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Migos Talk About Last Night’s Shootout
Earlier today it was reported that Migos were involved in a shootout that happen after they left the club around 3:30 a.m. A group of eight people left in a party van when they was traveling down I-95 near the 62nd st. exit. Suddenly a car pulled up next to the van and opened fire about a dozen rounds...
Biz Markie Is Going To Be On ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’
Biz Markie is going to be in a episode of SpongeBob SquarePants which premieres on Saturday (following the 27th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards), on March 29 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT on Nickelodeon. Markie is a hip-hop legend that has made icon songs such as “Just A Friend.” He'll gue...
Think It’s A Game Entertainment (TIG) Continues To Shine
Think It’s A Game Entertainment (TIG) continues to be a budding record label that features hottest Atlanta artsits, touting the likes of Rich Homie Quan, Trinidad James and Jacquees on its roster. Rich Homie Quan is celebrating his recent Platinum success on Bompton, California’s YG “My Hitta My Hitta” featuring, Young Jeezy. Jacquees is the voice of McDonal...
Rick Ross Hired Someone To Roll His Blunts
Rick Ross was on Chelsea Lately to chop it up about his album last night. He also discussed his wings franchise, what type of wings Chelsea would like and how he met a woman at a dispensary who rolled perfect blunts and hired her to be his personal marijuana roller. "Sh...
Migos Are Involved In A Highway Shootout
According to the CBS, no member of Migos was hurt from the incident.
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Migos is reportedly involved in a shooting on I-95 in Florida this morning, according to WSVN. One person was injured. The victim was reported to be either one of the members of the Migos or someone from their entourage. The...
Young Thug’s Deal With Record Label Was Worth 30K
A article on Buzzfeed is reporting that Young Thug has been signed to Atlantic Records imprint Artist Partners Group since the fall of 2013 in a “full-blown 360 deal” for a total of $30,000. The deal paid Thug an advance of $15,ooo at signing. A source told Buzzfe...
Last.fm Is Ending Radio Streaming Service
Last.fm is shutting down their streaming radio service starting April 28, Billboard reports. They will now use a new player they are currently testing to deliver personalized music that will be piped from VEVO and YouTube to its listeners. Last.fm ...
Atmosphere Is Hitting The Road
Atmosphere is coming into a town new your. With their new album Southsiders releasing on May 6, the Minneapolis duo have announced a tour. The will start in May and end in August. See the stops below.
Atmosphere:
05-14 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - O’Brian’s Event Centre
05-15 Calgary, Alberta - Flames Central
05-17 Edmonton, Alberta - Union Hall
05-18 Regina, Saskatchewan - The Exchange
05-20 Winnipe
A Fourth Victim Has Died From SXSW Incident
Another victim from the SXSW drunk driving incident on March 13 has died, as the Austin Police Department reports. The victim name is 18 year old DeAndre Tatum. This is the fourth person to pass from the incident. Steven Craenmehr, 35, creative director for the agency Massive Music, 27-year-old Jamie Ranae West and Sandy Le were the other three victims.
The incident le...
Chance The Rapper Discusses Violence In Chicago On CNN
On Episode 4 of CNN's eight-part series Chicagoland, Chance The Rapper discusses losing his best friend Kevin Ambrose when Chance was recording for Acid Rap. And on May 7, Ambrose was killed while going to pick up a friend at a Bronzeville Green Line station two blocks from home...
Billboard And Twitter Have A New Partnership
Billboard and Twitter announced their new partnership today and revealed Billboard Twitter Real-Time Charts. The chart will track music conversations in the U.S. among the millions of Tweets sent each day. It will use Twitter data to rank the top and emerging tracks in real time.
The p...
Sage The Gemini Performs On ‘Letterman’
Sage the Gemini's debut album Remember Me is in stores now for purchase. To promote it, Sage took the stage on Late Show with David Letterman last night (March 26) to perform his like “Gas Pedal.” He was joined by fellow HBK Gang member IAmSu!.
Watch the performance below.
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