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Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" Remix Will Feature 2 Chainz & Mac Miller [VIDEO]

Kazeem Famuyide (@RealLifeKaz) — Wed, 23 May 2012 21:19:18 +0000

Justin Bieber (also known as "Shawty Mane" and "Bieber Da Gawd") will be dropping the official remix to his hit single "Boyfriend," with 2 Chainz and Mac Miller. "To celebrate the #BELIEVEtour coming ... I might need to drop this #BOYFRIENDremix @2Chainz @MacMiller," Bieber tweeted. Bieber's new album, Believe (also known as BF103: Thug Motivation...okay we were kidding a little bit), will be hitting stores June 19th and will feature Kanye West, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Big Sean and more. Hit the jump to see 2 Chainz talk about the Bieber collaboration.

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2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller, Missy Elliot Round Up Rock The Bells 2012 Lineup

Argenys Collado — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:37:37 +0000

Music Festivals are the new snapbacks, they're cool until you can't turn a corner without seeing one of them pop up. This years Rock The Bells will feature a who's who of today's headlines and rising stars such as Wiz Khalifa, Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, 2 Chainz and rounded out with dependable reoccurring sets like Nas, Dipset, Slick Rick, Too $hort, and Methon Man & Redman. There are a lot of question marks surrounding this years lineup; What will Cam'Ron and Nas do when they see each other?, Kendrick Lamar + Schoolboy Q + Ab-Soul + Jay Rock finally make a mark with Black Hippie?, will KiD CuDi reprise his WZRD act?, Wiz Khalifa bring out Amber Rose?, Mac Miller outshine everyone? (Crowds respond to him, don't hate), but what is sure to steal the show is the return of Missy Elliot, accompanied by partner in crime producer Timbaland.

Bone Thugs n Harmony, who seem to be re-energized with the return of all 5 original members and a new album on the way. The group will be performing their 'E 1999 Eternal' album, in its entirety.

Which act are you largely excited to for?

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10 Reasons Why Justin Bieber Has Earned His Hood Pass

Kazeem Famuyide (@RealLifeKaz) — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:58:18 +0000

Justin Bieber really wants us to believe that he has grown up. Since turning 18 in March, the world's biggest pop star has gone out of his way to show maturity as an artist and even make his way into the Hip-Hop audience. Bieber is as safe as baby carrots and celery but for some reason it looks like he is hell bent on showing a bit of an edge. Call me crazy, but it wouldn't surprise me one bit if Justin Bieber walked the streets of Brooklyn or something just to prove some sort of point. Think I'm bugging? Take a look at some recent examples of why we think this guy is desperately trying to get a verified hood pass.
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Kanye West Says He Wants To Make Justin Bieber Cool On Believe

Kazeem Famuyide (@RealLifeKaz) — Fri, 04 May 2012 20:21:46 +0000

After a photo of the two surfaced online a few days ago, Justin Bieber revealed what Kanye West's exact plans were for the megastar. “He's like, ‘I wanna just make you cool,'" Bieber recalls about his conversation with Mr. West. He wants to do records that people wouldn't necessarily think that I would do. Kanye's a really smart guy.”

Kanye West will be appearing on Bieber's newest album Believe, and says the rapper/producer wants to help evolve his sound. “Just being in the studio with him, he's just socreative and everything he says he means it and he's really smart,” the 18-year-old pop superstar told MTV News. “It's always great to get in the studio with those types of people.”

Bieber will also enlist the help of many other top Hip-Hop heads including Drake, Diplo, Danja, Rodney Jerkins, Pharrell, Timbaland, Hit-Boy and more. Check the video of the interview with Sway down below.

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Timbaland Hits The Breakfast Club [VIDEO]

Chris Thomas — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:27:41 +0000

The legendary Timbaland came through The Breakfast Club this morning to chop it up for a bit. Timbaland spoke on an array of topics, including the artists he believes will have longevity, the current state of Missy Elliott, and why he was fed up with Hip-Hop at one time. Check it out.

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Timbaland & Missy Elliott Debut New Music At Hennessy Wild Rabbit Launch [VIDEO]

Latifah Muhammad — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:05:34 +0000

Timbaland and Missy Elliott reunited at the Hennessy Wild Rabbit campaign launch at New York City's Highline Stages on Thursday (April 5), where they debuted new music for fans. The duo, who once ruled the music charts, have gone their separate ways in the last few years, and there is obviously no bad blood between the two.

Missy has been noticeably absent from the stage, dealing with her health, but she's officially kicked off her career relaunch, and is prepping the release of a new album this June, alongside Timbaland. Dressed in Adidas track suits, Misdemeanor and Timbo introduced a couple of new songs, one of which samples Run-D.M.C.'s "Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse)." Despite the illness that once forced her to take time away from the spotlight, from the sounds of the new music, Missy hasn't missed a beat.

Tim threw in a bunch of throwback joints, including "Promiscuous Girl," Hot Back," and performed "Carry On," after his partner in crime left the stage. He later launched into some of the classic records he produced for Aaliyah, and Jay-Z, among others.

Erykah Badu also hit the stage, first to introduce Missy and Timbaland, then for her own set. She closed out the night rolling through the likes of "Soldier," "Love My Life," and her debut single "On and On."

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Pink Slime: 10 Rap Beefs Nobody Wanted To See Played Out On Wax

C. Vernon Coleman II — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:06:37 +0000

Jay-Z and Nas, Jadakiss and Beanie Sigel, even T.I. and Luda; some rap beefs make you beg for more confrontation just so you can hear two rappers verbally assaulting each other with their fire-spitting best. Then there are those beefs where people hope the dueling rappers just shoot the five and spare us the lyrical back-and-forth on wax. There have been plenty. Some took it to that level, but [thanks be to the rap Gods] others didn't even bother, presumably knowing that not a single f-ck would be given by the general public.

Here are 10 rap beefs that Hip-Hop purists were hoping would end before the diss tracks started…

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Timbaland Gives Story Behind Making Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody" [VIDEO]

45 — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:25:08 +0000

Would you believe that "Are You That Somebody" by Aaliyah almost didn't happen? Well Timbaland takes us back to 1998 and you will be surprised to what he says. It's always great to get insight on what goes into creating a hit record. Check out the video after the jump.

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Timbaland – Break Ya Back (Ft. DEV) [LISTEN]

45 — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:09:44 +0000

Timbaland's Shock Value III is shaping up to be an interesting project. Songs like "Break Ya Back" are definitely for those Friday nights. With Timbaland attempting another comeback, I wonder what else Thomas Crown has up his sleeves. Check out the song after the jump.

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Is A New Aaliyah Album On The Way?

Kazeem Famuyide (@RealLifeKaz) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:12:58 +0000

More than ten years after her passing, Aaliyah's legacy lives on through artists like Drake, J.Cole, Kendrick Lamar and more who honor her memory through their music. However, according to the Hitmen's Jeffrey "J. Dub" Walker (producer of "I Can Be," and "I Refuse," off of Aaliyah's self-titled and final album), a second posthumous album might be in the works.

"Just got great news today; the smash unreleased song called "Steady Ground" I produced on Aaliyah is going to be on her upcoming album;" he tweeted yesterday afternoon. The beautiful songbird passed away on August 25th 2001 after her plane crashed in the Bahamas shortly after wrapping a shoot for her video "Rock The Boat."

In 2002, I Care 4 U, Aaliyah's first posthumous album of previously unreleased material was released, with A portion of the proceeds was donated to the Aaliyah Memorial Fund, a program that benefits the Revlon UCLA Women Cancer Research Program and Harlem's Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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