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Shawnna Wants Female Rappers To Work With Each Other
In a recent interview with Billboard where the Chicago rapper was profiled as one of 31 female MCs to change the game, Shawnna expressed her desire to see female rappers break the stereotype and start working with each other more.
"At this point in time, in hip-hop, the list goes and on and on with successful male hip-hop artists but you can count the successful female hip-hop artists with on
Kid Cudi Worked A Security Job When He Created His Debut Single
Kid Cudi stopped by Chelsea Lately last night for an interview that wasn't with Chelsea Handler. He discussed making music for the last 15 years, his foray into the business and how "Day N Nite" was created while he worked a security job with his producer Dot da Genius when he first moved to NYC.
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Talib Kweli Will Headline The First Ever J Dilla Tribute Concert
The Elixir Media Group has partnered up with the J Dilla Foundation to host "NY Loves Dilla," first-ever official J Dilla tribute concert in the Big Apple. The ceremony will be headlined by Brooklyn MC Talib Kweli. Jarobi of A Tribe Called Quest enlisted to host “NY Loves Dilla.” The...
Riff Raff Announces New Album Release Date
Riff Raff took to his Twitter account and revealed the official release date for his upcoming album. Neon Icon finally drops Apr. 29.
NEON iCON ALBUM DROPPiNG APRiL 29 http://t.co/eYyMLGC2xW
— THE NEON iCON (@JODYHiGHROLLER) March 4, 2014
Chief Keef Farts On His Girlfriend
Chief Keef was toying with his phone, checking out a new app earlier today when he lifted a cheek and let out a screeching fart right on top of his poor pregnant baby mama. The obnoxious smell was enough to make his girlfriend haul herself out of bed in protest...
The Roots Perform With Kid Toys On ‘The Tonight Show’
Alongside Jimmy Fallon and Idina Manzel, The Roots made their way to The Tonight Show to help perform Academy Award-winning song “Let It Go” from the animated feature Frozen. The backstage performance is complete with assorted kazoos, ukuleles, and mini xylophones. Hit 'play'...
Here’s How Members Of The Roots Got Their Stage Names
Ever wondered how Tariq got the name Black Thought or how Questlove was dubbed with such a curious nickname? In an "Ask The Roots" segment, the hip-hop crew recounts how each member got their monikers. Afterwards, watch The Roots make their way to The Tonight Show, alongside Jimmy Fallon and Idina Manzel, to help perform Academy Award-winning song “Let It Go” from the animated feature Fr
More Witnesses Questioned In Jimmy Henchman’s Trial
As things move forward with Jimmy Henchman's murder-for-hire trial, the light at the end of the tunnel progressively gets dimmer. More witnesses have approached the stand to spill the beans on the music mogul's killer mentality during a G-Unit war that Diddy tried to bring to peace circa mid 2000s...
Amy Winehouse’s Spirit Inspires Future To Stay In The Studio
Future talks to Tim Westwood about his upcoming album Honest, preparing for a baby with Ciara, being a business man, his hustle mentality and more, including why he's been spending all his time in one particular studio located in London...
Premiere: Smoke DZA’s New Album Cover Art And Tracklist
Smoke DZA is hard at work getting ready to liberate his upcoming LP titled Dream.ZONE.Achieve, scheduled to be released on Apr. 1. His leading single “Herases,” featuring TDE’s Ab-Soul, dropped on Monday (Mar. 3). Today, DZA gives XXL the green light to unveil both the album's cover and tracklist. Peep the rundown...
August Alsina Has Beef With Trey Songz
In an interview with Rap-Up, were August Alsina is promoting his album debut, the New Orleans crooner touches on a current beef he has with Trey Songz. The R&B fellas, who collaborated on the remix to August’s smash hit “I Luv This Sh*t,” had a recent falling out.
“I don’t really f...
It Took Pharrell 9 Tries To Make “Happy”
Pharrell called up The Angie Martinez Show on Hot 97 live from L.A. to talk about his Oscars performance, achieving success, writing up a slew of songs before creating "Happy." Skateboard P discussed it took him 9 tries to finally get the song right. How were the ...