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News Swizz Beatz C.E.O. of MegaUpload, Universal Music Group Upset With MegaUpload Video <p>A month or two ago there was a video making its way around the internet which promoted the MegaUpload website. The YouTube video featured a jingle for the site, and had appearences from quite a few artists, including Kanye West, Diddy and Will.i.am. Well it turns out the C.E.O. of MegaUpload is none other than Swizz Beatz, whose real name is Kasseem Dean. If anyone had ever bothered to check the <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://megaupload.com/?c=about" target="_blank">"About Us" </a>page on Megaupload maybe we would have realized this sooner!</p> By Rose Lilah January 18, 2012
News Jay-Z's Rocawear Lays Off 28 Employees <p>According to reports, 28 employees have been laid off from Jay-Z's Rocawear offices in New York City. That number equals half of the total staff in Rocawear's Manhattan office. The layoffs reportedly took place on January 6 and were due to "economic" problems.<br /> <br /> More information on the layoffs can be found at the Department of Labor website. <br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 18, 2012
News Yelawolf Hospitalized In Wisconsin [Update: Yela's Manager Says He'll Be Okay] Yelawolf hospitalized, cancels his show. By Rose Lilah March 06, 2012
News Schoolboy Q & A$AP Rocky Talking About A Joint Project <p>Collaborations between hip-hop artists seems to be on the rise, some good (Jay-Z & Kanye) and some not-so-good (Gucci Mane & V-Nasty), however if Schoolboy Q and A$AP Rocky collab I have feeling that'd be dope.</p> By Rose Lilah February 08, 2012
News Snoop Dogg Responds To Waka Flocka Dissing Wiz Khalifa <p>Almost a month ago Waka Flocka took a shot at Wiz Khalifa, saying that he has "no swag," and hyped his way to the top. Wiz Khalifa has not repsonded to Waka, but now Snoop Dogg has said a few words on it.</p> By Rose Lilah January 11, 2012
News Pill Discusses Label Issues, TV & Radio <p> Pill recently dismissed rumours that he was no longer a part of MMG, and now he has taken to Twitter to vent some of frustrations. Read what he had to say on labels, tv and the radio below.</p> By Rose Lilah December 28, 2011
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 LoLa Monroe Signs With Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang Label, Preps Debut Album <p>The D.C. rapstress plans to drop the LP's first single in November.<br /> <br /> LoLa Monroe has revealed that she signed to Wiz Khalifa’s Taylor Gang imprint, breaking the news in an interview with Atlanta’s V-103 (via Rap-Up). During the chat, she said that the decision to link with the “Black and Yellow” rapper was based on the fact that their visions aligned.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 29, 2011
News B.o.B.Talks About Potential Album with T.I. <p>HipHopDX recently caught up with B.o.B. to talk about the rumours of him and T.I. working on a collaborative album entitled <em>The Man and The Martian</em>.</p> <p>Check out what B.o.B. has to say on it:</p> <p>HipHopDX: Talk a bit about <em>The Man and The Martian</em> album that you and T.I. are reportedly working on...</p> <p>B.o.B.: <em>The Man and The Martian </em>is something we’re talking about, an idea that we’re playing with. We just kinda wanna let it happen and record as we see fit.</p> <p>DX: That idea’s kind of crazy though.</p> By Rose Lilah October 27, 2011
News Yelawolf Breaks Down Tracks Off "Radioactive" <p>Yelawolf, his guest features and his producers broke down every track off his album, "Radioactive," for Complex, which dropped this past week.</p> <p>Check out what was said for three of the tracks off  the album below, and go <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.complex.com/music/2011/11/the-making-of-yelawolfs-radioactive#1" target="_blank">here</a> to check out the breakdown of every track.</p> <p>"Let's Roll" Feat. Kid Rock, produced by The Audibles & Mr. Pyro and co-produced by Eminem:</p> By Rose Lilah November 25, 2011
News Curren$y Signs Sir Michael Rocks To Jet Life Recordings <p>The Cool Kids members joins forces with Spitta under his own shingle.<br /> <br /> Last night, Curren$y announced that he has officially signed The Cool Kids' Mikey Rocks to his Jet Life Recordings.<br /> <br /> Making the announcement via Twitter, Spitta adds Sir Michael Rocks to a roster that already includes Ciso, Trademark Da Skydiver, Young Roddy and Street Wiz. The label is currently housed under Warner Bros. Records.<br /> <br /> <span id="intelliTXT"> <p>Check the announcement below.</p> By Rose Lilah October 24, 2011
News 50 Cent’s Public Service Announcement <p>Somebody isn’t happy. Earlier today, 50 vented out his frustration over the hate that he keeps receiving on Twitter in one form or the other. As you can see from his tweets, he is clearly unhappy from the response that he’s been getting on his Street King mission although the page has already clocked over 310,000 Likes. He has now addressed the situation on his Street King Facebook page.<br /> <br /> Read the full text below. Remember, just one click on “Like” here will feed a hungry child.</p> By Rose Lilah October 23, 2011