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News Hospital Clarifies Rumours Surrounding Jay-Z & Beyonce <p>The rumours about Beyonce & Jay-Z's visit to the Lenox Hill Hospital have been circulating the internet since the birth of Blue Ivy Carter, however a rep for the hospital, Frank Danza, is clarifying some of them.</p> <p>First, that the couple payed 1.3 million for the entire floor of the maternity ward: </p> By Rose Lilah January 10, 2012
News LoLa Monroe Signs With Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang Label, Preps Debut Album <p>The D.C. rapstress plans to drop the LP's first single in November.<br /> <br /> LoLa Monroe has revealed that she signed to Wiz Khalifa’s Taylor Gang imprint, breaking the news in an interview with Atlanta’s V-103 (via Rap-Up). During the chat, she said that the decision to link with the “Black and Yellow” rapper was based on the fact that their visions aligned.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 29, 2011
News Birdman Talks On Fellow YMCMB Members' Projects <p>Birdman spoke on upcoming projects for YMCMB members to <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2012/01/birdman-says-busta-rhymes-mystikal-dropping-albums-in-may-most-of-ymcmb-also-releasing-lps/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+xxl-mag+%28XXL+Magazine+|+Hip+Hop+News%2C+Music%2C+Artists%2C+Album+Reviews+%26+Lifestyle%29" target="_blank">XXL</a>, and it's going to be a busy year.</p> By Rose Lilah January 06, 2012
News Pusha T Talks "Watch The Throne", "Fear of God" and More <p>Pusha T recently did an interview with<em> <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.sneezemag.com/pushat/">Sneeze Magazine</a></em> where he discusses going solo, <em>Watch the Throne</em>, and <em>Fear of God Part II</em>. Interestingly, he says that he passed on the "N*ggas in Paris" beat! It's a great interview, check out some of the highlights below:</p> <p><strong>On <em>Watch The Throne</em>:</strong></p> <p>You were around for some of the<em> Watch The Throne</em> sessions, were there any beats on that album that you passed on?</p> By Rose Lilah October 28, 2011
News Jim Jones Speaks on "Botched Robbery" in Harlem <p>Jim Jones recently spoke to MissInfo about rumours of an altercation that he was involved in on Monday.</p> <p>He told MissInfo that while he was alone in Harlem three men stepped to him, "the first guy, I beat the shit out of him, then the second guy jumped in with a metal pipe. I was so amped up I didn't even feel him hitting me with it.I was still putting a beating on the first guy, but when the third guy pulled out a gun, I got out of there. I left. Anyone with a brain would do the same."</p> By Rose Lilah October 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 Nipsey Hussle Involved in Shootout with Former Manager & LAPD <p>The LAPD are still investigating an officer involved shooting that took place Friday evening at Crenshaw and Slauson in South Los Angeles. The LAPD had been responding to a fight between Los Angeles based rapper Ermias “Nipsey Hussle” Asghedom, 25, and his former manager Eugene “Big U” Henley.</p> By Rose Lilah March 19, 2011
News Juvenile Arrested for Marijuana Possession <p>No stranger to run-ins with the law, rapper Juvenile was arrested Saturday (Feb. 26) in Louisiana for marijuana possession as well as driving with a suspended license.<br /> <br /> The 'Beast Mode' creator, born Terius Gray, was pulled over at about 10:55PM late Saturday after Sterlington Police Sgt. Jacob Greer clocked him driving 75 mph in a 65 mph zone. According to Sgt. Greer, Juvenile passed in the right lane as well, which is illegal in the state of Louisiana.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 28, 2011
News Diddy, Jay-Z, More Court Odd Future <p>Everyone is trying to get a piece of Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA). The New York Post reported this morning that Diddy, Jay-Z, Interscope’s Jimmy Iovine and SRC’s Steve Rifkind are all trying to sign the buzzworthy Los Angeles group.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah April 05, 2011
News Mobb Deep's Prodigy Released From Prison After Three-Year Term <p><iframe height="349" frameborder="0" width="560" allowfullscreen="" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/r3fwKM7jVww?rel=0" title="YouTube video player"></iframe></p> By Rose Lilah March 08, 2011
News 50 Cent Responds To Cam’ron Comments <embed height="319" width="512" base="." allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="configParams=id%3D1656555%26vid%3D616129%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A616129" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:616129"></embed> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; width: 500px; text-align: center; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </div> <p>50 Cent has had a go at it with more than a few of his fellow rappers, from his scathing beef with Ja Rule to his venomous war of words with Fat Joe. By Rose Lilah January 25, 2011
News J. Cole, Drake to Premiere 'In the Morning' Video on Feb. 14 <p>All the ladies in the back: Scream! J. Cole is teaming up with Drake to make a video for their 'Friday Night Lights' collaboration 'In the Morning.' The video is actually set to drop on Feb. 14, so fans can think of it as the ultimate Valentine.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 08, 2011