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Akon Volunteers To Pay $5,000 A Month In Child Support

Rappers being involved in paternity cases is as common as rappers being involved in Twitter beef, so it's not breaking news that Akon (OK, technically not a "rapper") was recently in court for a...

Rumor: SNL Writers Worried They May Upset Kanye West With Kim Kardashian Skit & Cameo

Gucci Mane Announces New Album "Trap House 3: The Guwop Edition"

Lil Wayne Responds To Pitbull's Diss Track [Update: Pitbull Responds]

50 Cent On Valuing Business Over Awards: "Kanye Get The Trophies. I’ll Get The Check.”

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Akon Volunteers To Pay $5,000 A Month In Child Support

Akon Volunteers To Pay $5,000 A Month In Child Support

May 18, 2013 | 3,666 Views

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Rappers being involved in paternity cases is as common as rappers being involved in Twitter beef, so it's not breaking news that Akon (OK, technically not a "rapper") was recently in court for a paternity hearing. The surprising part, is that the singer had filed the papers trying to prove that he was indeed the father. After filing for a paternity test, and the tests proved that he...

Rumor: SNL Writers Worried They May Upset Kanye West With Kim Kardashian Skit & Cameo

Rumor: SNL Writers Worried They May Upset Kanye West With Kim Kardashian Skit & Cameo

Apr 27, 2013 | 37,386 Views

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Yesterday, it was announced that Kanye would be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live's season finale in May. While everyone is excited to see what he'll bring to the table performance-wise, the SNL writers also want to take advantage of having the icon present for a skit. Always quick to parody topical events, the writers are looking to poke fun at Kim more specifically. “Kanye as...

Gucci Mane Announces New Album

Gucci Mane Announces New Album "Trap House 3: The Guwop Edition"

Feb 21, 2013 | 37,866 Views

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Although Gucci Mane's newest mixtape, Trap God 2, only dropped last week, he's already begun promoting what's next: an album, this one in his "Trap House" series. Gucci took to Twitter last night to announce the LP, Trap House 3: The Guwop Edition. The album will be available on iTunes July 2nd, and Gucci says it's his "last trap album."He dropped a single off of it...

Lil Wayne Responds To Pitbull's Diss Track [Update: Pitbull Responds]

Lil Wayne Responds To Pitbull's Diss Track [Update: Pitbull Responds]

Feb 27, 2013 | 179,133 Views

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Lil Wayne's Miami Heat tirade got the attention of more than one Miami native. First Uncle Luke spoke out, then Trick Daddy, and most recently, pop star Pitbull. Lil Wayne has since apologized to the city of Miami (although he did not take back what he said about Chris Bosh and the NBA), and he has now responded to Pitbull, with a tweet acknowledging him.On Pitbull's diss track, "Welcome To...

50 Cent On Valuing Business Over Awards:

50 Cent On Valuing Business Over Awards: "Kanye Get The Trophies. I’ll Get The Check.”

May 15, 2013 | 9,510 Views

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50 Cent may have been the biggest rapper in the game at one point, but while he intermittently releases music, his various business ventures have recently overshadowed his musical output. In the third part of his hour long SXSW interview, 50 elaborated on how he got into his Vitamin Water deal, his relationship with Floyd Mayweather, and the stigma around rappers focusing on business...

Paris Hilton Signs Deal With Cash Money

Paris Hilton Signs Deal With Cash Money

May 22, 2013 | 27,632 Views

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And the YMCMB signees just keep getting stranger and stranger. Today, the ever-expanding record label, with plans to dominate all genres of music, announced the signing of heiress Paris Hilton. Paris Hilton has been associated with the YMCMB crew in the past. She's linked up with Lil Wayne for her song "Last Night" last year, she partied with Weezy on her birthday back in March, and more...

Top Tracks Of The Week: May 5-12

Top Tracks Of The Week: May 5-12

May 14, 2013 | 9,141 Views

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This feature highlights a hand-picked selection of some of the bigger tracks of the week. We have chosen a few of the tracks that landed within our top 25 most played, focusing on those that stood out, and left room for discussion. This edition features The-Dream, Jeremih, Ace Hood, Logic and more! Take a look at the list in the gallery above, and feel free to let us know your own favorite...

Ol' Dirty Bastard's Widow Issues Cease & Desist Letter To Rock The Bells Organizers [Update: Icelene Explains Her Issue With Rock The Bells]

Ol' Dirty Bastard's Widow Issues Cease & Desist Letter To Rock The Bells Organizers [Update: Icelene Explains Her Issue With Rock The Bells]

May 17, 2013 | 5,174 Views

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This past week Rock The Bells announced their line-up for this year's festivities, and it includes a hologram performance from the late Eazy-E and Ol' Dirty Bastard. This follows in the footsteps of Coachella bringing Tupac back to life in 2012, which was highly debated at the time. Although it was just two days ago that we reported on how both Eazy-E and ODB's families approved of the...

Chief Keef Arrested For Disorderly Conduct [Update: Arrest Was For Marijuana]

Chief Keef Arrested For Disorderly Conduct [Update: Arrest Was For Marijuana]

May 21, 2013 | 26,814 Views

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Chief Keef found himself in trouble with the law yet again yesterday, having been arrested for disorderly conduct. The rapper was just released from Juvenile Detention Center for violating his probation in March, and a month later, familiar antics ensue. At the moment the cause of his arrest is not all too clear, apart from the fact that it was for disorderly conduct. He was booked in...

Travi$ Scott Says Kanye Is

Travi$ Scott Says Kanye Is "Already In The Year 3000" On New Album

May 13, 2013 | 13,373 Views

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Travi$ Scott, who happens to be both GOOD Music and Hustle Gang affiliated is pretty spoiled when it gets to hearing music ahead of time. He's also usually the first one to come out and tell people about it, which is what he did with the new Kanye album in an interview with MTV. Scott's assessment of Ye's new work was similarly glowing to the small bits of information we've been given so far....

LAPD Are Investigating Death Threats Made Against Chris Brown

LAPD Are Investigating Death Threats Made Against Chris Brown

May 19, 2013 | 6,657 Views

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Chris Brown always seems to have one issue or another he's dealing with. Whether it's his neighbors upset about his graffiti art, his private jet having to do an emergency landing, or breaking up with Rihanna, the r'n'b singer definitely doesn't have a lack of drama in his life. He now has death threats to add to his ever-growing list of drama. The LAPD are currently investigating death threats...

Kendrick Lamar Speaks On Being Inspired By Kanye West's Marketing For

Kendrick Lamar Speaks On Being Inspired By Kanye West's Marketing For "New Slaves"

May 19, 2013 | 25,359 Views

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Kanye West took the world by storm this weekend when debuting his lead single off Yeezus, "New Slaves." The innovative rapper decided to premiere it by playing it on 66 different buildings worldwide. Thus, it was hard for 'Ye to go unnoticed. Kendrick Lamar definitely took notice of 'Ye's guerilla marketing style, he reveals in a new interview with MTV News, and the Compton native also speaks on...

Waka Flocka Reveals Cover Art For

Waka Flocka Reveals Cover Art For "Lebron Flocka James: 3rd Quarter" Mixtape

May 15, 2013 | 8,543 Views

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Coming fresh off his new mixtape, DuFlocka Rant: Half-Time Show, Waka Flocka shows no signs in slowing down any time soon. Already working on the next project, Waka decided to reveal the cover art for his next mixtape titled Lebron Flocka James: 3rd Quarter. Taking to his Instagram account, Waka Flocka decided to show off the artwork for his already upcoming mixtape Lebron Flocka...

"Karate Chop" Producer Says Lil Wayne's Emmett Till Line Was Not Meant To Be Released

May 15, 2013 | 8,297 Views

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Lil Wayne's Emmett Till line on "Karate Chop (Remix)" has been responsible for much controversy, the peak of which ended with Wayne being dropped from his Mountain Dew endorsement. Metro Boomin, the producer of the track, argues that all of these issues could have been avoided, as the line was not intended to be included on the final version, and just happened to be included on the leak. "We...

Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Miguel & More Perform At 2013 Billboard Music Awards

Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Miguel & More Perform At 2013 Billboard Music Awards

May 19, 2013 | 22,503 Views

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Miguel, Chris Brown, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were among this year's performers at the 2013 Billboard music awards. The event is still happening live at the MGM grand, but check out footage of the artists that have taken the stage so far, and stay tuned for updates with the latest performances! Miguel attempted to jump over the crowd to the other side of the stage towards the end of...

Lil Mouse Accused Of Assaulting & Threatening Third-Grader

Lil Mouse Accused Of Assaulting & Threatening Third-Grader

May 19, 2013 | 12,859 Views

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Lil Mouse, a thirteen-year-old rapper, has only been in the game for short minute, but he's no stranger to the usual rapper antics, including trouble with the law. Last we heard about Lil Mouse, the event he was performing at got shot up, leaving seven people injured. Now, more violence has been reported in Lil Mouse's life. The small rapper has been accused of threatening and assaulting a third...

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