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News Pharrell Says "G I R L" Is His Best Work Yet, Explains Title Pharrell speaks on the influence of women on his new album, "G I R L". By Trevor Smith February 20, 2014
Original Content Jay Z And Solange Memes Go Cray-Z An extensive amount of Jay Z and Solange memes have popped up on the web, following yesterday's elevator footage. By Mike De Leon May 13, 2014
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
News Amber Rose Addresses Funkmaster Flex Criticism, Offers Interview <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p class="summary">While taking exception to comments Funkmaster Flex made about her earlier, Amber Rose calls Flex an asshole, and is willing to reconcile on his show.</p> By Rose Lilah September 29, 2011
News Nas Covers XXL (November 2011) / Interviewed By Tyler, The Creator <p>Nas Celebrates 20 Years in Hip-Hop, Interviewed by Tyler, the Creator in New XXL</p> By Rose Lilah October 12, 2011
News Fabolous Talks Past, Present & Future Projects <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p class="summary">Fab speaks on "Ghetto Fabolous," "Soul Tape" and "Loso's Way II."</p> By Rose Lilah September 26, 2011
News Fat Joe Preps "The Darkside 2" Mixtape, Taps Chris Brown For New Album <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p class="summary">Joey Crack is gearing up for the release of his first mixtape, which will have a "street" sound.</p> By Rose Lilah September 21, 2011
News CyHi Da Prynce Says Jay-Z And Kanye's "Watch The Throne" Is Done <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p class="summary">The G.O.O.D. Music signee says Hov and Ye's long-awaited project is good to go.</p> <p>DXNext alum <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/dxnext/id.182/title.dxnext-cyhi-da-prynce">CyHi Da Prynce</a> has revealed that Jay-Z and Kanye's <em>Watch the Throne </em>is finally ready to see the light of day.</p> By Rose Lilah June 30, 2011
News Flo Rida Busted for DUI In Super-EXPENSIVE Car <p>Law enforcement sources say ... 31-year-old Flo Rida was driving around in his red and black 2008 Bugatti -- valued around $1.7 million -- when cops observed the rapper swerving in his lane and pulled him over around 3:30 AM.<br /> <br /> During the stop, cops detected the odor of alcohol -- so Flo was given a field sobriety test ... and didn't perform very well.<br /> <br /> Flo -- real name Tramar Dillard -- was arrested on suspicion of DUI and taken to a nearby station where he is currently being booked.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah June 09, 2011
News M-Bone of Cali Swag District Killed in Drive-By Shooting <p>Rapper M-Bone of Inglewood, Calif.-based rap group Cali Swag District was shot and killed late last night (May 15). There are still few details about the tragic incident, but TMZ reports that M-Bone was the victim of a drive-by shooting.<br /> <br /> At the time of the shooting, which reportedly occurred at 11:30PM, M-Bone was standing beside his car in front of a liquor store in Inglewood. Sources say the shooter was driving down La Brea Avenue when he fired shots. It appears that the shooting was a random act of violence. M-Bone, born Montae Talbert, was only 22 years old.<br /> By Rose Lilah May 16, 2011
News Kanye West's Limited Edition Scarves Hit Stores Today <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.theboombox.com/tag/KanyeWest/">Kanye West</a>'s <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.theboombox.com/2011/03/31/kanye-west-album-covers-to-grace-silk-scarves/">line of limited edition silk scarves</a>, which he has produced in collaboration with Parisian design duo Mathias Augustyniak and Michael Amzalag of M/M, has finally arrived in stores in Paris today (May 9).<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah May 10, 2011
News Wyclef Jean Addresses Rumors Surrounding Shooting in Haiti <p>Wyclef Jean has finally addressed the rumors regarding his recent shooting in Haiti.<br /> <br /> The former Fugees member/political activist was visiting his native country in support of Haitian presidential candidate Michel Martelly, when he was allegedly shot and wounded in the hand, as he stepped out of his car in Port-au-Prince.<br /> <br /> Conflicting reports regarding the shooting soon began to spread, however, local police chief Vanel Lacroix revealed that the doctor who had treated 'Clef said that he had actually been wounded by glass, not a bullet.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah March 22, 2011