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With his latest album II Trill currently in stores, southern rap pioneer Bun B kept it trill with SOHH about his thoughts on the state of hip-hop, collaborating with Kidz in the Hall and his plans to bring the West Coast back. A 20 year veteran of hip-hop, after surviving an era when making money from the genre was a struggle, Bun B says he can appreciate the current climate because artists are finally able to generate an income. "The fact that this present generation was able to capitalize off the craft more than we ever were able to is a beautiful thing and it should be applauded," Bun told SOHH. "Anybody who is mad about young people from the ghetto making money and doing something with their lives should be ashamed of themselves and to be honest they need they ass whooped..."
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M.I.A.: New Music: M.I.A. [ft. Jay-Z and Wale]: "Boyz" (Remixes) [MP3s]
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Hip-hop's sleeper romance with eminently deserving London boundary-smasher M.I.A. is a fun thing to behold. The love affair probably peaked, profile-wise anyway, with Kanye West's lackluster appropriation of Kala's Clash-sampling "Paper Planes" for T.I.'s "Swagger Like Us", with such famous swaggerers as Jay-Z and Lil Wayne. But this has been a ...
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Bun B: Free Bun B Show
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MySpace Music is proud to announce that Bun B will be performing a free show for his MySpace friends
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Bun B: and Rap-A-Lot Records Launch "R YOU II TRILL COMPETITION
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Bun B and Rap-A-Lot Records are looking for the nation's next rap superstar, and have teamed with Microsoft Zune to launch the ultimate contest for aspiring artists to win a chance at stardom. Through July 1, entrants can download an exclusive Bun B instrumental Mp3 track from Zune Marketplace, record their own original rap over the track, and s...
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Bun B: News
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Hip Hop Legend Bun B and one half of the award winning duo UGK made an impressive return with the first week sales debut of his new album, "II Trill," which was independently released on May 20th, through Rap-A-Lot/Asylum. Bun's first solo effort in almost 3 years, "II Trill" debuted in this weeks Top 200 sal...
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3 Doors Down: Rockers 3 Doors Down, rapper Bun B lead chart
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Reuters - Southern rock band 3 Doors Down scored its second consecutive No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday, leading a trio of new releases to the top three.
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