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First Look at Kanye West in His New “Power” Music Video!

First Look at Kanye West in His New “Power” Music Video!

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Check out this screenshot of rapper Kanye West in his brand new “Power” music video, which is set to drop ANY DAY NOW! More »

♫ NEW BEATZ: Nicki Minaj – “Ice Cream Man”

♫ NEW BEATZ: Nicki Minaj – “Ice Cream Man”

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Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj likes cherries on top and a cup of nuts in her latest music release “Ice Cream Man.” The track is produced by Zaytoven and comes off the Limelight’s Exclusive mixtape. More »

Eminem’s “Recovery” is Still No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Beats Rick Ross’ “Teflon Don” by 11,000 Copies

Eminem’s “Recovery” is Still No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Beats Rick Ross’ “Teflon Don” by 11,000 Copies

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Eminem‘s latest album Recovery is still sitting high on the Billboard 200 albums chart. So high that even fellow rapper Rick Ross, who just released his new album Teflon Don last Tuesday (Jul 20), couldn’t bump it down, even though Recovery has been out for 5 weeks! More »

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Kanye West Joins Twitter and Announces He’s Changing the Title of His New Album

Kanye West Joins Twitter and Announces He’s Changing the Title of His New Album

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Twitter became just a little bit more interesting when the king of capitalized rants finally bit the bullet and joined the popular social networking website. More »

Diddy and His Bad Boy Family Cover the August/September 2010 Issue of VIBE Magazine

Diddy and His Bad Boy Family Cover the August/September 2010 Issue of VIBE Magazine

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Diddy and all of his artists cover the August/September 2010 issue of VIBE Magazine, also known as the “JUICE” issue! More »

T.I. Refuses to Speak on His Upcoming Wedding + New “King Uncaged” Promo Shots

T.I. Refuses to Speak on His Upcoming Wedding + New “King Uncaged” Promo Shots

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Everybody and their mama knows by now that rapper T.I. and his fiancee Tameka “Tiny” Cottle are getting married this weekend in Miami, but that doesn’t mean that Tip is ready and willing to talk to just anyone about it. More »

WTF? Nicki Minaj Randomly Starts Speaking Like She’s British in MTV Interview

WTF? Nicki Minaj Randomly Starts Speaking Like She’s British in MTV Interview

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Is Nicki Minaj British?

More than likely not….but she sure can speak like a Brit! The Young Money rapper recently broke out in a British accent  randomly during an interview with MTV News while on the set of her new music video for “Your Love.” Check out the footage below: More »

MUSIC VIDEO: Bow Wow F/ Sean Kingston – “Put That On My Hood”

MUSIC VIDEO: Bow Wow F/ Sean Kingston – “Put That On My Hood”

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Rapper Bow Wow represents his hometown in his latest music video release “Put That On My Hood” featuring singer Sean Kingston. More »

J. Cole, Estelle, Melanie Fiona and More are 2010 BET “Rising Icons”

J. Cole, Estelle, Melanie Fiona and More are 2010 BET “Rising Icons”

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BET “Rising Icons” J. Cole, Estelle and Melanie Fiona pose with Grey Goose Brand Manager Chauncey Hamlet on the red carpet of the premiere of the second season of BET’s Rising Icons, presented by Grey Goose at Club Avenue in New York City last night (Tues. More »

♫ NEW BEATZ: Usher F/ Jay-Z – “Hot Toddy”

♫ NEW BEATZ: Usher F/ Jay-Z – “Hot Toddy”

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R&B singer Usher and rapper Jay-Z have one thing in common: they both need a “Hot Toddy!”

The two superstars have collaborated on a single off Usher’s upcoming album Versus which is set to release on August 24th….and if we must say, the dynamic duo laced up a pretty fly track! More »

Kanye West Gives Facebook an Exclusive First Listen to New Tracks from His New Album

Kanye West Gives Facebook an Exclusive First Listen to New Tracks from His New Album

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Facebook employees got the opportunity of a lifetime yesterday (Tues. Jul 27) when rapper Kanye West paid a visit to Facebook HQ in Palo Alto, California to preview a handful of brand new, never-before-heard tracks plucked from his upcoming album release. More »

T.I. Presents “K.I.N.G. Camp” Graduates with Awards and FREE Laptops!

T.I. Presents “K.I.N.G. Camp” Graduates with Awards and FREE Laptops!

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T.I. heads a summer camp out of Atlanta called the “K.I.N.G. Camp,” and Monday (Jul 26), campers were honored for their outstanding achievements and received awards for conduct, leadership, sportsmanship and academic achievement from the rapper himself during a graduation ceremony at the conclusion of the summer camp. More »

♫ NEW BEATZ: Nicki Minaj F/ Rick Ross – “Your Love” (Remix)

♫ NEW BEATZ: Nicki Minaj F/ Rick Ross – “Your Love” (Remix)

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Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj teams up with rapper Rick Ross in the “Your Love” remix.

The original version has been buzzing everywhere and still stands at it’s No. More »

MUSIC VIDEO: Trina F/ Flo Rida and Git Fresh – “White Girl”

MUSIC VIDEO: Trina F/ Flo Rida and Git Fresh – “White Girl”

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Rapper Trina shows us how to party like a “White Girl” in her newest music video release featuring rapper Flo Rida and R&B group Git Fresh. More »

Fat Joe Says Capitol Records Left Him to Die

Fat Joe Says Capitol Records Left Him to Die

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Rapper Fat Joe is celebrating the release of his tenth studio album The Darkside Vol. 1 today (Tues. Jul 27), but the Terror Squad front-man says issues with his old label Capitol Records caused his 2009 album J.O.S.E. More »

T.I. Says He Can’t Sink His Teeth into HBO’s “True Blood”

T.I. Says He Can’t Sink His Teeth into HBO’s “True Blood”

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The King isn’t a fan of true blood.

Rapper T.I. recently admitted during an interview with MTV that he wasn’t into HBO series True Blood during his time behind bars…..however his prison inmates were! More »

Irv Gotti Thinks Nicki Minaj is as Talented as Lauryn Hill?

Irv Gotti Thinks Nicki Minaj is as Talented as Lauryn Hill?

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Irv Gotti raised a lot of eyebrows over the weekend when Vibe.com published a snippet of an interview where the producer/record label founder claims that Young Money femcee Nicki Minaj is (and we’re quoting this guy EXACTLY) “as talented as Lauryn Hill.”

VIBE: Does Nicki Minaj have what it takes to be a star? More »

Lil Wayne Says Drake and Nicki Minaj are Setting Him Up for an Early Retirement

Lil Wayne Says Drake and Nicki Minaj are Setting Him Up for an Early Retirement

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Whoops! We almost forgot about Tunechi‘s blog (LOL). Lil Wayne posted an entry a couple of weeks ago updating his fans on how he’s doing while serving time in prison. More »

MUSIC VIDEO: Waka Flocka Flame – “Hard in the Paint”

MUSIC VIDEO: Waka Flocka Flame – “Hard in the Paint”

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Rapper Waka Flocka Flame‘s impromptu block party in Los Angeles’ The Jungles (made famous in the movie “Training Day”) is shut down by the police in his latest music video for his new single “Hard In Da Paint.”

The Gucci Mane protege is riding high off the success of his mixtapes and his debut single “O Let’s Do It” and is currently working on his debut album, due to be released later this year. More »

Soulja Boy Brings His “Pretty Boy Swag” to BET’s 106 & Park

Soulja Boy Brings His “Pretty Boy Swag” to BET’s 106 & Park

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Soulja Boy dropped by BET’s 106 & Park Thursday (Jul 22) to promote his upcoming third studio album Dre (due in stores October 5th) and the album’s lead single “Pretty Boy Swag,” which he later performed. More »

Dr. Dre Sued for $1.2 Million by Paramount Recording Studio!

Dr. Dre Sued for $1.2 Million by Paramount Recording Studio!

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We all know that Dr. Dre is known for spending 99% of his time recording studios. Well it appears that the super producer has been “free-loading” at Paramount Recording Studio. More »

MUSIC VIDEO: T.I. F/Keri Hilson – “Got Your Back”

MUSIC VIDEO: T.I. F/Keri Hilson – “Got Your Back”

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Rapper T.I. has found himself a ride or die chick in his newest music video release “Got Your Back”, which also features fellow ATLien Keri Hilson. More »

Rick Ross Stole His “Teflon Don” Album Name from John Gotti, Says Gotti’s Grandson Carmine

Rick Ross Stole His “Teflon Don” Album Name from John Gotti, Says Gotti’s Grandson Carmine

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Rick Ross has found himself in trouble yet again for using someone else’s name without permission. The Miami rapper named his new album Teflon Don, which was also mob boss John Gotti‘s nickname back in the day. More »

No Way! Justin Bieber in the Studio with Dr. Dre?

No Way! Justin Bieber in the Studio with Dr. Dre?

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Pop sensation Justin Bieber is on the move!

The Biebster recently got a chance to spend the day with Hip-Hop producer Dr. Dre in the studio and took to his Twitter to describe the experience. More »

What’s The Deal with Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music? Is it a Label or Not? GLC Explains…

What’s The Deal with Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music? Is it a Label or Not? GLC Explains…

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Pretty much since the rise of stars like Kanye West and John Legend, we have heard them make references to their label, G.O.O.D. Music… but is it a label or is it just a union of Hip-Hop/R&B artists? More »

♫ NEW BEATZ: Trey Songz F/ Nicki Minaj – “Bottoms Up”

♫ NEW BEATZ: Trey Songz F/ Nicki Minaj – “Bottoms Up”

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R&B singer Trey Songz teams up with Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj in his latest music release “Bottoms Up.” The track is said to be the first single off Trey’s upcoming fourth studio album Passion, Pain, & Pleasure, which is set to hit stores September 14th. More »

Lil Wayne’s Dropping a New Album on His Birthday

Lil Wayne’s Dropping a New Album on His Birthday

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Although the rapper still has over a hundred days left in jail, Lil’ Waynes co-manager Cortez Bryant told Vibe that he will be releasing new Wayne material in the form of a digital EP called I Am Not A Human Being this fall! More »

Snoop Dogg Rocks a Big Blue Bandanna While Performing in London

Snoop Dogg Rocks a Big Blue Bandanna While Performing in London

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What in the Crip blue hell?!

Rapper Snoop Dogg wore a bodysuit designed to look like a blue bandanna (usually worn by a group of gang members in Los Angeles known as “the Crips”) as he performed in London, England at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire Friday night (Jul 9). More »

♫ NEW BEATZ: Rick Ross F/ Jay-Z & John Legend – “Free Mason”

♫ NEW BEATZ: Rick Ross F/ Jay-Z & John Legend – “Free Mason”

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Rapper Jay-Z tries his best to do away with those pesky rumors of him being a part of a secret society known as the “Illuminati” as he raps his verse on Rick Ross‘ new song “Free Mason,” which also features vocals from R&B singer John Legend. More »

Snoop Dogg and His Wife Shante Broadus Open Up About their Daughter’s Battle With Lupus

Snoop Dogg and His Wife Shante Broadus Open Up About their Daughter’s Battle With Lupus

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For the first time ever, Snoop Dogg and his wife Shante Broadus are opening up about their 11-year-old daughter Cori‘s battle with lupus, which began she was only 6 years old. More »

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