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News Jay-Z Talks On President Obama Supporting Gay Marriage & U.S. Economy Jay-Z talks to CNN during the Made in America press conference about some current issues in the U.S. By Rose Lilah May 15, 2012
News Drake Speaks About "Marvin's Room" Lawsuit <p><span id="intelliTXT">Drizzy explained the lawsuit and why he raised his middle finger to Ericka Lee at a recent performance. He explained that he felt that he had handled the situation with Lee as best as possible and that he was offended that she would try to lay claim to a song he wrote.</span></p> By Rose Lilah March 31, 2012
News Nicki Minaj Speaks On Selling Out, "Starships" <p>After Nicki Minaj premiered her newest single, "Roman Reloaded," which features her boss Lil Wayne with <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.inflexwetrust.com/2012/02/23/nicki-minaj-calls-in-to-funk-flex-to-talk-selling-out-new-records-more/" target="_blank">Funkmaster Flex</a>, she called in to Flex to discuss it.</p> <p>She spoke on selling out, expanding her brand, and more.</p> <p>Nicki says that she always planned to put out something "urban" after the release of "Starships" because "Starships was a monster."</p> By Rose Lilah February 24, 2012
News Crooked I Talks Upcoming Slaughterhouse Project, Involvement From Eminem & DJ Premier <p>As Slaughterhouse readies its Shady Records debut, Crooked I recently discussed the anticipated project with Conspiracy Worldwide Hip Hop Radio.<br /> <br /> The West Coast emcee first discussed the possibility of getting DJ Premier involved in the project. "It's always a possibility until it's getting pressed up and printed up," said Crooked. "When we did the first Slaughterhouse album, we recorded most of it in Premier's studio, in New York. HeadQCourterz."<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 15, 2012
News Drake Admits to Getting His Heart Broken by Rihanna <p>Drake may be able to have any girl in the world, but the apple of his eye seems to have made a premature exit against his wishes.<br /> <br /> Elle Magazine recently got Drake to open up on getting his heart broke by Rihanna. <br /> <br /> “At the time it hurt, but she didn’t mean to. I’ll never put that on her. I was hurt because I slowly started to realize what it was. I guess I thought it was more. That was the first girl with any fame that paid me any mind. You spend days reading about this person in magazines.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 13, 2011
News Wiz Khalifa Cleared of Drug Charges <p>Wiz Khalifa sure is having a good day. Not only is it his <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2011/09/happy-birthday-wiz-khalifa/">24th birthday</a> today (September 8) but it was announced that he was cleared of drug charges stemming from a 2010 arrest.</p> By Rose Lilah September 08, 2011
News The Forbes Five: Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists Of 2011 <p>Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has had quite a career thus far. Since debuting in 1996 with hip-hop classic Reasonable Doubt, he has sold over 50 million records worldwide. He’s parlayed his musical success into lucrative businesses in the realms of fashion, cuisine and advertising (for more, check out my new Jay-Z book, which hits stores next week). Last year he earned $63 million, tops among hip-hop artists for the third time in four years.<br /> By Rose Lilah March 10, 2011
News KiD CuDi Quits Weed <p>Everybody’s favorite lonely stoner has supposedly given up smoking weed. Or at least that’s what the declaration is on KiD CuDi’s Tumblr page. Read the strong message below.<br /> <br />     I dont smoke weed anymore. Ill leave it to the kids. Im 27 with a business to run and i need to be alert and focused with my mind strong. For those who still get it on, smoke one in my memory as your favorite lonely stoner.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah April 01, 2011
Music Kanye West Says All His Friends Are Nazis In Now-Deleted New Song "World War 3" Kanye West began promoting antisemitic messages in 2022 with rants and trivial information on social media. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 16, 2025
Music Royce Da 5’9″ Labels Tyler, The Creator "One Of The Greatest" Royce Da 5’9″ had huge praise for Tyler, The Creator on Instagram. By Cole Blake February 05, 2023
Politics Bill Gates Warns Life May Not Return To Normal Until 2022, Following Pandemic Bill Gates warned Jake Tapper that life may not return to normal until 2022. By Cole Blake December 14, 2020
Sports LeBron James Roasted For His Pre-Game Outfit Prior To Lakers Win Troy Daniels got hit with some remarks too. By Alexander Cole January 23, 2020