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News Tyga Covers YRB & Discusses Nas Collab <p>With the release of "Careless World" only yesterday, Tyga gives us some details on how the Nas collab came together, his single "Rack City," his past mixtapes and more in <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.yrbmagazine.com/2012/02/tyga-view-from-the-top/" target="_blank">his recent interview with YRB</a>. He also gets the cover of the issue. Check some excerpts below and photos for the cover story.</p> <p>On Nas Collab:</p> By Rose Lilah February 22, 2012 522 Views
News Tupac's Contract For "Juice" Being Sold On Ebay <p>"Juice" has pretty much become a cult classic among hip-hop heads, and now Tupac Shakur's signed contract for the movie is <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tupac-signed-contract-/251000285220?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D4%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6493970956528230745" target="_blank">up for grabs on E-bay</a>.</p> By Rose Lilah February 22, 2012 10.5K Views
News Game Must Pay $5 Million To Police Officers In Compensatory Damages <p>Yesterday a North Carolina court upheld a ruling from 2010 that Game must pay $5 million to five Greensboro police officers because of an incident back in October 2005.</p> <p>The police officers filed a defamation suit against the rapper in 2006, and the $5 million is to compensate for damages. The officers claim that they were slandered and their identities were wrongfully used in Game's DVD "<span id="intelliTXT">Stop Snitchin’ Stop Lyin’."</span></p> By Rose Lilah February 22, 2012 243 Views
News Travis Porter Speaks On Strap's Arrest <p>The other week <a href="http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/travis-porter-member-strap-arrested-at-airport-news.1443.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a member of Travis Porter, Strap, was arrested in the airport</a> for trying to bring firearms through security. Fellow group members, Ali and Quez spoke to <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.vibe.com/post/v-exclusive-travis-porter-talks-about-straps-arrest-guns-are-not-answer-128425" target="_blank">VIBE</a> on the incident, here's what they had to say:</p> By Rose Lilah February 22, 2012 288 Views
News Chris Brown & Wrestler CM Punk Exchange Words Over Twitter <p>Since Chris Brown and Rihanna have hopped on each other's songs, they've caused a lot of people to start talking, and not in a good way.</p> <p>One of the people who has spoken out against Chris Brown is WWE champion, CM Punk. He and Breezy have exchanged words over Twitter.</p> <p>It started with the wrestler tweeting to the R&B singer on February 19th, "I would like @chrisbrown [to] fight somebody that can defend themselves,” he wrote. “Me curb stomping that turd would be a #wrestlemania moment."</p> By Rose Lilah February 22, 2012 421 Views
News Nicki Minaj Is Blue In Vogue Magazine Feature <p>For Nicki Minaj's latest magazine feature, this time in <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/true-colors-nicki-minaj/#1">Vogue</a>, she is literally blue, but still sporting her signature pink wig. Somehow I am not suprised. Read an excerpt from the interview below, where she says she used to wear baggy clothes and no make-up.</p> By Rose Lilah February 22, 2012 496 Views
News ScHoolboy Q Talks Possible Collab With A$AP Rocky, Parenthood <p> A few weeks ago, ScHoolboy Q hinted about the possibility of recording an entire project with Harlem upstart A$AP Rocky. Now, in a recent interview with Maurice Garland, the TDE rapper talked about the possibility of recording a long-form collaboration with the leader of the A$AP Mob.</p> By Rose Lilah February 22, 2012 233 Views
News Tyga Speaks On "Careless World" Recall <p>Tyga's latest album, "Careless World: Rise Of The Last King," finally dropped today after several delays. However, there were some last minute problems that prevented the albums from hitting retail stores. Tyga was informed by his fans that there were notices in several stores saying that the album would be pulled from the shelves because of an uncleared sample of a Martin Luther King Jr. speech. </p> <p>In a recent interview with V-103's Greg Street, Tyga spoke on the "Careless World" recall, saying,</p> By Rose Lilah February 21, 2012 302 Views
News Peter Rosenberg Calls Nicki Minaj A Sell Out <p>Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg decided to speak his mind about Nicki Minaj, and I'm pretty sure he just said what everyone else has been thinking. Read his little Nicki Minaj rant below.</p> By Rose Lilah February 20, 2012 872 Views
Original Content Exclusive Interview: Nipsey Hussle Talks On His Partnership With DJ Skee, MMG, And What's Next An exclusive interview with Nipsey Hussle. By Rose Lilah February 20, 2012 2.2K Views
Industry Underrated Audio: Feb. 3- 19 <p>Check out some music you may have overlooked this past week.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Rockie Fresh- Want My Blood Feat. The Kickdrums & DZ Deathrays</strong></p> <p><iframe width="442" height="52" src="http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/rockie-fresh-feat-the-kickdrums-andamp-dz-deathrays-want-my-blood-embedsong.699064.html" style="width:442px;height:52px;border:0 solid #000"></iframe></p> <p>This doesn't sound like your typical rap song, Rockie flows over a synth-based beat.</p> <p><strong>Redman- Just Don't Give A Fuck (Remix)</strong></p> By Rose Lilah February 20, 2012 97 Views
News Nicki Minaj, Mary J. Blige, J. Cole, Ne-Yo, Pitbull & More Will Perform At NBA All-Star Weekend <p>With NBA's All-Star festivities approaching, Nicki Minaj, Mary J. Blige, Pitbull and others have added their names to the list of performers for the events scheduled to take place later this month in Orlando, Florida. <br /> <br /> Minaj will start things off for the All-Star Game, performing a medley of songs as players are introduced. Mary J. Blige will follow with the U.S. national anthem. Pitbull and Ne-Yo will then team up for the halftime show. <br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 20, 2012 421 Views