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News Drake Speaks On Rappers Taking Shots At Him <p>Drake continues to not really care or respond to those rappers who have been taking subliminal or not-subliminal shots at him, including Pusha T, Common and Future. In the latest issue of VIBE he responds to all these guys, saying he has no problem with them. Read below.</p> By Rose Lilah February 27, 2012
News MTV's Hottest MCs Honourable Mentions <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679816/hottest-mcs-honorable-mentions-j-cole.jhtml" target="_blank">MTV</a> has put together a list of Honourable Mentions for those artists that didn't make their Hottest MCs list. Check it out below.</p> <p><big><b>J. Cole</b></big><br /> J. Cole had a phenomenal 2011. His debut album, <i>Cole World: The Sideline Story,</i> has gone gold and yielded a platinum single with "Work Out." Cole, who was once an underground favorite, broadened his fanbase by touring with Rihanna on her <i>Loud</i> Tour.</p> By Rose Lilah February 24, 2012
News Tyga Covers YRB & Discusses Nas Collab <p>With the release of "Careless World" only yesterday, Tyga gives us some details on how the Nas collab came together, his single "Rack City," his past mixtapes and more in <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.yrbmagazine.com/2012/02/tyga-view-from-the-top/" target="_blank">his recent interview with YRB</a>. He also gets the cover of the issue. Check some excerpts below and photos for the cover story.</p> <p>On Nas Collab:</p> By Rose Lilah February 22, 2012
Reviews Review: New Boyz "Foolie Tape" The New Boyz come back with Foolie Tape. By Jon Godfrey April 11, 2012
News Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) Talks On "Top 40 Underdogs" & Black Star <p>Yasiin Bey, previously known as Mos Def, sat down to speak to <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://hypebeast.com/2012/01/yasiin-bey-the-year-of-the-underdog/">Hypebeast</a> and gave an update on what's coming up for him, including his new series Top 40 Underdogs. Read some excerpts below.</p> By Rose Lilah January 31, 2012
News Kendrick Lamar Speaks On His Early Rap Battles & Calls Kim Kardashian "Worn Out" In a recent interview K.Dot talks about his start doing rap battles and gives his thoughts on Kim Kardashian. By Rose Lilah May 01, 2012
News Nicki Minaj Covers Paper <p>Nicki Minaj covers the magazine <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.papermag.com/" target="_blank">Paper</a>, changing it up with green hair on the cover, but she rocks her pink hair for the rest of the shoot. Peep some photos below and excerpts from the interview.</p> By Rose Lilah February 10, 2012
News Young Guru Talks On Jay-Z's Solo Album & Possibility of "Watch The Throne 2" Young Guru shares some details on Jay-Z projects. By Rose Lilah March 06, 2012
News Lil Wayne Says He's Never Heard "Watch The Throne" <p>Lil Wayne talks about <em>Watch the Throne</em> as well as Drake and Nicki Minaj in a recent interview with <em>VIBE</em>, and here's an excerpt from what he haid to say:</p> <p><strong>On<em> Watch The Throne</em></strong>:</p> <p>"I haven't heard the album. I'll probably never hear the album."</p> <p><strong>On Nicki Minaj</strong>:</p> By Rose Lilah October 27, 2011
News 2 Chainz Says That He Has Been Working With Kanye West <p>2 Chainz, formally Tity Boi, confirmed that he signed with Def Jam in a recent interview with <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://rapfix.mtv.com/category/rapfix-live/">RapFixLive</a>, and in addition he announced that he has been working with Kanye West for the past year.</p> <p>On working with Kanye he said the following:</p> By Rose Lilah February 02, 2012
News Big Sean Takes Plea in Sexual Misconduct Case <p>Big Sean is off the hook in the sexual abuse case he picked up last August in New York. The G.O.O.D. Music artist plead guilty to a lesser charge in court today (October 26) and was sentenced to a mere $750 fine.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 26, 2011
News Young Jeezy Talks About "O.J." & "I Do" <p>Young Jeezy spoke to Billboard's <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/the-year-in-r-b-hip-hop-lil-wayne-nicki-1005645352.story#/column/the-juice/exclusive-young-jeezy-talks-album-cameos-1005640782.story">The Juice</a> on his recently released track, "O.J.," which seems controversial, but Jeezy says it's not.</p> By Rose Lilah December 09, 2011