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Plies Prepares To Unleash His "Goon", Still Keeps It "Real"

August 10, 2009 6:10 PM


Plies' upcoming solo album, Goon Affiliated, will reportedly land in stores this fall and the rapper says it is as "real" as ever.

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Jay-Z & Kanye West's Jay Leno Performance Confirmed

August 6, 2009 5:53 PM


Jay-Z, Kanye West and Rihanna have been confirmed to perform on the "Jay Leno Show" premiere next month.

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Shyne To Face Judge For Forgotten Parole Hearing

August 3, 2009 5:33 PM

Incarcerated rapper Jamal "Shyne" Barrow is reportedly due in court tomorrow (August 4) for a parole hearing that was overlooked at his original sentencing.

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Jay-Z Unveils "The Blueprint 3" Album Cover

August 3, 2009 5:03 PM


Jay-Z has created more attention to his upcoming The Blueprint 3 by releasing the project's official cover art.

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E-40 Co-Signs MTV Jams' "Bay Day" Celebration, "We Deserve To Be Recognized"

August 2, 2009 7:30 AM


After highlighting LA, ATL and MIA hip-hop, MTV Jams will be celebrating Bay area rap, with a full day of videos and interviews by artists from the Bay today (Sunday).

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Alfamega Explains Alleged T.I. Diss Song, "Fake People Feed Into Fake Beef" [Audio]

July 30, 2009 5:33 PM


Alfamega has addressed the claims that his song, "Round One," is a direct diss towards T.I., his former label boss.

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Drake To Star As Funnyman In New Sitcom

July 29, 2009 5:53 PM

Rap newcomer Drake will make his return to the small screen in a new upcoming series called "Us and Them."

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Lil Wayne Bosses Up For Young Money, "I'm Trying To Get My Artists Down Right" [Video]

July 29, 2009 5:42 PM

Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne recently spoke on the status of his Young Money record label and said he was still working on his forthcoming Rebirth album.

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Fabolous' "Loso's Way" Projected To Sell 100K, On Track For No. 1 Debut

July 29, 2009 5:20 PM

Fabolous' new album, Loso's Way, will reportedly debut No. 1 next week and is projected to sell up to 100,000 albums in its first seven days on store shelves.

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Fabolous Looks To Biggie, Pac & Eminem For Album Theme [Video]

July 28, 2009 5:17 PM


Fabolous recently spoke on his Loso's Way album and the importance of sparking a return to themes in rap.

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Jay-Z's Last-Minute Booking "Kind Of A Miracle," Says All Points West Organizer

July 24, 2009 4:05 PM

All Points West music festival organizers explain how Jay-Z came on as a last-minute replacement for the Beastie Boys and saved the show.

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Drake Defends "All The Breast & A**" In New Video, "Hopefully They Don't Take Offense" [Video]

July 2, 2009 4:45 PM


The scantily clad women in the Kanye West-directed video for Drake's "Best I Ever Had" has drawn mixed reactions from celebrities across cyberspace.

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Tru Life Surrenders To Police For Murder Case

June 24, 2009 2:31 PM


Tru Life, who was once signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella label, reportedly turned himself into authorities last night (June 23) for first degree murder charges. 

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Jay-Z Goes Post-Racial, "There Is No Such Thing As Black Music"

May 1, 2009 11:00 AM

Hip-Hop mogul Jay-Z has reportedly shared his post-concert thoughts on fused music genres after a performance at the University of Arizona earlier this week alongside Kelly Clarkson and Third Eye Blind.

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G-Unit Associate Revokes Rick Ross' Pass, "You Can't Come To Queens" [Video]

April 9, 2009 3:00 PM

G-Unit associate Mazaradi Fox recently spoke on Rick Ross' alleged trip to New York, claiming details have been misconstrued.

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Kanye West Faces Off W/ 50 Cent, Launches Beverage Line

April 9, 2009 2:15 PM

Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West has joined forces with GURU Beverage to launch a new line of organic drinks that will compete with 50 Cent's Formula 50 VitaminWater.



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Obama Logs On, Plans Weekly YouTube Messages To The American Public

November 14, 2008 5:47 PM

Barack Obama

 

President-elect Barack Obama has announced today (November 14) a new plan to begin recording weekly Democratic addresses for YouTube and radio broadcast this weekend.
 

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Lil' Wayne, 50 Cent & Nas Bid Farewell To "Rap City"

November 7, 2008 6:00 AM

Rap City

50 Cent, Lil' Wayne, Nas, Busta Rhymes and LL Cool J will join forces to help close out BET's longest-running program "Rap City" with the show's finale this weekend.


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