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Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Bow Wow's Twitter Held Hostage Welcome to this weeks’Special edition of “140 Bars Or Less: Bow Wow’s Twitter Held Hostage”. The goal of this column is to bring you the most entertaining and outrageous tweets of the week from the world of hip hop, and this week nothing was more outrageous than when a 19 year old aspiring “rapper” hacked Bow Wow’s Twitter. By Rose Lilah August 23, 2012
News Nas Co-Signs Azealia Banks & Meek Mill Nas talks on female rapper Azealia Banks' music and MMG rapper Meek Mill, co-signing both. By Rose Lilah June 20, 2012
News Game's Upcoming Single "F.I.V.E." To Feature Chris Brown & Lil Wayne Producer Sap speaks on Game's upcoming single off his studio album "F.I.V.E." By Rose Lilah May 19, 2012
News Nicki Minaj Deletes Twitter Account Following a beef with a fan site, Nicki Minaj decides to delete her Twitter account, leaving her eleven million followers behind. By Rose Lilah April 16, 2012
News Tyga Speaks On Features Included In "Careless World" <p>Tyga spoke briefly to <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2012/01/tyga-talks-new-collaborations-with-nas-and-nicki-minaj/">XXL</a> about his upcoming album, "Careless World: Rise Of The Last King," dropping February 21st. Check what he had to say below.</p> <p>Awhile back he tweeted about a possible Nas feature, which he spoke on, as well as other features:</p> By Rose Lilah January 25, 2012
News Ne-Yo Moves to Motown Records & Takes On Roles Of Senior VP, A&R <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice#/column/the-juice/ne-yo-joins-motown-roster-also-appointed-1005975352.story">Billboard</a> reports that Ne-Yo, formerly with Def Jam, is moving to Motown Records. He plans to bring his Compound Entertainment label with him for the move, and in addition he will take on the roles of senior VP of A&R of Motown.</p> By Rose Lilah January 25, 2012
News Kendrick Lamar Featured In Windows Phone Commercial, Talks Recording <p>K. Dot discusses his creative process and the important characteristics he sees in emceeing.<br /> <br /> Compton, California's Kendrick Lamar was recently featured in this Windows Phone commercial talking about his creative process, his travels and more. The Section 80 emcee and Nosaj Thing linked up for a collaborative effort and brought Windows cameras along for the work. <br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 10, 2011
News 50 Cent Promises New Album By November, Features Dr. Dre <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p class="summary">50 Cent says his next album is nearly complete, and fans can count on a few appearances from the Good Doctor</p> <p>Although 50 Cent's souring relationship with his record label Interscope may have seemingly railroaded the release of his latest album, 50 says that hasn't kept him from recording. Now, Fiddy says that his next as-of-yet untitled project is nearly completed and features production from his mentor Dr. Dre.</p> By Rose Lilah September 21, 2011
News Nelly Denies Claims of Drug Use and Home Foreclosure <p>Rapper Nelly has spoken out about recent allegations that he's spent all his money on drugs and gambling.<br /> <br /> A Twitter beef between Nelly and a man name Slim occurred last week, when the Missouri native fired off at Slim for trying to book him for an appearance at a basketball game in St. Louis. In retaliation Slim, who also claimed to be Nelly's manager, tweeted that the '5.0' creator was broke due to a gambling and drug habit and also alleged that he was close to foreclosure on his home.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah May 31, 2011
News KiD CuDi Announces New Mixtape & Album <p>KiD CuDi rejoined Twitter earlier today and took no time to reveal some info on his upcoming projects. A new rock album called Wizard, a mixtape called A Man Named Scott and the video for his Man On The Moon II single ‘Maniac’. Read.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 27, 2011
News Crash Landing Mixtape Review by Sermon <p class="MsoNormal">Having a mixtape with extraordinary features/production is becoming a little more common in 2010. It makes sense since your tape is like your introduction to the world, a demo in a way. Have tapes gotten a little out of hand and became better than albums? That remains to be seen and formed by your own opinion. One thing is for sure though, with more power comes more possibilities.</p> By Rose Lilah November 17, 2010
Music Sonny Digital On Fake Radio Plays, Fake Trap Rappers & Giving Producers Credit One of rap's hottest producers sets the record straight. By Matthew Parizot March 29, 2018