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Mixtapes Big K.R.I.T. Announces "See Me On Top 4" Mixtape, Dropping Tomorrow (9/16) Out of nowhere, Big K.R.I.T. announces he's releasing a new mixtape on Tuesday called "See Me On Top 4". By Kevin Goddard September 16, 2014
News Prodigy Reveals Cover Of His Upcoming Book "H.N.I.C." Prodigy reveals the cover of his upcoming book, "H.N.I.C." By Rose Lilah May 14, 2013
News Def Jam Names Don Cannon Vice President Of A&R Don Cannon officially joins the Def Jam label, taking on the position of Vice President of A&R. By Rose Lilah July 08, 2013
Songs Swizz Beatz Talks On Creating "Open Letter" With Jay-Z & Timbaland Swizz Beatz talks on the creation of "Open Letter" with Jay-Z & Timbaland. By Rose Lilah April 11, 2013
News Tyga's Lamborghini Impounded By LAPD For Unlicensed Driving Tyga's Lamborgini was impounded by LAPD officers Friday when he was busted for driving without a license. By Trevor Smith March 16, 2013
News Kanye West Reveals Father's Day Gift From Kim Kardashian Kanye West took to twitter to reveal the new gift that Kim Kardashian gave him for Father's Day. By Kevin Goddard July 02, 2013
News Meek Mill Says "Repo" Will Be His Last Cassidy Diss Philly native, Meek Mill, says that "Repo" will be the last record he aims at Cassidy. By Maurice Richardson December 27, 2012
News Shyne Responds To Game's Defense Of Kendrick Lamar Shyne says Game should have spoke to him one-on-one first before dissing him publicly. By Rose Lilah October 26, 2012
News Frank Oceans Reveals Lost Nas Collaboration In an article for the New York Times, Frank Ocean reveals he had a song with Nas which has since been lost. By Rose Lilah July 05, 2012
News Game Must Pay $5 Million To Police Officers In Compensatory Damages <p>Yesterday a North Carolina court upheld a ruling from 2010 that Game must pay $5 million to five Greensboro police officers because of an incident back in October 2005.</p> <p>The police officers filed a defamation suit against the rapper in 2006, and the $5 million is to compensate for damages. The officers claim that they were slandered and their identities were wrongfully used in Game's DVD "<span id="intelliTXT">Stop Snitchin’ Stop Lyin’."</span></p> By Rose Lilah February 22, 2012
News Tyga Speaks On "Careless World" Recall <p>Tyga's latest album, "Careless World: Rise Of The Last King," finally dropped today after several delays. However, there were some last minute problems that prevented the albums from hitting retail stores. Tyga was informed by his fans that there were notices in several stores saying that the album would be pulled from the shelves because of an uncleared sample of a Martin Luther King Jr. speech. </p> <p>In a recent interview with V-103's Greg Street, Tyga spoke on the "Careless World" recall, saying,</p> By Rose Lilah February 21, 2012
News BREAKING NEWS: Heavy D Dead at 44 <p> <p class="MsoNormal">We just received news of the tragic death of Heavy D. Details surrounding the Jamaican-born legendary rapper’s death remain sketchy at this time, but the news spread quickly after a tweet from Grandmaster Flash.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">A 911 call was placed from Heavy D’s Beverly Hills home around 11:25 AM to report an unconscious male on the walkway. When help arrived, he was conscious and speaking and was transported to a nearby LA hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1 pm. He was 44-years-old.</p> By Rose Lilah November 08, 2011