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News NICKI MINAJ TURNS 'PINK' ON DEBUT ALBUM <p>Young Money's femme fatale Nicki Minajpromised that when she reached a million followers on Twitter, she would hop on Ustream and announce her album title. After hitting a milli last week, Nicki honored her promise and hosted a web chat session last night (August 3), during which 13,000 users stopped in to watch. After calling fans that supplied their number via Twitter, she revealed her debut's title, 'Pink Friday,' which was named for its release on November 23 - the same week as Black Friday.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 04, 2010
Music Kid Cudi Wants M.I.A.’s $2.8M Lawsuit Thrown Out M.I.A.’s lawsuit is facing a new challenge as Kid Cudi argues that choosing who performs on his tour is protected speech. By Erika Marie October 01, 2026
Sports Michigan Wants To "Change The Narrative" Over Past CFP Failings Michigan are 0-2 in their latest two CFP outings By Ben Mock December 29, 2023
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: July 1-7 Staff picks for the week of July 1st to 7th. By Trevor Smith July 09, 2013
News Joe Budden Speaks On A Possible Slaughterhouse/Black Hippy Collaboration Joe Budden talks about the possibility of a collaboration between supergroups Slaughterhouse and Black Hippy. He also confirmed he has more than one track with Ab-Soul recorded. By Dhruva Balram deleted November 29, 2012
Original Content Classic Rotation: Lauryn Hill's "Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill" Looking back at Lauryn Hill's classic album 17 years later. By Chris Tart August 25, 2015
Entertainment Did Kylie And Kendall Jenner Dishonor Biggie & 2Pac With This T-Shirt Design? Enter Jenpac. By Mitch Findlay June 29, 2017
News Killer Mike Reveals Plans For Three Upcoming Projects Killer Mike gives details on three upcoming projects. By Rose Lilah March 21, 2013
Original Content Rebirth Pt. 1: The Evolution Of A Rap Group Many rappers came to prominence first as part of a group ( i.e. EPMD, Public Enemy, N.W.A., Wu-Tang Clan, and the list goes on). As time progressed, the concept (or rather unity) of the group would take a backseat to the individual. Whether it be the fans picking out whichever member they prefer, or whether there is that one particular member standing out amongst the rest (i.e. Andre 3000), the seeds were planted for one individual to embark on their own into the hip-hop wilderness. In light of this, has the nail been placed in the coffin, or is there still a bit of life left in the group concept? By Chris Richburg May 20, 2014
Music Kendrick Lamar Confirms That “DAMN” Was Designed To Be Played Backwards K. Dot has confirmed that he recorded "DAMN" to be played backwards. By Kevin Goddard August 24, 2017
Life Jalen Rose Responds To Eminem Rapping About His Girlfriend On "Campaign Speech" "She deserves to have so many people giving her positive attention and props." By Kyle Rooney October 20, 2016
News ‘Watch The Throne’ Sales Strategy Prone To Multi-Scanning <p>There are whispers going around the industry that the sales strategy adopted by Kanye, Jay-Z together with the label which gives iTunes a 4 day exclusive window of Watch The Throne‘s release and thereafter physical edition at Best Buy from August 12th onwards, is prone to instances of multi-scanning for sales purposes.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 10, 2011