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Listen to AZ, ‘Vintage’
AZ drops "Vintage," produced Rodney Hazard. "Vintage" is the opening track off of Hazard's debut production album Victim Volunteer due out March 31st. The cuts on the record was done by DJ Mekalek. AZ describes the process of making the record when he got the beat from Hazard: "When I got the beat from Rodney, it was called 'Paint,' so when I listened to it, it got me in t
Bodega Bamz Steals a Car in ‘Billy Bats’ Video
After dropping "Billy Bats" last week, Bodega Bamz releases the video for his new single off of Sidewalk Exec. In the gritty visuals, Bamz and his crew lift a car right after they were spotted by an enemy. It's like a sceme straight out of Gone in 60 Seconds. The...
Listen to Juvenile Feat. Young Juvie, Daniel Heartless and Lil Soulja Slim, ‘Listen 2015′
Juvenile drops a new record called "Listen 2015" featuring Young Juvie, Daniel Heartless and Lil Soulja Slim .
Juve takes a back seat with this record, only crooning for the hook ("See i know why you caught up in your feelings / you see we stack that racks in up to the ceilings"). Y.J...
Juvenile Says He Will Retire on Cash Money Records to Be a CEO
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Listen to the 911 Phone Call From Lil Wayne’s Miami Home Shooting Hoax
The 911 call from Lil Wayne's Miami home swatting incident is public. TMZ got their hands on the police call and it's pretty interesting. A guy claims he just shot four people at Lil Wayne's house. "I'm at Dwayne's house," said the unidentified caller. "I just shot four ...
Rush Limbaugh Says if Kanye West Performed Racist SAE Chant at the Grammys it Would be a Hit Song
This is unfortunate.
During his radio show Wednesday (March 11), Rush Limbaugh said that he thinks if Kanye West (he referred to 'Ye as Kim Kardashian's husband) performed the racist chant sang by members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon of University of Oklahoma at the Grammys, it would be a hit song. Limbaugh...
Mural of The Notorious B.I.G. Is Coming to the Grocery Store He Worked At
Danielle Mastrion wants to create a mural of The Notorious B.I.G. on the side of the Key Food market in Brooklyn's Clinton Hill neighborhood​, where Biggie used to work at during the summers before he was famous. Mastrion told DNA Info what she has planned for the Biggie mural.
"This is ab...
Robin Thicke and Pharrell’s Lawyer Will Appeal “Blurred Lines” Ruling
Howard King, the attorney who represented Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams in the "Blurred Lines" case says he will be appealing the verdict. The Hollywood Reporter reports that King will fight the ruling made on Tuesday (March 10) that his clients must pay over $7 million to Marvin Gaye's family for infringing copyright...
Drake Donates $75K to Build Recording Studio for Philadelphia High School
Drake donated $75,000 to help build a studio at Strawberry Mansion High School, a school in Philadelphia. The Huff Posts reports that the OVO Sound leader became involved after seeing the ABC News special that focused on the school's Principal, Linda Cliatt-Wayman, and her tough love approach to reduce the violence and improve the academics...
Secret Activist Group Anonymous Sends a Warning to Kanye West
Someone under the flag of Anonymous—the international activist and hack group— sent out a message to Kanye West, calling him out for his behavior. The authenticity of the video isn't confirmed. Their Twitter page's (@YourAnonNews) history has been erased so it can't been seen if they tweeted out the video. The seven plus ...
Young Thug Disses Rich Homie Quan During a Concert
At a recent concert on the Rodeo tour with Travi$ Scott, it appeared Young Thug took a shot at RHQ, calling him "bitch homie quan." Quan and Thugger have been connected by the hip for years. But last month Rich Homie Quan shared the news that he's temporarily stepping away from Birdman and Rich Gang so he can focus on his solo career. Coming o...
Jay Z’s Bid for Swedish Streaming Company Is Accepted
Jay Z's $56.2 million bid for Aspiro, the Swedish streaming company, has been accepted. Swedish news outlet E24 confirmed the news. Minority shareholders had apprehensions at first but minority shareholder representative Sune Karlsson accepted the bid on their behalf.
In an email to E24, Fredr...