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News French Montana Reveals Why He Didn't Sign With Kanye's G.O.O.D Music <p>French Montana recently sat down with Hot97's Angie Martinez for an interview. Although he signed to Diddy's Bad Boy Records, a number of labels were vying for him, one of which was G.O.O.D Music. He finally revealed why he chose not to sign with Kanye West, naming Kanye's lack of a phone his number one reason.</p> By Rose Lilah January 25, 2012
Sports 2017 NFL Draft: Start Time, TV Schedule, Draft Order +More #DraftDay. By Kyle Rooney April 27, 2017
Music Migos Win Best Group; Perform at BET Awards Migos bring 'culture' to the BET stage. By Milca P. June 25, 2017
News Jay-Z to be Only Feature on Rihanna's "Talk That Talk" <p>Not sure if there are Rihanna fans out there but I'm posting this since it has to do with Jay-Z. Rihanna's album "Talk That Talk" has only one feature, which is Jay-Z, producer Stargate revealed:</p> By Rose Lilah November 08, 2011
News Feds Pick Up Soulja Boy’s October Gun & Weed Case <p>The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has decided to take on 21-year-old Soulja Boy’s case, after the rapper was arrested in October of this year in Temple, Georgia.<br /> <br /> Soulja Boy, born DeAndre Cortez Way, was pulled over on Interstate 20 for a traffic violation.<br /> <br /> After searching the car, officers found handguns, thousands of dollars in cash and more than five ounces of marijuana.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah December 29, 2011
News Jay-Z Performs At Carnegie Hall In New York <p>Last night, February 6th, Shawn Carter aka Jay-Z performed for a sold-out show at the famed Carnegie Hall. The performance has elicited praise all around. The concert was put on to raise money for the United Way of New York City and the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation, so tickets were pricey, some being re-sold for $1000.</p> <p>Jay-Z started the night looking the part in a white tux, but by the end of the night he changed back in to his usual attire-- black t-shirt and gold chain.</p> By Rose Lilah February 07, 2012
News Lil Wayne & Chris Brown Confirmed For Grammy Awards' Dance Segment <p>The Grammy Awards only added a best dance recording/dance field in 2003, now to go along with that at this year's Grammys there will be a dance segment, and Chris Brown and Lil Wayne have been confirmed to perform during it.</p> <p>Grammy show producer Ken Ehrlich says, "we decided to go all out this year. All we're going to try and do next week is to try and put the home audience in the middle of it. ... It is more than just sitting there and watching it."</p> By Rose Lilah February 07, 2012
News GQ Interview with Raekwon <p>Raekwon spoke to GQ about Wu-Tang Clan, his own success as an artist, and his relationship with Ghostface Killah. Check out some excerpts below.</p> <p>On Wu-Tang Clan:</p> <p>GQ: From the very start, Wu-Tang always had critical support. How important has that been for the group?</p> By Rose Lilah November 16, 2011
News Outlawz Confirm That They Smoked 2Pac's Ashes <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p class="summary">Taking a line from 'Pac's song "Black Jesus" seriously, some of the group members smoked his remains.</p> By Rose Lilah August 26, 2011
News 50 Cent Jumps On New Cee-Lo Track For Remix <p> Ever since 50 Cent dropped 'Before I Self Destruct' last year and experienced his first true bomb, he's been relatively silent on the rap front. Of course, he's still been acting, pulling publicity stunts and ruthlessly taunting some of the biggest artists in the game, but there haven't been any new verses from the vicious Queens native lately. That all changed over the weekend when 50 heard the new Cee-Lo jam entitled 'F--- You.' </p> By Rose Lilah August 24, 2010
News Jay-Z Welcomes Jay Electronica To Roc Nation <blockquote> <p>Another "Jay" has been added to the Roc Nation roster. It was announced yesterday (Nov. 12) that New Orleans rapper Jay Electronica signed with Jay-Z's personal imprint, joining acts J. Cole and Willow Smith at the recently formed label. And to celebrate, Jay-Z threw a lavish party at New York club The Box that neither Jay E, nor anyone else in attendance, would soon forget.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah November 13, 2010
News DMX Files Lawsuit Over Royalties Withheld <p>While rapper DMX has been in and out of jail on multiple occasions, up until now he’s failed to realize that a company that was hired to collect his royalties has been holding out on him for years now.<br /> <br /> According to Yahoo News, a lawsuit<br /> was filed against New Jersey-based company Rich Kids Entertainment claiming that the company has withheld money from DMX for a decade.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah April 27, 2010