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News Pharrell Williams Talks On New Book And Tyler, The Creator's New Album Producer, rapper, artist, and now author Pharrell Williams is excited for 2013 as he hopes to hear more of Adele, Frank Ocean, Jay-Z, and Tyler, the Creator in the upcoming year. By Dhruva Balram deleted December 24, 2012
News Trae Tha Truth Discusses Hospitalization After Summer Shooting Trae Tha Truth recounts the after-effects and the hours spent in the hospital after being shot this summer. By Dhruva Balram deleted December 22, 2012
Reviews Review: Curren$y "New Jet City" Although his last two projects were sparse on features, Curren$y's newest tape has guests from Wiz Khalifa, Jadakiss, Juicy J, Young Roddy and more. The combination of feature rappers and chilled out beats give this mixtape some extra life. With solid production from the likes of Harry Fraud, Lex Luger, Thelonius Martin, and Statik Selektah. By Jason Pollak February 09, 2013
News Nas Talks About Personal Content On "Life Is Good" Nas reflects on his latest album in a new interview with NPR, where he discusses opening up about his personal life and more. By Rose Lilah July 24, 2012
News Kendrick Lamar Imparts Advice From Dr. Dre In a recent interview Kendrick Lamar talks about his influences that shaped him as a rapper, and advice from Dr. Dre about staying passionate. By Rose Lilah October 08, 2012
News Drake Considering Changing Mixtape Name After "Y.O.L.O." Becomes Epidemic Drizzy thinks the joint tape he's recording with Rick Ross may get renamed since "Y.O.L.O." is getting thrown around a lot as of late. By Rose Lilah June 12, 2012
News Cam'ron & Vado Banned From Canada <p>Dipset's <strong>Cam'ron</strong> & protege <strong>Vado</strong> have been banned from entering Canada after a run-in with customs today.<br /> <br /> Rumors of their banishment circulated online Thursday (December 16) evening.<br /> <br />     Apparently, things <strong>Cam'ron</strong> did way back in the day stopped him from going to Montreal, Canada for a show. Him and VADO were denied entry into the North Nation. The were just there in Canada over the summer. No dice in the winter. (Illseed Rumors)<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah December 17, 2010
News Jay-Z Confirms Signing Willow Smith To Roc Nation <blockquote> <p> If 30's the new 20, as Jay-Z claims in his '30 Something' lyrics, then his new 9-year-old signee, Willow Smith, has yet to be born. Just two days after her first song 'Whip My Hair' appeared online, Will Smith's tween daughter has been confirmed as the newest addition to Jay's Roc Nation lineup.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah September 10, 2010
Music Kanye West Brings Out North West & Diddy's Son Pulls Up To Mexico Concert Kanye West was joined by North West, Diddy's son Christian "King" Combs, and over 40,000 fans at the first of his two Mexico shows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music Lil Uzi Vert Once Again A Victim Of Leaks As Massive Wave Of Fan-Favorites Surfaces Online Lil Uzi Vert arguably is the most leaked artist in hip-hop, but even for them, this is a lot of songs to appear in such a short span. By Zachary Horvath March 12, 2025
Sports LeBron James Receives Concerning Injury Update LeBron James remains out with an abdominal injury. By Alexander Cole November 08, 2021
News Chief Keef Asks Twitter Followers To Throw Eggs At Minneapolis Home, Police Intervene Chief Keef's strange request has resulted in police response in Minneapolis. By Trevor Smith January 31, 2016