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News Nas Speaks On Nicki Minaj Pulling Out Of Summer Jam Nas weighs in on the recent Nicki Minaj controversy and talks about getting Lauryn Hill to come out for Hot 97's Summer Jam. By Rose Lilah June 06, 2012
News Eminem Delays Movie "Southpaw" To Focus On His Music There's good news and bad news. Bad news: Eminem has put the movie he was set to star in, "Southpaw," on hold. But the good news is, it's because he wants to focus on his music. By Rose Lilah May 09, 2012
News Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg Considering Future Tours With Tupac Hologram Following the well-received performance of Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the appearance of Tupac, the two rappers could potentially go on tour and bring the Tupac hologram with them. By Rose Lilah April 17, 2012
News Kid Cudi Speaks On "WZRD," Making Music For Himself <p>Kid Cudi has been outspoken about his upcoming project with Dot Da Genius, <strong>WZRD</strong>, saying that it forays into new territories music-wise. </p> By Rose Lilah February 23, 2012
News T.I. Speaks On Next Single, Reveals Artwork & Release Date Tip let go some details about his next single "Love This Life," and he let go a drop a date. By Rose Lilah March 27, 2012
News Bangladesh Signs Production Deal With Cash Money Records Producer Bangladesh and YMCMB have resolved their issues. By Rose Lilah March 23, 2012
News Nicki Minaj, Mary J. Blige, J. Cole, Ne-Yo, Pitbull & More Will Perform At NBA All-Star Weekend <p>With NBA's All-Star festivities approaching, Nicki Minaj, Mary J. Blige, Pitbull and others have added their names to the list of performers for the events scheduled to take place later this month in Orlando, Florida. <br /> <br /> Minaj will start things off for the All-Star Game, performing a medley of songs as players are introduced. Mary J. Blige will follow with the U.S. national anthem. Pitbull and Ne-Yo will then team up for the halftime show. <br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 20, 2012
News T.I. & Dr. Dre Reportedly Shooting Video For "Popped Off" <p>T.I. and Dr. Dre are reportedly shooting a video for their collaboration "Popped Off," included on Tip's latest mixtape release Fuck Da City Up , or a previously unheard duet.<br /> <br /> In a series of tweets, entertainment manager Antonio Hewlett announced a casting call for a T.I. and Dre music video. The clip will be shot in Atlanta, Georgia next weekend.<br /> <br /> Tip, who previously worked with Dre on a leaked Detox track "Topless," recently spoke on developing the chemistry between him and the West Coast veteran in the studio.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 11, 2012
News Kendrick Lamar Speaks On Working With Pharrell & Upcoming Album <p>Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolBoy Q sat down with <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice#/column/the-juice/kendrick-lamar-schoolboy-q-talk-upcoming-1006077752.story" target="_blank">Billboard</a> to dicuss upcoming projects and Kendrick revealed some details about what he has in store.</p> By Rose Lilah February 03, 2012
News Juvenile Talks New Album, "Power" & More <p>Juvenile is baaackk and he spoke to Billboard's The Juice about his upcoming album ("Rejuvenation" Dec. 13th!), his latest single "Power" & more.</p> <p>Check out some excerpts below.</p> <p>On The Sample for "Power"<strong>:<br /> </strong></p> <p>That was Manny's idea. A lot of cats hate on me for that but that was a classic. It's kind of amazing the way he took that from there and made it like this. I needed something to send to Rick Ross. That was something that he referenced to me.</p> <p>On His Relationship with Mannie:</p> By Rose Lilah November 22, 2011
News Big Sean Responds to Ludacris Diss <p>Earlier this week, Ludacris surprised everyone when he aired out Drake and Big Sean on a mixtape record titled, ‘Bada Boom’ and ‘History Lesson’. The records were in response to Drake and Big Sean’s past interviews were they alluded to him using their flows. In a recent interview with a Seattle Radio Station KUBE 93, Big Sean responded to Luda’s diss by saying that he has no issues with Ludacris:<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah November 18, 2011
News Forbes Predicts That Sean "Diddy" Combs Will Become Hip Hop's First Billionaire <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p class="summary">The Bad Boy mogul might just beat out 50 Cent, Jay-Z and more in the quest to hit a billi.</p> By Rose Lilah September 22, 2011