy. Benny Boom called me. I had did some work with him before ... acting. A couple of years ago we shot something in L.A. And I always told him, 'Look, homie I wanna do this. I wanna do more of it if I can.' He said, 'I'ma keep you in mind.' And when it was time he called me, 'I got something for you.' And he told me what it was and I said, 'Oooh, wow.'
"All Eyes on Me" hits theathers nationwide on June 16, 2017.
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KXNG Crooked is back with a brand new freestyle titled "Body." Take a listen to how he flips the instrumental to Ed Sheeran's hit song, "Shape of You."
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Trey Songz was the latest guest on The Breakfast Club.
He talks about his love life, the changes in marketing an album, almost signing Drake, R&B thugging, collaborating with Rico Love, Nicki Minaj disrespecting him, Meek Mill and more.
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