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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 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 Cee-Lo Upsets Fans By Changing Lyrics In John Lennon's "Imagine" <p>Cee-Lo Green has caused some controversy in the new year by changing a line in John Lennon's "Imagine."</p> <p>He performed on NBC's  Times Square New Years Eve telecast, singing John Lennon's classic "Imagine." He upset many Lennon fans by changing the line "no religion too" to "all religion is true."</p> <p>After his performance Twitter blew up with tweets from many people who were upset with Cee-Lo's interpretation of "Imagine."</p> By Rose Lilah January 03, 2012
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 G.O.O.D. Music Becomes An Official Label Under Island Def Jam <p>Kanye inks a deal to turn G.O.O.D. Music into an official label, with Big Sean serving as its flagship artist.<br /> <br /> Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music has inked an exclusive long-term worldwide label agreement with Island Def Jam Music Group. The first release under the terms of the new agreement is Big Sean’s Finally Famous, cementing the Detroit, Michigan up-and-comer as G.O.O.D. Music’s flagship artist.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah June 27, 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 Fabolous Preps New Mixtape For February <p>After his hugely popular mixtape There Is Not Competition 2 last year, Fabo is readying another free offering for his fans set to drop sometime in February, 2011. As of now, the tentative title is The S.O.U.L. Tape since he’ll be rapping over soul sampled beats and will have no DJ drops. #Win.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 27, 2011
News Petey Pablo Says Arrest Was A Mistake <blockquote> <p>Petey Pablo ran into some legal trouble this past weekend after he was arrested  at North Carolina's Raleigh Durham Airport for carrying a Smith & Wesson pistol in his carry-on luggage. Pablo was arrested with the handgun on Saturday, Sept. 11, nine years after the terrorist attacks on America. But after posting $50,000 bond, Pablo, born Moses Barrett III, claims that the gun wasn't actually his, nor that it was a publicity stunt to promote his new music. Pablo says he was simply protecting a friend from doing something stupid.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah September 14, 2010
News Jay-Z Tells ALL!! <p>Jay-Z has something to say…and he’s not doin it in a rap!<br /> <br /> He’s releasing a book/memoir!<br /> <br /> The book is called ”Decoded” and no word on a release date, but it will include interviews with Jay’s close friends and family and go back to his childhood, drug dealing days, and how he became famous, etc.<br /> <br /> Here’s what he had to say about being an author (Dream Hampton, editor from The Source, is co-writing) :<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 09, 2010
News Gucci Mane Camp Sued Again for Missed Shows <p>Gucci Mane (Radric Davis), his booking agent Johnnie Cabbell (Hitt Afta Hitt Entertainment), and Debra Antney (So Icey Entertainment CEO) are facing another lawsuit over alleged concert no-shows.</p> <p>The latest lawsuit was filed in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania by William Marshall (Marshall Productions) and Derrick Brown (Rockstar Entertainment). The two parties allege that Gucci’s representatives took two deposits of $13, 750.00 to book him for concerts in Pittsburgh last August that were never completed.</p> By Rose Lilah April 28, 2010
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