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News Nicki Minaj Discusses Evolution Of Her Career Nicki Minaj talks about her career on Shade 45. By Rose Lilah April 04, 2012
News Rick Ross Explains MMG Situation With Pill Rick Ross speaks on Pill, who was affiliated with MMG for awhile. By Rose Lilah March 13, 2012
News Mac Miller Talks On Asher Roth Comparisons <p>Mac Miller and Asher Roth are both white rappers from Pennsylvania and based on that alone they are often compared. Mac Miller's debut album "Blue Slide Park" is projected to sell 100,000 units in its first week, whereas two years ago, Asher Roth's debut album "Asleep In The Bread Aisle" only moved 62, 000 in its first week. Why is that? <em>XXL</em> spoke to Mac Miller about the comparisons of himself and Asher Roth and what he says is quite true.</p> By Rose Lilah November 10, 2011
News Nicki Minaj Talks On Her Red Carpet Outfit, Performance At The Grammys & More <p>Nicki Minaj called in to talk to Ryan Seacrest about the Grammys. She spoke about that very strange outfit she wore to the Grammys (a red, hooded dress, peep the photo below) and the Pope look-alike she came with, as well as her performance of "Roman Holiday" at the Awards show and the meaning behind it.  She also talks about the Super Bowl incident with M.I.A., Madonna's influence, and her new single "Starships," dropping tomorrow.</p> By Rose Lilah February 13, 2012
News Nicki Minaj Covers Paper <p>Nicki Minaj covers the magazine <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.papermag.com/" target="_blank">Paper</a>, changing it up with green hair on the cover, but she rocks her pink hair for the rest of the shoot. Peep some photos below and excerpts from the interview.</p> By Rose Lilah February 10, 2012
News Jessica Gomes Talks About How She Became "Maybach Music Lady" <p>Jessica Gomes, who was recently revealed to be the "Maybach Music" lady, has now spoken to <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://globalgrind.com/music/supermodel-voice-behind-maybach-music-speaks-jessica-gomes-exclusive-interview">Global Grind </a>about how it came together. Turns out they recorded her voice spontaneously, she is not actually friends with Rick Ross, and she isn't getting paid for the drop. Read what she said below.</p> <p><strong>When did you do it?</strong></p> <p>I did it back in 2007, 2008. I think it was 2008, though.</p> By Rose Lilah January 16, 2012
News Pharrell Talks About His New-Found Inspiration Pharrell talks about the music industry and doing something different. By Rose Lilah March 06, 2012
News Old School Music: A Look At Big Daddy Kane's "Aint No Half-Steppin" <p>For many hip-hop heads the golden-era of hip-hop was during the '80s-'90s. For those of you who believe that is true, you might enjoy <em>NPR</em>'s "The Record". Every other Friday they are looking at some of the first hip-hop music videos, which were played on a TV show called "Video Music Box". "Video Music Box" was created back in 1984, and was the first show to document hip-hop music and culture (and it's still on today!). The show was created and hosted by a man named Ralph McDaniels. By Rose Lilah November 07, 2011
News Talib Kweli Announces Black Star Project For Next Year <p>Talib Kweli recently revealed to <em>MTV</em> that he and Mos Def, the duo making up Black Star, are looking to drop a new project sometime next year.</p> By Rose Lilah November 04, 2011
News Frank Ocean Threatened With Lawsuit Over "American Wedding" & Rep Responds To Ocean About Suit Frank Ocean could be sued over his song "American Wedding." By Rose Lilah March 01, 2012
News Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci" Ghostwriter Says He Hasn’t Received Royalties <p>Speak, a rapper-turned-ghostwriter from Moreno Valley, California, who co-wrote Kreayshawn’s hit single “Gucci Gucci,” among others, says he still hasn’t seen any royalties for his work.</p> By Rose Lilah November 02, 2011
News Common Drops New Diss Record Directed Towards Drake <p>Despite the fact that the Rick Ross’ <em>Rich Forever</em> was undoubtably the most downloaded mixtape last week, many hip-hop fans have paid closer attention to the Drake verse that was seemingly directed at Chicago rapper Common on the French Montana assisted, “Stay Schemin’” track.</p> <p>Although Drake didn’t say Common’s name, Common has already replied with a diss record over the same beat and has specifically called out Drake for his use of singing during his raps and the sensitive nature of some of his songs.</p> By Rose Lilah January 09, 2012