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News Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV" Now Aiming for 850,000 Debut Lil Wayne By Rose Lilah August 30, 2011
News Lil Wayne Drafts Nas, Shyne & Jadakiss for Tha Carter IV Posse Cut <p>Lil Wayne plans on ending his new album, the fourth installment of his highly successful Tha Carter series, with a bang. XXL has learned that the stream-of -conscious lyricist drafted other wordsmiths, Nas, Shyne and Jadakiss for an all-star posse cut that will close out the LP.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah July 11, 2011
News Odd Future's Tyler The Creator Detained In LA <p>Odd Future's Tyler the Creator has provided more details on his run-in with Los Angeles police yesterday (May 10) claiming he was briefly detained, not arrested.<br /> <br /> While initial speculation suggested he was arrested, Tyler said he was temporarily held for disturbing the peace while promoting his new Goblin album.<br /> <br />     "And F*ck Those Cops. Had Us In Cuffs For No Reason, Didn't Do Sh*t. "Disturbing The Peace, Loitering And Skating Pass A Cop" What The F*ck?," he tweeted Wednesday (May 11).<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah May 11, 2011
News T.I. Expected to Finish Prison Sentence in September <p>T.I. will be coming home sooner than expected. The Atlanta rapper has received a prison release date that comes one month earlier than originally planned; he'll be shedding his orange jumpsuit and leaving the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Low in Forrest City, Ark. on Sept. 29, 2011.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah May 09, 2011
News Drake Scores Huge Payout, Sends Kanye West Packing W/ $1 Mil Asking Show Fee <p>Young Money's Drake managed to earn a huge payout over the weekend by performing at a former television network executive's party as the replacement for Kanye West.<br /> <br /> According to reports, Drizzy's New York City one-night weekend performance landed him a solid $250,000.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah May 09, 2011
News Snoop Dogg Reportedly Jumps in Studio With Charlie Sheen <p>Actor Charlie Sheen is putting his "winning" regimen to song and he's bringing Snoop Dogg along for the ride.<br /> <br /> The troubled actor-turned-Internet star, who was recently fired from the popular CBS comedy 'Two and a Half Men,' posted a picture of himself and Snoop, along with former Korn member Robert Patterson making sweet music. The trio were pictured recording at Sheen's house over the weekend.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah March 29, 2011
News Wiz Khalifa Celebrates Opening For Steelers Game <p>Wiz Khalifa celebrates a personal victory as the Pittsburgh Steelers head to the Super Bowl after a crushing defeat of the New York Jets.<br /> <br /> As expected, Khalifa, a native of Pittsburgh, performed his hit record "Black and Yellow" for the home team.<br /> </p> <p><iframe height="345" frameborder="0" width="560" allowfullscreen="" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OkxwZdRh6c8" type="text/html" class="youtube-player" title="YouTube video player"></iframe></p> <p>He said he would celebrate in his own special way.</p> By Rose Lilah January 25, 2011
News Wiz Khalifa Unhappy With Lil Wayne’s ESPN Interview <p>Hip Hop DX caught up with Wiz Khalifa while he was at Philadelphia’s Wire 96.5FM radio station on a promo tour. DX asked Wiz if Lil Wayne’s recent ESPN interview (above) about remaking Khalifa’s ‘Black and Yellow’ was a subliminal response to the rapper’s supposed lyrical jabs in the past at Tyga.<br /> <br /> Below is the response from Wiz and clearly, he doesn’t look too happy.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah March 05, 2011
News Rick Ross On Young Jeezy Rift, "If We Gonna Play That Sport, Let's [Do It] Like Men" <p>In the December/January issue of The Source, Rozay took time to respond and clear the air on the Jeezy “BMF” beef.<br /> <br />     Has the phone call between you and Young Jeezy take place yet?<br /> <br />     Nah. That hasn’t happened. It’s nothing I’m looking forward to.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah December 07, 2010
News Album Cover Revealed For Schoolboy Q's "Oxymoron" Schoolboy Q delivers the official artwork to his long-awaited album "Oxymoron". By Kevin Goddard January 20, 2014
News Kanye West Sued Over Sample In "Bound 2" Kanye West is facing a lawsuit from a former child star over the sample used in "Bound 2." By Rose Lilah December 24, 2013
News Justin Timberlake Announces Third Leg Of "The 20/20 Experience" Tour Justin Timberlake announces even more tour dates for his "20/20 Experience" tour. By Rose Lilah April 07, 2014