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November 2002
 Galaxy FM - Coolio Interview This Sunday - November 30, 2002 By : euphanasia
 For all you UK Coolio fans out there Galaxy FM's resident RnB/Hip-hop DJ, Steve Sutherland, has Coolio live in the studio this sunday on his Urban Connection show. The show will be on air from 8.00 PM - 12.00 PM GMT. For all you overseas fans you can listen live by clicking here.
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"The Best Of Both...Coasts?!" - November 29, 2002 By : Rud
 WCKillaz are reporting that Snoop Dogg and Jay-Z plan on making a joint album which would be the first West meets East collaboration album ever, and could well help in completely squashing the much-publicised East/West coast beef for good, especially as both are considered to be the "kings" of their respective coasts. Snoop is reported to have recently told MTV that the two camps still hadn't "nailed anything in stone," but he's very hyped about the whole idea.
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New Xzibit Video "Sneak Peaks!" - November 28, 2002 By : Rud
 As we reported earlier this week Xzibit.net will premiere the new Xzibit video, "Symphony in X Major," on Thursday, December 5, 2002. Well there is now some behind the scenes footage of the video shoot for you to get a sneak preview of "Symphony in X Major" and what you can expect on December 5th!
Watch in : Real Video | Quicktime | Windows Media : (56k) | (100k) | (300k) Discuss This Topic
Quik Speaks On Nates Creative Speed! - November 27, 2002 By : Rud
 DJ Quik, who produced Nate Dogg's first single "Get Up" off his new album due in February, spoke to Launch recently. He explained that Nate Dogg's laid-back character and often slow-paced singing style is a huge contrast to his songwriting and recording approach : "Nate Dogg is one of the quickest creative people I know other than Tupac, that's not to shun anybody else that I worked with, but Nate is the fastest when it comes to melodies, and when it comes to just being a quick wit. He's the epitome of a fly poker player."
Quik went on to say that Nate's professionalism made it easy to produce the song (which also features Eve) : "Wow, what can you say about perfectionist, tight-ass artists? I look forward to doing it again because it wasn't like working. It was like kicking it."
"Get Up" officially hit radio on Tuesday (26th November) You can expect the new Nate album titled, "Nate Dogg," to hit stores on February 25, 2003 through Elektra Entertainment. Also dont forget that DJ Quik released his "Best Of DJ Quik" collection last week so and pick that up if you havent already! Discuss This Topic
Review : "Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$" - November 27, 2002 By : Rud
 Yet again we have another exclusive and extensive review, this time looking at the new release from Snoop Dogg titled "Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$" Our chief reviewer Nima has done another in depth review of the album and offers his opinion on Snoop's latest offering! Ensure you check that out and feel free to drop any feedback! Click here to read the review!
If you like what you read and havent already picked up Snoop's new album then head out and pick it up! Alternatively you can order online with these links!
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View The TV Commercial For 2Pac's "Better Dayz" - November 27, 2002 By : euphanasia
 To those of you that don't already know 2Pac's 6 posthumous release, Better Dayz, was released in the US yesterday. It's also avaliable in some other countries outside the US but most countires worldwide won't see it in stores until December 2nd. Well we now have the US TV commercial for you to peep, click here to see it in full.
Thanks to Makaveli4life.com for the link. Discuss This Topic
Snoop Contest Closed! - November 27, 2002 By : Rud
Thanks to all the people who entered the Snoop Dogg "Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$" Contest! It is now closed and the winners will be contacted and then names published on the site in the next few days!
The correct answer to the question : "What is the name of Snoop's Debut Album" was of course the classic "Doggystyle" - having received some earlier entries that claimed "Snoop Dogg" was confusing as it could be classed as "The Game Is To Be Sold..." i altered the question to make it clear that it was his DEBUT album. Any entries before the alteration with both answers in the answer section were carried through as correct. Snoop's Debut Album was NOT "The Deep Cover Soundtrack" or "The Chronic" or "Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$" - His debut was his first ever solo release. Whether you got it right or wrong, thanks for all the entries and the support of the site!
Look out for a new contest in the next few days! (Especially 2 Pac fans!) Discuss This Topic
Nate Speaks On "Nate Dogg" - November 27, 2002 By : Rud
 Nate Dogg is adding the finishing touches to his next solo album titled, "Nate Dogg," due out in February of next year. The new self-titled disc is said to be a more "celebratory affair" than his last release "Music & Me." Nate said : "It's more up-tempo, more party style. The last one was kind of re-introducing myself as a solo artist. This one I'm already rolling from the first joint."
Nate gave a short yet certain message for fans : "Just tell 'em I'm bringing the shit!" The first single is "Get Up" produced by DJ Quik, featuring Eve Discuss This Topic
Safahri Ra - November 27, 2002 By : The Truth
Oakland rapper/spoken word artist Safahri Ra is working on his new album which features, Casual, Del, Zion I and Omega from Blackalicious. He's also finishing up touches to a Hip Hop theater play called 'Souled Out', about Hip Hop from a West Coast perspective. Discuss This Topic
Cube Says "No More Friday's!" - November 26, 2002 By : Rud
 Ice Cube's latest film, the 3rd in the "Friday" series hit #3 in its release week! It was only beaten by blockbusters, "Die Another Day" & "Harry Potter." "Friday After Next" is on pace to match or surpass previous "Friday" films at the box-office! However, Cube who conceived the franchise and also stars in each of the films says that despite its success, he's happy to end the series - last week Cube said that he wasnt concerned about how it did at the box office : "I'm not really worried about that, at this point all you could do is do a good movie and go from there. I know we got a good movie. He spoke to MTV and said : Sometimes you could start playing number games and try to be #1 or try to make sure it surpasses what the other ones did, but I'm not in the game for that. I am not thinking about ['Friday'] four. No four. This is it."
However the film's director and longtime Ice Cube music-video director, Marcus Raboy, says he hopes that Cube will change his mind : "When we were in the editing, one day Cube said, 'This is probably gonna be the last [one],' I said, 'I'll bet you a $100 there's another "Friday." ' He said, 'I can't even take that bet.' We had to think of it as three as the perfect number in a set. Then you put it out there to the audiences and if the audience is saying, 'We want more, we want more,' I think that's a decision that Cube will make down the line. [He may] say, 'They want more, I'm inspired, I have a great angle on it. It feels like it can be fresh and have a purpose.' Time will tell."
Even though Ice Cube feels its time "Friday" was put to rest, he said that he and his co-star Mike Epps will continue to make movies together : "Our relationship on the set is real cool and real close. All we do is sit around and laugh and joke on each other, kinda like kicking it. The chemistry spills over. I look at him like my little brother. It seems like it all resonates onscreen. We're looking at other things we can do to expand on it. We know people love this combination. That's what we in it for, to give the people what they want."
Since the surprise success of "Barbershop" earlier this year, Ice Cube says executives around "Tinseltown" are throwing plenty of deals at him : "More people want to be in business, but we don't want to just take opportunities now that they're there, I take pride in having a company called Cubevision. I don't want to mess it up because we have the opportunity to make a lot of movies real fast. A lot of quality goes into whatever we're doing. We gotta make sure the product is still very good." He also went on to explain that he has no doubts about what he could do if he weren't constrained to his usual "shoestring budgets" : "If they gave a $100 million, I'll damn sure make it look like $250 million," he laughed. "It's not hard to get that money on the screen and do something off the hook. I really don't need that much money. You don't need a $100 million to make $100 million."
"Torque" (due out in 2003) is the next film we can expect to see Ice Cube in, the filming for that was wrapped up less than a month ago. Although he didn't produce the film or write the script this time around, he did get the opportunity to ride motorcycles in the action flick! : "I'm pretty nice on them, I ain't ready to join the Ruff Ryders yet, but give me three or four more months, I'll be ready. It was fun making the movie though, getting to ride hard."
Cube also spoke on the music angle! As many of you will know Ice Cube is inches from being an official member of the ever growing "Aftermath" crew, and is set to record his next LP under the watchful eye of Dr. Dre, as executive producer : : "I love music as much as I love the movie thing, i'm gonna be on Aftermath as soon as I get the deal signed. It's close, very close. It's just basically making sure we got a deal. We're fine-tuning the deal. We've agreed on most of the numbers."
He also said he hopes to get back to work, either in the studio or on a movie set, in January! Discuss This Topic
Snoop Records In The "Chuuuch!" - November 26, 2002 By : Rud
For those still unaware of what Snoop Dogg means when he says "Chuuuch!" can now rest at ease. Snoop, whose sixth studio album "Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss" is out today, explained it when he spoke to Launch. He told them that the term "chuuuch" was presented to him by his friend and renowned pimp, the Archbishop Don Magic Juan : "It's simply stating that we keep God in everything we do, and we try to be more positive than negative, by us saying chuuuch, it's a positive greeting. And it just brings joy to our heart and soul."
Snoop went on to say that he has been so taken by the new term, that it is also the name of his recording studio! : "You got to have our spirit right here first of all when you making these records, you got to have your mind on the spirit on right so people can feel what you saying."
In related news, Snoop Dogg aired the pilot episode of his "variety show" Doggy Fizzle Televizzle on MTV yesterday - and today his new album hit the shelves - make sure you grab a copy and help push Snoop to #1 this week! Discuss This Topic
Tentative "Crooked I" Tracklist From Daz - November 26, 2002 By : Rud
 Daz Dillinger, CEO Of DPG Recordz, plans to release a Crooked I album two weeks after "Tha Row" finally releases Crook's debut album. The album from DPG Recordz is currently titled, "Say Hi To The Bad Guy Volume One : Special Edition" which is clearly meant to confuse consumers when "Tha Row's" version is out as that is to be titled "Say Hi To The Bad Guy" The following is a tentative tracklist for the album from DPG :
01) Nobody Understands Me
02) Crook In Me (Feat. Nate Dogg)
03) Titties N Ass
04) Crooks N Doggs (Feat. Snoop Dogg)
05) Gangstas Ride
06) Knock Knock Knock
07) Young Ryda
08) I Ain't The One
09) Livin In Tha Hood
10) Ain't Lovin No Rat
11) Cold Game
12) Niggaz Got Game
13) You Ain't The Homie (Feat. Daz and Kurupt)
We will continue to update you as we get more information, however please bear in mind this release's drop date will be controlled by "Tha Row's" release as Daz wants to put it out a fortnight after the debut. Discuss This Topic
Some General Priority Records News! - November 26, 2002 By : Rud
 Young Assassin, Roscoe, was due to drop his debut album "Young Roscoe - Philafornia" before the end of this year however it has been pushed back to a tentative release date of March 25th 2003, we will have more info on that as soon as possible! We reported last month that Roscoe had a new video out "Get Ready" featuring Kokane (which we had for download) and it was originally set to be his debut single. It is now on the "Friday After Next" soundtrack and the video is on TV stations as the 2nd single!
Westcoast legend Ras Kass, whose "Van Gogh" album project was canned due to "label bullshit," has a new album coming out in March 2003 called Goldyn Chyld. The album is set to feature : Dr. Dre, Hi Tek, Pharoahe Monch, Xzibit, Saafir, Rockwilder, DJ Premier & Scott Storch! DJ Premier produced the "Goldyn Chyld" track that appeared on the sampler and on mixtapes earlier this year. More news when we get it! Discuss This Topic
Last Day To Enter Snoop Contest! - November 26, 2002 By : Rud
Just a quick reminder, today is the final day to enter the dubcnn Snoop Dogg contest! If you havent already entered then click here to find out how you can try to win one of the 5 prize packs available (each contains a copy of the new album and the 12" single!) Today is the day you can finally get your hands on a copy of the new release "Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$" - If you havent already then head out now and pick it up! Discuss This Topic
WC2K : Shade Sheist Interview! - November 26, 2002 By : Rud
 "Connected Site" WC2K has just put up its interview with Shade Sheist! In it he covers his criticism in the LA Times, his upcoming projects, his opinion on the current state of West Coast rap music, and much more. Ensure you support Shade Sheist if you havent already by picking up his album "Informal Introduction!" (links below) Our interview with Shade Sheist will be up later this week - apologies for the long delay its because the transcript is so big - but it will be up soon! Until then check the interview here at WC2K
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Exclusive : IV Life Records Interview - November 25, 2002 By : Rud
 Once again we got a new interview for you! With the Snoop Dogg interview just done and up (and Shade Sheist coming very soon - apologies for the delay on that one, i will explain later) dubcnn had the chance to ask the IV Life Records family some questions regarding IV Life's past work, plans for the future, thoughts on the westcoast, tours and more! Ensure you support the label and the official site - www.4liferecords.com! Thanks to the IV Life family for taking the time out to speak to the site! Click here to check it out and feel free to drop any feedback! Discuss This Topic
Snoop Resists "Peer-Pressure" @ Smoke Out! - November 25, 2002 By : Rud
 MTV report that Snoop Dogg ignored the persistent chanting of "Hit the bong!" from the crowd at the Smoke Out festival on Saturday. He then asked the crowd, "What bong?" and shortly after the 20-foot apparatus that members of Cypress Hill and host Tommy Chong had been toking on earlier was pulled out. Snoop later left the stage without having inhaled any of the chronic smoke! His set ended a full day of performances by artists such as : Everlast, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Slash and Linkin Park DJ Joseph Hahn.
Snoop Dogg arrived via armored vehicle well after 1:00 a.m. - with Warren G, a skull-masked homey, security guards and several other hanger-ons all dressed in some shade of blue! Snoop hit the stage with "Murder Was the Case," then went through his "Death Row", "No Limit" & "Doggy Style Records" back catalogue. Around 20,000 people in the crowd rapped along to nearly every word until the bong came out...Snoop, wearing a wide smile, casually left the stage.
Snoop said backstage that it was a "personal invite" from B-Real that brought him to the fifth Cypress Hill Smoke Out, held this time at the Los Angeles Coliseum : "Me and him go way back, he played on my new record, he played the congas on it. We family like that. This is an annual event for him. I'm local. I'm in the 'hood. So it's a good thing, I appreciate [the invitation]."
Cypress Hill member B-Real spoke on the event and Snoop's sobriety : "Each year you got to try to step it [the show] up. I think it's cool that he [Snoop] would still do it, because it shows that he may not smoke it, but he's still down with the people who recognized him as being one of the frontrunners, as well as Cypress Hill, to pump that whole movement. So for him to be here with us, and Tommy Chong as well, it's great, man."
Surprise performers Bone Thugs-N-Harmony were one of the many acts who praised "Jam Master Jay" : "[Jam Master Jay], Left Eye, every time something like that happens, we always think about Eazy-E [and] all of the fallen soldiers in the game, It's tragic, but unfortunately, it's part of life.", Wish Bone said. Discuss This Topic
B.A.R.T To The 91Siccness Tour! - November 24, 2002 By : Nima
 All the California residents be on the lookout for the B.A.R.T. To The 91Siccness Tour coming!
This tour will be huge, as it will have artists such as Spice 1, RBL Posse, Mista Cane, Arsen, NBD, Nocturnal Hustlas, II Sicc, C-Lim, Gangsta Dre, Young Moe, First Degree, Mac & Ak, Right Way Militia, Black Madness, Cucizy, Sydal, Jaz, Hafway House, Blac, ADR, Baller B, Deadlock Click and more to come!
There are two confirmed dates right now: Gilroy, on Saturday 30th November at the Glaslighter Hall. All ages, entry is 10$ at the door. The other date is Campell on Saturday 28th, at the Glaslighter Theatre, also all ages and 10$ at the door.
More dates to be announced very soon!
So if you live anywhere near a concert, make sure to go there, it will be hot!
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Exclusive: The Full "Paid The Cost To Be The Boss" Scans! - November 23, 2002 By : Nima
 We have another dubcnn exclusive for ya'll right here! We present you the scans of the booklet from Snoop Doggs long awaited album "Paid The Cost To Be The Boss". I wanna send a special shoutout to Alain for the scans.
Check them out here:
-Back Cover-
-Booklet Cartoon-
-Booklet Snoop C-walking-
-Thank Yous-
-Thank Yous Part 2-
Enjoy the scans.
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Eminem - "More Music from 8 Mile" - November 23, 2002 By : elneckio
Rolling Stone have managed to find out the tracklist for the new 8 Mile compilation :
"Shook Ones, Pt. 2," Mobb Deep
"Juicy," the Notorious BIG
"Gotta Get Mine" MC Breed (w/2Pac)
"Feel Me Flow," Naughty by Nature
"Player's Ball," OutKast
"Get Money," Jr. M.A.F.I.A.
"You're All I Need," Method Man and Mary J. Blige
"Temptations," 2Pac
"Shimmy Shimmy Ya," Ol' Dirty Bastard
"Bring the Pain," Method Man
"C.R.E.A.M.," Wu Tang Clan
"Runnin'," Pharcyde
"Survival of the Fittest," Mobb Deep
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DJ Quik Q&A - November 23, 2002 By : elneckio
DJ Quik has been talking with Launch again. A few details about the new Greatest Hits CD and rumours of retirement !
"CT: Now when's your next solo joint going to drop?
Q: It depends on what people feel after the Best Of. You know, it's a big step. Just being a DJ and knowing how music works, when I see people doing Greatest Hits and Best Of's, it kind of sends a message to the consumer like this is it. It's over."
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Cube Angry Over Advert - November 23, 2002 By : Rud
 AHH are reporting that Ice Cube is attempting to have a controversial commercial for his latest movie, "Friday After Next" pulled from screens. The advert caused controversy as it displays "three African-American women with the words "Ho, Ho, Ho" stamped over them."
Ice Cube said : "It was done out of context [of the movie], marketing people to me are assholes who don't know what the fu*k they are doing."
Cube went on to say that he had nothing to do with the adverts as the decision was taken by the company that is releasing the film, New Line Cinema : "They will pull the ads if they know what's good for them. If they don't, [whatever happens] is on them."
In related news, Ice Cube's first four albums, Amerikkka's Most Wanted, Death Certificate, Lethal Injection, and The Predator are set to be reissued and also include bonus tracks, expect those on February 25th. Also you can look out for a DVD, Ice Cube: The Video Collection, to be released that is set to feature his first 15 videos! Discuss This Topic
New Solseekers EP - November 23, 2002 By : The Truth
Check out the latest Inklings release early! The new Solseekers EP "Half Way There" is finished! Listen to the new sound of Capture on the Mic and DJ DNA on the music. Sound snippets to check: Natural and Half Way There feat. The Inklings
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Truth Hurts European Tour Dates - November 23, 2002 By : euphanasia
Aftermath's first lady, Truth Hurts is set to do a tour of Europe in December this year. The dates are as followed:
Monday 2nd - London (UK)
Tuesday 3rd - open
Wednesday 4TH - Newcastle (UK)
Thursday 5th - Glasgow (UK)
Friday 6th - Vienna (Aus) - Volksgarten
Saturday 7th - Nurnberg (Ger) - Big 7
Sunday 8th Munich (Ger) - Breakout
Monday 9th - Southampten (UK)
Tuesday 10th - Zurich (Swzd) - Kaufleuten
Wednesday 11th - Bristol (UK)
Thursday 12th - Luzern (Swzd) - Loft
Friday 13th - Darmstadt (Ger) - Natrix
Saturday 14th - Lahr (Ger) - Universal dog
Sunday 15th - Amsterdam(Ned) - Panama
Monday 16th - Brighton (UK)
Tuesday 17th - Coventry (UK)
Wednesday 18th - Dubai
Thursday 19th - Dubai
Friday 20th - Stuttgart (Ger) - Zap
Saturday 21st - Cologne (Ger) - Gloria
Be sure to check her out when she hits, i'm sure you'll blessed with a great show.
(Thanks to TruthHurts.net and AftermathMusic.com for the news)
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Two New Members Of Staff & Advert... - November 23, 2002 By : Rud
Id like to publically welcome Murrow to the staff here at dubcnn.com - who joined us thanks to Overseer's persuasion! Anyone over at the WCC Forum will know Murrow (Formally Incognito) and many others will know him from when he ran the HipHop-Reviewed site. We have taken on Murrow to help provide us with Articles and some reviews on the site, as I feel at present thats where the site lacks - i want to bring you more content as much as possible. Id also like to welcome elneckio as an official staff member! He has been around since the start helping on the overall design of the site and providing news! However now he has got full news update access and will be updating where possible. All this will help you, the readers, get a better service from dubcnn!
Id also like to advertise we have one job vacancy at present : A Reviewer is required. The reviewer would be exactly that, someone who can review albums, dvds and films related to the westcoast - the person would not have access to news updates unless i delegate that to them at a later date. The candidate must be good writer who can write solid and well-structured text. So if you feel you would like to work for the site and think you can offer something we could use, then please send in any relevant information and at least one sample review to : rud@dubcnn.com and i'll try to get back to as many of you as possible! Discuss This Topic
Xzibit Video Premiere! - November 22, 2002 By : Rud
Xzibit is set to premiere his new video "Symphony in X Major", the latest single off his new album Man Vs Machine, on December 5th, only on Xzibit.net. Make sure you check that out! The video is directed by Mr. Hahn and is said to be on a "Matrix vibe!"
You can also win autographed props from the video! The grand prize is one autographed vest worn by Xzibit in the "Symphony in X Major" video & one deck of playing cards autographed by Xzibit and the director the video, Mr. Hahn. Fifteen runner up's will each win an autographed Xzibit t-shirt! The contest can be found here and is open until December 19th! Discuss This Topic
Brooklyn is Dr. Dre's newest protege! - November 22, 2002 By : Nima
People who picked up the 8 Mile special edition which had a bonus CD with a Shady/Aftermath sampler also featuring a track by Brooklyn. Thanks to Interscope Records for lettin' us know that she indeed is Dr. Dre's newest artist. The 19 year old Brooklyn is a female artist, and she both raps and sings, representin' East New York.
A single is supposed to be released in January.
Stay tuned for more news on Brooklyn.
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Mobb Deep to be Shady Record's latest acquisition? - November 22, 2002 By : Ka Rizzle
HipHopDX have rumoured that now Mobb Deep have left Columbia, that they are currently in talks with Eminem to join his label. In other Eminem news he recently produced a track for Nas's album "God's Son," the song is called "The Cross," however Eminem doesn't rap on this track. Discuss This Topic
Snoop Dogg gets own MTV show - November 22, 2002 By : Overseer
Snoop Dogg is to get his own variety show on MTV in America.
Doggy Fizzle Televizzle, a half hour show, is scheduled to debut on Monday night. The show will mix sketch comedy with music and man-on-the-street bits.
It's not known whether it will be shown in the UK.
Source Ananova.com props to DarlyB for the hookup. Discuss This Topic
Exclusive : "Better Dayz!" - November 22, 2002 By : Rud
 Ive had many requests over the past few weeks asking who produced what track and who features on which song on the new Tupac album "Better Dayz" Well here we can give you the FULL list of both! This is straight from the CD which im holding in my hand right now. (There is also a scan of one CD & The back) The tracklist shown below states the track then to the right of each whether it is a remix and by which producer (in bold), then followed by the featurings on the song.
Disc One
1) Intro (7 Aurelius)
2) Still ballin (Nitty Remix) (Frank Nitty) (Feat. Trick Daddy)
3) When We Ride On Our Enemies (Briss Remix) (Briss)
4) Changed Man (Jazze Pha Remix) (Feat. Jazze Pha, Y.I., Johnta' Austin)
5) Fuck Em All (Johnny J) (Feat. Outlawz)
6) Never B Peace (Nitty Remix) (Frank Nitty) (Feat. E.D.I. & Kastro)
7) Mamas Just A Little Girl (KP remix) (KP) (Feat. Kimmy Hill)
8) Street Fame (Briss Remix) (Briss)
9) Whatcha Gonna Do (E.D.I) (Feat. Kastro & Young Noble)
10) Fair Exchange (Jazze Pha Remix) (Feat. Jazze Pha)
11) Late Night (DJ Quik) (Feat. DJ Quik + Outlawz)
12) Ghetto Star (GO Twice) (Feat. Nutso)
13) Thugz Mansion (Acoustic) (Claudio Cueni & Michael Herring)
Disc Two
1) My Block (Nitty RMX) (Frank Nitty)
2) Thugz Mansion (7 Aurelius) (Feat. Anthony Hamilton)
3) Never Call U Bitch Again (Johnny J) (Feat. Tyrese)
4) Better Dayz (Johnny J)(Feat. Mr Biggs)
5) U Can Call (Jazze Pha Remix)
6) Military Minds (Darryl Harper - Remix E.D.I) (From "One Nation") (Feat. CoCo Brothers & Buckshot)
7) Fame (Claudio Cueni) (Feat. Kadafi, Kastro, Napoleon & Young Noble)
8) Fair Exchage (Troy Johnson) (Mya Remix)
9) Catching Feelins (E.D.I) (Feat. Mussamill, E.D.I, Napolean & Young Noble)
10) There You Go (Johnny J) (Feat. Kadafi, E.D.I, Kastro, Napolean & Big Skye)
11) This Life I Lead (Johnny J) (Feat. Outlawz)
12) Who Do U Believe In (Johnny J) (Feat. Kadafi)
13) They Dont Give A Fuck About Us (Johnny J) (Feat. Outlawz)
Back Cover| Disc One
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If You Havent Already... - November 22, 2002 By : Rud
 Thanks to the people at Interscope there is an audio player in preparation for the new Tupac release "Better Dayz" which drops on November 26th. If you havent already checked some of the tracks off the new CD, go and have a listen by either clicking the banner at the bottom of the page or going here. Ensure you pick up "Better Dayz" as soon as its out! Discuss This Topic
Exclusive : Snoop Dogg Interview! - November 21, 2002 By : Rud
 Ok, so we keep dropping exclusives - any of you have a problem with that? Thought not, well here we have an interview with the one and only Snoop Dogg! Huge thanks to both Snoop & Capitol/Priority Records for helping us arrange this interview. Here for you in both text and audio Snoop Dogg talks about his new album (Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$), his future plans with his label, album leftovers, wanting to do a film about a superhero from the hood, Suge Knight, Kurupt, touring in Europe and more! Ok, so now you just want to read it - Click here to check it out! Please send any feedback to me here Discuss This Topic
Brand new Neb Luv news! - November 21, 2002 By : Nima
 We have some exclusive news for all you 5 Footaz and Neb Luv fans out there! Neb is working on some new projects right now. She's releasing two solo albums, one in Sweden, and one in the U.S.. She's also working on another project entitled T.V. (Tunnel Vision). She recently hooked up with a hot group called 7. ´
Also look out for Neb Luv to be released on MC Lytes new album (sheduled to be in stores in January 2003) on a cut named "Fire". So our girl has been puttin' in major work lately!
For more information about Neb Luv and ATM Records or to order cds, click here.
Watch out for news soon!
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C-Bo - Desert Eagle in stores now - November 21, 2002 By : Nima
I suppose all ya'll who support the bay area rap game will have heard of C-Bo's album entitled "Desert Eagle" which was just released. Well you should know that this album was released WITHOUT C-Bo's authorization. So this is basically an unofficial C-Bo album. The way Warlock Records released this LP, which consists 12 unheard C-Bo tracks, is similar to how Black Market records released Brotha Lynch Hung records or Death Row Records released Dead Man Walkin.
For all the real fans out there, wait a bit and pick up "My Lifestyle", sheduled to drop in March of 2003 on C-Bo's West Coast Mafia Entertainment. Thanks to WC2k for lettin' us know about a West Coast Mafia compilation which should drop soon, along with a C-Bo DVD.
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The D.O.C. - Deuce is coming in February! - November 21, 2002 By : Nima
 After being delayed countless times, The DOCs highly anticipated project "Deuce" is sheduled to drop February 12th 2003 according to the new Source Magazine. I hope this album finally sees the light of day, because it will not only bring us the usual D.O.C. heat, but we will hear some of his new proteges such as 6-2 and more. So when this drops, make sure to check it out. Thanks to Lil Jay and Wc2k for letting us know.
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Eminem Replies To Murder Inc & Benzino - November 21, 2002 By : Rud
 I found this audio over at the HipHopCanada forum. The audio appears to be from the UK hiphop DJ Tim Westwoods show as they state its a world exclusive. As of yet i dont know where this will appear - more than likely a mixtape - but if you havent already heard this you should check it. Eminem appears to reply on behalf of Aftermath & Shady Records to recent comments by both Benzino (regarding Eminem's colour) & also Murder Inc artist Ja Rule, where he stated that if they (Dr.Dre/Eminem) allowed 50 Cent to diss him then Ja would see that Aftermath/Shady Records ceases to exist! Here's a section of lyrics from the track titled, it would seem, "We The Realest Label" :
"50% of it is 50 Cent/the other 50% of it whose colour of skin it is/but if you even considerin taking our label down then you better find our building and fly a fuckin' plane into it/but i aint trying to get to intricate into it/im just trying to give you a little hint for your own benefit"
If you want to hear the rest we have it for you here (Whoever recorded this off the show deserves the credit however i am unaware at present of who did) Discuss This Topic
Snoop Set To Star In "Starsky and Hutch" - November 20, 2002 By : Rud
Yesterday dubcnn spoke with Snoop Dogg for an interview which will be up tomorrow! In it he mentioned that he has plans to star in the film adaptation of the classic 1970's police TV series "Starsky and Hutch.". Well today Billboard announced that he is indeed in talks for the picture and that The Todd Phillips-directed project will go into production in March next year.
Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson are set to star as the cop duo who race around the city in the bright red hot rod and report to their always unhappy boss, Captain Dobey! Snoop is due to play Huggy Bear, the duo's flamboyant street informant. Previously Snoop has worked on and appeared in films such as "Training Day," "The Wash," "Bones," and "Baby Boy" Discuss This Topic
Kurupt On "Half Past Dead" & Ja Rule - November 20, 2002 By : Rud
 Dogg Pound Gangsta, Kurupt, recently spoke with MTV about his work on just released film - Half Past Dead with Steven Seagal & Ja Rule.
Uncle Steve, man, he was cool with us, he wasn't really tripping with us. There really wasn't no problems, he was very respectful and did his part. He tried to help us out as much as possible with ours. It was a great team we had."
In the movie, Kurupt plays a wise-cracking convict called Twitch, meanwhile offscreen, Kurupt revealed that Seagal introduced him to some new musical methods and he got the action hero up on the latest hip-hop cuts! : "I had to put him up on it from Ja's perspective all the way to mine, I had to play him some of those dainty killer tunes and let him know what's really going on in our world. But Uncle Steve is pretty hip, you dig. He's got songs he's done himself. He sings the blues and he's actually very, very tight. He redid 'Redemption Song' by Bob Marley with all the existing Marleys. What I picked up from him was learning how to play that acoustic guitar, the majority of our off-time, I'd just sit back and Uncle Steve would just be playing the blues."
Kurupt now serves as Tha Row's Senior Vice President, although he has no plans to sign Seagal to a contract dont be surprised if you hear a collaboration between the two : "Oh, definitely, we're going to do something together, we already did something when we was in Berlin [shooting the movie]. I rented studio time when I was out there and I took him in. It was a real low-key spot and he was loving it."
During those four months on German soil, Kurupt built bridges with Ja Rule and laid to rest former animosity they had toward each other : "This movie is what brought us together to even get a chance to meet up with each other and finally talk, this is the first time we actually met since [I dissed him in the song] 'Calling Out Names.' We found out that there's nothing that we really dislike about each other. We became real cool friends."
After ending that "beef" Kurupt found that mad cow disease was another excuse to avoid more "beef!" : "They got the best Tony Roma's cracking [in Germany], Oh man, the ribs is the key to the game because you can't really eat different shit out there. They got that mad cow disease that's out all overseas. That's a problem with the beef. So I'm a pork lover. The ribs is cracking and their barbecue chicken and hot wings. We was eating Tony Roma's every day."
 Using the new found strength gained from all that meat-eating he performed all his own stunts in the new film : "I shoot a bazooka, I ain't playing. It knocked me 15 feet in the fucking air but I shot that muthafucka. Boosh! I do my own stunts too, I do the Burt Reynolds man, you know. I was kind of nervous at first, especially when I had to shoot the bazooka. I flew back into the glass, it was some fake glass but it was real glass too. I didn't know where I was going to land, how I was going to land. I've never done that before. It was kind of a shocker."
Kurupt has been working on another movie "Hollywood Homicide" with Harrison Ford and Master P due out in 2003. In one scene he had to jump in the Venice Canal where he as getting chased by Josh Hartnett : "Yeah, water up to my neck, man, i had to run, he's on me and I jump because he's just about to grab me. Ducks is everywhere, I'm swimming to the other side. It's a big one."
"Half Past Dead" opened in cinemas on Friday and grossed a little over $8 million in its debut weekend. Discuss This Topic
Quik Talks About The Latest "Quiks Groove!" - November 20, 2002 By : Rud
 DJ Quik recently spoke with Launch about the latest in his now legendary "Quiks Grooves" - the seventh one appears on his Greatest Hits CD which was out on monday, if you dont have it you need to pick this up! (Order Below)
Quik told Launch that "Quik's Groove VII" is more on the African vibe than previous efforts : "Quik's Groove VII is like nothing I've ever heard before, especially with the use of the udu drums, and the arrangement of them, and playing the whole African rhythm. There's tubes all over the record, so it's warm. It's like some old Lee Ritenour shit mixed with some Quik shit."
"Quiks Groove" is the first of two new tracks on The Best Of DJ Quik / Da Finale, the second is titled "Streetz Iz Callin'" which Quik is said to describe as a throwback record with the feel of One Way's "Don't Fight The Feeling."
Pick up the new release : US Orders | European Orders (Free Delivery) Discuss This Topic
AMG - "Greatest Humps" Tracklist - November 20, 2002 By : Rud
Thanks to WC2K for pointing out the tracklist to the AMG Greatest Hits album we reported on a few days ago. "Greatest Humps" will be released on December 17th and features a collection of old, new and unreleased tracks. It includes tracks from all his albums and unreleased tracks like Break Bread which features Flexx and DJ Quik.
1) American Gigolo
2) Bitch Mega Mix
3) Jiggable Pie
4) Vertical Joyride, The
5) Bitch Wit A Good Rap
6) That's Real
7) Stz'll Got It
8) Break Bread
9) Reallionaire.com
10) Pimp The World
11) Break Da Bank
12) Perfection
13) Ridiculous
14) No!!!
Click here to pre-order! Discuss This Topic
Mack 10 Being Sued By...A Gardener! - November 20, 2002 By : Rud
 According to HHSO, a gardener is in the process of suing "Westside Connection" member Mack 10 and his wife Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins of the group TLC - for allegedly "stiffing" him on a bill for snapdragons. A hearing for the lawsuit is scheduled for next month which was filed in July. The lawsuit states that Mack 10 and his wife ordered landscaping last year for their gated Moorpark home but never paid the hired gardening firm, Kevin Persons Inc.
Persons claims that the couple owe him nearly $15,000 for providing "50 flats of mixed snapdragons, four 15-gallon plants, sod, sprinklers, tree lighting and 10 square yards of walk-on bark" The gardener claims that he had an oral agreement with the rap artist, although the couple were unable to comment, Persons had this to say about Mack 10 : "He's got more money in cars than what I make in a year! Discuss This Topic
40 Glocc snips from "The Jakal" - November 20, 2002 By : The Truth
 Below is a taste of what 40 Glocc is coming with next year with his new album, "The Jakal" including the smash "Ohh" feat. Kurupt. Glocc found his talent as a rapper at the age of thirteen, by being inspired by the likes of Dre, Cube, LL etc. In 97, 40 Glocc, K-9 and Natural Born formed the Zoo Crew and dropped their first album called "Migrate, Adapt or Die" produced by Tony and Julio G. Anyhow, go scoop "The Jakal" in stores January 2003.
Click Here to download a few snippits from 'The Jakal'
Enjoy, it's Dubcnn, you know you can't Touch this.... Discuss This Topic
"Suge Shot Me" = "Nothing Gonna Stop Me?" - November 20, 2002 By : Rud
AHH have reported that the intro to the start of Makaveli - The Don Killuminati has been analyzed by an audio forensic specialist to either confirm or falsify rumours that Tupac says "Suge Shot Me" faintly at the start of the "Bomb First" track. Following the analysis the rumour was proved false on MTV’s "Big Urban Myth" show. The audio specialist, who has also defended heavy-metal artists Judas Priests and Ozzy Osbourne in the 80's against claims of subliminal messages in songs, said that after testing the vocals, it was concluded that the artist says something to the effect of "Nothing gonna stop me" or "From the top." Discuss This Topic
Zion-I.... Dont ***** sleep on Raptivism - November 20, 2002 By : The Truth
Futuristic duo Zion-I have inked a deal with New York based Raptivism Records and are set to release the highly anticipated 'Deep Water Slang Version 2.0' next February (2003). The first single "Cheeba Cheeba" featuring lyrical legend Aceyalone is out now. Discuss This Topic
DJ Muggs/Cypress Hill - November 20, 2002 By : The Truth
Be on the look out for the tenth Cypress Hill album which will be titled 'Pyramid The Harchies Scroll' next year. DJ Muggs is keeping himself busy, he will soon start work on the third 'Soul Assassins' project scheduled for mid next year and also has a solo project titled 'Dust' coming out through Epitaph. Discuss This Topic
West Coast Anthem track - November 20, 2002 By : The Truth
Octavius Miller AKA Mr. Network, is working on a song dedicated to the West Coast, featuring and produced by the heavyweights out west. Expected guests include Too $hort, Mack 10, Tray Deee of Tha Eastsidaz, Celly Cel, CJ Mac, Black C of RBL Posse, Tay Da Tay of 11/5, Mr. Sandman, Sean T, Andre Nickatina and More.
Source: http://www.westcoastaftershock.com/ Discuss This Topic
"Like This" and "Break These Hoes" audio for ya'll! - November 19, 2002 By : Nima
 After Snoop Doggs new album Paid The Cost To Be The Boss hit the net yesterday, I thought I'd give ya'll two new Snoop Dogg tracks that are NOT on Paid The Cost. One is called "Like This" and features Daz, Wayniac and LT Hutton, and the other one, "Break These Hoes" is also with LT Hutton. And yes, you guessed right, LT did produce both of them too! They are featured on Snoops latest Porno movie "Diary Of A Pimp". Download them by clicking below:
Snoop Dogg, Daz, Wayniac & LT Hutton - Like This
Snoop Dogg & LT Hutton - Break These Hoes
Enjoy, and don't forget where you heard it first!
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USA Today Article "Blasts Tupac" - November 19, 2002 By : Rud
Thanks to AllHipHop for this news. In an "opinion piece" article that appeared in the nationally circulated USA Today, film critic Michael Medved, accused Tupac Shakur of using what he called the "show business tendency" to "glorify violent and self-destructive black thugs."
Michael Medved wrote : "Shakur's long criminal record and the almost casual endorsement of violence in much of his music hardly make him a candidate for pop-culture canonization, let alone for a 'peace garden' in his honor, his puzzling posthumous popularity, in fact, reflects the degrading and ultimately racist notion that criminal violence represents an essential and authentic element of African-American identity."
Medved also details Tupac's well publicised arrest record and his history of legal problems and puts over his theory that blacks have to be criminalized in Hollywood in order to gain acclaim, he singles out Denzel Washington's "Training Day" role as an example.
He continued : "Sadly, the cult worship of Shakur demonstrates an ongoing condescension and double standard in attitudes toward African-American males. Since he was a black artist (never mind the fact that he sprang from an educated, intellectual and radical background) many patronizing public figures, white and black, not only accept violent behavior — they expect it."
The latest Tupac release from beyond the grave titled, Better Dayz is to be released on November 26th. Discuss This Topic
Daz & The Independent Game - November 19, 2002 By : Rud
Daz spoke with The Source about releasing four projects in October. "I Got Love In These Streets", "The Last Of Tha Pound," "Who Ride Wit Us Vol 2" and the DVD, "Gangsta Shit" all came out within weeks of each other : "I make my own CD cover, do everything the record company does…I just keep dropping every month."
He revealed that the new DVD Gangsta Shit has already sold 25,000 copies! : "[It’s] about me and Kurupt and Suge Knight. It also got all our videos on there…It’s like a mix-CD but it’s videos."
As many of you know Daz is working on another album titled, The Black Phantom which he wants to shop to some labels for release : "I got another album right now called The Black Phantom...I’m trying to take that around and shop it" Unconfirmed rumours originating on the official DPG Forum - when an advert was inadvertently discovered and revealed - stated "The Black Phantom coming soon on Shady Records" We reported it however no official word was ever released. Daz also announced the recent formation of his distribution label, Gangsta Advisory, and his membership in a rock group, Mean Peace, whose first album is said to drop in December. Discuss This Topic
Site News - November 19, 2002 By : Rud
Just a quick update to let you all know some information about the site. Firstly huge thanks to all the supporters of the site, we have only been open a short time (just over 2 months) and have just topped 100,000 hits. This was way above expectations and we are greatly apreciative of everyones support. We set out to slowly become one of the biggest and best Westcoast hip-hop sites on the net, we are still far from that goal but we are increasingly becoming bigger and, we hope, better. Look out for more great things from dubcnn coming soon as were constantly trying to do more things for you, the fans. Please continue to support us so we can strive to bring more content, contests, interviews, reviews and lots more! Discuss This Topic
Ice Cube On "Negativity In Hip-Hop" - November 19, 2002 By : Rud
Ice Cube spoke to the BBC about how the shooting of Run DMC member Jam Master Jay raised the profile once more of rap's violent image and insisted it was far from a reality : "It's entertainment. Do people want to go kill Robert De Niro, you know, when he does Casino or whatever? It's music... their music never promoted any kind of violence, Run-DMC was not about that, Run-DMC was about the art, not about the bling bling or the gangsterism, all that kind of stuff came after what Run-DMC had established, which was the art, the poetry and the music. It's just distorted right now."
Ice Cube also re-iterated that rumoured links of the continuing war between rappers from the east and west coasts of the United States is far from the issue in this : "Right now there's no beef in the air. If people got beefs it's personal beefs with each other, but there's nothing that's coastal or bi-coastal about it."
Cube can be seen in "Friday After Next" which hits cinemas in the US on Friday! Discuss This Topic
Million Dollar Dream/Andre Nickatina - November 18, 2002 By : The Truth
Million Dollar Dream album "Green Eyes" is in stores Dec 2002!!! Contains 3 new Andre Nickatina songs!!! also features Keak the Sneak, Cellski, Mac Dre, San Quinn, Harm, Equipto and more.
Andre Nickatina's 'Cocaine Raps Volume 3' will drop early 2003, remember he's only making three more albums then he's retiring. Discuss This Topic
Check out DubCNN's exclusive Kay9ine Interview! - November 18, 2002 By : Nima
 Last week, I had the chance to speak to L.A. rapper Kay9ine, who dropped his debut LP "The 9 Cocked Back" this year and blew everybody away! The album is being hailed as the Westcoast Release of the year and is sold out in most stores.
If you still haven't copped your copy of the album, click here to order it. Peep the exclusive dubcnn interview we present you and see for yourself who the man behind hits like "Extra'd Out" is. He got himself a couple of top notch artists to rap with him on his tracks, veterans such as Kurupt, Bad Azz or Jay-O Felony. I'd like to send out a special thank you to Ernest Churchill for makin' this possible.
To read or listen to the interview, click here. Check it out!
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DJ Quik - The Best Of DJ Quik - November 18, 2002 By : Rud
A reminder for all you westcoast fans, DJ Quik's Greatest Hits album is out NOW for European fans, and out tomorrow for most people in the US. If you dont have a copy, order below! Thanks to DJ-Quik.net for informing us that DJ Quik will be doing an in-store signing session to celebrate the new release tomorrow (Tuesday 19th November) at "Warehouse Music" on Hawthorne Blvd. (Address : 17542 Hawthorne Blvd. Torrance, CA 90504) If you can make sure you check that out!
My copy arrived this morning, the new tracks are fresh as expected! Quik's Groove VII is some smooth production and the new track Streetz Iz Callin' along with all the hits on the CD make this release well worth picking up!
Here is some of the artwork for you to check : Back Of CD | Inside Of Booklet
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AMG Releasing a Greatest Hits CD! - November 16, 2002 By : Nima
According to cdnow.com, we can expect AMG's Greatest Humps Volume 1 on December 17th 2002. Much props to the homie FunkDaddy for bringing this to my attention.
We don't have any more info at present time, but we'll let you know as soon as we hear more about this release! I hope he has some new cuts on it too, some new AMG is always good to hear!
Oh and don't forget to pick up DJ Quiks Greatest Hits CD, its HOT!
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Kurupt & Ja Rule Were Put Back In Film - November 16, 2002 By : Rud
 According to Launch both Kurupt & Ja Rule were killed in the original version of the new film "Half Past Dead" (Which hit cinemas today) However a few months after filming the movie the director, Don Michael Paul, decided to re-write both of them back into the script. Kurupt was happy with the decision : "When they played the movie originally people did not like the fact that me and Ja died so they had to film me and Ja into the script towards the ending. I love the director for that because the average one might have said, 'Aw. Who cares. I've already done the film,' but he really cares about giving people what they wanted."
Ja Rule also spoke regards how he hopes his acting career takes off as he wishes to be away from the problems associated with rap (Ja Rule currently has "beef" with DMX, Eminem, and Dr. Dre protege 50 Cent) : "It's just crazy that rap takes that dive all the time. And I'm sick of the bullshit. I'm grown. I've got two kids, one on the way. I'm a grown man. I ain't got time for that shit. I can go shoot films, do soundtracks, write and produce soundtracks, do the scores for my movies and have a great time, and I'll still put out music for the people, and guess what? All these idiot rappers that think...they won't be mad at me 'cause I ain't putting out solo albums. You understand, they won't be like yeah, 'Why the fuck is he getting all the radio spins. They won't have to cry about it no more" Discuss This Topic
"Friday After Next" Premiere! - November 15, 2002 By : Rud
 Ice Cube's new film, the latest in the 'Friday' series, titled "Friday After Next" had its premier on Wednesday. According to MTV, Magic Johnson, Orlando Jones and John Witherspoon were some of the celebrities who turned out for the films premiere! (All images shown in update are from the premiere)
Ice Cube, who co-produced, co-wrote and acted in the film, was dressed down in a baseball cap and flannel shirt, however he was delighted with the turn out : "It's good that people are interested in the movie, people love 'Friday' movies, and we came through with this one. This one is Christmas in the 'hood, so it's a different look at what Christmas can be like. ... I wanted to give 'Friday' a new paint job in a way. And I think California Christmas is funny."
 Cube continued : "We knew we had something," (about the original "Friday" film) "You know you've got a fun movie when people can walk out of the theater, quote from it and the movie starts to become part of the fabric of the neighborhood. It's a beautiful thing when you've got people out there quoting things that you wrote. I always said I just thought the 'cool people' would like it. [But] everybody loved it. [So] we did a se
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