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News Prodigy Talks On Mobb Deep Twitter Beef, Admitting They "Milked It For What It's Worth" Prodigy of Mobb Deep talks about the supposed beef with group member Havoc, saying it's not real. By Rose Lilah April 18, 2012
News Big Sean Responds To Young Chop's Beef With Kanye West Over "I Don't Like" Big Sean gives his thoughts on Young Chop's disappointment with Kanye West changing up his beat. By Rose Lilah May 09, 2012
News ?uestlove Reveals He's Working On A Secret Project With Jay-Z <p>Questlove has revealed that he and Jay-Z have a secret project in the works, the details of which will be made clear in the upcoming weeks. </p> <p>He said in an recent interview, </p> <p><span id="intelliTXT">"Basically, Jay's a friend. I went there and it was hectic. He and I are actually working on a secret project, so I was kind of taking a break from working with him and he was just like, 'Come by the opening.' So I came. So we're doing something real big in the next few weeks."</span></p> By Rose Lilah February 15, 2012
News Kim Kardashian to File for Divorce <p>Kim Kardashian will file for divorce this morning, after 72 days of not-so-wedded bliss to Kris Humphries.</p> <p>We're told even though the marriage was short, she will not seek an annulment. It's a garden variety divorce, in which Kim cites "irreconcilable differences."</p> <p>We're told the date of separation is listed as today, Oct. 31, 2011.</p> <p>Kim has hired disso-queen Laura Wasser, who has repped the likes of Britney Spears, Maria Shriver, Angelina Jolie, Ryan Reynolds, and Robyn Gibson, Mel's almost ex-wife.</p> By Rose Lilah October 31, 2011
News A$AP Rocky Talks On His First Time Rapping, Clams Casino & Araab <p>A$AP Rocky chopped it up with <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://pitchfork.com/tv/selector/1867-asap-rocky/3040-funtopia/">Pitchfork's Selector</a> and talked about how he first got into rapping because of his brother, and the difference between the "ambient beats" produced by Clams Casino and Araab.You can check out  the video clip of the interview below.</p> <p>On The First Time He Started Rapping:</p> By Rose Lilah November 28, 2011
News Drake Enlists Andre 3000 For "Take Care" <p>Producer Noah "40" Shebib reveals that Three Stacks cameos on the upcoming LP.<br /> <br /> Drake previously reached out to Andre 3000 for his debut LP Thank Me Later, but Three Stacks originally turned him down. For his upcoming sophomore release Take Care, Drizzy finally got his wish, collaborating with the Outkast member for a cut on the album.<br /> <br /> In an interview with The Fader, Drake's go-to producer Noah "40" Shebib revealed that 3K phoned Drake to express interest in collaborating for the upcoming album.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 13, 2011
News T.I. Taken Back To Prison Because Of VH1 Reality Show <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p class="summary">Prison officials believe that he was conducting business on the bus to his halfway house, which was forbidden.</p> By Rose Lilah September 08, 2011
News Lil Wayne’s "Carter IV" Sells 964,000 Units in First Week <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.xxlmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-20-at-12.45.15-AM.png"><img width="300" height="169" class="size-medium wp-image-123753 alignleft" title="lil wayne carter iv featured" src="http://www.xxlmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-20-at-12.45.15-AM-300x169.png" alt="" /></a></p> <p>It might not be a milli, but Lil Wayne’s long delayed, highly anticipated album,<em> Tha Carter IV</em>, officially sold 964,000 copies in its first week, according to the Nielsen SoundScan report.</p> By Rose Lilah September 07, 2011
News J. Cole Says He's No Longer Putting Out A Mixtape, But Will Release Several Songs Prior To His Album Release <p>J. Cole still waiting on a verse from Jay-Z for "Cole World: The Sideline Story,” says he will no longer release a new mixtape.<br /> <br /> Although J. Cole initially announced that he would be dropping a new mixtape before the September release of Cole World: The Sideline Story he has now revealed that he will longer be releasing that mixtape.<br /> <br /> Rather than release the full mixtape Cole will instead leak the songs that would have been featured on the mixtape in the weeks leading up to Cole World: The Sideline Story.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah July 28, 2011
News Wiz Khalifa Opens Up About Relationship With Amber Rose + See His First Week Sales Projections <p>Wiz Khalifa released his highly anticipated third studio album 'Rolling Papers' on Tuesday (March 29) but during his press run, the 'Black and Yellow' rapper fielded an equal amount of questions about his music and his relationship with model Amber Rose.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah March 31, 2011
News 50 Cent Loses Mega Business Deal, "Sleek By 50" Is No More <p>G-Unit leader 50 Cent has reportedly had his Sleek By 50 headphones venture gone underwater as Sleek Audio is now announcing their disassociation from the rap star.<br /> <br /> While 50 and Sleek have parted ways, a full explanation for their dismantled deal has not yet been given.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah May 08, 2011
News Game Ordered to Pay $50,000 for Assaulting Cousin at Funeral <p>Compton rapper the Game has been ordered to pay his cousin over $50,000 in damages, after assaulting him at a family funeral in 2008.<br /> <br /> Game, born Jayceon Taylor, was accused of beating his cousin Robert Kirkwood, with the aid of four other men, at the funeral for Kirkwood's sister in 2008. According to Kirkwood, the dispute began after Game refused to help pay for the costs of the funeral, instead growing violent, punching his cousin, causing severe injury.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 11, 2011