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News Nelly to Realize His Dream, Play a Concert in Branson <p>We're not sure why Nelly is so dead-set on playing Branson, seeing how the town is an oasis for the dead-end acts of yesteryear. (Then again, Country Grammar did just celebrate its 10-year anniversary.) </p> By Rose Lilah August 09, 2010
News Drake & Lil Wayne Shelve Joint Project Because of Ye & Jay-Z <p>The Drake news is not over yet! We found out yesterday that Drake and Lil Wayne had put their collaborative effort on the backburner, and now we find out the reason the why: Drake thinks that it would be compared to "Watch The Throne" instead of being judged on its own merit.</p> By Rose Lilah November 08, 2011
News Hudson Mohawke Says He Has 6 Alternative Versions Of Kanye West's "Father Stretch My Hands" Hudson Mohawke on Metro Boomin: "That's a smart kid honestly". By Trevor Smith March 27, 2016
News Hit-Boy Talks On New Song Featuring Kid Cudi, Has Outkast Vibe Hit-Boy is continuing his foray into the rap-side of things, as he reveals he has a new song which features G.O.O.D. Music's Kid Cudi. By Rose Lilah June 22, 2012
News Lil Wayne To Perform At GQ Super Bowl Party In New Orleans Lil Wayne will be performing at the GQ Super Bowl party in New Orleans during Super Bowl weekend. By Rose Lilah December 20, 2012
News Jay-Z Welcomes Jay Electronica To Roc Nation <blockquote> <p>Another "Jay" has been added to the Roc Nation roster. It was announced yesterday (Nov. 12) that New Orleans rapper Jay Electronica signed with Jay-Z's personal imprint, joining acts J. Cole and Willow Smith at the recently formed label. And to celebrate, Jay-Z threw a lavish party at New York club The Box that neither Jay E, nor anyone else in attendance, would soon forget.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah November 13, 2010
News Raekwon Talks On New Signee JD Era, Celebrating 20 Years With Wu-Tang <p>Raekwon spoke to <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/b-o-b-sees-strange-clouds-with-lil-wayne-1005616752.story#/column/the-juice/raekwon-talks-new-signee-jd-era-wu-tang-1005615552.story" target="_blank">Billboard.com</a> on his new signee, Toronto rapper JD Era, a biopic in developpment, and celebrating twenty years with Wu-Tang Clan.</p> <p>On JD Era:</p> By Rose Lilah December 06, 2011
Music 2 Chainz Stops By LA Leakers, Talks "Pretty Girls Like Trap Music" 2 Chainz promises his new album will be "next level." By Mitch Findlay June 01, 2017
Crime Bobby Shmurda Allegedly Caught With $52K Worth Of Crack, His Lawyer Says He's Innocent More details emerge in the case of Bobby Shmurda and GS9, with his lawyer claiming innocence, and some sources reporting that crack, marijuana and guns were found. By Patrick Lyons December 18, 2014
Reviews Review: RZA's "The Man With The Iron Fists" OST While the highly anticipated opening of “The Man with the Iron Fists” is exactly a week away, the equally anticipated soundtrack has been up for streaming for some time. The album officially dropped this week on October 23rd, and as a cinematic soundtrack, is well worth a listen. By Perry Simpson October 26, 2012
Music Tiny Serves T.I. With Divorce Papers T.I. got served with the divorce papers after all. By hnhh April 27, 2017
Music Lil Uzi Vert's "You Was Right" Goes Platinum Lil Uzi Vert has a solo track certified platinum for the first time in his career. By hnhh March 13, 2017