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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
News Beats By Dre Not Renewing Contract With Monster <p>Monster, the company that manufactures Dr. Dre's & Jimmy Iovine's "Beats By Dre" headphones, is now parting ways with Beats Electronic at the end of their current contract. Beats has decided not to renew their contract for another five years.</p> By Rose Lilah January 13, 2012
News T.I. Speaks On Working With Dr. Dre For New Mixtape <p>T.I. recently released the second trailer for his upcoming mixtape Fuck Da City Up, dropping New Year’s Day, and included footage of him in the studio with Dr. Dre. Speaking with MTV News, Tip said that the two were “creating chemistry” for the tape and that he wants to work closer with the West Coast veteran.<br /> <br /> “Dre was here. He sent for me over to the spot. We really just turned up more than anything else. It was about creating chemistry," he said.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah December 29, 2011
News Fat Joe Speaks on His Weight Loss & Rick Ross XXLMag.com spoke to Fat Joe about his weight loss and Rick Ross... By Rose Lilah October 28, 2011
News Freddie Gibbs Caught With Marijuana In Airport, TSA Agent Lets Him Go <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p>Freddie Gibbs was caught with weed in his bag on Wednesday (December 14th) and was subsequently let off the hook by a TSA agent.</p> <p>In a message posted on Twitter, Gangsta Gibbs wrote, "The TSA found my weed and let me keep it. They just left me a note. 'C'mon Son'. Lol." He attached a picture of the notice of baggage inspection with the phrase written on it, surrounded by several bags of pot.</p> <p>The Gary, Indiana native was not arrested and allowed to keep his marijuana.</p> By Rose Lilah December 16, 2011
News Bow Wow Denies That He Owes $91,000 In Unpaid Taxes <p>Bow Wow supposedly owes the IRS $91,105.61 in unpaid taxes, according to governemnt documents obtained by TMZ, dating back to 2006.  <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.tmz.com/2011/11/27/bow-wow-taxes-irs/#.TtUJbvJLpBl" target="_blank">TMZ </a>says, "a tax lien filed in Florida by the federal government says the rapper, real name Shad Gregory Moss, owes the government $91,105.61 for unpaid taxes from the year 2006."</p> By Rose Lilah November 29, 2011
News A$AP Rocky Talks On His First Time Rapping, Clams Casino & Araab <p>A$AP Rocky chopped it up with <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://pitchfork.com/tv/selector/1867-asap-rocky/3040-funtopia/">Pitchfork's Selector</a> and talked about how he first got into rapping because of his brother, and the difference between the "ambient beats" produced by Clams Casino and Araab.You can check out  the video clip of the interview below.</p> <p>On The First Time He Started Rapping:</p> By Rose Lilah November 28, 2011
News U.S.D.A. Reveals Tracklist For "The After Party," Due November 15th <p> Young Jeezy, 2Eleven, Slick Pulla and Boo Rossini will drop their new album this fall.</p> <p>Though his oft-delayed album Thug Motivation 103 is still without a release date, Young Jeezy isn’t keeping quiet. His group U.S.D.A has announced the release of its new album The After Party, releasing November 15th via SMC Recordings.</p> By Rose Lilah October 25, 2011
News Ludacris “Bada Boom” Track Taking Shots at Drake & Big Sean?! <p>Some people call it the “hashtag” rap flow or the “pause, stop” rap flow or the “supa dupa” flow. Whatever the name, there’s still controversy about who created it and Ludacris has some scathing words for Drake and Big Sean on his new track “Bada Boom,” on which he targets innuendo that he bit that style from them.<br /> <br /> Although Luda doesn’t mention names, it is quite obvious he is addressing Drake and Big Sean.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah November 15, 2011
News Jay-Z & Kanye West Add More Dates To "Watch The Throne" Tour <p>UPDATE #3: Hov and 'Ye add 11 stops to their upcoming tour.<br /> <br /> With their collaborative album Watch the Throne on the way, Jay-Z and Kanye West have announced an upcoming North American tour in the fall under the group name "The Throne."<br /> <br /> The trek kicks off on September 22nd at Detroit, Michigan’s Palace of Auburn Hills, with additional pit stops including a pair of dates in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California, respectively. The venture wraps up at Boston, Massachusetts’ TD Garden on November 3rd.<br /> By Rose Lilah August 16, 2011
News Wiz Khalifa Opens Up About Relationship With Amber Rose + See His First Week Sales Projections <p>Wiz Khalifa released his highly anticipated third studio album 'Rolling Papers' on Tuesday (March 29) but during his press run, the 'Black and Yellow' rapper fielded an equal amount of questions about his music and his relationship with model Amber Rose.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah March 31, 2011
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