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MURS And ¡Mayday!’s Joint Album Is Coming Out In June
MURS and ¡Mayday! are collaborating on the album, ¡MursDay!, which is scheduled for a June 10 release on Strange Music. Fans who pre-order ¡MursDay! will receive a free downloadable link for their song “Zombies.” ¡MursDay! will also be hitting the road o...
Kenny Kingpin “H.O.P.E.”
L.A. rap artist and fan favorite Kenny Kingpin recently released a brand new single titled “H.O.P.E.” (Hoes Offer Pussy to Everybody), taking the industry by storm with the pre-summer banger. With his clever lyrics over the catchy beat, produced by Chuck Heat (Scarface, Ray J), Kenny’s giving his fans a fresh new take on what’s to come on his highly anticipated upcoming EP “Better Than Dope Money.
TDE’s CEO To Suge Knight “Nobody Gets Sh*t Off Our Tour”
In a interview on The Arsenio Hall Show, Suge Knight called Kendrick Lamar and Game's label deals as "slavery," claiming today's artists get less money for their music and touring.
Knight accused Interscope of taking advantage of modern-day Compton heroes, Kendrick Lamar and Game. Suge talked about it more in an i...
Mike WiLL Made It Shuts Down Miley Cyrus Feud
Miley Cyrus was hospitalized yesterday afternoon (April 15) from a a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics and was forced to miss Tuesday night concert at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Cyrus sent out a tweet to fans expressing how sorry she was for missing the show...
OutKast Is Performing At Adult Swim’s Upfront Party In May
Last year headliner for Adult Swim's Upfront Party was Kanye West. This year, Adult Swim has announced that OutKast will be performing for the event next month.
Hey ya! @outkast is performing at our @adultswim upfront party in May! #outkast20
— Adult Swim News (@adultswimpr) April 16, 2014
OutKast began their 40-Festival tour stop in celebration of their 20th anniversary in the game since releas
Puff Daddy Is Worth $700 Million
Forbes listed hip-hop's top five wealthiest artist of 2014 and let's just say Diddy is living good. Diddy leads the pack with an estimated fortune that's worth $700 Million dollars. That's an increase of $120 million from his net worth last year. Those pr...
DMX Has A New Album In The Works
The last news we heard about DMX, he was gearing up to fight George Zimmerman in a celebrity boxing match. Now whether the fight is still on or not is up in the air, however DMZ’s publicist Domenick Nati says that X is working on his new album.
""All booki...
The 7 Best Tweets From Nas’s Live Twitter Q&A
Nas held a short Twitter Q&A called #AskNas in conjunction with iTunes Music today and he dropped some cool gems. Here’s what you might have missed.
Previously: Nas Is Answering Fans’ Questions On Reddit And Twitter At The Same Time
You made a classic album. Was that your goal ...
What We Learned: Nas’ ‘Ask Me Anything’ Session On Reddit
Nas was a guest on Reddit’s Ask Me Anything Session today in celebration of llmatic XX, a special 20th Anniversary Edition of the widely debated hip-hop classic that was released today via SONY Legacy, Nas answered fans questions about everything from Bishop Nehru, his favorite television show and everything about Illmatic.
Check out some selected Q&...
Nas Is Answering Fans’ Questions On Reddit And Twitter At The Same Time
The amount of news about Nas within 24 hours about the 20th anniversary of Nas’ classic album Illmatic and Illmatic XX, a special 20th Anniversary Edition of the widely debated hip-hop classic via SONY Legacy that was released today is insane.
Nas is currently answ...
Who’s Your Favorite Nicki Minaj?
Over the past month and some change, Nicki Minaj changed her style from loud wigs to a more natural look and it's turning heads. No seriously, did you see her at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards? But the question is, what Nicki Minaj look do you prefer...