#DXCLUSIVE: Kokane Keeps It Gangsta With "I’m So Hood" Video

HipHopDX Premiere – The omnipresent Kokane is back with another video, this time for “I’m So Hood.”

In true West Coast gangsta rap fashion, the self-proclaimed most featured artist in the world kicks it with his homies while spitting over funk-infused beats in the John Silva-directed video.

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“We slanging legal Kokane and the feds can’t touch us!” Kokane tells HipHopDX with a laugh. “Keep that shit hood! Warning: listening may become addicting.”

GOT KOKANE?

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Produced by Westcoast Stone, “I’m So Hood” follows the “Do It Koka” single and is taken from Koka’s upcoming Finger Roll album, which is expected to drop on March 30.

Watch the “I’m So Hood” video above and cop the single here. 


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Rihanna Basks In The Fact She Hasn’t Dropped An Album In 3 Years

Fans are getting restless over the long wait for Rihanna‘s next album, but she is unfazed.

On Monday (January 29), the Barbados ambassador tweeted about enjoying life beyond music. She also celebrated the anniversary and continued success of her ANTI LP, which is still gracing the Billboard 200 chart three years later.

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It is no secret that over the last few years, RiRi has become a force in the business world. One of her most lucrative ventures has been her Fenty Beauty line, which has dominated the cosmetic industry.

Still, the pop superstar hasn’t abandoned music and is expected to release her ninth studio album in 2019. She has made it clear on several occasions that she will not rush the process though, so fans will have to be content with ANTI for a little longer.

Check out some of the fan reactions to Rihanna’s anniversary celebration below.

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Recording Academy Says Grammy Winners Leak Is Fake

Los Angeles, CA – A potential spoiler for the 61st annual Grammy Awards turned out to be fake. After a list of winners supposedly leaked and spread on social media, the Recording Academy responded to refute its validity.

“There is no legitimacy to this,” a Recording Academy spokesperson said in a statement to the press. “Grammy Awards results are not shared, even with Recording Academy staff members, until the day of the Grammy Awards ceremony, when names of the recipients are delivered by [accounting firm] Deloitte in sealed envelopes.”

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Some of the tweets that led to the spread of misinformation have since been deleted. Still, the fake winners list continues to circulate on Twitter despite the Academy’s response.

The forged version claimed H.E.R. won Album of the Year and Cardi B secured Record of the Year. According to Billboard, the Academy is looking into taking legal action.

Fans will find out who the real winners are when the 2019 Grammy Awards take place on February 10. The ceremony will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and air live on CBS at 8 p.m. Eastern.

Kendrick Lamar leads the way with eight nominations. Drake and Cardi are close behind with seven nominations each.

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AZ Drops "Legacy" Mixtape

It’s been a decade since AZ has dropped an album. With such a long time out of the spotlight, the veteran MC has chosen to reintroduce himself with a mixtape titled Legacy.

AZ’s new project is a collection of freestyles and features he’s done over the years. The DJ Doo Wop-hosted tape is comprised of 23 songs, including the recently released “It’s Time” freestyle over Kool G Rap and DJ Polo’s classic “It’s A Demo.”

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Check out AZ’s Legacy stream, cover art and tracklist below.

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1. Drink Champs Intro
2. Thank You
3. Drama Hour Interlude
4. Doo Wop Freestyle 1
5. Bouncemasta Interlude
6. It’s Time
7. Doo Wop Freestyle 2
8. Da Jux f. Vado
9. Esco Interlude
10. The Season f. Nas
11. Rae Interlude
12. Blood Missile f. Raekwon
13. Honest Truth f. 38 Spesh
14. Overseas (Interlude)”
15. My Niggas
16. Freestyle f. Half-A-Mil
17. So Good f. Planet Asia
18. Oil Money
19. Started f. DJ Premier, MoSS Joe Budden
20. Sway Interlude
21. Genesis
22. Doo Wop Outro
23. Hardest f. Styles P

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DMX Speaks On His Cocaine Addiction & How Current Rap Is "All About Promoting Drugs"

Los Angeles, CA – Only four days after DMX was released from Gilmer Federal Correctional Institution, the Ruff Ryders legend is evidently ready to open up. On Tuesday (January 29), X sat down for an interview on Big Boy’s radio show in Los Angeles.

During their conversation, X touched on his his addiction to cocaine, which plagued him for years. Although he said he no longer indulges in the highly addictive narcotic, he admitted he still drinks alcohol occasionally.

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“I don’t do anything,” he said. “I’ll have a drink here and there. That was never a problem. That’s about it. Cocaine [was the problem]. I think we kinda knew that was the problem. Anybody in here that didn’t know? Of course it was problem. I got in trouble and all that shit. It’s not worth it. I spent too much time doing things. It’s just not worth it.”

#DMX speaks on overcoming addiction

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Elsewhere in the conversation, X weighed in on the current state of Hip Hop and agreed with Big Boy that it’s up to him and other pillars of the culture to represent Hip Hop correctly.

“Hip Hop is a lifestyle. I think [it’s being misrepresented],” he said. “Whoever can [represent it correctly], not just myself but whoever first has the insight to see it and the talent and the ability to do the right thing, then it’s all of our responsibility.”

When Big Boy suggested mainstream rap all sounds the same, X quickly chimed in with, “They all promoting drug use. If that’s what you wanna do, that’s your business. But you ain’t gotta promote it like it’s cool, make it cool. Now you have kids walkin’ around like, ‘Oh I’m poppin’ Molly.’”

#DMX says he feels hip hop is misrepresented right now and it’s all about drug use. #TheBigInterview

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X also made it clear he credits his faith for being able to make it through the dark times he’s experienced throughout his life.

“That’s when God shows up more, when I can’t figure a way out,” he said. “When I can’t see a way out. My faith has always told me that. I wasn’t able to imagine my way out, but I knew there was a way out. I knew God had it. I wasn’t so much testing it, it’s just that he allowed me to get all those things and show me they weren’t going to make me happy. I begged God for fame when I just wanted to be heard.”

The “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” architect was released from prison after serving roughly one year for tax evasion. He will be under supervision for the next three years and must pay $2.3 million in restitution to the IRS.

#DMX says he was able to get through his dark times through his faith in God

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