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News YMCMB's Lil Twist Was Driving Justin Bieber's Car When Photog Was Killed While driving Justin Bieber's white Ferrari, YMCMB's Lil Twist was pulled over and a paparazzi attempting to take pictures was killed. By Rose Lilah January 02, 2013
News Feds Going After Swizz Beatz In Megaupload Case Swizz Beatz is being targeted as part of the Megaupload case, because feds are looking for a way to prosecute Megaupload in the States. By Rose Lilah July 19, 2012
News Rick Ross Buys Wingstop In Miami, Plans To Host Meet & Greet Rick Ross has purchased his second Wingstop restaurant, this time in his hometown. He'll be hosting a meet & greet there on October 9th. By Rose Lilah October 08, 2012
News ‘Watch The Throne’ Sales Strategy Prone To Multi-Scanning <p>There are whispers going around the industry that the sales strategy adopted by Kanye, Jay-Z together with the label which gives iTunes a 4 day exclusive window of Watch The Throne‘s release and thereafter physical edition at Best Buy from August 12th onwards, is prone to instances of multi-scanning for sales purposes.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 10, 2011
News Jay-Z, Usher Highlight Forbes's Highest Paid Musicians List <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p class="summary">Hova and Usher took top spots in Forbes's list of the 25 highest earning musicians.</p> <p>Forbes's Zack O'Malley Greenburg recently <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eeel45ehmg/the-worlds-25-highest-paid-musicians#content">listed the top 25 highest paid musicians of the past year</a>.  Now, two of Hip Hop/R&B's biggest stars, Jay-Z and Usher, can officially count themselves as the top earners in their respective genres.</p> By Rose Lilah June 17, 2011
News Gucci Mane Catches Huge Brrreak, Ices Nearly 2 Years In Jail <p>Southern rapper Gucci Mane, who is currently behind bars on for probation violation, is reportedly set to hit the streets once again as early as next month.<br /> <br /> According to reports, Gucci will avoid a recommended 17-month stay in an Atlanta jail.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah May 10, 2011
News Odd Future 'Sign Themselves' to Their Own Record Label <p>The Odd Future crew has been courted by multiple record label honchos -- including Bad Boy's Sean "Diddy" Combs and SRC's Steve Rifkind -- for their services, even leading the collective to spoof the meetings in a Funny or Die video. But, after months of hype, OFWGKTA have decided to "sign themselves," their management tells The BoomBox.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah April 26, 2011
News Drake, Lil Wayne End Young Money Beef Rumors Onstage <p>Drake made a surprise appearance during the Washington, D.C. stop on Lil Wayne's I Am Still Music tour, performing several songs with his mentor, and addressing the rumors that he had split from his Young Money crew.<br /> <br /> Introducing his Canadian protégé with a heartfelt dedication before launching into their duet, 'Miss Me,' Wayne thanked the crowd for their support.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah April 05, 2011
News The-Dream Announces New Album, Works With Bieber <p>The-Dream is one of the great contemporary pop songwriters, so his fans took his impending solo retirement talk with a good deal of sadness. It looks like that break has come to pass, though. The-Dream has announced that he's heard his fanbase loud and clear and he's preparing to release another album of R&B manifestos in August.<br /> <br /> He announced the news on the red carpet for the premiere of Justin Bieber's 3D documentary 'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.' "Everybody's calling for an album now, so I should have one out by August," he said, breaking the news.<br /> By Rose Lilah February 11, 2011
News Diddy-Dirty Money Prep Valentine's Day Mixtape <p>After years of perfecting their debut album 'Last Train to Paris,' Diddy and his Dirty Money ladies are getting right back at it with some brand new music. The crew has just announced that they have a mixtape dropping next week on Valentine's Day.<br /> <br /> Entitled 'LoveLOVE Vs. HateLOVE,' the news was, of course, broken by none other than Diddy via his well-oiled Twitter account. "LoveLOVE vs HateLOVE," he wrote. "The Dirty Money Valentine's mixtape coming Feb 14!!!!"<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 11, 2011
News Willow Smith, Jay-Z in Talks for 'Annie' Remake <p>It hasn't been a rough ride for 10-year-old Willow Smith, but it's about to become a hard knock life. The 'Whip My Hair' singer is in talks to star in a remake of the classic 1977 musical 'Annie,' with her father Will Smith negotiating a producer position and Jay-Z considering handling musical duties for the film's soundtrack.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 20, 2011
News Dr. Dre to Release Delayed 'Detox' on 4/20 <p>After a decade of promising that his third and final solo album 'Detox' would one day be released, Dr. Dre is ready to unveil the mythical LP. Last night, producer Just Blaze posted a Twitvid while in the studio with the West Coast veteran, who made it clear that 'Detox' would be landing in stores on April 20 -- a nod to 4/20 culture and the title of the album's prequels.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 18, 2011