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		<title>Champions have a thing for Lil Wayne</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  For anyone who has been paying the slightest bit of attention to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, it is hard not to hear the name Michael Phelps.  In case you have not heard, he won his 10th and 11th gold medals in swimming on Tuesday, beating out Carl Lewis and Mark Spitz, making [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realdealccr.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3955068&amp;post=48&amp;subd=realdealccr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Saigon: Does he even need a record deal?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The hip hop world has been very patient waiting for Saigon&#8217;s first album, yes, his FIRST album, &#8220;The Greatest Story Never Told.&#8221;  In the meantime, the New York MC has made a name for himself on the mixtape circuit with the &#8220;YardFather&#8221; series and Drama&#8217;s &#8220;Welcome to Saigon&#8221; Gangsta Grillz.  He&#8217;s been signed to Atlantic, dropped from Atlantic, become a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realdealccr.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3955068&amp;post=43&amp;subd=realdealccr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jay Z joins Kanye, announces Blueprint 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[blueprint]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, August 7th, Kanye&#8217;s &#8220;Glow In The Dark Tour&#8221; hit Madison Square Garden. This tour has been strictly Kanye, no guests, no features. However, he did break his own rules Thursday night, and invited New York native Jay-Z up on stage to perform a cut called &#8220;Jocking Jay Z.&#8221; The beat, lead by a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realdealccr.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3955068&amp;post=37&amp;subd=realdealccr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mobb Deep, Manager Mishap</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hip Hop DX recently reported that infamous rap due Mobb Deep, comprised of Prodigy and Havoc, are filing suit against former manager and owner of Street Core Music, Normal &#8220;Purfek Storm&#8221; Bell. Bell was manager from May 2004 to November 2007. During that time, Mobb Deep believes Bell promoted, distributed, and sold unreleased tracks without [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realdealccr.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3955068&amp;post=35&amp;subd=realdealccr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Time Magazine Crowns Lil Wayne</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carter III]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 14th&#8217;s edition of Time Magazine features the Cash Money Millionaire himself, Lil Wayne. This might come as a surprise to some; after all, Time&#8217;s cover has been graced by the likes of Mother Theresa, Ben Franklin, and Hitler. It is a stretch for Wayne to even be in the same breathe as the aforementioned, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realdealccr.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3955068&amp;post=33&amp;subd=realdealccr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nas &#8220;Untitled&#8221; appears to be a Classic</title>
		<link>http://realdealccr.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/nas-untitled-appears-to-be-a-classic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Nas&#8217; &#8220;Untitled&#8221; album, set to drop on July 15th, has been both criticized and praised. Originally named &#8220;Nigger,&#8221; the album received some negative attention from activists and music outlets for its controversial title. Mass merchants like Wal-Mart and Best Buy even threatened to not stock the album in its stores. Although Nas did eventually change [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realdealccr.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3955068&amp;post=31&amp;subd=realdealccr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>50 redies &#8220;Before I Self Destruct&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://realdealccr.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/50-redies-before-i-self-destruct/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to HipHopDX and MTV, 50 Cent&#8217;s much anticipated 4th album will be delivered in the fourth quarter of this year. Many had expected the album to appear on shelves around the same time as &#8220;Curtis&#8221;, but 50 said he wanted to add some material to the album. &#8220;I had enough music for the album, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realdealccr.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3955068&amp;post=28&amp;subd=realdealccr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Major Artists Getting the Cold Shoulder from Labels</title>
		<link>http://realdealccr.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/major-artists-getting-the-cold-shoulder-from-labels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Busta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Busta Rhymes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hip Hop DX reported today that Busta Rhymes was the latest artist dropped from Interscope Records. THisis50.com reported that this was the result of a long, ongoing disagreement between Rhymes and Interscope President Jimmy Iovine. We can put the Flipmode leader right next to Obie Trice and others, in the list of major artists that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realdealccr.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3955068&amp;post=27&amp;subd=realdealccr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jay Z Rocks Glastonbury &#8217;08</title>
		<link>http://realdealccr.wordpress.com/2008/07/03/jay-z-rocks-glastonbury-08/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[99 Problems]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After being trashed by Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher, Jay Z took the stage in Glastonbury to a video montage of Gallagher clips bashing the MC and the selection committee for choosing him.  And just to add a little irony to the evening, Jigga began his performance with an acoustic rendition of Oasis&#8217; smash hit &#8220;Wonderwall,&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realdealccr.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3955068&amp;post=25&amp;subd=realdealccr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Financing a Rap Album</title>
		<link>http://realdealccr.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/financing-a-rap-album/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chopper City Boyz]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial Plan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to write about financing a rap album.  Traditionally, artists have gone through labels to acquire funding necessary to create and produce a major release.  However, the current industry is offering artists alternatives to labels.  This financial plan, available for download, allows artists to receive financial backing through private investment.  The entity provides funds [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realdealccr.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3955068&amp;post=23&amp;subd=realdealccr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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