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News 2 Chainz Says That He Has Been Working With Kanye West <p>2 Chainz, formally Tity Boi, confirmed that he signed with Def Jam in a recent interview with <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://rapfix.mtv.com/category/rapfix-live/">RapFixLive</a>, and in addition he announced that he has been working with Kanye West for the past year.</p> <p>On working with Kanye he said the following:</p> By Rose Lilah February 02, 2012
News Chris Brown May Not Do Any Interviews in 2012 <p>Tina Davis, Chris Brown's manager, recently spoke to <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/chris-brown-will-not-do-interviews-but-concentrate-1005787752.story#/column/the-juice/chris-brown-will-not-do-interviews-but-concentrate-1005787752.story" target="_blank">Billboard</a> on the r'n'b singer/rapper, and according to her he may not do any interviews in 2012. Read some excerpts below.</p> <p><strong>On His Comeback After The 2009 Incident With Rihanna:</strong></p> By Rose Lilah January 04, 2012
News Lil' Kim Announces Release Of Five-Track EP <p><span id="intelliTXT"> <p class="summary">Kimmy Blanco takes to Twitter to reveal the upcoming release of a handful of tracks.</p> <p>Lil' Kim has announced the release of an upcoming five-track EP, set to impact around the holidays.</p> <p>Taking to Twitter to reveal the project, Kimmy Blanco broke news of the release yesterday. "#TeamLilKim For the Holidays I'm releasing a 5 song EP for yall as a preview of what's to come in 2012 & so on 4rm Lil' Kim :) !!!!!"</p> By Rose Lilah November 26, 2011
News T.I. Covers Vibe <p>T.I. graces Vibe's end of year cover, and according to Vibe,</p> <p>"<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From Bin Laden's Death to his own personal problems, Tip gave his brutally honest opinions on each matter. Though he promises a wiser and more in-tune leader, Tip still stands by the same beliefs and morals that made him the man he is today. His perspectives may both shock and surprise but Tip holds nothing back in VIBE’s Google-assisted meeting with the kang."</span></span></p> By Rose Lilah November 25, 2011
News Kanye West Cites Nietzsche In Lawsuit for "Stronger" <p>Kanye West, who was facing lawsuit from a man called <span id="intelliTXT">Vincent Peters who claims that Ye stole his idea for his hit song "Stronger", cited Nietzshe as his influence for the song idea in a brief his legal team submitted last week.<br /> </span></p> By Rose Lilah November 24, 2011
News Big Sean Responds to Ludacris Diss <p>Earlier this week, Ludacris surprised everyone when he aired out Drake and Big Sean on a mixtape record titled, ‘Bada Boom’ and ‘History Lesson’. The records were in response to Drake and Big Sean’s past interviews were they alluded to him using their flows. In a recent interview with a Seattle Radio Station KUBE 93, Big Sean responded to Luda’s diss by saying that he has no issues with Ludacris:<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah November 18, 2011
News 50 Cent Discusses Current Rap Game, Working with Dr. Dre <p>XXL interviews 50 Cent for the December/January issue of the magazine, read some excerpts from the interview below.</p> <p>On The Current Regime In Rap:</p> By Rose Lilah December 05, 2011
Reviews Review: Ludacris' "1.21 Gigawatts" <p>Ludacris is back in the game and reminding us who thafuck he is with his new mixtape “1.21 Gigawatts (Back To The First Time).”</p> <p>Ludacris goes in on this mixtape with the flow we've expected to hear from him ever since “Phat Rabbit”. I'm sure this mixtape will please his fans as a far as flow goes. The content is nothing we haven't heard before, that is to say, it's pretty typical. But this entire mixtape isn't Ludacris doing anything drastically different-- I mean, the title alone is a pretty good indication that he's trying to get back to his roots.</p> By Rose Lilah November 17, 2011
News Young Jeezy Talks About "TM: 103" <p>Billboard.com's <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.billboard.com/#/column/the-juice/exclusive-young-jeezy-talks-tm-103-album-1005604552.story" target="_blank">The Juice</a> spoke to Young Jeezy about "TM:103," his fourth studio album, set to be released December 20th.</p> <p>Here's what he had to say on it:</p> By Rose Lilah December 02, 2011
News Young Jeezy Opens Up About Rick Ross Beef <p>Young Jeezy made his way to MTV’s RapFix show earlier today and joined Sway to speak on his upcoming album “TM 103″. During their conversation, Jeezy opened up about his relationship and rumored beef with Rick Ross, explaining where things stand at this point. Young Jeezy feels that Rick Ross and himself should sit down and talk about their situation.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah December 01, 2011
News Lil Wayne Has Eyes On A Joint Project With Rick Ross <p><span style="font-size: small;">These days you would have to live under a rock not to notice that <strong>Lil Wayne</strong> is seemingly everywhere. The superstar MC and Young Money label head has dominated the album charts with his latest release <em>Tha Carter IV</em>, which has remarkably sold over 1 million copies in little under a month. By Rose Lilah September 23, 2011
News Charles Hamilton's Apology Letter, "Maybe Jail Did Teach Me A Lesson" <p>Troubled rapper Charles Hamilton has finally reemerged into the public's eye by releasing an open letter discussing his whereabouts and apologizing to his mother.<br /> <br /> In the letter, Hamilton also acknowledges his recent stint behind bars.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 09, 2011