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Flavor Flav’s Fried Chicken Restaurant Served With Eviction Papers
Flavor Flav's reign as a restauranteur seems to be grinding to an inauspicious halt, as his final remaining Flavor Flav's Fried Chicken & Ribs place in Sterling Heights, MI was served with eviction papers, according to TMZ.
Court papers apparently show that the restaurant owes $25,000 in back rent, late fees and damages dating back to the place's grand opening in December of 2012. Re...
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Mac Miller Talks Sea Turtles, His New Album And Rapping About Movies
At some point while putting the finishing touches on his sophomore album, Watching Movies With the Sound Off, Mac Miller had himself a bit of a Dark Side Of The Moon/Wizard Of Oz moment while watching a documentary on Netflix about sea turtles...
Mac Miller Predicts Kanye West Will Win Sales Battle On June 18
Mac Miller knows the public is itching to see whether his album Watching Movies With The Sound Off or J. Cole's new release, Born Sinner, will stand any chance against Kanye West's Yeezus when all three go on sale next Tuesday (June 18), but he personally doesn't see it as much of a competition.
"I'll tell...
G-Eazy Drops New “Must Be Nice” Video, Added To America’s Most Wanted Festival
G-Eazy unveils the visuals for his song "Must Be Nice," the title track off his 2012 album. The video follows him as he heads to Las Vegas to perform at the official after party for the Billboard Music Awards, tracking him from the hotel to the gym to the red carpet, where he finds Wiz Khalifa, PSY, Hayden Panettiere, and Miguel all interspersed with footage from his performance on stage
Jonny Shipes Comments On Pushing Back Joey Bada$$’ ‘Summer Knights’ EP
Earlier today, Joey Bada$$ took to Twitter to tell his fans that his long-awaited followup to last year's massive debut mixtape 1999—titled Summer Knights—was getting pushed back until July 1st, laying the blame at the feet of his Cinematic Music Group manager Jonny Shipes. XXL reached out to S...
Jay-Z, Rocawear Sued Over Nearly Half Million Debt
Jay-Z and his Rocawear clothing brand have come under scrutiny, with the New York Post reporting today that the company is being sued by wholesaler iSource NYC. The lawsuit alleges that Rocawear failed to pay the balance on a $1 million order and still owes the company $450,000.
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Problem Unveils ‘The Separation’ Tracklist, Drops New “Say That Then” Video
Compton's own Problem finally let loose the tracklist for his highly anticipated new mixtape The Separation, hosted by DJ Drama, which is due out this Thursday, June 13. The West Coast rapper taps League of Starz as a producer for a number of tracks, while also relying on production from Warren G and Jahlil Beats and guest features from T.I., Snoop...
Waka Flocka Flame ft. T.I. “50 K (Remix)”
Waka Flocka enlists the King of the South for the remix to the first track off his Salute Me or Shoot Me 4 (Banned From America) mixtape, which came out in the fall of last year. The original track featured former label boss Gucci Mane, but T.I. h...
Action Bronson And Harry Fraud – ‘Saaab Stories’ EP Review
After working exclusively with Party Supplies on 2012’s Blue Chips and then Alchemist on Rare Chandeliers, Action Bronson tapped longtime collaborator and NYC whiz kid Harry Fraud for his latest body of work, Saaab Stories. For Bronson, even with the steady brilliance and brash wit that made the aforementioned projects so enjoyable, Fraud’s production matches his laconic delivery in a way that oth
Weekly Release Guide: Action Bronson, Gunplay, Joey Bada$$, More
This week's release schedule is loaded up with young talent continuing to push the boundaries and a couple old heads setting out to recapture the magic. Without further ado, here's a rundown of the biggest hip-hop releases slated for this week...
Lil Kim In Neck Brace Due To Whiplash Following Car Accident
Lil Kim had a bit of a rough weekend, with a car accident leaving the Brooklyn rapper in a neck brace Sunday.
According to her Twitter account, Kim was in a minor accident that left her with whiplash and stuck in a neck brace for more than a week...
Nina Simone Biopic Producers Ask Dr. Dre To Score Upcoming Film
Dr. Dre may not be putting out any albums any time soon, but that doesn't mean he won't be contributing to new full-length projects in other realms. Film producer Gene Kirkwood mentioned recently in an interview with TheGrio.com that he's reached out to the super producer to score the new Nina Simone biopic that Kirkwood is executive producing...