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News Mobb Deep's Prodigy Released From Prison After Three-Year Term <p><iframe height="349" frameborder="0" width="560" allowfullscreen="" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/r3fwKM7jVww?rel=0" title="YouTube video player"></iframe></p> By Rose Lilah March 08, 2011
News XXL Freshman 2011 Freestyle: Diggy Simmons <p><object height="270" width="480" id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"> <param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> By Rose Lilah March 04, 2011
News Gucci Mane Recording a Track With Britney Spears? <p>Sometimes a rumor is so crazy, bizarre and puzzling that we have to engage with it. The most current one goes a little something like this: Britney Spears is recording a track with Atlanta trap rapper and purveyor of crazy facial tattoos Gucci Mane. This has to be a pipe dream, right? There's no way this could be real.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 21, 2011
News Nicki Minaj Outshines Kanye West in Album Sales <p>After only 10 weeks on the charts, Nicki Minaj has passed Kanye West in total album sales.<br /> <br /> Following her impressive appearance on 'Saturday Night Live' last week, the Young Money rapper's debut 'Pink Friday,' climbed six spots on Billboard's Top 200, reaching no. 3, with total sales of 989,300, 38,500 in the last week.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 03, 2011
News Rihanna & Drake To Perform Together At 53rd Grammys <p>Ex flames and good friends Rihanna and Drake will take the stage together at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, it was announced today. Their performance will mark the first time the pair have performed together on live television. Cee-Lo Green and Gwyneth Paltrow are the other new announcements who will team up for their own duet with the Jim Henson Company Puppets.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 02, 2011
News Travis Porter Sign to Jive Records <p>Atlanta-based trio Travis Porter spent the past few years on the independent grind, releasing heralded mixtapes that put them on the unsigned map. But after climbing the ladder near the top of the underground food chain, Strap, Quez and Ali are ready to take their career to the next level with the announcement that they have signed to Jive Records to release their official debut.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah November 30, 2010
News Jay-Z's 'Decoded' Debuts on 'New York Times' Best Sellers List <p>Jay-Z is no stranger to sitting high on the charts when it comes to his music career, which makes the Brooklyn rapper's No. 3 debut on 'The New York Times' Best Sellers list an expected achievement.<br /> <br /> The Roc Nation head honcho's memoir 'Decoded' landed on the Hardcover Nonfiction edition of the newspaper's Best Sellers list for the week of December 5. Coming in at the top of the list are George W. Bush's 'Decision Points' and Lauren Hillenbrand's 'Unbroken.'<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah November 29, 2010
News Kanye West Sits Down with Matt Lauer on ‘Today’ Show <p>After taking to his Twitter account to express his outrage over an interview with Matt Lauer, the full “Today” show interview reveals why. During the pre-taped chat, things took a turn for the worse after the network made ‘Ye watch a clip of former President Bush speaking about the rapper’s infamous remarks.<br /> By Rose Lilah November 12, 2010
News Pleasure P "4 Ur Pleasure" Review <p><b>Review by @SermonsDomain</b></p> <p>Leaving Pretty Ricky was a risky move for Pleasure P. After releasing his solo debut, getting a Grammy nominee and providing good music on his own, he began work on a bunch of new material for his sophomore album. In the mean time, <b>4 Ur Pleasure Vol. 1</b> is his first solo mixtape and he rides with DJ Ill Will and DJ Rockstar.<br />  </p> By Rose Lilah September 29, 2010
News T.I. Not Being Charged for Ecstasy Arrest in California <blockquote> <p>The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office will not be pursuing their drug case against T.I. The Atlanta rapper was arrested on Sept. 1 in L.A. with his wife, after cops pulled him over for an illegal U-turn on Sunset Strip, and subsequently searched the vehicle after smelling marijuana.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 26, 2010
News Cam'ron Gives Update On Dipset Reunion Album <div>Just because there hasn't been much music released from the upcoming Diplomats reunion album doesn't mean that the gang isn't busy recording. In fact, Cam'ron recently spoke on the group's progress in recording their first album since the release of 2004's 'Diplomatic Immunity 2,' stating that they've already recorded eight or nine tracks for the project, currently without a label home.</div> <div> </div> By Rose Lilah August 09, 2010
News Snoop Dogg & Drake Featured on NBA 2K11 Soundtrack <p>Video game company 2K Sports has announced their latest installment in its basketball franchise, NBA 2K11, boasts some very special features.</p> By Rose Lilah August 05, 2010