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News Kanye West Reveals 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' Tracklist <blockquote> <p>During the hubbub leading up to Kanye West's fifth LP 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,' one thing that has been mostly overlooked is the actual tracklist. Well, iTunes has posted the official list and it might surprise fans for being heavy on leaked cuts and free G.O.O.D. Friday material. The album, available in stores and online on November 22, features 11 songs and the Beyonce-featuring summer jam 'See Me Now' as a bonus track, although Ye revealed that additional extra cuts would most likely be revealed before the release date.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 25, 2010
News Game's Family Feud Hits Twitter <p> Game's issues with his family just went viral. The Compton native, who has been known to have problems with his relatives, got into a heated exchange with his older brother, Big Fase 100, via Twitter. Fase, who held nothing back on the social networking site, lashed out at Game, accusing him of forgetting about his family once he made it big.</p> By Rose Lilah August 12, 2010
News 50 Cent & Soulja Boy “Mean Mug” for XXL’s November Cover <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.xxlmag.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/50soulja-cover-marquee.gif"><img width="300" height="218" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-95274" title="50soulja-cover-marquee" src="http://www.xxlmag.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/50soulja-cover-marquee.gif" alt="" /></a></p> <p>Hate it or love it, 50 Cent and Soulja Boy—two of the most polarizing figures in hip-hop—will appear on the magazine’s forthcoming November issue. [See below]</p> By Rose Lilah October 19, 2010
News Nas Blasts Def Jam Executives In Open Letter <p>Earlier this morning (October 7) an email allegedly written by Nas to the higher ups at Def Jam was circulated on the Internet. In the letter, God’s Son scolds his record label for refusing to release a sequel to his 2002 compilation, The Lost Tapes. [Read below]<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 07, 2010
News Fabolous and Soulja Boy End Feud <blockquote> <p>""A brief feud between Fabolous and Soulja Boy, which started on Twitter, has been resolved on the radio waves of New York City.<br /> <br /> DJ Clue of Power 105 in New York conducted a brief interview where the two men settled their differences.<br /> <br /> The entire incident started after Soulja Boy was allegedly caught in a tryst with Kat Stack, who said the young rapper was snorting cocaine. The vixen also showed a plate of what seemed to be the illegal drug in an online video.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah September 09, 2010
News Kanye West Apologizes To Fans During Concert In Singapore <p>Kanye West jetted to Singapore this week, to take the stage at the country's annual SINGfest Music Festival on Wednesday, Aug. 4, where he performed his new single 'Power,' in addition to a few throwbacks that included 'Jesus Walks' and 'Heartless.'</p> By Rose Lilah August 05, 2010
News Flo Rida Preps Double Disc 'The Only One' <p> Flo Rida is releasing a beefy third LP. The double disc, titled 'The Only One' will consist of two sister albums -- 'Only One Flo' and 'Only One Rida.' With guest appearances from Ludacris, Gucci Mane and Lil Wayne, who cameos on 'Fresh Out of State,' the two-disc album will also include his international hit 'Can't Handle Me' with David Guetta, which cracked the Top 20 in the U.S. and reached the top of the charts in the United Kingdom and Ireland.</p> By Rose Lilah September 01, 2010
News Megan Fox To Get Hot In Eminem & Rihanna's New Video <p><strong>Megan Fox</strong> is apparently very close to starring in <strong>Eminem</strong>'s new "Love The Way You Lie" video.</p> <p>According to <a rel="nofollow" href="http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b191348_megan_fox_dominic_monaghan_get_hot_in.html">E Online</a> she will play along side <strong>Dominic Monaghan</strong> (From the popular TV show "Lost")</p> By Rose Lilah July 21, 2010
News Lloyd Banks Reacts To Shyne Diss At 50 Cent <p>Submitted by Shiva Suntoo - </p> By Rose Lilah April 21, 2010
News Settlement Reached in Nas/Kelis Divorce <p>Submitted by Shiva Suntoo - <br /> <br /> The judge presiding over the child and spousal support battle between Nas and Kelis ruled in favor of the R&B singer in Los Angeles on Monday morning (April 12).<br /> <br /> According to TMZ, Nas was forced to pay more than $47,000 in back child support and more than $40,000 in back spousal support. He is also being asked to make $10,000 payments per month in spousal support until he pays off the $299,015.50 he owes Kelis.<br /> By Rose Lilah April 16, 2010
News Kelly Rowland Readies Third Solo Album <p>Kelly Rowland is in the process of switching record labels from Columbia Records/ Music World Entertainment to rumored Universal Motown but that hasn't stopped her and producer Jim Jonsin who have been in the studio heavily working on her third solo album in which the title hasn't yet been released.<br /> <br /> "I've been working on her album with songwriter Rico Love, we've done four songs. She's doing a pop-house and R&B sound, like a mixture, it's really cool, some up-tempo stuff, some ballads, all around really nice - more like a Donna Summer sound."<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 22, 2010
News Omarion Replacing Shane Sparks On "America's Best Dance Crew" <p>R&B singer Omarion will replace Shane Sparks as a judge on MTV's reality dance competition, America's Best Dance Crew.<br /> <br /> Omarion will be joining former *Nsync member J.C. Chavez and rapper Lil Mama for the fifth season of the hit show, and released a statement saying that he is excited to get a chance to work with the dancers.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 22, 2010