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News Kendrick Lamar Speaks On Working With Pharrell & Upcoming Album <p>Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolBoy Q sat down with <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice#/column/the-juice/kendrick-lamar-schoolboy-q-talk-upcoming-1006077752.story" target="_blank">Billboard</a> to dicuss upcoming projects and Kendrick revealed some details about what he has in store.</p> By Rose Lilah February 03, 2012
News Trey Songz and DJ Khaled First Week Sales Projections Trey Songz and DJ Khaled are projected to top the charts for album sales for next week. By Rose Lilah August 22, 2012
News Justin Timberlake Set To Make Comeback, Reportedly Working With Timbaland & Beyonce Justin Timberlake, once the reigning king of pop, seems set to make a big comeback in 2013. By Rose Lilah January 10, 2013
News T.I. Releases Music Video for 'I'm Back' <p>The King of the South is officially back. After announcing that the release date of his first post-prison album 'Uncaged' has been pushed up, T.I. debuted the official music video for his first single 'I'm Back' via his website Monday (April 26).<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah April 27, 2010
News Here Are Some Of Kanye West & Jay Z's Hotel Rider Demands A glimpse at some of the demands from Jay Z and Kanye West's hotel concert rider. By Rose Lilah November 02, 2015
Music Rapper Yung Mazi Reportedly Killed in Atlanta [UPDATED] R.I.P. Yung Mazi By Milca P. August 07, 2017
News Kanye West Was Paid $3 Mil To Perform For The President Of Kazakhstan's Grandson Last Night Never a dull moment in the life of Yeezus. By hnhh September 01, 2013
News Music Retailers Unhappy With ‘Watch The Throne’ Sale Plan; Write Open Letter To Jay-Z & Kanye <blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify;">“We believe fans should have the option to buy the same music at their preferred retailer, on the same date, and unfortunately that is not always the case.”</p> </blockquote> <p>- Craig Pape, director of Amazon Music.</p> By Rose Lilah July 29, 2011
News Check Out This Weeks Album Sales Figures <blockquote> <p>Eminem cannot regain his previous Top 5 position, Trey Songz continues his dominance at No. 7 plus John Legend and The Roots wake-up their competition.<br /> <br /> Grammy-winning rapper Eminem's Recovery dropped out of Top 5 this week, moving down three slots to No. 6 with with 65,800 while Zac Brown Band's You Get What You Give topped the chart with 153,700 sold albums. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Em's new album has sold 2,656,200 records after 14 weeks in stores.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah September 29, 2010
News Artwork Revealed For LL Cool J's "Authentic Hip-Hop" [Updated With Tracklist] In preparation for his 14th studio album, LL Cool J drops the artwork for "Authentic Hip-Hop". By Rose Lilah November 19, 2012
News US rap artists opting for less flashy cars <p>Rap artists in the US are toning down the colour of their rides, opting to go with a matte black paint job rather than the usual flashy colours.<br /> <br /> According to Forbes Magazine, the head of Los Angeles luxury car "pimper" Platinum Motorsports, George Keshishyan, said matte black paint jobs are the order of the day, as rappers now prefer to travel incognito.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 19, 2010
News ‘Watch The Throne’ Sales Strategy Prone To Multi-Scanning <p>There are whispers going around the industry that the sales strategy adopted by Kanye, Jay-Z together with the label which gives iTunes a 4 day exclusive window of Watch The Throne‘s release and thereafter physical edition at Best Buy from August 12th onwards, is prone to instances of multi-scanning for sales purposes.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 10, 2011