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XXL - Hip-Hop On A Higher Level Young Scooter is currently serving time in DeKalb County Jail for probation violation. Most rappers wouldn’t be working while locked up, but Scooter is an entirely different street rapper. In an effort to continue feeding the streets with new material, the Bricksquad rapper dropped his Zaytoven-produced track titled “I Wonder.” You can’t say you have been behind bars if you haven’t rapped a jail phone verse. Read his open letter to his fans and cop Street Lottery 2 on July 4. [via XclusivesZone] Previously: 10 Things Gucci Mane and Young Scooter are Doing in Their Shared Jail Cell The post Listen To Young Scooter’s Recorded Jail Phone Track “I Wonder” appeared first on XXL.

Mez linked up with Rico Beats to give us a peak inside of what’s to come from his Summer release of Long Live The King II. RESPECT: Mez

One of Europe’s hottest summer festivals is taking its swagger to the high seas with Outlook Festival’s iconic Boat Parties, which all set sail from August 29 to September 2 along Petrcane’s scenic bay. Check out the complete and full lineup of DJs who will be rocking the boat with their bass and beats, and be sure to get your tickets today on the festival website here. BOAT PARTY LINE-UPS 2013 OhOi Vs FIREHOUSE OBF JACK SPARROW FIREHOUSE SOUND OHOI! feat 2000F & TIM DRIVER HIT & RUN BIOME CHIMPO CHUNKY RICH REASON MARK XTC MC'S BROKE 'N'£NGLISH, TONN PIPER, CHUNKY, T-MAN & SPARKZ HIGH FOCUS RECORDS DIRTY DIKE, JAM BAXTER FLIPTRIX, VERB T,LEAF DOG BVA, ED SCISSORTONGUE RAG N BONE MAN DJ MADNICE DJ SAMMY B-SIDE DIGITAL SOUNDBOY SHY FX BREAKAGE BTRAITS DISMANTLE MC'S STAMINA & JUMA BLADERUNNERZ Line-Up TBC VAGABONDZ PHAELEH THROWING SNOW DUBSPOT LINE-UP TBA TRAP + THE BLAST PRES GUTTERFUNK DJ DIE ADDISON GROOVE KAHN (GRIME SET) A.QUAKE KOAST DETONATE SKEPTICAL ICICLE INDIA @ OUTLOOK FESTIVAL REGGAE RAJAHS DELHI SULTANATE & BEGUM X BASSFoundation NANCI & PHOEBE + WULU BAY BEAT COLLECTIVE LINE-UP TBA ALL OUT DUBSTEP HATCHA L WIZ RDG ETON MESSY MARIBOU STATE APPLEBOTTOM B2B AZ & TOR SLY-ONE ETON MESSY B2B BLONDE PACK LONDON HATCHA ARTWORK STICKY MC CRAZY D HOT WUK THE HEATWAVE METALHEADZ GOLDIE RANDALL B2B DBRIDGE DIGITAL MC'S GQ & SP: MC JAMAICA PARTY LINE- UP TBA MUNGO'S HIFI PRESENTS SCOTCH BONNET MUNGO'S HIFI MR WILLIAMZ CHARLIE P TRADESMAN MOMENTUM PRES SYMMETRY BREAK B2B DJ DIE XTRAH B2B MIKAL DLR MC'S DRS, CODEBREAKER & GUSTO EXIT DBRIDGE DUB PHIZIX B2B SKEPTICAL MC'S GQ, SP:MC & STRATEGY DISPATCH SURVIVAL B2B NYMFO SABRE B2B HALOGENIX ANT TC1 B2B CERN MC FOKUS & MC JC BLACKBOX AUTHOR KAHN DJ MADD B2B MATT U THINKING B2B T_! KOAST ALL TRAP MUSIC DARQ E FREAKER ARP 101 XXTRAKT DISMANTLE OSIRIS KRYPTIC MINDS KILLAWATT BIOME TOAST LIVIN PROOF Line-up TBA BOOM BAP Line-up TBA MOONSHINE RADIKAL GURU & CIAN FINN ALPHA STEPPA DJ MADD SUBLOADED PINCH DISTANCE ADDISON GROOVE BENEATH SWAMP 81 LOEFAH BODDIKA MICKEY PEARCE KLOSE ONE CHUNKY DEEP MEDI Line-up TBC METALHEADZ (BLUE NOTE) GOLDIE RANDALL B2B DBRIDGE DIGITAL MC'S GQ & SP: MC BUTTERZ ELIJAH & SKILLIAM CHAMPION ROYAL T SWINDLE NUMBERS JACKMASTER SPENCER DNB ARENA ALIX PEREZ ICICLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MC MANTMAST MC'S IN THE MIX CHUNKY & SPECIAL GUESTS SBTV RUDEKID FAZE MIYAKE MC'S SCRUFIZZER & CHRONIK UNTITLED! JOE NICE B2B HATCHA (HISTORY OF DUBSTEP SET) COMMODO BUN ZERO KASTOR & DICE GOLDORAK & SOLPHER JONAS LION YARDROCK V AUDIO WARFARE BENNY PAGE MARVELLOUS CAIN NORTHERN LIGHTS TONN PIPER & AOB CRITICAL ENEI KASRA, FOREIGN CONCEPT EMPEROR B2B MEFJUS MC'S AD & MANTMAST JUNGLE JAM TOP CAT RANDALL MARCUS VISIONARY NORTHERN SCUM FEAT MARF HYPERDUB KODE 9 SCRATCHA DVA IKONIKA OSSIE COOLY G TERROR DANJAH P MONEY P MONEY & JJ NEWHAM GENERALS HATCHA THE HEATWAVE LOGAN SAMA SUBDUB IRATION STEPPAS DUBKASM SOLO BANTON CHARLIE P SAMMY DREAD DANMAN SUBSOUL APPLEBOTTOM ELIPHINO TACHES BAILEY RINSE Line-Up TBA RAM RECORDS presents PROGRAM WILKINSON RENE LAVICE VISIONOBI MC AD AUDIO DOUGHNUTS ZED BIAS DARK SKY

Off the excellent The Luca Brasi Story, out now. Miss Info with the premiere. Previously: Kevin Gates – Paper Chasers (Video)

The Internet has been swirling with rumors that Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is pregnant with she and Jay-Z's second child. While everyone was hedging their bets on possible names (Red Mango?), her husband has confirmed that his wife is in fact not pregnant. This news will either excite or disappoint fans who were looking to become the new baby's godparent. According to Hot 97, Jay-Z sent an email to Ebro, the  New York City radio station's Program Director. In the message, Jay-Z addressed the pregnancy rumors, which circulated everywhere - including E! News. "It's not true," Jay-Z declared before throwing some shade at the publications who fed the rumor mill. "The news is worse than blogs." Many will be confused by this information, as Beyoncé was previously photographed in New York City at the MET Gala looking potentially with child in her gown. Other photos accentuated what looked like a growing baby bump. In addition, her overseas tour date cancellation in Antwerp, Belgium due to dehydration and exhaustion only fed what appeared to be a likely assumption that the superstar singer was pregnant with baby number two. The Carters' daughter, Blue Ivy, celebrated her first birthday earlier this year on January 7. While there doesn't appear to be another Carter heir just yet, if this news holds true, U.S. fans will be pleased to know that means the Mrs. Carter Tour will be in full force for the Summer. -- Photo: GRAMMYs

New York radio station Hot 97's Program Director Ebro has come forward to reveal Jay-Z's reaction to reports of his wife, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, being pregant with their second child.

Young Scooter has streets of Atlanta rooting for him, but his current jail bid is putting a hamper on his progress. While his big homie Gucci Mane is free for the moment, Mr. Columbia remains behind bars on probation violation. In a new handwritten letter from jail, Scooter says his release date is set for Sept. 27 but he could be set free early on good behavior. He also thanked his fans, family, and supporters, which includes an array of characters from Fat Joe, Meek Mill , Mase, GBE, and Monica. Even though he may still be locked up, Scooter says his Street Lottery 2 mixtape will be out on July 4th with features from Gucci Mane, Cam’ron, Future, Wale, Rick Ross, Future and more. Read Scooter’s letter in full and listen his new track recorded from Jail after the jump… Related: Young Scooter Feat. Rick Ross, Birdman & Gucci Mane “Colombia (Remix)”

Says Woody, To celebrate over 1,000,000 plays on my Soundcloud page, I am letting lose my remix of Aaliyah’s If Your Girl Only Knew. Not to get all Drake on you, but she was a huge inspiration to me musically and she passed way too soon. Enjoy and thank you. RESPECT: Woody

Problem and IamSu! sit down with Sway and company and talk about how they linked and the new West Coast sound before a performance of “Understand Me”. Previously: Problem – Understand Me | IamSu! & Problem Live in NYC

He stepped into the future with “#thatPOWER,” and now will.i.am goes back in time in the vintage video for “Bang Bang,” a cut off his album #willpower and The Great Gatsby soundtrack. Wearing a top hat and tails, the Black Eyed Peas frontman performs with a band and a flapper girl in the black-and-white clip. He also shows off his tap-dancing skills as he mixes old school with new school. Roar back to the ’20s with will.