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Beef Joey Bada$$ Says He Won't Perform At "Under The Influence" Tour If Billed Below Trinidad Jame$ [Update: Joey Deletes Tweets, Admits Remarks Were "Childish"] Joey Bada$$ claims that he will not perform on the "Under The Influence" tour if Trinidad Jame$ is listed above him on the bill. By Trevor Smith April 22, 2013
News Wiz Khalifa's $1 Million Lawsuit Dismissed Wiz Khalifa's lawsuit against a concert promoter has been thrown out of court. By Rose Lilah April 22, 2013
News Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Miguel & More Perform At 2013 Billboard Music Awards Watch all the performances from the 2013 Billboard Music awards! By Trevor Smith May 19, 2013
News Jay-Z to be Only Feature on Rihanna's "Talk That Talk" <p>Not sure if there are Rihanna fans out there but I'm posting this since it has to do with Jay-Z. Rihanna's album "Talk That Talk" has only one feature, which is Jay-Z, producer Stargate revealed:</p> By Rose Lilah November 08, 2011
News Feds Pick Up Soulja Boy’s October Gun & Weed Case <p>The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has decided to take on 21-year-old Soulja Boy’s case, after the rapper was arrested in October of this year in Temple, Georgia.<br /> <br /> Soulja Boy, born DeAndre Cortez Way, was pulled over on Interstate 20 for a traffic violation.<br /> <br /> After searching the car, officers found handguns, thousands of dollars in cash and more than five ounces of marijuana.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah December 29, 2011
News Big Sean Says G.O.O.D. Music Album Almost Done <p style="text-align: justify;">Big Sean spoke to <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1676544/kanye-west-big-sean-good-music-album.jhtml">MTV</a> on the sets of his ‘Slight Work’ video shoot and gave an update on the upcoming<em> G.O.O.D. Music</em> compilation album. Sean says the crew is flying to London to finish the album which is almost done and should be out in Spring, 2012. His sophomore album is coming later in the Summer. And before everything else, he will be releasing his <em>F.F.O.E. By Rose Lilah December 29, 2011
News Jay-Z Performs At Carnegie Hall In New York <p>Last night, February 6th, Shawn Carter aka Jay-Z performed for a sold-out show at the famed Carnegie Hall. The performance has elicited praise all around. The concert was put on to raise money for the United Way of New York City and the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation, so tickets were pricey, some being re-sold for $1000.</p> <p>Jay-Z started the night looking the part in a white tux, but by the end of the night he changed back in to his usual attire-- black t-shirt and gold chain.</p> By Rose Lilah February 07, 2012
News Lil Wayne & Chris Brown Confirmed For Grammy Awards' Dance Segment <p>The Grammy Awards only added a best dance recording/dance field in 2003, now to go along with that at this year's Grammys there will be a dance segment, and Chris Brown and Lil Wayne have been confirmed to perform during it.</p> <p>Grammy show producer Ken Ehrlich says, "we decided to go all out this year. All we're going to try and do next week is to try and put the home audience in the middle of it. ... It is more than just sitting there and watching it."</p> By Rose Lilah February 07, 2012
News Drake Covers The Source magazine An excerpt from the 8-page-long article By Rose Lilah October 26, 2011
News Jay-Z To Become First Solo Hip Hop Artist To Perform At Carnegie Hall <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p>Earlier today, Jay-Z held a press conference in New York City, New York with his Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation and United Way to announce that he will be playing two solo shows on February 6<sup>th</sup> and 7<sup>th</sup> at NYC’s Carnegie Hall.</p> By Rose Lilah December 08, 2011
News GQ Interview with Raekwon <p>Raekwon spoke to GQ about Wu-Tang Clan, his own success as an artist, and his relationship with Ghostface Killah. Check out some excerpts below.</p> <p>On Wu-Tang Clan:</p> <p>GQ: From the very start, Wu-Tang always had critical support. How important has that been for the group?</p> By Rose Lilah November 16, 2011
News Rick Ross Talks Beef With Young Jeezy, Release Date For Next Album <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p class="summary">Rozay talks Jizzle, as well as when you can cop "God Forgives, I Don't."</p> <p>While <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.16943/title.rick-ross-talks-upbringing-leaked-celebrity-photos">Rick Ross'</a> long-running beef with Young Jeezy is certainly not news, the Teflon Don has finally shed light on the contentiousness.</p> By Rose Lilah October 05, 2011