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News Exclusive: MMG's Omarion Announces "The Care Package" EP During an exclusive interview with HNHH, Omarion announces he will be dropping an EP entitled "The Care Package" on November 12th. By Rose Lilah October 19, 2012
News Waka Flocka Talks On His Signature Sound Becoming Popular In a recent interview with Complex, Waka Flocka talks on his sound and Lex Luger's beats, which he thinks Rick Ross has watered down. By Rose Lilah June 12, 2012
News Jim Jones Involved In Brawl, Arrested & Maced <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/25/jim-jones-arrested-foxwoods-casino/#.T0lOBpjlA22"> TMZ </a>reports that Jim Jones was involved in a brawl last night,  which resulted in his arrest. It reportedly took five cops and some mace to subdue him. Read the details below.</p> By Rose Lilah February 25, 2012
News Birdman Interested In Signing Chief Keef Birdman talks on the up & comer Chief Keef and says he will do whatever it takes to get him on the YMCMB team. By Rose Lilah May 04, 2012
News Chris Brown Ordered To Remain On Supervised Probation <p>Chris Brown has been ordered by a Judge to remain on Supervised Probation as he completes his sentence for beating his ex-girlfriend, Rihanna.</p> <p>This Thursday Brown's attorney, Mark Geragos, showed up without the r'n'b singer himself for a hearing. Geragos asked that his supervised probation end because of Brown's good behaviour.  Superior Court Judge George Lomeli agreed that Brown was on good behaviour however ordered that he continue to report to a probation officer in his home state of Virginia.</p> By Rose Lilah February 10, 2012
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 "How To Make It In America" Creator Talks On Kid Cudi & Pusha T <p>As you may or may not know, the HBO tv show "How To Make It In America" was cancelled recently. The creator of the show, Ian Edelman, spoke to <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/40000/how-to-make-it-in-america-creator-ian-edelman-on-life-after-cancellation" target="_blank">Grantland</a> on Kid Cudi & Pusha T's acting while discussing the show's cancellation.</p> <p>On The Show:</p> By Rose Lilah December 23, 2011
News 54th Annual Grammy Award Nominations: Kanye leads pack with 7 nominations <p>The 54th annual Grammy Awards are set to air on Febuary 12th but tonight the nominations are being revealed. Kanye West leads the pack with 7 nominations followed by Adele and Bruno Mars with 6 nominations each. Lil Wayne nabs 5 nominations while Drake, Rihanna and Nicki Minaj earn 4 nominations each.</p> <p><span style="color: #ffcc00;"><strong>Record Of The Year</strong></span><br /> Rolling In The Deep – Adele<br /> Holocene – Bon Iver<br /> Grenade – Bruno Mars<br /> The Cave – Mumford & Sons<br /> Firework – Katy Perry</p> By Rose Lilah December 01, 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 Lil Wayne Sued For $1 Milion Over 'Tha Carter III' In Second Lawsuit This Week <p>The lawsuits continue to roll in over Lil Wayne's hit album <i>Tha Carter III</i>,  as the rapper has been sued again for the second time this week relating to unpaid royalties claims. <br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah June 10, 2011
News Wyclef Jean Shot In Haiti <p>Wyclef Jean has reportedly been shot at during a trip to his native Haiti.<br /> <br /> The former Fugees member was visiting the country to lend his support to presidential candidate Michael Martelly, during Martelly's preparations for the final round of elections against former First Lady Mirlande Manigat.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah March 20, 2011
News Nas Prepping Autobiography, Focusing On Acting <p>Nas is following the lead of his onetime rival Jay-Z, who released 'Decoded' last month, and entering the publishing world with an upcoming autobiography in 2011. When recently interviewed by Pedestrian TV, Nas revealed that his recent cameo on 'Hawaii 5-0' was a preview of coming attractions as he plans to focus more on writing and acting in the future.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah December 08, 2010