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News Jimi Hendrix Estate Unhappy With Biopic Starring Andre 3000 Andre 3000 is set to star in a biopic about renowned guitar player Jimi Hendrix, however Jimi Hendrix's estate does not approve. By Rose Lilah May 10, 2012
News Ludacris Gets Engaged To Longtime Girlfriend Eudoxie Agnan [Update: They're Married] It was a #MileHighProposal for Ludacris on Friday. By Kevin Goddard January 06, 2015
Original Content Tracking Bryson Tiller's Movements Since "TRAPSOUL" Here's what young Tiller has been up to since "TRAPSOUL." By Danny Schwartz May 12, 2017
Life Pharrell Joins T.V. Show "Styled To Rock," Executive Produced By Rihanna Pharrell Williams is added to the Rihanna-executive-produced T.V. competition series "Styled To Rock." By Rose Lilah May 17, 2013
News Director John Singleton Says Ja Rule Could've Had Ludacris' Role In The "Fast And Furious" Films "Fast And Furious" director reveals how Ja Rule blew his chance for the role that eventually went to Ludacris. By Patrick Lyons April 03, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: July 6 An overview of hip-hop and r'n'b album sales and chart positions. By Chris Tart July 06, 2017
Interviews Kendrick Lamar & His Team Explain The Making Of "To Pimp A Butterfly" Kendrick Lamar, Thundercat, Terrace Martin, Rapsody, Sounwave, & other architects of "TPAB" tell the story of how the album was made. By Danny Schwartz February 08, 2016
News Fat Trel Arrested For DWI & Narcotics Distribution In Virginia Fat Trel has been arrested again. And the charges look even more serious. By Angus Walker April 08, 2016
News Skylar Grey Inks Interscope Deal, Preps Album <p>Skylar Grey has capitalized on her role as the day's most successful supplier of rap hooks by inking a new record deal with Interscope and announcing that her debut solo album is on the way.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah March 13, 2011
News Odd Future 'Sign Themselves' to Their Own Record Label <p>The Odd Future crew has been courted by multiple record label honchos -- including Bad Boy's Sean "Diddy" Combs and SRC's Steve Rifkind -- for their services, even leading the collective to spoof the meetings in a Funny or Die video. But, after months of hype, OFWGKTA have decided to "sign themselves," their management tells The BoomBox.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah April 26, 2011
News Kanye West Reportedly Spends $500 A Day On Haircuts Kanye West is a perfectionist even when it comes to his hair. By Trevor Smith November 07, 2015
News MTV's Hottest MCs Honourable Mentions <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679816/hottest-mcs-honorable-mentions-j-cole.jhtml" target="_blank">MTV</a> has put together a list of Honourable Mentions for those artists that didn't make their Hottest MCs list. Check it out below.</p> <p><big><b>J. Cole</b></big><br /> J. Cole had a phenomenal 2011. His debut album, <i>Cole World: The Sideline Story,</i> has gone gold and yielded a platinum single with "Work Out." Cole, who was once an underground favorite, broadened his fanbase by touring with Rihanna on her <i>Loud</i> Tour.</p> By Rose Lilah February 24, 2012