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News 2 Chainz Speaks On Kanye West & G.O.O.D. Music 2 Chainz vaguely addresses rumours of him signing to G.O.O.D. Music. By Rose Lilah April 12, 2012
News Family Of Bodyguard Killed In 2004 Tour Bus Crash Suing Twista Twista is at the center of a lawsuit concerning the death of one of his bodyguards in 2004. By Rose Lilah April 11, 2012
News Police Investigating Shooting After Tyga Concert A shooting occurred after Tyga's concert in Omaha on Monday night. By Rose Lilah March 20, 2012
News Kendrick Lamar Speaks On Being Left Off MTV's Hottest MCs List & Competition With ScHoolBoy Q <p>Kendrick Lamar took a few minutes to chat with <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.karencivil.com/2012/02/17/civilized-talk-kendrick-lamar/" target="_blank">Karen Civil for Civilized Talk</a>, and she asked him his thoughts of being left off MTV's Hottest MCs List. Here's what he had to say:</p> By Rose Lilah February 17, 2012
News Def Jam Announces New Label President Joie Manda Joie Manda will be filling the President position at Def Jam. By Rose Lilah March 14, 2012
News Fat Joe Speaks On Homosexuality In The Hip-Hop Industry <p>Fat Joe spoke to <em>Vlad TV</em> on homosexuality in the hip-hop industry, saying that he thinks a "Gay Mafia" controls the industry.</p> By Rose Lilah November 11, 2011
News Whitney Houston Dies at 48, Details Of Her Death Emerge <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/11/whitney-houston-dead/#.TzcRw5jlA20"> TMZ </a>reports that Whitney Houston has died at the age of 48. A rep for the singer told <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5im2K2XXLlbUkbTob5csuNcRdg-RQ?docId=0eddb019206a4ad19c15c120c2c17762">Associated Press</a> that she passed away this afternoon.</p> By Rose Lilah February 11, 2012
News Game Reveals Title For Next Album & Speaks On Meaning Behind It Game announces his next album will be called " F.I.V.E.: Fear Is Victory’s Evolution." By Rose Lilah March 07, 2012
News Kreayshawn & Azealia Banks Beef On Twitter <p>Kreayshawn definitely isn't lacking haters, and Harlem native and up & coming artist Azealia Banks seems to have added herself to the list.</p> <p>Yesterday on Twitter Kreayshawn tweeted the visuals for Azealia Banks' track "212," and Azealia Banks hit her back with unfriendly words, saying, "you think you're funny? you're a dumb bitch. And you can't rap. I'll sit on your face. ... Fall back slut."</p> By Rose Lilah January 05, 2012
News Pusha T Says He Has No Problem With Drake <p>Pusha T is the rap Freddy Krueger of dream land. Today, not only did he launched his new website www.pusha-t.com, but he dropped a record called “What Dreams Are Made Of” from his Fear of God II: Let Us Pray EP coming out next month.<br /> <br /> Hip-hop fans are still talking about the last song Pusha T put out, “Don’t Fuck With Me,” over the instrumental to Drake’s “Dreams Money Can Buy.”<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 24, 2011
News Jay-Z To Become First Solo Hip Hop Artist To Perform At Carnegie Hall <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p>Earlier today, Jay-Z held a press conference in New York City, New York with his Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation and United Way to announce that he will be playing two solo shows on February 6<sup>th</sup> and 7<sup>th</sup> at NYC’s Carnegie Hall.</p> By Rose Lilah December 08, 2011
News Asher Roth Signs To Def Jam/Loud Records, Sophomore Album Slated For 2012 <p>Asher will remain with Steve Rifkind, as Loud Records makes a return under the Island Def Jam umbrella.<br /> <br /> Following his stint on SRC Records, Asher Roth has signed to Def Jam with plans to release the follow-up to 2009’s Asleep in the Bread Aisle.<br /> <br /> According to Def Jam executive Shawn Costner, Roth has plans to drop his second full-length, Is This Too Orange, in the first quarter of 2012.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah November 20, 2011