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Songs Ray J Says He's Not Trying To Start A War With "I Hit It First" Ray J tries to explain his song "I Hit It First," saying it's a "concept." By Rose Lilah April 08, 2013
News Wiz Khalifa Speaks On Taylor Gang Projects & "Live In Concert" Wiz Khalifa reveals some details of the upcoming Taylor Gang projects, his collaborative album with Curren$y, and his next video. By Trevor Smith February 13, 2013
News T.I. Discusses Being Unable To Clear Gotye Sample T.I. explains that he attempted to sample Gotye's smash "Somebody That I Used To Know" for his song "Memories Back Then", but was unsuccessful. By Trevor Smith March 09, 2013
News Kendrick Lamar Reacts To Being #1 "Hottest MC" Kendrick Lamar reacts to the news that he is the #1 "Hottest MC In The Game" By Rose Lilah March 08, 2013
News Big Boi Talks Recording "Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors" Talking about his second solo LP, Big Boi describes his recording process, the inspiration for the title and how the features came together. By Rose Lilah November 28, 2012
Reviews Review: Ace Hood's "Starvation 2" Keeping the hunger going, "Starvation 2" portrays Ace Hood's growth, while touching on various subject matter; from politics to personal tragedy - but all pointing towards bigger and better projects in the near future. By Dhruva Balram deleted January 14, 2013
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 The Weeknd's "Trilogy" Goes Gold [Update: Certified Platinum] The Weeknd's major label debut has hit the 500,000 mark in sales. By Rose Lilah May 23, 2013
News BET Hip Hop Awards Show Nominees Revealed, Kanye West Takes The Lead The annual BET Hip Hop Awards Show takes place in October, and today the list of nominees has been revealed. Check out the full list below. By Rose Lilah September 13, 2012
News Lupe Fiasco Announces Retirement Amid Chief Keef Twitter Beef In a bizarre night on Twitter, Chief Keef threatened Lupe Fiasco, who responded by reaching out to the young Chicago rapper. Lupe then announced that he plans on retiring after the release of his next album. By Rose Lilah September 06, 2012
News Mac Miller Speaks On $10M Lawsuit With Lord Finesse Legendary New York DJ and producer, Lord Finesse, is suing Mac Miller for $10 million for illegally using the beat from his 1996 record "Hip 2 Da Game". Earlier today, Miller took to the internet to give his take on the lawsuit. By Rose Lilah July 11, 2012
Original Content Tony Parker Suing W.i.P. Night Club For $20 Million Over Drake & Chris Brown Brawl NBA player Tony Parker has filed a $20 million lawsuit in New York over the brawl that took place at W.i.P. night club, when both Drake & Chris Brown were present. By Rose Lilah June 22, 2012