Is it just us or is hip-hop getting old?!

Rapper Fabolous turned 32 years old Wednesday (Nov 18) and everyone in New York City, including Rick Ross, Diddy, Amber Rose, Ryan Leslie, Adrienne Bailon and more, came out to party with him at the Hotel on Rivington that night.

Bossip says Fabo and Adrienne were extra close throughout the evening.

Adrienne Bailon appeared to be Fab’s right hand. Even with all of NY in the building, it appeared that the two were in arms reach of each other the whole night. Our spy didn’t see the two leave together but that’s normally what happens when you’re trying to keep things under wraps.

More pics from Fab’s birthday bash when you continue reading…

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Yesterday the Clipse released the remix video for their “I’m Good” song. Miami rapper Rick Ross jumped on this version and is also featured in the music video, which can be found after the break.

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R&B singer Monica, pictured above with BET personalities Terrence J and Rocsi Diaz, hit up BET’s 106 & Park Tuesday (Oct 27) to get word out about her new reality show, “Still Standing,” which premiered that same night, following the Hip Hop Awards.

“It was very scary stepping into the type of situation that would expose me and my life,” said Monica. “But I think that there are so many kids now that are aspiring to do exactly what I’ve done and I felt like that was worth me putting myself on the line so they would really understand what it’s like to try and juggle both a music career and personal life.”

SOURCE: FREDDYO

Monica’s show, “Still Standing,” comes on BET every Tuesday night at 10/9c.

Rick Ross and his new rap group Triple C’s were also in the building.

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The biggest names in hip-hop entertainment hit up the 2009 BET Hip-Hop awards, held in Atlanta, GA this past weekend. Folks like Soulja Boy, Gucci Mane, Monica, Tiny & Toya, Pretty Ricky, Shawty Lo, Plies, Rick Ross and more all walked the red carpet before making their way into the building to enjoy the show, which will air on BET Tuesday, October 27th at 8/7c.

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(01.) Jay-Z was given the honor of being the top emcee in the rap game for the year 2009, according to MTV. They give most of the credit due to his recent success with his latest album, The Blueprint 3.

Blueprint 3 is another Hov tour de force — and it destroys the myth that there’s an age limit on being a dope MC. At 39 years old, Jay is arguably still better than anybody on the mic today, rhyming with precision and grace. He throws buzzsaws right from the gate on the intro “What We Talking About,” where he raps about what he deems to be nonsense, like dwelling on rap beef.

Check out the full list after the break!

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Code 10, officer down! We repeat … code 10, officer down! Rapper Rick Ross took a nasty fall on stage at a recent show. While performing his verse for “Out Here Grindin’” the Miami native stepped too close near the edge of the stage, which caused him to slip and fall. You would think that him falling would be the highlight of the video, but seeing his handlers rush on stage to try to pick his big azz up was the funniest part of the clip!

Boy, we would pay good money to get a chance to see 50 Cent’s reaction to this the first time he saw the video. Check it out (at the 0:22 mark) for yourselves below.

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BET Studios in New York City was filled with celebrities as folks like Tyrese, Derek Luke, Ryan Leslie, Rick Ross, Ghostface Killah and Marques Houston dropped by to record appearances on 106 & Park Monday (Sep 28). Above singer Marques Houston can be seen posing with one of the show’s host, Terrence J. Continue reading for the rest of the pictures.

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Ashanti sure is looking good these days! It’s hard to believe Nelly let all of that go. She and Ja Rule reunited on stage at the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors Wednesday night (Sep 23), which saw performances from Wale, Kid Rock, Method Man & Redman, Eminem and more. The ceremony honored the pioneers of Def Jam along with the people, past and present, who helped create the label and build it into what it is today. Hosted by comedian Tracy Morgan, the show is set to make its television debut only on VH1 on Tuesday, October 13th at 9 pm.

It’s only right that the first Def Jam artist to be honored was the label’s foundation and face for so many years, LL Cool J. The Roots started it off with “Rock the Bells.” Black Thought ripped the first verse of the record, then gave way for a special guest: Eminem. Last year, Slim Shady publicly expressed his love for LL during a phone prank on DJ Tony Touch’s Shade 45 radio show. Spitting the second verse of “Rock the Bells” on Wednesday night, Em sounded almost exactly like the legend who inspired him. “Now I’m worldwide known/ Whether you like it or not/ My one-man band is Cut Creator…/ When he’s on the fader/ What’s my DJ’s name?” “Cut Creator!” The crowd yelled. Later, Kid Rock paid tribute to LL with “I’m Bad.” The Kid also DJed during the show, as did Ed Lover.

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We posted pictures of them on the set a couple of weeks ago, and here is the official music video for Rick Ross and Trina’s new music video for their song, “Face,” which is featured on Ross’ latest album, Deeper Than Rap, in stores now. Check out the new video below!

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Above pop singer Karlie Redd, Sebastian Bonner, former Danity Kane member D. Woods, rapper Rick Ross and singer/songwriter Mika Means can be seen posing for a picture together on the set of Ricky’s new music video for “Face,” which features female rap artist and fellow Miami native Trina. The video was filmed at Miami Gardens in Miami, FL.

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Peep rapper Ace Hood’s brand new music video for “Champion,” which features singer Jazmine Sullivan and fellow rapper Rick Ross. Continue reading for the Gil Green directed video and pick up Ace Hood’s new album Ruthless, in stores now!

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Rappers Soulja Boy and Bow Wow were among the many performers who took the stage Saturday night (Jun 20) in Atlanta during the 2009 Birthday Bash at Philips Arena. Hip-Hop and R&B acts alike all performed short sets during the 14th annual event, hosted by popular Atlanta radio station Hot 107.9. Continue reading for pics of Keri Hilson, Trey Songz, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, and much more!

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R&B/pop singer Ciara and rapper Rick Ross are both featured on the cover of the Summer 2009 issue of Rap Up Magazine, which also doubles at the hip-hop/R&B mag’s 4th Anniversary Issue (Happy Anniversary Rap Up fam!).

This particular issue features over 10 pages of all-new photos and will show Super C “like you’ve never seen here before,” according to Rap-Up.com. You’ll also find stories on Letoya Luckett, Jadakiss, Flo Rida, Akon and much more. The magazine hits stands nationwide this week.

Here’s “Always Strapped (Remix),” Birdman’s latest music video featuring Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Young Jeezy. This is the second single from his upcoming 5th solo album, Priceless, which as of now has no set release date. Peep the video below!

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One of the hottest tracks from rapper Rick Ross‘ latest album, Deeper Than Rap, has its very own music video. Continue reading to peep the video for “Rich Off Cocaine” featuring Avery Storm, which was filmed in Colombia just like All I Really Want. Deeper Than Rap – in stores now!

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Rick Ross wants you to know that his sunglasses are not … and we repeat … NOT fakes! According to Ross, the sunglasses he rocked on the cover of the May 2009 issue of XXL Magazine are authentic and were customized by Jacob Bernstein, AKA “The Sunglasses Pimp.” Bernstein compared tricking his clients’ shades out to tricking a car out and customizing it, telling All Hip Hop that “just because the product has been customized by me doesn’t take away from the fact that the frames are authentic Louis Vuitton Millionaires.”

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Dear Editor:

We were dismayed to see the cover of the May 2009 issue of XXL Magazine, which features a photo of Rick Ross wearing a pair of sunglasses prominently featuring counterfeit Louis Vuitton trademarks. Because the photo has generated considerable confusion among your readers and Louis Vuitton customers among others, we feel it is important to clarify several points.

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Video for Rick Ross‘ latest single, “All I Really Want,” featuring singer/songwriter The Dream. This comes off of Ross’ latest album, Deeper Than Rap, in stores now.

This is your typical rap video with lots of beautiful women, but this one has a slight twist: it was filmed in Colombia and features several Colombian elements. Check it out for yourselves after the break!

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Jasmina Anema’s search for a match for a bone marrow transplant has been made a bit easier, thanks to a few Florida-based entertainers and athletes who have united together to help the 6-year-old patient, who has just weeks to live after being diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia.

Florida natives Rick Ross, Trick Daddy, Pitbull and Flo Rida are a part of the group of celebrities providing their support to a special event, scheduled to take place in North Miami, Florida, in honor of Anema.

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Raise your hand if you’ve picked up your copy of Rick Ross‘ new album Deeper Than Rap. If your hand is not in the air at this very moment, what the hell is wrong with you? What are you waiting for? That ish is FIRE! We’re willing to look past him denying his past job as a CO for so long so that we can appreciate some real hip-hop.

Peep these new photos of him and The Dream on the set of Ross’ upcoming “All I Really Want” music video, which was shot in Medellin, Columbia recently. Continue reading for more photos.

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Here’s “I Really Want,” (prod. by Tricky Stewart) a new track from Rick Ross and his label mate, The Dream. Ross’ new album, Deeper Than Rap, is set for an April 2009 release.

D/L: RICK ROSS – “I REALLY WANT”

“Me not answering or addressing that situation has nothing to do with my career,” he’s quoted as saying. “I’ve accomplished enough, and I’ve made enough money for me to be good. … Yes, it was me in those pictures. But I’mma tell you this. Me taking that job, I was doing my job. You understand what I mean?”

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R&B singer The Dream has released a brand new remix video for his hit single, Rockin that Thang. The remix video, titled “Rockin That Sh*t” features appearances and features from rappers Fabolous, Juelz Santana, Rick Ross and Ludacris. Pick up a copy of The Dream’s latest album, Love vs. Money, in stores today!

Here’s the exclusive director’s cut for Rick Ross‘ brand new music video for “Magnificent,” featuring John Legend – from Deeper Than Rap, dropping April 21st 2009!

Brand new “Mafia Music” music video from Rick Ross. New album, Deeper Than Rap, coming soon. This sh*t right here looks bootleg as hell. Is it even a label-sanctioned product? It can’t be.

Rick Ross and a group of fellas who look like they were just released from the state penitentiary celebrated the Miami rappers’ 32nd birthday with an all-white themed party at Karu&Y in the M-I-A Wednesday night. DJ Khaled hit up the party too. More pics when you continue reading!

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As far as her music career is concerned, our girl Keri Hilson gets no love. But we love her over here at GOT! So hopefully ‘09 will bring her much success. She was one of the performers at The World’s Largest Office Christmas Party at Cafe Iguana in Davie, Florida. Power 96, a popular radio station in the area, hosted the event. Other performers included Flo Rida, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, and Jazmine Sullivan. More pics after the cut!

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Singers (and lovers) Chris Brown and Rihanna look like they just want to grab each other and …. well, you know the rest. The two performed on stage together at the B96 Jingle Bash in Chicago Tuesday night (Dec. 16th).

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ATLANTA // MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH 2008 » The 2008 Dirty Awards needs no introduction, and neither does rapper Alfamega (pictured above), the guy who started the infamous “Dirty Awards 2008 Brawl” when he threw a chair on stage during Shawty Lo’s performance last night. Want more photos? Continue reading!

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NEW YORK CITY // TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH 2008 » John Jackson aka Fabolous celebrated his 31st birthday with a party at Club Centurion in New York. He and rapper Rick Ross can be seen in the flick above. Continue reading see who else hit up the Brooklyn rapper’s birthday party.

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T.I. & LUDACRIS PERFORMING TOGETHER AT THE 2008 BET HIP-HOP AWARDS

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AIRDATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD 2008 ON BET @ 8 PM EST. Hold up! Is that T.I. and Ludacris performing? Together? On stage? In front of people? Apparently the 2008 BET Hip-Hop Awards were full of surprises: from T-Pain replacing Katt Williams as the host at the last minute, all the way down to T.I. and Ludacris sharing the same stage. And from the looks of it, the show looked to be pretty good. Be sure to catch it when it airs on BET this Thursday – October 23rd – at 8 PM.

Follow the break to check out photos of Nas, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne, and more performing at the 2008 BET Hip-Hop Awards.

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COMMON & T-PAIN GIVE EACH OTHER DAP ON THE RED CARPET AT THE 2008 BET HIP-HOP AWARDS

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AIRDATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD 2008 ON BET @ 8 PM EST. The 2008 BET HIp-Hop Awards went down in Atlanta over the weekend, and here you can check out the photos from the red carpet. If you haven’t heard yet, Katt Williams was nixed from his hosting duties, and T-Pain filled in for the comedian at the last minute. BET made up some bogus story talking about how Katt bet T-Pain he couldn’t beat him in a break dance battle, and how Katt’s hosting duties were up for grabs to whoever won. It later came to light that Williams had been arrested on the morning of the show. Sound familiar, anyone? *Cough* T.I. *cough* got arrested *cough* last year *cough* and he was *cough* supposed to perform. I’m just saying…

Anyway, follow the break to check out photos of Ciara, T.I., Flo Rida, Rick Ross, and more all on the red carpet at the ‘08 BET HIp-Hop awards.

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It took him long enough, but Rick Ross has finally admitted to his past! After TheSmokingGun.com dug up some old documents containing the Miami rapper’s full government name and social security number, which happened to detail of him being a correctional officer for the state of Florida back in the day, people began to question the rapper’s credibility. And up until recently, the “Boss” (as he calls himself) had neither confirmed nor denounced the allegations:

“Yes, it’s me. I never tried to hide my past. I put my name inside my CDs,” Ross says in the latest issue of Don Diva Magazine. “I never ratted on a nigga. I never prosecuted a nigga. I never locked up a n*gga, that’s first and foremost.”

“I always felt that me being the nigga that I am, I never owed a ni*gga an explanation. When I’m making my music and I’m talking about blow, it’s because I did it. When I say that I’m rich off cocaine, it’s because I did it. Those are the street principals that apply.”

We don’t believe you William, you need more people!

Sidebar: I wonder how long it took him to grow that beard out…

Here’s another T2W video premiere from Bun B featuring Rick Ross, David Banner, and 8-Ball & MJG. The song is titled “You’re Everything,” and it and the video is a tribute to Pimp C. The video features some of the biggest hip-hop artists from the south. Bun B’s latest album, “Ill Trill” is in stores now!

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A few days ago, Rick Ross was accused of being a correctional officer before he made it big to the rap game. Trick Daddy supposedly said something about it recently and the interviewer asked Rick Ross about it and he definitely had a mixed response! Check out the video above!

Rick Ross, or should I say William Roberts, has a new video out. It features Trey Songz, and it’s titled “This is the Life.” Who cares, right? Forget this video … I want a response from this liar about what’s going on, STAT! Rick Ross, you got some ’splaining to do!!!

RICK ROSS WAS A CORRECTIONS OFFICER BACK IN THE DAY » Over the past couple of days, rumors began to spread about rapper Rick Ross‘ past employment as a corrections officer in Dade County, FL, and it all started with a comment made by fellow Miami rapper Trick Daddy. Of course, in true hip-hop fashion, Ricky Ross denied the allegations stating that his life was “100% real,” and accused his “haters” of photoshopping his face onto someone else’s body. Well, it turns out, Mr. Ross (real name: William Roberts) was indeed a corrections officer, according to official reports leaked by TheSmokingGun.com. Way to go, Ricky! Or should I say, Willy…

The site matched the rapper’s Social Security number with that of William Roberts who graduated from the Florida Department of Corrections (DoC) training academy and was assigned to Dade County’s South Florida Reception Center in December of 1995. He was 19 years old at the time. He left the job in 1997.

At 19 years old, William Roberts graduated from the Florida Department Corrections training academy and was hired as a prison guard in a Dade County prison in December of 1995. He left the job 2 years later, and about 9 years later, became the rapper we all know as Rick Ross. Wow, what a life history!

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Usher performing “In This Club” as the opener for the 2008 BET Awards, which aired last night live from Los Angeles.

The 2008 BET Awards went down last night, and while there were a few lackluster performances (Usher’s being one of them), there were a few memorable, surprising, and exciting moments. One being Alicia Keys’ performance when she brought out SWV, En Vogue, and TLC! Another notable performance of the evening was Ne-Yo’s, where he showed us he can hang with the big dogs when it comes to his dance moves – he even brought out the Jabbawockees (winners of MTV’s America’s Dance Crew). Chris Brown did his thing as well, and surprised everyone when he brought out Ciara. Did Rihanna approve of this beforehand? I’m curious to know. And speaking of Rihanna, did anyone else notice how far she’s come along, as far as her live vocals? I was really impressed when she performed Take A Bow! And last, but most certainly not least, on my list of the best performances of the night, Lil’ Wayne! He kind of scared me towards the end of the show because it seemed like he wasn’t going to come out. The show was already running 15 or 20 minutes over when he was introduced. But he did come out, and he showed us exactly how and why he has sold nearly 1,500,000 copies of Tha Carter: III so far! He started out with Got Money (feat. T-Pain), paid homage to Static Major (R.I.P.) with Lollipop, and ended off his performance with A Millie. He had the whole crowd hyped, and ended off the show perfectly.

While the 2008 BET Awards did have its good moments, much of the show left me with a bitter taste in my mouth. I expected a lot more from Usher. His performance was probably the most hyped up (pre-show), and ended up being one of the absolute worst of the night. While I love Keyshia Cole’s Heaven Sent, she really needs to work on her live vocals … and her stage presence. She had a lot of energy, she just didn’t know how to keep it all together. She looked like she was doing too much to me.

In my opinion, the 2007 BET Awards were much better. The performances, the overall show, and oh yeah … the host! Who the hell approved of D.L. Hughley being the host of this year’s show? I hope they received a pink slip in their box this morning. BRING MO’NIQUE BACK!!!

Follow the break for nearly 50 photos from all of last night’s performances

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Here’s the official T2W premiere of Rick Ross‘ new video for Here I Am featuring rapper Nelly and Derrty ENT recording artist Avery Storm. Be sure to check out Rick’s new album, Trilla, which is in stores now!

Some of Miami’s Finest (and I use that term loosely) grace the July 2008 cover of XXL Magazine. Rappers Rick Ross, Trina, and Flo Rida, as well as Radio Personality/Artist DJ Khaled all are representing the MIA in this issue of the Magazine. They all have CD’s in stores NOW! Go support!

Rapper Plies and R&B singer Ne-Yo were both spotted in Miami on the set of their new video for Bust it Baby Pt. 2. Algernod’s new album, Definition of Real is set to drop on June 10th. Oh, you didn’t know? That’s Plies’ government name! Funny shit, huh? DJ Khaled and Rick Ross also made their way to the set of the video.

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Y’all know it’s that time of the year again. Spring Bling 2008, BET’s annual spring break celebration, was filmed this year in Riviera Beach, Florida. You already know this shit is gonna be on repeat for the next couple of months. So until that happens, maybe these flicks will hold you over!

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Here is the Think2wice video premiere of ‘Boss’, featuring T-Pain, Rick Ross’ second single from the album Trilla (Def Jam) in stores March 11th!

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“Down In Tha Dirty” is the second single by Disturbing tha Peace from their compilation album Strength in Numbers. It features Bun B & Rick Ross and was produced by Clinton Sparks.

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