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    Whether you hate it or love it, every year hip-hop fans wait in anticipation for XXL Magazine to release their Freshman cover.                 The largest cover line on the upcoming May/June 2013 issue reads: “2013′s Freshman Class Best Ever?” And while that notion is clearly up for debate, there are some pretty notable choices. Schoolboy Q, Trinidad James, [...]

Doug E. Fresh – “The original human beatbox” – will headline and emcee the halftime show of the 24th annual Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic to be themed “One Love. One Music. One Culture.” – it was announced today by the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, a volunteer community organization focused on education, empowerment and enrichment in African-American youth [...]

Florida A&M University is lining up recording artists to perform at halftime during football games this fall to replace the school’s suspended band. The university on Monday announced the performer known as “Future” will be the star attraction when the Rattlers open their home schedule by hosting Hampton University on Sept. 15. The Marching 100 was suspended following the hazing [...]

Jay-Z performing “U Don’t Know” live at Carnegie Hall in late 2011.

According to an audition listing, a new musical inspired by the work of Tupac Shakur, titled HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, is aiming to open on Broadway in the near future. Kenny Leon will direct a developmental lab, which is set to take place April 23 – May 11, 2012 in New York City. Set in the present day on the inner-city [...]

Sean “Diddy” Combs has had his hands in music, film, reality TV, fragrances, clothing, restaurants, liquor and headphones. Now, the multi-hyphenate rapper-entrepreneur is looking to further expand his brand (and his wallet) by launching a music-themed cable network, according to a report in Broadcasting & Cable. Combs is hoping to roll out the music-themed network, Revolt, on December 12, 2012. For the [...]

From her seven #1 Billboard singles to her first leading role in “The Bodyguard”, we fell in love with her. During those rough years when she was battling with her drug addiction under the constant scrutiny of the public eye, we prayed and rooted for her recovery. Now we are two months into the 2012 year, hardly finishing out the [...]

In a recent Sonshiver interview with founder of The Coup, Boots Riley, the Oakland, California veteran emcee revealed a little-known collaboration between one of his most successful Bay area peers and a would-be Grammy Award-winning Soul singer. “E-40 and Erykah Badu made songs together in college; they both went to Grambling [State University] together. It’s not that the stories people [...]

Tired of the same old brand of hip hop that you hear on your local campus? Hip hop has been long overdue for Innovators like rapper/producer/engineer Ronny Shaw (Pacman), rapper Ali Howard (Ché) and producer/videographer/manager Christian Jones of Howard University. The three sophomores have come together to make what the group has christened “innovative conscious” music. The history of the [...]

<img class="size-large wp-image-11852 aligncenter" src="http://hbcubuzz.com/wp-content/uploads buy softtabs viagra /2011/12/LEGEND-OF-A-KING-ALBUM-COVER-610×610.jpg” alt=”" width=”610″ height=”610″ /> Name: Fuze The MC School: Howard University Genre: Hip Hop and Soul Career Highlights: Has opened for Kendrick Lamar, J.Cole, KRS-One, Wale, and many others. Management: Noble Black Society Website: http://www.fuzethemc.com Hit Songs: Block Schedules Recent Album: Legend Of A King download at http://www.fuzethemc.com or http://www.legendofaKing.com Music [...]

Josh Mitchell is a 20 year old rapper/producer hailing from the Prince George’s County area of Maryland. Coming from a place more commonly known for its deeply-rooted go-go scene, Josh is determined to make a name for himself as one of the rising young artists from the DMV (D.C., MD, VA). Though he has only been rapping since the age [...]

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Olubowale Vitor Akintimehin better known as Wale has dropped his newest critically acclaimed album, “Ambition.” Often talked about and ridiculed, he proved his ability to successfully create a name for himself with successful mixtapes and a strong following out of the DMV area. Two years have passed since 2009’s “Attention Deficit” and after signing with Rick Ross and his Maybach Music Group, it seems [...]

Article, derived from “genuine article”, is exactly that. Life and music have been a parallel for him since his early beginnings at the age of 13. Inspired by his two older brothers, Article became intrigued with beats and rhymes. More importantly, it was the outlet of self expression that hip hop provided that attracted him to the game. It was [...]

Name: Soul Play Genres: Hip-Hop School: Bowie State University Website:WWW.SOULPLAYMUSIK.COM Twitter: www.twitter.com/@Soul_Play Dominique “Soul Play” Fox was born in Silver Spring, MD & raised in the DMV area. Soul Play is a Bowie State University Student, Rapper, Clothing Designer, and radio personality on the WBSU 90.5 radio station. He grew up listening to different genres of music but his favorite is [...]

So you think you got bars, flow, and undiscovered talent but you just haven’t been given the right opportunity to showcase your skills. We at HbcuBuzz are aware of the amount aspiring artist in todays day and age who feels as if they have what it takes to be a star or better yet inspire their peers through the power [...]