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News K'naan Considering Suing Romney's Campaign For Using "Waving Flag" <p>K'naan, a Somalian-born rapper, is considering suing presdential candidate Mitt Romney, who decided to use K'naan's song "Waving Flag," as his victory anthem.</p> By Rose Lilah February 02, 2012
News Curren$y Signs Sir Michael Rocks To Jet Life Recordings <p>The Cool Kids members joins forces with Spitta under his own shingle.<br /> <br /> Last night, Curren$y announced that he has officially signed The Cool Kids' Mikey Rocks to his Jet Life Recordings.<br /> <br /> Making the announcement via Twitter, Spitta adds Sir Michael Rocks to a roster that already includes Ciso, Trademark Da Skydiver, Young Roddy and Street Wiz. The label is currently housed under Warner Bros. Records.<br /> <br /> <span id="intelliTXT"> <p>Check the announcement below.</p> By Rose Lilah October 24, 2011
News T.I. To Remain In Prison Until September 29th <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p class="summary">Tip will remain incarcerated until his initial release date.</p> By Rose Lilah September 04, 2011
News Man Arrested for Stealing Laptop From Lil Wayne Video Shoot <p>A South El Monte, Calif. man posing as a backup dancer was arrested Friday (Feb. 18), after stealing a laptop, a Louis Vuitton purse and various other valuables from the set of a Lil Wayne music video shoot.<br /> <br /> According to police, Marco Negrete, 20, took a laptop, purse, a wallet and tickets to the NBA All-Star game, sometime between 9PM and midnight Thursday night (Feb. 17), from a trailer at Citrus College in Glendora, Calif. The trailer was located on the set of the music shoot for Lil Wayne and Cape Town, South Africa singer Porcelain Black.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 20, 2011
News Fabolous Preps New Mixtape For February <p>After his hugely popular mixtape There Is Not Competition 2 last year, Fabo is readying another free offering for his fans set to drop sometime in February, 2011. As of now, the tentative title is The S.O.U.L. Tape since he’ll be rapping over soul sampled beats and will have no DJ drops. #Win.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 27, 2011
News Young Buck's Home Raided by the IRS <div> Rapper Young Buck's Tennesseehome was raided by U.S. federal agents on Tuesday, August 3 to seize his most valuable assets after he allegedly failed to pay $300,000 in taxes. </div> <div> </div> <div>A representative for the former G-Unit member, real name David Darnell Brown, claims government officials ransacked his house, taking items including recording equipment, jewelery, furniture and even his children's Playstation 3 games console, to cover his reported debt to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). </div> <div> </div> By Rose Lilah August 04, 2010
News College Student Performed Skit as Lil Wayne in Blackface <p>Ignoring a good century of racial progress and pretty much all common sense, a senior at Bethel University in Minnesota recently performed a multi-song skit for students sporting blackface in an attempt to impersonate Lil Wayne. Unsurprisingly, the backlash was immediate, with the university officials launching an investigation and a subsequent apology from the obviously-spooked student group involved.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah May 15, 2010
News Murs Announces Cancellation Of Paid Dues 2014 Murs regretfully announces that Paid Dues 2014 is cancelled. By Rose Lilah May 01, 2014
News Police ID Suspect After Shooting Takes Place In the Home Of Chief Keef's Manager Following an intense shooting leaving a man wounded at the house rented by Chief Keef's manager, the formal investigation yielded an ID of the suspect. By hnhh April 04, 2014
News Kanye West & Kim Kardashian Reportedly Planning To Sue Whoever Leaked Proposal Footage [Update: Youtube Co-Founder Leaked The Footage] Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are upset with the marriage proposal video leaker, and they may be looking to sue. By Rose Lilah October 25, 2013
News Damon Dash's Son Arrested For Assaulting Girlfriend Damon Dash II has been arrested for assaulting his girlfriend. By hnhh September 29, 2013
News Talib Kweli Says New York Radio Doesn't Support NY Artists Talib Kweli backs Trinidad's recent comments and says New York radio stations dont support its artists. By Kevin Goddard December 12, 2013