Cee Lo Green, former member of the Atlanta based hip-hop crew The Goodie Mob and one half of Gnarls Barkley returns with this catchy, upbeat number 'F*ck You'. The track appears on Cee Lo's forthcoming album The Lady Killer. Despite the explicit title, young and old alike will be humming this ditty.  

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"The difference between us and hip-hop is we had direction, we had a movement, we had people who kept our eyes on the prize. We weren't just bullshitting and jiving." The Last Poets' Umar Bin Hassan speaks to The Guardian for an in-depth feature exploring the relationship between music and The Black Panther Party.   The Last Poets will be joining The Roots and more on stage at The Barbican on September 11th for Tongues On Fire - a Tribute to ...

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New music video for 'The Bike Song' by Mark Ronson & The Business International Feat. Kyle Falconer & Spank Rock. The track can be found on Ronson's new album Record Collection which is released on the 27th September. The video was shot in a South London and sees the vintage/throwback theme carry on from Ronson's last video 'Bang Bang Bang'.  

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New music from Grammy nominated crew The Foreign Exchange. Their new cut entitled 'Maybe She'll Dream Of Me' is produced by Phonte and Nicolay and taken from the upcoming album Authenticity. Download or stream it over here. As well as his now customary crooning this track also sees Phonte rap, which is always welcomed.  

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We're pleased to introduce you to the very first Spine TV Podcast, featuring words and music from Just Blaze.   For the first episode, we caught up with one of hip-hop's most influential producers, grabbing him for 20 minutes whilst Alchemist was soundchecking for their debut 'soundclash' in London. Fresh off the plane, he talked to us about early influences, lucky breaks, and that unreleased Nas joint.   Delivered monthly, the Spine TV podcast series will feature in-depth interviews with ...

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Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa, who's had heads nodding this year with his Kush & OJ mixtape and his appearance on Rick Ross' 'Superhigh Sativa Remix' continues to bring the heat. Earlier today Khalifa leaked the track 'Black & Yellow', a reference to his automobile of the same colours. You can download the track here.      

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Since graduating from the Red Bull Music Academy in 2005, Istanbul based singer Ahu has put in several powerful but measured appearances on other people's records. She is now stepping out on her own courtesy of One Handed music with the haunting single 'To Love'. The track is produced by the label's in-house sample mangler Paul White, who provides a surprisingly subtle backdrop for Ahu's poised celebration of post-breakup relaxation.         The A-side is being given away here ...

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A nice BET special that focuses on the often overlooked female MC. With contributions from MC Lyte, Yo Yo, Missy Elliot, Jean Grae and more this is well worth checking out.  

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Grime pioneer Wiley wants to be a high powered industry professional in ten years according to an article in MusicWeek. The producer/MC is in the process of launching his new record label The A-list. Check out a clip from his new track 'From The Drop' produced by MJ Cole for a taste of what's to come.    

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Multi-intrumentalist Taylor Mcferrin who you may remember from this release, drops a preview of some tracks from his forthcoming album Early Riser.  

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