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News Amber Rose Disses Kanye West; Says Travi$ Scott Writes His Raps Amber Rose tells the club that Travi$ Scott writes Kanye's raps. By Kevin Goddard May 08, 2015
News DJ Premier Bans Justin Bieber From Entering BET Cypher With Ghostwritten Verse <p>Bieber tried to get on the BET Hip Hop Awards cypher using a verse penned by Ludacris, only to be denied by DJ Premier.<br /> <br /> The annual BET Hip Hop Awards has become known for showcasing various emcees in its various freestyle cyphers. DJ Premier has become somewhat of a curator in the cypher sessions, along with executives at BET. During a recent interview, DJ Premier spoke on how emcees get selected to participate and explained why he had to deny Justin Bieber from entering the cypher. <br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 18, 2011
News T.I. Not Happy With Hip Hop Being Connected To Boston Bombers T.I. voiced his prayers for the families affected by the Boston tragedy, but argued that the bomber's interest in hip hop is not relevant to the conversation. By Trevor Smith April 20, 2013
News A$AP Rocky Says A$AP Mob Album Dropping This Month A$AP Rocky confirms that A$AP Mob album will be dropping within the month while on the red carpet for the BET Awards. By Rose Lilah July 02, 2012
News Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Miguel & More Perform At 2013 Billboard Music Awards Watch all the performances from the 2013 Billboard Music awards! By Trevor Smith May 19, 2013
Sneakers Nike Dunk Low GS “From Nike To You” Officially Unveiled This pair features a clean color scheme. By Ben Atkinson October 22, 2023
News Tyler, The Creator Says He's Banned From The UK For 3-5 Years Tyler, The Creator is reportedly not allowed in the UK due to lyrics from "Bastard" and "Goblin". By Trevor Smith August 26, 2015
News Pharrell Williams Discusses Role As Music Consultant For Oscars & More <p>In a recent interview with <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.gq.com/entertainment/music/201202/pharrell-williams-oscars-music-collaboration-hans-zimmer" target="_blank">GQ</a>, Pharrell spoke on his role as a music consultant in the Oscars and more. Peep some excerpts below.</p> <p><strong>On Being A Music Consultant With Hans Zimmer For The Oscars:</strong></p> <p>We have to reinterpret some of the music for the nominees. We have to do other music as well that is at times new and original and at others borrowing from movie scenes.</p> By Rose Lilah February 06, 2012
News Gunplay's Wild Interview: Talks Mixtape, Santa Clause, UFOs & Drug Use While on house arrest Gunplay gives an interview talking about his upcoming music, but also his insight on a myriad of random topics, and as usual gives surprise responses. By Rose Lilah January 09, 2013
Music Lil Uzi Vert & Playboi Carti Perform "Magnolia" During Birthday Bash Concert "Magnolia" got the crowd bumpin'. By Matt F June 19, 2017
Music Stream Vince Staples’ Sophomore Album “Big Fish Theory” Out now, stream Vince Staples' highly anticipated sophomore album "Big Fish Theory." By Kevin Goddard June 22, 2017
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