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News Rihanna's "Unapologetic" Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200 For the first time in her career, Rihanna is atop the Billboard 200 in her first week of album sales. By Rose Lilah November 27, 2012
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News The-Dream Announces New Album, Works With Bieber <p>The-Dream is one of the great contemporary pop songwriters, so his fans took his impending solo retirement talk with a good deal of sadness. It looks like that break has come to pass, though. The-Dream has announced that he's heard his fanbase loud and clear and he's preparing to release another album of R&B manifestos in August.<br /> <br /> He announced the news on the red carpet for the premiere of Justin Bieber's 3D documentary 'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.' "Everybody's calling for an album now, so I should have one out by August," he said, breaking the news.<br /> By Rose Lilah February 11, 2011
News Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole Say Collabo Mixtape is Gonna “Shock The World” <p>Roc Nation signee J. Cole and Top Dawg Entertainment’s Kendrick Lamar are set to team up for an as-yet-untitled collaborative mixtape. XXLMag.com spoke to Lamar, who’s been busy in the studio working with Dr. Dre on <em>Detox</em>, to find out more details on the joint disc.</p> By Rose Lilah February 08, 2011
News Ja Rule's Lawyer Breaks Silence On 2-Year Jail Bid <p>Ja Rule pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon, but the New York rapper will not be going behind bars anytime soon. XXLMag.com just got off the phone with his lawyer, Stacey Richman, who says she managed to work out a deal with the district attorney to keep him free until he finishes some prior business agreements.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah December 15, 2010
News Wiz Khalifa Arrested on Drug Charges in North Carolina <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.billboard.com/news/artist/wiz-khalifa/783995" rel="nofollow">Wiz Khalifa</a>, the Pittsburgh MC who has been climbing the Hot 100 with his single "Black & Yellow," was arrested last night (Nov. 8) on marijuana charges in Greenville, NC, the <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/11/09/entertainment-us-nc-rapper-charged_8088945.html?boxes=Homepagebusinessnews" target="_blank">Associated Press</a> reports. By Rose Lilah November 09, 2010
Music Lil Pump Previews Upcoming Song With DJ Carnage Check out a snippet of an upcoming collab between Lil Pump & DJ Carnage. By Kevin Goddard January 03, 2018
Music Chance the Rapper Is Against Chicago's Proposed $95M Police Academy Chance the Rapper wants Chicago to think of alternate options. By Matt F November 08, 2017
Music Jim Jones Explains Why He Didn't Jump In Cam'ron/Mase Beef Jim Jones adds his two cents to the weekend Cam'ron/Mase beef. By Aron A. December 05, 2017
Society Honouring Female Hip-Hop Legends For Black History Month Lauryn Hill, Rah Digga, Remy Ma, Da Brat and more. We talk the importance of the black female artist. By Karlton Jahmal February 02, 2018
Music Cozz Spits A Lethal 4-Minute Freestyle For LA Leakers Watch Cozz spit a lethal 4-minute freestyle for the LA Leakers. By Kevin Goddard February 02, 2018
Music Meek Mill's Lawyer Speaks Out On Corrupt Cop Involved In Meek's Case Meek Mill's lawyer discusses the injustice that Meek is currently facing with corrupt cops in Philadelphia. By Alex Zidel February 15, 2018