Meek Mill, News, rick ross, Video, wale

Last night at Sin City Gentlemen’s Club in the Bronx, NY, Rick Ross and Maybach Music Group held a listening session for their new album Self Made Vol. 2. Ross was joined by Wale, Meek Mill, Stalley, Drake, French Montana, DJ Khaled, Omarion, Busta Rhymes, and plenty more. The Hip-Hop Wired crew was also in […]

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The Odd Future click was in town and stopped by Cipha Sounds and Rosenberg with Kay Foxx. After clowning around and freestyling during a recent photo shoot with Terry Richardson, Tyler, Earl, Domo and the crew picked up right where they left off as they hit the studio at WQHT Hot 97. We don’t know […]

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Cash Money  liked the job that producer RedOne did with Nicki Minaj so much that they signed him to the label. The Moroccan hit-maker produced “Starships” for the Young Money Barbie, as well as Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face,” and “On the Floor,” by Jennifer Lopez. “I have always been impressed with the way [Ronald] ‘Slim’ [Williams] […]

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Busta Rhymes and his cohorts J. Doe and Reek Da Vililan take on Usher’s Diplo-produced banger.

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Who better to judge musical talent than artist as gifted as Pharrell Williams? US Weekly reports that the Neptunes producer is one of the music stars being considered to become a new judge on American Idol in lieu of Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler’s departures. According to the mag’s source, Jackson will be assuming a […]

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Fat Joe still gets the ultimate respect from his peers. The Bronx rapper recently shot the video for his latest single, “Pride & Joy,” and shared pictures from the set. Kanye West, Jadakiss, DJ Khaled (he was in Terror Squad before YMCMB if you ain’t been paying attention), Busta Rhymes and Miguel, who appear on […]

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You want to upset woman’s groups everywhere in less than three minutes? Don’t think there is a quicker way to do it than this video right here. The “biggest rap group in the world,” The Dummies, release their video on Funny Or Die as an ode to Too Short’s favorite word. Check out the collective […]

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Two men enter and one man leave in this machine gun flow battle fight to the death between Twista and Busta Rhymes. Can we keep up? Honestly, no we can’t. Where is OG Ron C when you need him to slow this down? Take a listen to “Can You Keep Up” down bottom.

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Blue Ivy Carter is no slouch. Amidst a busy schedule of napping, eating, and being carried around by her parents, the youngster has been too preoccupied with her daily life to make another public appearance—until now. The blanket veiling little Baby Blue was finally lifted as a photo of the growing toddler popped up online Wednesday (July […]

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If you have DirectTV, this might get you through their current deliberations. Back when BET’s focus was musical based programming, and coinciding with the rise of their flagship program 106 And Park, there was Rap City: Tha Basement. During the late 90s and the mid 2000s, Tha Basement was the one and only place to be to see exclusive rapper interviews, […]

You think you’ve seen everything there is to see at the controversial Hot 97’s Summer Jam this past weekend? Think again. Hip-Hop Wired and our homie, Ernest Estime takes you behind the scenes of all the sights that only a select few got to see this past Sunday at the Metlife Stadium. Check out exclusive […]

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Nicki Minaj gets the brunt of the shine, but Shanell has been Young Money’s other leading lady for several years. While making her rounds on the 2012 BET Awards carpet, the Cali native opened up about her forthcoming mixtape, and her album. Rather than open the flood gates for the YMCMB fam, she only snagged […]