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News Pharrell Wants To Record An Album With 50 Cent Pharrell says he's interested in working with 50 Cent on a project. By Rose Lilah December 07, 2013
News Gucci Mane Apologizes For Recent Behaviour, Cites Addiction & Plans To Check Into Rehab Gucci Mane may be on the road to recovery. By hnhh September 22, 2013
News Album Cover & Tracklist Revealed For Yo Gotti's "I Am" Yo Gotti reveals the cover art and tracklist for his upcoming album "I Am". By Kevin Goddard October 15, 2013
News Drake Announces "The Club Paradise" Tour Dates <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p style="text-align: justify;">Drake has announced the official North American and European dates for "The Club Paradise" tour.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The tour, which features opening acts <strong>Kendrick Lamar</strong> and <strong>ASAP Rocky</strong>, will kick off the North American leg on February 14th at Miami, Florida's Bank United Center. The monthlong venture sees Drizzy touching down in Austin, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee and Los Angeles, California before wrapping up at San Diego, California's Viejas Arena on March 11th.</p> By Rose Lilah December 13, 2011
News Rick Ross & Wale Cover Billboard <p>The latest issue of Billboard's magazine features Rick Ross and Wale on the cover.</p> <p> Rick Ross discusses Maybach Music Group, Wale's success with "Ambition,", his seizures, and the delay of his next album "God Forgives." Check out some excerpts below & the cover.</p> <p>On MMG:</p> By Rose Lilah November 25, 2011
News Will Smith & His Wife Become Part Owners Of The Philadelphia 76ers <p>The Fresh Prince and wife Jada now own part of the team he grew up cheering for.<br /> <br /> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania emcee-turned-actor Will Smith (f/k/a The Fresh Prince) is part owner of his hometown's NBA team, the 76ers. Will and Jada Pinkett Smith hold a stake in the Joshua Harris ownership group. The member of DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince and his wife were on hand at the city's Palestra this morning (October 18) to confirm the deal.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 19, 2011
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 Birdman Confirms Lil Wayne & Drake Joint Album Coming Soon <p>Rap fans in love with Jay-Z and Kanye West’s joint album, <em>Watch the Throne</em>, can brace themselves for another release by different hip-hop dynamic duo: Lil Wayne and Drake.</p> <p>Although he didn’t name a tentative date, Cash Money Records founder Bryan “Baby” Williams confirmed with <em>XXL</em> that Weezy and Drizzy will definitely be putting out a collaborative album together well after each deliver their respective solo efforts.</p> By Rose Lilah August 12, 2011
News Chris Brown Allowed to Be Near Rihanna, Judge Rules <p>A Los Angeles County judge lifted the terms of the protective order against Chris Brown on Tuesday (Feb. 21), allowing him to be closer to his ex-girlfriend Rihanna. The Virginia native's restraining order was reduced to a Level One order, granting him the right to have contact with the Bajan beauty so long as he does not "harass, annoy or molest her."<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 23, 2011
News Nicki Minaj Responds to Lil' Kim's 'Black Friday' 'Tape Sales <p>After Lil' Kim proudly proclaimed she sold 113,000 copies of her new mixtape 'Black Friday,' her nemesis Nicki Minaj has written the next chapter in their everlasting saga. Last night, the Harajuku Barbie took to her Twitter account to tweet mocking words to Kim, who is depicted decapitating Nicki on the cover of the 'tape.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 16, 2011
News Wiz Khalifa Unhappy With Lil Wayne’s ESPN Interview <p>Hip Hop DX caught up with Wiz Khalifa while he was at Philadelphia’s Wire 96.5FM radio station on a promo tour. DX asked Wiz if Lil Wayne’s recent ESPN interview (above) about remaking Khalifa’s ‘Black and Yellow’ was a subliminal response to the rapper’s supposed lyrical jabs in the past at Tyga.<br /> <br /> Below is the response from Wiz and clearly, he doesn’t look too happy.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah March 05, 2011
News Drake Reveals First Song On New Mixtape (Video) <blockquote> <p><em>While Drake's R&B mixtape, It's Never Enough, might not drop in October, he does plan to put it out before the end of the year.<br /> <br /> "I don't know if it'll be next month," he told MTV News on Saturday during his VMA rehearsal. "I'm hoping for Christmastime. I'd really love to get it out for Christmastime. Next month, I'll be on tour. I'm gonna really get to put the finishing touches on it in November and December. Because it's a mixtape, I don't have to wait for the production of it."<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah September 16, 2010