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News V-Nasty Defends Her Use Of The N-word <p>Incase you're not familiar with V-Nasty let me give you a recap: She's associated with Kreayshawn, part of the White Girl Mob, and she's known for using the n-word in her raps. She once was defiant about using the n-word, refusing to change her ways, but it seems that she has cleaned up her act, having returned from a six month stint in Alameda County Santa Rita Jail. <em>LA Weekly </em>recently sat down to talk to her, in her first interview ever, to discuss her music, growing up in Oakland and more.</p> By Rose Lilah November 10, 2011 348 Views
News T-Pain "rEVOLVEr" Tracklist Revealed <p>T-Pain's album "rEVOLVEr" is set to drop on December 6th, and the tracklist has been revealed. Here's what the singer had to say on it: "rEVOLVEr" is drawn from seven albums' worth of material. There are so many different things on this album. I couldn't settle on what I wanted to include, but the final result I think will really hit all of my fans and different audiences."<span style="font-size:14pt"><br /> </span></p> <p>1. Bang Bang Pow Pow (Feat. Lil Wayne)</p> <p>2. Bottlez (Feat. Detail)</p> By Rose Lilah November 10, 2011 1049 Views
News Will Ferrell Talks "Ni**as In Paris" <p>Will Ferrell spoke with <em>MTV</em> about the huge hit "Ni**as In Paris" which samples Ferrell in the movie "Blades of Glory". You're probably all aware how the song starts off, with Ferrell's line "We're gonna skate to one song and one song only", and then mid-song he's sampled again with, "No one knows what it means, but it's provocative...it gets the people going!"  Here's what Ferrell had to say on it:</p> By Rose Lilah November 09, 2011 888 Views
News BREAKING NEWS: Heavy D Dead at 44 <p> <p class="MsoNormal">We just received news of the tragic death of Heavy D. Details surrounding the Jamaican-born legendary rapper’s death remain sketchy at this time, but the news spread quickly after a tweet from Grandmaster Flash.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">A 911 call was placed from Heavy D’s Beverly Hills home around 11:25 AM to report an unconscious male on the walkway. When help arrived, he was conscious and speaking and was transported to a nearby LA hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1 pm. He was 44-years-old.</p> By Rose Lilah November 08, 2011 297 Views
News Jay-Z to be Only Feature on Rihanna's "Talk That Talk" <p>Not sure if there are Rihanna fans out there but I'm posting this since it has to do with Jay-Z. Rihanna's album "Talk That Talk" has only one feature, which is Jay-Z, producer Stargate revealed:</p> By Rose Lilah November 08, 2011 348 Views
News Soulja Boy Talks About New Movie & Upcoming Album <p>The boy everyone loves to hate, Soulja Boy, recently talked to <em>XXL</em> about his new movie and his upcoming album, here are some key excerpts...</p> <p>On His Movie "Soula Boy:The Movie" (what an original name!):</p> By Rose Lilah November 08, 2011 231 Views
News Drake & Lil Wayne Shelve Joint Project Because of Ye & Jay-Z <p>The Drake news is not over yet! We found out yesterday that Drake and Lil Wayne had put their collaborative effort on the backburner, and now we find out the reason the why: Drake thinks that it would be compared to "Watch The Throne" instead of being judged on its own merit.</p> By Rose Lilah November 08, 2011 280 Views
News Stream Pusha T's "Fear of God II: Let Us Pray" EP Online <p>Pusha T's EP can now be streamed online, as well Rolling Stone interviewed him on his solo project, what the future entails for  Clipse and more.</p> <p>On His Goals for "The Fear of God II" :</p> By Rose Lilah November 07, 2011 636 Views
News Drake Talks On Collaborative Mixtape With Rick Ross <p>MORE Drake news incase you haven't had enough yet...  Drake tells<em> XXL</em> he is working on a collaborative mixtape with Rick Ross and that his joint project with Lil Wayne might be shelved for good.</p> By Rose Lilah November 07, 2011 426 Views
News Drake Expresses his Dislike for Tumblr and Twitter <p>Drake is all over our news today! In his interview with "The Source" Magazine he opens up about his dislike for Tumblr and Twitter. Pretty insightful. Check what he has to say on them below.</p> <p>On Tumblr:</p> By Rose Lilah November 07, 2011 977 Views
News Old School Music: A Look At Big Daddy Kane's "Aint No Half-Steppin" <p>For many hip-hop heads the golden-era of hip-hop was during the '80s-'90s. For those of you who believe that is true, you might enjoy <em>NPR</em>'s "The Record". Every other Friday they are looking at some of the first hip-hop music videos, which were played on a TV show called "Video Music Box". "Video Music Box" was created back in 1984, and was the first show to document hip-hop music and culture (and it's still on today!). The show was created and hosted by a man named Ralph McDaniels. By Rose Lilah November 07, 2011 373 Views
News Bricksquad Affiliate RoseMo Who Claimed to Beat Up Rapper The Game Murdered in Inglewood <p>A young man by the name of Jomo Adoula Zambia, who is said to be an associate of rapper Waka Flocka Flame, was murdered in broad daylight Wednesday (November 2) while driving his red BMW in Inglewood, California.<br /> <br /> According to LA Weekly, Inglewood police say the alleged Blood gang member ran a red light after being shot in the arm and torso, hitting an on-duty police officer that was stationed in an unmarked car. The officer is currently in critical condition while Zambia, who was rushed to the hospital as well, died soon after.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah November 04, 2011 19.5K Views