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Amber Rose Beats Emotional Distress Lawsuit Filed by Wiz Khalifa's Mother

KC Orcutt — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 16:03:32 +0000

Nobody wins when the family feuds.

Happy Birthday Canibus

XXL Staff — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 14:30:12 +0000

Rapper Canibus turns 38 years old today...

Chris Brown, Trey Songz And Tyga Are Going On Tour Together

XXL Staff — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 15:09:34 +0000

Chris Brown and Trey Songz sent the music world into a frenzy on Monday (Nov. 10) after officially announcing their Between The Sheets Tour.

Breezy and Trigga both arrived at The House of Blues in Los Angeles to deliver the news...

Tyga Arrested By LAPD During Video Shoot In South Central

Marvin Jules — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 14:42:13 +0000

Update (Nov. 12, 2:59 p.m.): Monday, Nov. 10, Tyga had a run in with the police that resulted with him being handcuffed and his body guard being arrested. Yesterday (Nov. 11), cops stopped the same video shoot again because the crowd was getting too rowdy, according to TMZ...

Waka Flocka Flame Reps His Set On The 'Flockaveli 2′ Artwork

Marvin Jules — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 18:12:55 +0000

Update (Nov. 11, 4:47 p.m.): Waka shared the tracklist of Flockaveli 2 via his Twitter. Peep it below.

#Flockaveli2 track-list pic.twitter.com/MQGQvfHEUH

— Waka Flocka Flame (@WakaFlockabsm) November 11, 2014

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Waka Flocka Flame's debut album Flockaveli is arguably one of the more influential albums released in the last decade, bringing Altanta's trap music aesthetic to the forefront of the music scene. Fast...

Nicki Minaj Says 'The Pinkprint' Will Be "Important To Hip-Hop"

Marvin Jules — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 16:50:53 +0000

Fresh off of covering V Magazine a couple days ago, Nicki Minaj has added another cover to her portfolio, landing the Dec. 2014 edition of Billboard this time around.

Billboard released a few quotes from the cover story, one of the quotes being an answer as to why she won't rest on her laurels...

Masika Tucker Left With Scars And Injuries After Alleged Yung Berg Attack

Morgan Murrell — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 16:35:38 +0000

But... Let me check my light though...

Rayven Justice Signs A Management Deal With Waka Flocka Flame's 36Brickhouse

Carl Lamarre — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 22:11:23 +0000

After teaming up on Rayven Justice's remix to "Slide Thru", Waka Flocka Flame signed the young crooner to a management deal with 36Brickhouse. Justice grabbed the animated rapper for his single and his new video as well...

Angie Martinez Signs Management Deal With Roc Nation

Eric Diep — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 21:31:37 +0000

Angie Martinez is the latest talent to sign to Roc Nation.

According to the Roc Nation website, the Power 106 radio personality is listed under their management division. Angie is the first person under the Personality category...

Tiny Defends Her New Ice Gray Eye Color

Carl Lamarre — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 22:10:59 +0000

Change can good be a good thing, right? Well, Tiny felt it was time for a change of her own. Many speculated on the rumor pertaining to the reality star's decision to permanently change her eye color...

Lorde Calls Kanye West Her Hero And Idol

Marvin Jules — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:02:17 +0000

Lorde called Kanye West her "hero" and "idol" in an interview conducted by Billboard. When talking about Kanye West's remixing of her new song "Yellow Flicker Beat," which will be on Lorde's Hunger Games soundtrack, she stated that she actually had to cold-call Kanye to remix the track...

K. Michelle Will Have A Song About Drake On Her Upcoming Album

Marvin Jules — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 14:25:55 +0000

Atlanta bred songstress and former "Love & Hip-Hop" star K. Michelle is due to release her sophomore album AWBAH (Anyone Wanna Buy A Heart) before year's end, and the title of one of the songs off the LP is interesting to say the least.

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Birdman Has Given Away Almost 50,000 Turkeys Altogether For His Annual Giveaway

Morgan Murrell — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 22:15:33 +0000

Thanksgiving is right around the corner. While some of us prepare to buy decorations and slave away in the kitchen to cook pounds of excess food, there are millions of people in the country who lack that luxury...

Lil Wayne To Drop 'Tha Carter V' (Part 1) On December 9

Eric Diep — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 03:54:21 +0000

Earlier today, Mack Maine tweeted that Lil Wayne was making a public service announcement to explain why Tha Carter V got pushed back. In the short clip, Wayne apologizes to his fans for the delay, but promises it will be worth the wait...

Listen To Black Milk's New Album 'If There's A Hell Below'

Eric Diep — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 20:03:17 +0000

Black Milk's newest album has arrived. The Detroit staple has made his project available for streaming on BandCamp, which features Blu, Pete Rock, Bun B and Random Axe members Sean Price and Guilty Simpson...

Birdman On Tyga And Young Money Beef: "That Sh*t Ain't Cool"

Eric Diep — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:04:40 +0000

Last night, Birdman held a private listening session at NYC’s Quad Recordings for selected media outlets in preparation for another Rich Gang album dropping on Nov. 24. While Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug were absent, the YMCMB CEO entertained his guests by previewing about seven records from the LP that predominantly features rising stars Thugger and Quan...

Joey Bada$$ And Smoke DZA Supply Their Signature Sounds At NYC's Highline Ballroom

XXL Staff — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:09:56 +0000

Photography By: Owen Rogers

Joey Bada$$ and Smoke DZA headlined the 7th annual CMJ takeover, Thursday night at the Highline Ballroom. Doors for the the event opened at 11 PM, but many fans did not arrive until well after midnight, as the line outside the venue continued to grow throughout the evening...

Listen To MC Jin's New Album 'XIV:LIX'

Eric Diep — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:52:22 +0000

MC Jin, who was formerly on Ruff Ryders and gained fame for being 106 & Park's Freestyle Friday champion, returns with his new album XIV:LIX.

The LP revolves around the concept of whether someone's 15 minutes of fame can really be up...

Nicki Minaj Speaks On 'The Pinkprint,' Her New Look, And Why She's Into Branding These Days

Eric Diep — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 14:54:05 +0000

Nicki Minaj is featured in GQ's November issue. Currently, the Young Money rapper is working on her third studio album, The Pinkprint, which is led by her booty-shaking single "Anaconda." In this story written by GQ contributor Taffy Brodesser-Akner, she follows Minaj during Fashion Rocks, a concert fundraiser for New York Fashion Week, and spoke to her about the real reason behind the making of "Anaconda," her toned down look, branding, and much more...

Migos Member OffSet Superman Punches A Fan During Massachusetts Show

Eric Diep — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 19:03:26 +0000

Migos are a group not to mess around with.

The ATL trio were performing a show at Springfield, Mass. and things took a turn for the worse. OffSet was looking intensely at the crowd - possibly someone he was beefing with - and suddenly leaped from the stage and punched him...