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News Linkin Park Lead Music For Relief Project To Benefit Haiti <p>As the world reaches out to assist Haiti with relief in the wake of last week's devastating earthquake, the music world is quickly mobilizing to find ways it can help. <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/linkin_park/artist.jhtml">Linkin Park</a>'s non-profit foundation, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.musicforrelief.org/" rel="noopener">Music for Relief</a>, has teamed up with the United Nations Foundation, Habitat for Humanity and the Dave Matthews Band's BAMA Works organization's Haitian relief effort for a project called <i>Download to Donate for Haiti.</i></p> By Rose Lilah January 20, 2010
News The-Dream & The Weeknd Take Shots At Each Other Two R'n'b artists have recently taken shots at each other via Twitter. By Rose Lilah March 13, 2012
News Brooklyn Father Says He Was Mistreated During Beyonce and Jay-Z's Hospital Takeover <p>Most music lovers were more than happy to hear about Jay-Z and Beyonce's first born child. The news of Ivy Blue Carter (or it Blue Ivy Carter?) taking her first breaths this past Sunday was a historical occasion. However, another Brooklyn father was a bit taken back by how his family was treated at the same hospital, where Beyonce gave birth.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 09, 2012
News Georgia Judge Ordering Arrest On Bow Wow <p> <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/05/bow-wow-arrest-georgia/#.Ty8wNJjlA21">TMZ</a> reports that Georgia judge is ordering an arrest on Bow Wow. Read all the details below:</p> By Rose Lilah February 05, 2012
News Joint Project Between Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole Still In The Works <p>It seems a joint project between Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole is still in the works.</p> By Rose Lilah December 21, 2011
News Ja Rule About Current Stay in Prison: "This Place is Amazing" <p>Serving two years for gun possession, Ja Rule found a new posse behind bars — a couple of cons he calls “Hevey D” and “Koz.”<br /> <br /> The Queens-raised rap star says disgraced pol Alan Hevesi and corporate greed poster-boy Dennis Kozlowski took him under their wings.<br /> <br /> From Kozlowski, he got stock tips. From Hevesi, he heard about the perennial impasse in Albany. They watched Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert together.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 02, 2012
News Drake's Billboard For "Take Care" In Toronto Under Review <p>Drake, while promoting his album "Take Care," posted a billboard in Toronto for it, which says the city's population as well as utilizing the font for the official welcoming sign for Toronto (see a photo of the billboard below). Drake however did not have permission to use Toronto's logo.</p> By Rose Lilah December 09, 2011
News Jay-Z To Become First Solo Hip Hop Artist To Perform At Carnegie Hall <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p>Earlier today, Jay-Z held a press conference in New York City, New York with his Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation and United Way to announce that he will be playing two solo shows on February 6<sup>th</sup> and 7<sup>th</sup> at NYC’s Carnegie Hall.</p> By Rose Lilah December 08, 2011
News Apple announces death of it's CEO Steve Jobs <p>Apple on Wednesday announced the death of its visionary co-founder Steve Jobs from cancer at 56.<br /> <br /> "We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today," the company's board of directors said in a statement.<br /> <br /> "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 05, 2011
Music Unreleased Kanye West Song From "808s & Heartbreak" Sessions Surfaces Online The track is titled "I'll Be Alright," and although it's not confirmed that it came from "808s," the autotune and cold beat suggest some heartbreak. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 04, 2023
Tech Drake AI Returns With "Winter's Cold" Song Let's see if Universal Music Group decides to take this track down, too. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 22, 2023
Music Big Sean Drops Two New Songs On Soundcloud Ahead Of Album Release Sean Don is giving fans a sample. By Elias Andrews August 28, 2024