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News RZA Discusses Being Unable To Vote Because He Is "Flagged" RZA discusses how being "flagged" on a "certain list" keeps him from voting, and also causes issues when he travels. By Rose Lilah November 06, 2012
News Rihanna To Be Presented With First Ever AMA Icon Award Rihanna will be the first artist to be named an AMA Icon at the American Music Awards. By Trevor Smith November 18, 2013
News Earl Sweatshirt Announces "2015 Ready To Leave Now" Tour Earl Sweatshirt is hitting the road with Remy Banks for the "2015 Ready To Leave Now" Tour. By Kevin Goddard July 24, 2015
News NICKI MINAJ TURNS 'PINK' ON DEBUT ALBUM <p>Young Money's femme fatale Nicki Minajpromised that when she reached a million followers on Twitter, she would hop on Ustream and announce her album title. After hitting a milli last week, Nicki honored her promise and hosted a web chat session last night (August 3), during which 13,000 users stopped in to watch. After calling fans that supplied their number via Twitter, she revealed her debut's title, 'Pink Friday,' which was named for its release on November 23 - the same week as Black Friday.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 04, 2010
News Michael Jackson Manslaughter Trial Begins <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p class="summary">The controversial trial of Dr. Conrad Murray started on Tuesday (September 27).</p> <p>The prosecution and defense have made their opening arguments in the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, who has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Pop legend Michael Jackson.</p> By Rose Lilah September 28, 2011
News Kanye West Was Paid $3 Mil To Perform For The President Of Kazakhstan's Grandson Last Night Never a dull moment in the life of Yeezus. By hnhh September 01, 2013
News Kendrick Lamar Wants Janet Jackson To Star In "Poetic Justice" Video Kendrick Lamar recently discussed how he is trying to recruit Janet Jackson for the "Poetic Justice" video. By Maurice Richardson December 28, 2012
Entertainment Did Kylie And Kendall Jenner Dishonor Biggie & 2Pac With This T-Shirt Design? Enter Jenpac. By Mitch Findlay June 29, 2017
News Asher Roth Talks About His Deal With Def Jam <p>XXL spoke to Asher Roth about his recent signing to Def Jam, and here's some of what he had to say on the deal:</p> <p>"We understand that Def Jam is ready to compete in a changing music business and a music business that’s changed drastically even since the last time I was out doing commercial music,” Roth explained. “Def Jam has the mindset and resources to compete in this arena, and I know [SRC Records CEO] Steve Rifkind knows that.”</p> By Rose Lilah November 22, 2011
Viral Kendrick Lamar Drives His Engineer Crazy In Hilarious New Sketch A viral sketch imagines the challenges of being Kendrick Lamar's personal engineer. By Angus Walker April 16, 2017
News Artwork Revealed For LL Cool J's "Authentic Hip-Hop" [Updated With Tracklist] In preparation for his 14th studio album, LL Cool J drops the artwork for "Authentic Hip-Hop". By Rose Lilah November 19, 2012
News Jay-Z & Kanye West Announce North America Fall Tour As "The Throne" <p>Hov and 'Ye go on a fall tour under the new moniker "The Throne."<br /> <br /> With their collaborative album Watch the Throne on the way, Jay-Z and Kanye West have announced an upcoming North American tour in the fall under the group name "The Throne."<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah July 25, 2011