Nas & Damian Marley Collabo Disc 90 Percent Complete, Says Rapper
Headlining this summer’s Rock the Bells tour, Nas and Damian Marley are giving concertgoers a preview of their upcoming collaboration album, Distant Relatives. While the album still has no release date or label, the pair has been performing album cuts like ...
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Several new releases hit the stands last week but none could compete with the late King of Pop, whose catalog’s sales continued to skyrocket after his death. Like previously reported, despite his overwhelming sales, Michael Jackson will not be sitting atop ...
Read MoreMJ’s Best
So Michael Jackson's Memorial went down yesterday, but this is far from the end. It's almost been two weeks since MJ passed and the amount of coverage his life or death is getting doesn't seem to be decreasing one bit. I ...
Read MoreM.O.P.: Foundation
M.O.P. Foundation (E1 Music) Throughout their career, M.O.P. have epitomized hardcore hip-hop. Now, after numerous mixtapes and side projects, the firing squad returns with Foundation, their first LP in nine years. M.O.P.’s Lil’ Fame and Billy Danze waste no time delivering their patented ...
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Photography Phill Knott In his songs, and his conversations, The-Dream swears a lot for an R&B singer. “Shit.” “Damn.” “Muthafuckas.” Nouns, verbs, adjectives. He sings as audaciously as he speaks. He’s even got an unreleased track called ...
Read MoreThe Black Carpet
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Read MoreFat Joe Recalls How Michael Jackson Personally Cleared Sample
Fat Joe looked no further than Michael Jackson when it came time to pay tribute to his mother, Maria. XXLMag.com recently chopped it up with the Bronx rapper to find out how the King of Pop was responsible for making ...
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Show & Prove
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