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News Rihanna & Drake To Perform Together At 53rd Grammys <p>Ex flames and good friends Rihanna and Drake will take the stage together at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, it was announced today. Their performance will mark the first time the pair have performed together on live television. Cee-Lo Green and Gwyneth Paltrow are the other new announcements who will team up for their own duet with the Jim Henson Company Puppets.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 02, 2011
News Nicki Minaj, Swizz Beatz, Pusha T & More Add "Power" To Kanye West's Remix <p>Rappers Nicki Minaj, Swizz Beatz, Pusha T and more are expected to appear on the remix toKanye West's upcoming "Power" smash hit.<br />  <br /> West is also expected to link with Mos Def and John Legend for the remix.<br /> By Rose Lilah August 16, 2010
News Drake Takes a Break From R&B, Puts Mixtape on Hold <blockquote> <p>Drake recently revealed that he's taking a break from working on his highly-anticipated R&B mixtape, 'It's Never Enough,' to focus more seriously on rapping.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 27, 2010
News DMX Released From Prison <p>After serving less than half of his 90-day sentence, DMX  has been released from a Los Angeles prison. The Yonkers native was freed Thursday (Aug. 12) afternoon after serving only 18 days behind bars for a probation violation, stemming from a 2002 reckless driving conviction. X turned himself in late July after his release from an Arizona prison where he had just served six months behind bars for violating parole with substance abuse.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 13, 2010
News Milwaukee Man Arrested for Impersonating Drake's Manager <p>Yet another con man has been arrested for impersonating Drake's manager, and attempting to rip off unsuspecting promoters looking to book the rap star.<br /> <br /> According to a complaint filed by Milwaukee, Wisconsin promotions company, Eagles Entertainment, Joey Turner Jr. (aka Jo Flowroshus) posed as Drake's manager, Cortez Bryant recently, and bilked the promotions company out of a $9,000 deposit for a show scheduled to take place Sept. 1 in Milwaukee.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 11, 2010
News Fabolous Dating Amber Rose? & Kanye Dating Ex Pussy Cat Doll <p>Kanye West and Thornton were spotted at the Marc Jacobs women's store on Mercer St. during the boutique's Fashion's Night Out festivities. After chatting up Vogue editor Anna Wintour, they took photos together and held hands leaving the boutique. Fans of West chased the musical twosome down the street, snapping pictures on their cell phones.<br /> <br /> An in-the-know source says West, 33, and Thornton, who turns 26 on Sept. 26, have been "dating for only about two weeks" but that things are going "very well."<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah September 15, 2010
News Lil Scrappy Fails Urine Test, Proves Positive For Marijuana Lil Scrappy's urine test proved positive for marijuana, and so the rapper is entering a rehab facility. By Rose Lilah May 22, 2013
News Wiz Khalifa Reveals Justin Timberlake Will Be On Juicy J's "Stay Trippy", Talks New Album Wiz Khalifa reveals some details on Juicy J's upcoming "Stay Trippy", as well as his own album which he plans to release this year. By Trevor Smith April 23, 2013
Interviews The Game Talks Favorite Cartoons & What His Kids Have Taught Him Game spoke to HotNewHipHop about his favorite cartoons growing up, as well as opening up about what he had learned from his children. By Trevor Smith July 15, 2013
News Lil Scrappy Turns Himself In To Police Lil Scrappy turned himself in, and VH1 camera crews caught it all on tape. By Rose Lilah April 23, 2013
News Chris Brown Hit-And-Run Victim Wants Charges Dropped [Update: Brown's Probation Revoked] The victim in Chris Brown's ongoing Hit-And-Run case has expressed no desire to prosecute, and Brown's lawyers have filed to have the charges dropped. By Trevor Smith July 15, 2013
News Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, & Azealia Banks Among Hip-Hop Artists In Lollapalooza's 2013 Line-Up [Update: Official Line-Up Revealed] Hip-hop will be represented at Lollapalooza this year by 2 Chainz, Kendrick Lamar, Azealia Banks and more. By Rose Lilah April 01, 2013