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Reviews Review: Tyga "Careless World: Rise Of The Last King" A review of Tyga's most recent album. By Rose Lilah February 29, 2012
News Eminem Delays Movie "Southpaw" To Focus On His Music There's good news and bad news. Bad news: Eminem has put the movie he was set to star in, "Southpaw," on hold. But the good news is, it's because he wants to focus on his music. By Rose Lilah May 09, 2012
News Big Sean Speaks On Sophmore Album, Production From Kanye & No I.D. <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://bootlegkev.com/2012/02/exclusive-big-sean-interview-w-bootleg-kev-video/" target="_blank">Big Sean recently sat down and spoke to Bootleg Kev</a>, and he gave us some details on his Sophmore album. The follow up of "Finally Famous: The Album," will feature production by Kanye West and No I.D.</p> By Rose Lilah February 27, 2012
News MTV's Hottest MCs Honourable Mentions <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679816/hottest-mcs-honorable-mentions-j-cole.jhtml" target="_blank">MTV</a> has put together a list of Honourable Mentions for those artists that didn't make their Hottest MCs list. Check it out below.</p> <p><big><b>J. Cole</b></big><br /> J. Cole had a phenomenal 2011. His debut album, <i>Cole World: The Sideline Story,</i> has gone gold and yielded a platinum single with "Work Out." Cole, who was once an underground favorite, broadened his fanbase by touring with Rihanna on her <i>Loud</i> Tour.</p> By Rose Lilah February 24, 2012
News Nicki Minaj Pulls Out Of Hot 97 Summer Jam Nicki Minaj didn't perform as anticipated at yesterday's Summer Jam because Peter Rosenberg took shots at her during the pre-show. By Rose Lilah June 04, 2012
News Tyga Covers YRB & Discusses Nas Collab <p>With the release of "Careless World" only yesterday, Tyga gives us some details on how the Nas collab came together, his single "Rack City," his past mixtapes and more in <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.yrbmagazine.com/2012/02/tyga-view-from-the-top/" target="_blank">his recent interview with YRB</a>. He also gets the cover of the issue. Check some excerpts below and photos for the cover story.</p> <p>On Nas Collab:</p> By Rose Lilah February 22, 2012
News Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) Talks On "Top 40 Underdogs" & Black Star <p>Yasiin Bey, previously known as Mos Def, sat down to speak to <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://hypebeast.com/2012/01/yasiin-bey-the-year-of-the-underdog/">Hypebeast</a> and gave an update on what's coming up for him, including his new series Top 40 Underdogs. Read some excerpts below.</p> By Rose Lilah January 31, 2012
News Mobb Deep's Havoc Takes Shots At Prodigy On Twitter Havoc engages in Twitter beef with his Mobb Deep group member Prodigy. By Rose Lilah April 09, 2012
News Kendrick Lamar Speaks On His Early Rap Battles & Calls Kim Kardashian "Worn Out" In a recent interview K.Dot talks about his start doing rap battles and gives his thoughts on Kim Kardashian. By Rose Lilah May 01, 2012
News ASAP Rocky & Crew Get Into Fight With Crowd At SXSW ASAP Rocky and ASAP mob brawl with crowd at SXSW show. By Rose Lilah March 18, 2012
News Drake Says He Will Not Respond To Common & More <p>While <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://nahright.com/news/2012/01/30/drake-on-whether-he-will-respond-to-common-and-his-shots-at-vanessa-bryant-exclusive/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nah_right+%28Nah+Right%29" target="_blank">Nah Right</a>'s Nation was on the set for The Weeknd's "The Zone," he asked Drake the questions we've all been wondering about (but I think we all kinda assumed the answer he gave): will he respond to Common? No. Peep the interview below.</p> By Rose Lilah January 30, 2012
News Man Shot At Young Jeezy Concert, Concert Cut Short Young Jeezy's show in Toronto ended early due to a shooting. By Rose Lilah April 05, 2012