
This headline wasn’t possible 10 years ago, but Suge Knight’s evil past has come back to haunt him like a voodoo hex.
These days when Suge steps out, TMZ shutterbugs chase him around just in case he gets knocked out again. It must suck to be go from being the most hated and feared man in hip-hop to simply being the most hated man in hip-hop. read more »
Eminem called into a Shade45 show and phone-pranked LL Cool J. I swear, Em has too much time on his hands. I didn’t even realize how much of an LL fan he was.
Missy is the cover girl for this week’s Billboard magazine, rocking the title “First Lady of Hip-Hop Innovation.” Sorry, 5 other names just rushed to my head, but I digress.
She talks about the marketing plans for her upcoming album, the lack of originality, and his unbreakable bond with Timbaland, among other issues.

Styles of Beyond - “Don’t Feel Bad” (feat RZA)
Styles of Beyond and RZA on the same track? How random?
[Huge props to DJ Zap for the link]

The Rap Up kicked off as a messageboard in 2003. After being inspired by O.G. hip-hop heads like Clyde, O-Dub, Ian (even though we disagree on damn near everything), and Hashim, I decided to re-launch TRU as a blog exactly three years ago today. TRU became the 2nd site to join the Rawkus Network last August, behind TSS. read more »