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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 ‘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 Sean Kingston Badly Injured In Jet Ski Crash <p>Hip-hop star Sean Kingston is in critical condition in a Miami Beach hospital after being injured in a bad jet skiing accident Sunday evening ... TMZ has confirmed.<br /> <br /> According to Local10.com, the "Beautiful Girls" singer had a female passenger on board his watercraft when it crashed into a bridge around 6 PM local time.<br /> <br /> We're told both Kingston and his passenger were rescued from the water by a good Samaritan.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah May 30, 2011
News Kanye West Releasing New Studio Album This Summer <p>Kanye West is looking to make 2011 a year to remember. Alongside his joint album with Jay-Z, titled 'Watch the Throne,' 'Ye will drop another solo release this summer.<br /> <br /> West announced the news via his favorite method of communication: Twitter. "I'll be back this SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!" he wrote on Sunday (Jan. 23). "WATCH THE THRONE COMING IN 2 MONTHS!!!!!!!!!! MY NEW ALBUM COMING THIS SUMMER."<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 24, 2011
News Timbaland -- Cops APB: 'Possible Suicide Attempt' <p>Timbaland was the subject of a manhunt yesterday after his family believed he was so distraught over the theft of a $2 million piece of jewelry he might harm himself ... this according to law enforcement sources.<br /> <br /> According to sources, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department put out a "possible suicide attempt" APB just before 5 PM PT yesterday.  A helicopter and squad cars went on the hunt for the rapper/producer's Escalade.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 25, 2010
News 50 Cent & Soulja Boy “Mean Mug” for XXL’s November Cover <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.xxlmag.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/50soulja-cover-marquee.gif"><img width="300" height="218" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-95274" title="50soulja-cover-marquee" src="http://www.xxlmag.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/50soulja-cover-marquee.gif" alt="" /></a></p> <p>Hate it or love it, 50 Cent and Soulja Boy—two of the most polarizing figures in hip-hop—will appear on the magazine’s forthcoming November issue. [See below]</p> By Rose Lilah October 19, 2010
Music Feds Uncover 20 R. Kelly "Sex Tapes" With Help Of Turncoats In His Inner Circle R. Kelly's incriminating video collection has become too voluminous to count, too graphic to watch without a clear conscience. By Devin Ch July 13, 2019
Sports NFL Looking At 18-Game Season With 16 Games Per Player Limit: Report The NFL is looking to increase revenue. By Alexander Cole July 12, 2019
Beef Ja Rule's "Three Nice Things" About 50 Cent Takes A Dark Turn One cannot simply alter the course of destiny. By Mitch Findlay October 07, 2019
Music Lil Nas X Ran A "Nicki Minaj Fan Page" Before Signing Record Deal With Columbia Lil Nas X chooses Columbia Records after inciting a massive bidding war within the industry, By Devin Ch March 23, 2019
Sports Kevin Durant Bashes OKC: “I Don’t Trust Nobody There” "I’ll never be attached to that city again because of that." By Kyle Rooney September 10, 2019
Music Tyler, The Creator Delivers His New Album "Igor" Tyler, The Creator lets his producorial chops flourish on "Igor." By Mitch Findlay May 17, 2019