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50 Cent Performs A New Song At SXSW
At SXSW 50 Cent debuted "Hold On" which is off his upcoming album Animal Ambition due out June 3rd. Fif is still scheduled to release “Hold On” and the Yo Gotti assisted “Don’t Worry ‘Bout It” with new videos accompanying them on On March 18. You can watch the video above.
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Gucci Mane, Yung Fresh And Jose Guapo “My Customer”
Gucci Mane keeps his promise and release another record which features Yung Fresh and Jose Guapo for "My Customer." On Monday Gucci announced that he will be releasing two new project on April 1st and drop two new records. Yesterday he released "Hot Boys" featuring Young Thug, today it's "My Customer" which will be the intro for Brick Factory Vol...
Tyler, The Creator Is Going On Tour
Tyler, The Creator will be heading out on a tour. He will start SXSW today and it will end on July 23rd in London. Tyler released Wolf last year in April of 2013 and features guest appearances by Frank Ocean, Mike G, Domo Genesis, Earl Sweatshirt, Left Brain, Hodgy Beats, Pharrell, Casey Veggies and Erykah Badu. It debuted at...
Pharrell Has A New Fragrance Coming Out
Pharrell season is not over yet. Skateboard P is releasing a fragrance with fashion designer Rei Kawakubo's Comme des Garçons called G I R L and will be for both men and women. Pharrell on working with Comme des Garçons, "I am so honored to be working with Comme des Garcons and cherish the education that I've experienced in this collaboration."
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Freddie Gibbs Dissed Jeezy Again
Freddie Gibbs new album with Madlib titled Piñata is coming out on March 18. It wouldn't be a Gibbs project if it didn't included is a Jeezy diss record. The track is called "Real" and Gangsta Gibbs debuted it last week at his show in Metro, Chicago. Footage fi...
Chance The Rapper Concert Get’s Shutdown
So Chance The Rapper's SXSW experience didn't start out so hot. Chance's show at Red 7 was shut down by the Austin, Texas fire marshal after 18 minutes due to overcrowding, according to Chicago Tribune. It was reported that at least 350 people were in Red 7, which has an official capacity of 300.
Even though fan...
Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell And Alicia Keys On ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2′ Soundtrack
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 looks fantastic. So with every highly anticipated film there has to be an impressive soundtrack with it. A song by Pharrell, Alicia Keys, Kendrick Lamar and Hans Zimmer is a great way to introduce a new soundtrack...
XXL’s Game Corner: Infamous Second Son Preview: Bright Lights, Bigger City
Fans who played Infamous, and Infamous 2 remember Cole McGrath was the character that helped define the game on the PS3, but developer Sucker Punch decided to switch gears and introduce a new hero inside their sandbox adventure. Set in Seattle McGrath has been reduced to a memory as a new man takes center stage in Infamous: Second Son in Delsin Rowe...
Young Money’s Album Might Land In Top 5 Next Week
Young Money’s new compilation album Rise Of An Empire looks to land in the top 5 on the charts next week projecting to sell 30-40k, according to Hits Daily Double. Who's fighting for the top spot? Well, Aloe Blacc (projected 60-75k), Luke Bryan (60-80k) and Disney’s Frozen all look to battle for No. 1.
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Drake And Rihanna Have To Be Dating Again
When news broke that Drake on the European leg of his Would You Like A Tour, sang a cover to Rihanna’s “Stay” in Brussels, Belgium. It was pretty much the nail in the coffin that the two superstars are seeing each other again. Just look at the inte...
Rick Ross Is No. 1 On The Charts
Mastermind will take the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 200, according to Hits Daily Double, Last week it was estimated that Rick Ross' Mastermind numbers would sell somewhere between 145-160k by HDD. A week later, the album is slated to rack in approximately 184,726 copies. If Rozay pulls in ...
Chipotle Didn’t Receive A Check From Frank Ocean
The Frank Ocean, Chipotle beef continues. It was reported last week Chipotle sued Ocean, saying they paid him an advance of $212,500 in July 2013 to record a song called "Pure Imagination" for a marketing campaign named the Scarecrow. But...