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News Lil Wayne Drafts Nas, Shyne & Jadakiss for Tha Carter IV Posse Cut <p>Lil Wayne plans on ending his new album, the fourth installment of his highly successful Tha Carter series, with a bang. XXL has learned that the stream-of -conscious lyricist drafted other wordsmiths, Nas, Shyne and Jadakiss for an all-star posse cut that will close out the LP.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah July 11, 2011
News Sean Kingston Says He Was Kidnapped By An L.A. Jeweler Sean Kingston claims he was kidnapped during a late-night meeting with a jeweler in downtown L.A. By Angus Walker November 21, 2015
Music Migos' "Bad And Boujee" Certified 4X Platinum Migos get another plaque. By Matt F June 22, 2017
News Drake Covers The Source magazine An excerpt from the 8-page-long article By Rose Lilah October 26, 2011
News Rick Ross Explains Origins Of "3 Kings" Collaboration Ricky Rozay is in full grind mode to promote his upcoming album "God Forgives, I Don't" hitting stores July 31st. In his most recent interview, he explains how he linked up with Dr. Dre & Jay-Z on "3 Kings." By Rose Lilah July 20, 2012
News Full Lil Wayne/Cash Money Lawsuit Surfaces Check out the full 21-page lawsuit against Cash Money. By Rose Lilah January 29, 2015
Original Content 20 Most Fashionable Rappers Through The Decades Fashion is one of the most important elements of hip-hop culture, because in addition to the music, it is another form of self-expression. We count down 20 fashionable MCs by decade. By Layne Weiss April 07, 2014
News The Roots To Headline Super Bowl Tailgating Party Legendary hip-hop band The Roots has been tapped to headline the Super Bowl tailgating party. By Iva Anthony January 29, 2013
News College Student Performed Skit as Lil Wayne in Blackface <p>Ignoring a good century of racial progress and pretty much all common sense, a senior at Bethel University in Minnesota recently performed a multi-song skit for students sporting blackface in an attempt to impersonate Lil Wayne. Unsurprisingly, the backlash was immediate, with the university officials launching an investigation and a subsequent apology from the obviously-spooked student group involved.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah May 15, 2010
News Lil Wayne's Twitter Account Hacked and Reclaimed <p>Lil Wayne has been Twitter hacked. The Young Money leader, who typically keeps his presence on the social networking site to a minimum, suddenly started posting dozens of bizarre and uncharacteristic messages Sunday afternoon (Jan. 16) to more than a million followers. It quickly became clear that Weezy wasn't behind the errant tweets, but that didn't stop the hacker from doing some damage.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 17, 2011
Sports Case Keenum Traded To The Washington Redskins: Report The Broncos recently acquired Joe Flacco. By Alexander Cole March 08, 2019
Music Frank Ocean's Mother Wants Gay-Bashing Kim Burrell Off Her Son's Album Frank Ocean's mother calls Kim Burrell an "opportunistic b*tch," asks for her son to remove her vocals from "Godspeed." By Angus Walker January 03, 2017