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Music DJ Akademiks Ex-Girlfriend Accuses Him Of Abuse, Says "This Man Ain't S***" Angelica has made some serious allegations against the "Everyday Struggle" host. By Alexander Cole December 27, 2018
News Kid Cudi Speaks On Trashing Stage In Australia <p>In a video that has been circulating the internet recently Kid Cudi is captured trashing a stage at a venue in Australia. Cudder took to his <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://cudlife.tumblr.com/post/16393135882/if-my-set-is-ever-cut-short-at-any-show-im">Tumblr</a> page to speak on the incident, saying that if his set ever gets cut short, shit's going down...</p> By Rose Lilah January 24, 2012
News Nicki Minaj Covers VIBE & Interview Excerpts <p>This shouldn't be surprising anymore I guess, but Nicki Minaj lands yet another cover, this time <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.vibe.com/post/nicki-minajs-vibe-febmar-2012-cover-here-127895" target="_blank">VIBE's</a> Feb/Mar 2012 issue.</p> <p>In the interview she discusses making her album <strong>Pink Friday</strong>, being a woman in the music industry and fashion. Read some excerpts below, and check out the cover photo.</p> <p><strong>VIBE: </strong>You’ve said before that you didn’t really have fun recording Pink Friday.</p> By Rose Lilah February 14, 2012
Original Content HNHH Exclusive: Freeway Speaks On Upcoming Projects & More HNHH talks to Philly's Freeway about his upcoming projects and more. By Rose Lilah March 09, 2012
News Rick Ross Reveals Cause of Seizures <p>While on 106 & Park Rick Ross revealed the cause of his seizures, having suffered two seizures in one day in the past month. He says that originally he didn't think his seizures were that serious.</p> By Rose Lilah November 02, 2011
News Cee-Lo Upsets Fans By Changing Lyrics In John Lennon's "Imagine" <p>Cee-Lo Green has caused some controversy in the new year by changing a line in John Lennon's "Imagine."</p> <p>He performed on NBC's  Times Square New Years Eve telecast, singing John Lennon's classic "Imagine." He upset many Lennon fans by changing the line "no religion too" to "all religion is true."</p> <p>After his performance Twitter blew up with tweets from many people who were upset with Cee-Lo's interpretation of "Imagine."</p> By Rose Lilah January 03, 2012
News Nicki Minaj Originally Wrote Rick Ross' "I'm A Boss" For Lil Wayne <p>The Young Money rapstress says she recorded the cut for Weezy but that he passed on it.<br /> <br /> While on the set of Birdman’s upcoming video for “Y.U. Mad,” Nicki Minaj revealed that Rick Ross’ recently released “I’m a Boss” was actually intended for Lil Wayne. Speaking with MTV News, the Harajuku Barbie spoke in the third person about the song’s trajectory and that it’s actually almost three years old.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 21, 2011
News Eminem & Yelawolf Cover Vibe <p>Eminem & Yelawolf will cover Vibe's December 2011/January 2012 issue. As Vibe puts it, "In our exclusive interview, the posterboys of colorless hip-hop opened up about their views on race, past issues with substance abuse, similarities and differences."  The issue hits stands December 6th, check out some excerpts below.<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> </span></p> By Rose Lilah November 18, 2011
News Lil Wayne Can’t Wait To Get Back To Syrup & Weed / Speaks On Drake's "Take Care," Says He's "On Another Planet" <p style="text-align: justify;">Lil Wayne is currently serving probation period which requires him to refrain from all illegal substances but he says he can’t wait until he completes his probation so that he can get back to syrup and weed. When asked about his current state required sobriety, here’s what he tells <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gq.com/entertainment/music/201111/survivors-music-portfolio">GQ</a>:</p> By Rose Lilah October 19, 2011
News Jim Jones Sells 21K in First Week <p>After taking over the <em>Billboard Top 200</em> last Wednesday (April 6), hip-hop seemed to have lost its presence in the upper echelon of the album charts this week. The only two rap discs to make it in that category were Wiz Khalifa and Jim Jones.</p> By Rose Lilah April 14, 2011
News Lil Wayne Lists His Miami Mansion for $12.9M <p>Rapper Lil Wayne wants to, or maybe just needs to, unload his Miami mansion on La Gorce Island, Fla., that he purchased early last year for $14 million. He is asking $12.9 million for a possible quick sale given he has an Internal Revenue Service tax lien hanging over his head.<br /> <br /> The IRS says the rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., owes the government a total of $5.6 million, which breaks down to $3,351,078 owed for 2008 and $2,258,956 for 2009. Last year, he had liens against him for more than $1 million for the tax years 2004, 2005 and 2007.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah April 13, 2011
News Diddy, Jay-Z, More Court Odd Future <p>Everyone is trying to get a piece of Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA). The New York Post reported this morning that Diddy, Jay-Z, Interscope’s Jimmy Iovine and SRC’s Steve Rifkind are all trying to sign the buzzworthy Los Angeles group.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah April 05, 2011