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News 2 Chainz Says That He Has Been Working With Kanye West <p>2 Chainz, formally Tity Boi, confirmed that he signed with Def Jam in a recent interview with <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://rapfix.mtv.com/category/rapfix-live/">RapFixLive</a>, and in addition he announced that he has been working with Kanye West for the past year.</p> <p>On working with Kanye he said the following:</p> By Rose Lilah February 02, 2012
News Chris Brown May Not Do Any Interviews in 2012 <p>Tina Davis, Chris Brown's manager, recently spoke to <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/chris-brown-will-not-do-interviews-but-concentrate-1005787752.story#/column/the-juice/chris-brown-will-not-do-interviews-but-concentrate-1005787752.story" target="_blank">Billboard</a> on the r'n'b singer/rapper, and according to her he may not do any interviews in 2012. Read some excerpts below.</p> <p><strong>On His Comeback After The 2009 Incident With Rihanna:</strong></p> By Rose Lilah January 04, 2012
News Nas Speaks On The Impact of "Ether" <p>Since "Stillmatic" and "Hip Hop Is Dead" are celebrating 5 and 10-year anniversaries next week, <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.xxlmag.com/features/2011/12/nas-remembers-the-making-of-stillmatic-hip-hop-is-dead/">XXL</a> spoke to Nas on the impact of "Ether." Read what he said on it below.</p> <p>XXL: How do you feel about the word "Ether"transitioning from being your song title to becoming slang?</p> By Rose Lilah December 15, 2011
News Big Sean Takes Plea in Sexual Misconduct Case <p>Big Sean is off the hook in the sexual abuse case he picked up last August in New York. The G.O.O.D. Music artist plead guilty to a lesser charge in court today (October 26) and was sentenced to a mere $750 fine.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 26, 2011
News A$AP Rocky Discusses "Very Personal" Track "Phoenix" A$AP Rocky gets deep on us on "Phoenix" off "Long.Live.A$AP." In a new interview he discusses his dark lyrics over a Danger Mouse beat. By Rose Lilah January 11, 2013
News Azealia Banks Sees Increase In Album Sales After Homophobic Slur Azealia Banks received a lot of negative attention for calling Perez Hilton a "faggot," but it has actually resulted in her benefit-- the album sales of her "1991" EP have since increased. By Rose Lilah January 11, 2013
News ?uestlove To Teach Course At NYU ?uestlove will be teaching a course at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts this Fall. By Rose Lilah October 17, 2012
News Prodigy Says Mobb Deep Is "Just On Standby", Calls Havoc His "Brother" After his partner said some very unflattering things about him, Prodigy says that Mobb Deep is still on good terms and fans should expect future projects. By Rose Lilah January 10, 2013
News R. Kelly Reveals New "Trapped In The Closet" Release Date & Talks Upcoming Album R. Kelly will be dropping more chapters of his heralded "Trapped In The Closet" series, and returns to vintage form on his new LP. By Rose Lilah October 17, 2012
News Kanye West Talks Conceptualizing "Cruel Summer" Kanye West talks about conceptualizing "Cruel Summer", and the importance in being innovative while recording new music for the G.O.O.D. Music collaborative LP. By Rose Lilah September 20, 2012
News Justin Timberlake Set To Make Comeback, Reportedly Working With Timbaland & Beyonce Justin Timberlake, once the reigning king of pop, seems set to make a big comeback in 2013. By Rose Lilah January 10, 2013
News French Montana Announces Tour Dates For First Headlining Tour French Montana will be heading out on his first official headlining tour in February, in support of his upcoming album "Excuse My French." By Rose Lilah February 01, 2013