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News T.I. & Iggy Azalea Respond To Azealia Banks On XXL Freshman List T.I. & his new signee Iggy respond to the comments Azealia Banks made about Iggy making the XXL Freshman List. By Rose Lilah March 12, 2012
News Lil Boosie Writes Letter To His Fans <p>Lil Boosie goes to trail for a murder charge in April, in the meantime he wrote a letter to his fans to thank them for their support and update them on future projects. Read the letter below.</p> <blockquote> <p>"First, I want to than you all of you for supporting me through these hard time. Last month I was sentence to 8 years with credit for time served so i will have to do 19 months on that sentence. I go to trial for this murder charge in April so please keep me in your prayers.</p> By Rose Lilah January 16, 2012
News Tyler, the Creator On His Photo Book & Wanting to Join a Rockband <p> Tyler, the Creator, who was recently arrested on susipicions of vandalism spoke to <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/26/interview-tyler-the-creator-on-golf-wang/">the Fader</a> on his Photography book, Odd Future & wanting to be in a rock band. Read excerpts below.</p> <p>On His Photography Book:</p> By Rose Lilah December 26, 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 Mystikal Officially Added to YMCMB Roster <p>Bryan “Birdman” Williams is officially welcoming rapper Mystikal to his Young Money/Cash Money family after years of jail time and a musical hiatus.<br /> <br /> Rumors swirled recently that Mystikal was signed to the label after Birdman and his brother “Slim”, signed Busta Rhymes to a new record deal.<br /> <br /> Now according to an official press release, Birdman is welcoming the veteran New Orleans emcee and promoting his new single “Original.”<br /> <br /> Speaking on his latest signee, Baby released a statement saying,<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah December 13, 2011
News Def Jam Reps Deny July Release Date for Young Jeezy's 'TM 103' <p>On (May 18), <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.theboombox.com/tag/YoungJeezy/">Young Jeezy</a> announced from the studio that his long-delayed 'TM 103' album was finally complete. Soon after that, a rumored July 26 release date started to make the Internet rounds, but reps at Def Jam deny that the date is accurate.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah May 24, 2011
News Sean Kingston Released From The Hospital After Three Weeks <p>Sean Kingston is well on his way to recovery. The pop singer has been released from Jackson Memorial Hospital, three weeks after he was admitted for injuries stemming from a jet-ski accident in Miami Beach over the Memorial Day weekend.<br /> <br /> A rep for Kingston confirmed to MTV News on Wednesday (June 22) that the 21-year old singer was released from the hospital on Tuesday.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah June 23, 2011
News Rihanna Shuts Down Journalist Over Chris Brown Questions <p>Chris Brown may have thrown a tantrum on Tuesday (March 22) after 'Good Morning America' host Robin Roberts brought up his domestic dispute, and his ex-girlfriend Rihanna is taking a similar approach. The Bajan singer recently shot down questions about Breezy during an interview with Fabulous magazine, flipping the script on the asking journalist when his name was mentioned.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah March 23, 2011
News Nas Says New Studio Album Before ‘Lost Tapes 2′ <p>Q:    I know you’ve got a busy year scheduled. What’s the latest with the ‘Lost Tapes 2’?<br /> <br />  A:   ‘Lost Tapes 2’, I kinda got away from it and I started working on my new album so I kinda pushed that back and put my new album first because I lost time and its new album time so that’s where I’m at with it now.<br /> <br /> Q:    Okay, ‘cos I know there were some troubles with Columbia Records not releasing songs for you, is that correct?<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah March 17, 2011
News Lil Wayne Announces ‘I Am Music II’ Tour With Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross & Travis Barker <p>Lil Wayne’s takeover for 2011 has officially begun. The 28 Year-Old Grammy Award-Winning rapper has announced he will be hitting the road for a 25 city US excursion with Travis Barker, Mixmaster Mike, Rick Ross, who is currently on the road as we speak and label mate Nicki Minaj.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 24, 2011
News Drake Rakes in $155K Per Show <p>Not only is rapper Drake one of the most successful members of Young Money, but he lives by his group's moniker. The 24-year-old emcee is among one of the highest paid hip-hop acts on the concert circuit, with recently released documents revealing that it costs a hefty $155,000 to book the Toronto native for a gig.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah November 29, 2010
News Common, Nipsey Hussle Team Up for 'Only the Brave' Campaign <p>Common is no stranger to the fashion world, revealing to The BoomBox  this past June that he was interested in designing and producing accessories such as belts and ties. But the Chi-town native is taking it one step at a time. The emcee has recently announced that he is partnering with Diesel to promote the label's Only the Brave fragrance campaign, intended to highlight future faces in hip-hop.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 25, 2010