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Music Iggy Azalea Speaks On The Idea Of "Old White Men" Dictating Hip-Hop Culture & Music Iggy Azalea talks about the idea of old White men dictating hip-hop culture, and explains why she doesn't think it's true. By Rose Lilah May 02, 2013
Reviews Review: Tyler, The Creator's "Wolf" Wolf, Tyler, the Creator's third solo album, offers a glimpse of what goes on in his head. It's all over the place but somehow remains cohesive, artistic and meaningful, and is a step in the right direction for the twenty-two year old. By Dhruva Balram deleted April 02, 2013
Music RZA Sued By Dutch Artist For Unpaid Royalties [Update: RZA Claims He Owes Her Nothing] A Dutch singer whom RZA collaborated with says she never got paid for the songs. By Rose Lilah March 31, 2013
News Will Smith & His Wife Become Part Owners Of The Philadelphia 76ers <p>The Fresh Prince and wife Jada now own part of the team he grew up cheering for.<br /> <br /> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania emcee-turned-actor Will Smith (f/k/a The Fresh Prince) is part owner of his hometown's NBA team, the 76ers. Will and Jada Pinkett Smith hold a stake in the Joshua Harris ownership group. The member of DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince and his wife were on hand at the city's Palestra this morning (October 18) to confirm the deal.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 19, 2011
News Rick Ross On Young Jeezy Rift, "If We Gonna Play That Sport, Let's [Do It] Like Men" <p>In the December/January issue of The Source, Rozay took time to respond and clear the air on the Jeezy “BMF” beef.<br /> <br />     Has the phone call between you and Young Jeezy take place yet?<br /> <br />     Nah. That hasn’t happened. It’s nothing I’m looking forward to.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah December 07, 2010
News Waka Flocka Flame Shot <p><span style="font-size: large;">A label rep says the Atlanta rapper will recover from Tuesday's shooting.</span></p> <p>Up-and-coming Atlanta MC Waka Flocka Flame was shot Tuesday (January 19) in his hometown, according to Fulton County Police.</p> <p>Flocka (real name: Juaquin Malphurs) suffered a gunshot wound to the arm as he was stopped at a carwash on National Highway. He was rushed to nearby Grady Hospital. A spokesperson for his record company said Flame will be fine.</p> By Rose Lilah January 20, 2010
News Big Boi Says Andre 3000 Was Too Busy To Record Feature For His Solo Album Big Boi explains that Andre 3000 "had to do some Gilette shit" so he couldn't record a verse for Big Boi's album. By Rose Lilah November 14, 2012
News Young Jeezy Tired Of "WWF" Rap Beef With Rick Ross & Calls Gucci Mane "Retarded" Young Jeezy talks about feuds with Rick Ross and Gucci Mane, saying he is tired of the "WWF" beef in the rap game. By Rose Lilah October 12, 2012
News Second Inquest Into Amy Winehouse's Death Confirms "Alcohol Poisoning" After it was revealed the coroner overseeing her autopsy was lacking the proper credentials, a second inquest into Amy Winehouse's death was launched, but the results were the same. By Rose Lilah January 08, 2013
News Game's Stepfather Says Rapper Was Briefly A Male Stripper After some rumors circulated back in '06, a man claiming to be Game's stepfather says the rapper was at one time a male stripper. By Rose Lilah January 07, 2013
News Ryan Leslie Ordered To Pay $180K More In Stolen Laptop Case On top of the $1 million he lost in the case for the return of his stolen laptop, Ryan Leslie has been ordered to pay $180,000 more . By Rose Lilah January 02, 2013
Industry Charts Don't Lie: October 7th Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Jon Godfrey October 07, 2012