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News ‘Watch The Throne’ Sales Strategy Prone To Multi-Scanning <p>There are whispers going around the industry that the sales strategy adopted by Kanye, Jay-Z together with the label which gives iTunes a 4 day exclusive window of Watch The Throne‘s release and thereafter physical edition at Best Buy from August 12th onwards, is prone to instances of multi-scanning for sales purposes.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 10, 2011
News Sean Kingston Badly Injured In Jet Ski Crash <p>Hip-hop star Sean Kingston is in critical condition in a Miami Beach hospital after being injured in a bad jet skiing accident Sunday evening ... TMZ has confirmed.<br /> <br /> According to Local10.com, the "Beautiful Girls" singer had a female passenger on board his watercraft when it crashed into a bridge around 6 PM local time.<br /> <br /> We're told both Kingston and his passenger were rescued from the water by a good Samaritan.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah May 30, 2011
News Details Emerge On Jay-Z & Kanye West's "Watch the Throne" <p>Hov hosted a listening session last night in New York City, New York where he previewed a handful of cuts from the record.<br /> <br /> Last night, Jay-Z hosted a private listening session for his and Kanye West's highly anticipated Watch the Throne, supposedly releasing August 2nd. The event took place in the Mercer Hotel, where journalists crammed into a suite converted into a recording studio where Hov debuted cuts from the LP from his MacBook Pro and held an impromptu Q&A.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah July 08, 2011
News Scarface Still Locked Up, Owes Over $123,000 in Child Support <p>Legendary Houston rapper Scarface is still in police custody for failure to pay child support.</p> <p>As XXLMag.com previously reported, 'Face was originally locked up in Montgomery County Jail in Texas back in October 2010 for four separate cases of not paying child support.</p> <p>The former Geto Boys leader has since been moved to Harris County Jail as of last week where he is being held for two active child support warrants totaling $123,372. He also faces two other child support charges as well as charges from the federal government.</p> By Rose Lilah July 02, 2011
News Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa Banned From Filming at High School <p>Two months ago, Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa announced that they would begin filming their stoner comedy 'High School' in May, but the duo have already run into some trouble on set.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah May 18, 2011
News Soulja Boy Breaks Silence On Facebook Rant, "I Am Being Labeled As A Racist & Homophobic Person" <p>Atlanta rapper Soulja Boy Tell Em has broken his silence on an unexpected and controversial Facebook rant he allegedly posted over the weekend.<br /> <br /> According to Soulja Boy, his Facebook account was hacked resulting in the negative postings.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah June 14, 2011
News Nas Loses 'Lost Tapes 2' Forever, "The Timing For It Is Gone" <embed width="512" height="319" base="." allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="configParams=id%3D1663903%26vid%3D652650%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A652650" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:652650"></embed> By Rose Lilah May 17, 2011
News ‘Gucci Gucci’ Rapper Kreayshawn Signs w/Columbia <p>After getting much hype with her “Gucci Gucci” viral track, East Oakland, California, rapper Kreayshawn has officially signed with Columbia Records. The 21-year-old will release “Gucci Gucci” via digital retailers on Tuesday, June 14th, and is preparing her upcoming debut album due later this year.</p> By Rose Lilah June 08, 2011
News Big Sean "Finally Famous" Tracklisting <p>With delay, after delay, after delay, <strong>Big Sean</strong>'s B.I.G. day is looking more promising. <em>Finally Famous</em> will finally hit retailers on June 28 and he's brought forth the 12-song tracklisting which sees the Detroit emcee teaming up with guest appearances from <strong>Kanye West</strong>, <strong>Chris Brown</strong>, <strong>Wiz Khalifa</strong>, <strong>Lupe Fiasco</strong>, <strong>Pusha T</strong>, <strong>Pharrell Williams</strong>, and lots more. By Rose Lilah June 08, 2011
News Beanie Sigel Says He Should Never Have Dissed Jay-Z <p>Beanie Sigel is trying to get back into Jay-Z's good graces. After dissing Hova in multiple outlets and mediums (i.e. interviews, songs) for close to two years, Beanie Mack is apologizing for his harsh words.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah June 01, 2011
News Odd Future 'Sign Themselves' to Their Own Record Label <p>The Odd Future crew has been courted by multiple record label honchos -- including Bad Boy's Sean "Diddy" Combs and SRC's Steve Rifkind -- for their services, even leading the collective to spoof the meetings in a Funny or Die video. But, after months of hype, OFWGKTA have decided to "sign themselves," their management tells The BoomBox.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah April 26, 2011
News Waka Flocka Off the Hook for December Home Raid <p>A Henry County, Ga. grand jury cleared rapper Waka Flocka Flame of several drug-related charges on Monday (May 2), concluding there was insufficient evidence for prosecution.<br /> <br /> "All charges droped from when police ran N my house #GoDsGooD #squad," informed the 'No Hands' rapper via Twitter.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah May 04, 2011