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News Rihanna & Drake To Perform Together At 53rd Grammys <p>Ex flames and good friends Rihanna and Drake will take the stage together at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, it was announced today. Their performance will mark the first time the pair have performed together on live television. Cee-Lo Green and Gwyneth Paltrow are the other new announcements who will team up for their own duet with the Jim Henson Company Puppets.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 02, 2011 227 Views
News Wiz Khalifa Juggles Natalie Nunn & Amber Rose, "I Was Nothing But Nice To Her" <p>"Black & Yellow" hitmaker Wiz Khalifa has addressed the status of his relationships with ex-girlfriend Natalie Nunn and model Amber Rose.<br /> <br /> Speaking with radio host Funkmaster Flex, Wiz said he enjoyed a brief, yet  friendly relationship with Nunn last year.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 01, 2011 2.3K Views
News Game Talks About Reuniting With 50 Cent, Says It's 'Up to 50' <p>Game and 50 Cent haven't spoken in years, but that doesn't mean that a possible collaboration is totally out of the question. The BoomBox caught up with Game, who is currently working on his upcoming release 'The R.E.D. Album,' and with a new outlook on both life and his career, the Compton native explained that when it comes to 50, he's ready to put the past behind him.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 01, 2011 215 Views
News Eminem Featured in $1M Claymation Super Bowl Ad <p>This Sunday's Super Bowl is getting a dose of Eminem. A week before the Detroit rapper takes on the Grammy Awards, he is set to appear in a Claymation advertisement for Lipton Brisk iced tea, slated to air during a commercial break during the game.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 31, 2011 316 Views
News T-Pain Explains ‘rEVOLVEr’ Album Delay <p>If you want to know what’s delaying T-Pain’s album rEVOLVEr, ask Drake. The Auto-Tune King is still waiting on Drizzy to submit a verse before his project can be released.<br /> <br /> “I know yall waitin on the album but the last thing I need is a verse from drake and the album is complete,” T-Pain told his anxious Twitter followers. “So find drake and tell him to hurry the hell up and finish theverse Hahahahaaaa.”<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 31, 2011 229 Views
News Lil Wayne Almost Finished With 'Tha Carter IV' <p>Following the release of his post-prison single '6 Foot 7 Foot,' Lil Wayne is ready to unleash the beast. The eccentric rapper is reportedly nearing the finish line for his highly anticipated 'Tha Carter IV,' with Young Money president Mack Maine revealing the album is almost a complete wrap.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 29, 2011 312 Views
News Cory Gunz Wanted to Sign With Shady Records <p>Young Money has sure been good to Cory Gunz.<br /> <br /> Even before officially signing with Lil Wayne’s camp, Cory raised his profile with a scene-stealing guest verse on an early version of Weezy’s “A Milli” in ’08. Gunz joining the YM ranks may have seemed like a foregone conclusion at the time, but the Bronx bomber was quietly hoping to sign with another superstar: Eminem.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 29, 2011 872 Views
News Eminem Too Expensive for 'Glee' <p>Hit musical comedy 'Glee' may be one of the most successful shows on television, but they're not big enough for Eminem. The Fox series, which has built itself into a $500 million dollar brand, has featured performances of popular songs like Rihanna's 'Take a Bow,' Cee-Lo's ubiquitious 'F--- You' and several Billy Joel standards, but Slim Shady's music was reportedly too expensive for the show.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 28, 2011 463 Views
News Lil B Subject of University Lecture <p>There's little doubt that Bay Area rapper Lil B has become hip-hop's resident eccentric over the last year, but does he have a little more to tell us about our day and era? A professor at UC Berkeley thinks so. In a recent lecture, professor Geoffrey D. Nunberg swagged out a class of undergraduates by using Lil B as a core example in his 'History of Information' course.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 28, 2011 341 Views
News Fabolous Preps New Mixtape For February <p>After his hugely popular mixtape There Is Not Competition 2 last year, Fabo is readying another free offering for his fans set to drop sometime in February, 2011. As of now, the tentative title is The S.O.U.L. Tape since he’ll be rapping over soul sampled beats and will have no DJ drops. #Win.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 27, 2011 212 Views
News KiD CuDi Announces New Mixtape & Album <p>KiD CuDi rejoined Twitter earlier today and took no time to reveal some info on his upcoming projects. A new rock album called Wizard, a mixtape called A Man Named Scott and the video for his Man On The Moon II single ‘Maniac’. Read.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 27, 2011 263 Views
News 50 Cent Says New Album Coming ‘This Summer’, First Single ‘Soon’ <embed height="319" width="512" base="." allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="configParams=id%3D1656555%26vid%3D616135%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A616135" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:616135"></embed> <p>The bad guy is almost back: 50 Cent said he's completed "80 percent" of his next album, the forthcoming Black Magic, which should arrive later this year.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 26, 2011 206 Views