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News Are Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose an Item? <p>Dating rumors have been swirling around rising Pittsburgh MC Wiz Khalifa and Kanye West's former girlfriend Amber Rose for awhile, and now it looks like things are swinging into more official territory. While Rose had been linked to another rapper, Fabolous, over the past year, it seems that Wiz might have won out with his stoner lust for life.<br /> <br /> "I need my baby," tweeted Rose recently. "I'm so in LOVE I don't care what anyone says that's my baby I found happiness my heart is with Cam."<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 15, 2011
News Lil Wayne Cracks Top 10 With '6 Foot 7 Foot' <p>Having just been released from prison in November, Lil Wayne returned last week with a hot new single to prove that he's back to dominate the charts once again. </p> By Rose Lilah December 24, 2010
News Lil Wayne Loads Up Tech N9ne From Behind Bars <p>After being publicly praised by Lil Wayne in a recent interview, Midwest emcee Tech N9ne has revealed that a collaboration with the incarcerated rapper is already in the works.<br /> <br /> Despite having never met Wayne, Tech opened up about his anticipation to share studio time with the Young Money leader.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 31, 2010
News Kanye Talks Bush, Taylor Swift, Matt Lauer at NY Show <p>Kanye West took over New York City's Bowery Ballroom for a surprise show to commemorate the release of his fifth album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," dazzling audience members including Lyor Cohen and Questlove with reconfigured renditions of his tracks.<br /> <br /> But the highlight of the gig wasn't just guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Ryan Leslie, Pusha T and more. 'Ye finished up with a heated nine-minute speech, doting on everything from Taylor Swift and President Bush to his first-week album sales.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah November 24, 2010
News Gucci Mane Committed to Mental Health Facility <p>Just 24 hours after news broke that rapper Gucci Mane -- who spent a good part of 2009 and 2010 locked up -- may be returning to jail, we've now discovered that the Atlanta-bred emcee was committed into a mental health treatment facility. According to TMZ, Gucci appeared in a Georgia courtroom yesterday and filed a "Special Plea of Mental Incompetency." The rapper claims that he is unable to "intelligently participate in the probation revocation hearing."<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 04, 2011
News Dr. Dre's "Detox" Gets A Release Date <p>West Coast producer Dr. Dre's long-awaited Detox album will finally see the light of day, as new reports claim it will be released in early 2011.<br /> Click here to find out more!<br /> <br /> In addition to a launch date, details on the LP's guest appearances have also emerged.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah November 20, 2010
News Kid Cudi Premieres Two New Songs <p>Kid Cudi is gearing up to drop his second album of epic genre experimentation on October 26. The record, entitled 'Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager,' has already been previewed through initial singles like the Plain Pat-produced 'REVOFEV,' the brooding 'Mojo So Dope' and the more upbeat Kanye West  number 'Erase Me.' Over the weekend, fans got two more previews of new tracks entitled 'Mr. Rager' and 'Wylin' Cause I'm Young.'<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 17, 2010
News Jay-Z Confirms Signing Willow Smith To Roc Nation <blockquote> <p> If 30's the new 20, as Jay-Z claims in his '30 Something' lyrics, then his new 9-year-old signee, Willow Smith, has yet to be born. Just two days after her first song 'Whip My Hair' appeared online, Will Smith's tween daughter has been confirmed as the newest addition to Jay's Roc Nation lineup.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah September 10, 2010
News Fabolous and Soulja Boy End Feud <blockquote> <p>""A brief feud between Fabolous and Soulja Boy, which started on Twitter, has been resolved on the radio waves of New York City.<br /> <br /> DJ Clue of Power 105 in New York conducted a brief interview where the two men settled their differences.<br /> <br /> The entire incident started after Soulja Boy was allegedly caught in a tryst with Kat Stack, who said the young rapper was snorting cocaine. The vixen also showed a plate of what seemed to be the illegal drug in an online video.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah September 09, 2010
News Soulja Boy Says He Was Framed By Kat Stacks <p>Southern rapper Soulja Boy Tell Em has accused celebrity groupie Kat Stacks of framing him and accusing the 20 year-old of being a cocaine addict in a recently released video.<br /> </p> By Rose Lilah October 01, 2010
News Lil Wayne Talks Sex, Children In Ozone Magazine <p>Lil Wayne’s larger than life persona continues to keep fans intrigued even while the rapper is behind bars. The MC is set to grace the cover of Ozone magazine for its sixth annual “Sex Issue,” even though he’s currently serving his year-long jail sentence on weapons charges.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah April 30, 2010
News Kelly Rowland Readies Third Solo Album <p>Kelly Rowland is in the process of switching record labels from Columbia Records/ Music World Entertainment to rumored Universal Motown but that hasn't stopped her and producer Jim Jonsin who have been in the studio heavily working on her third solo album in which the title hasn't yet been released.<br /> <br /> "I've been working on her album with songwriter Rico Love, we've done four songs. She's doing a pop-house and R&B sound, like a mixture, it's really cool, some up-tempo stuff, some ballads, all around really nice - more like a Donna Summer sound."<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 22, 2010