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“You could put lipstick on a pig, it’s still a pig…wrap it up, it’s still a fish…” Shyne is back with a new track to redeem himself in the rap world. As previously reported, Po was criticized harshly for his remixes to Rihanna’s “Rude Boy” and “Rockstar 101”, that sounded nothing like the typical Shyne […]

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With record sales dwindling for artists and the Internet delivering albums to fans for free, T-Pain had decided to put his foot down and discontinue to release of music until there is a change. Stating that his latest album Revolver is done and ready, the “singer” stated that he’s not letting any new material out […]

Bossip: Devon James, DNA Test Proves Tiger Woods Ain’t Yo Baby Daddy! The Atlanta Post:  Radio One Gets New Loan, Eyes Bigger TV One Stake Madame Noire: Lisa Raye McCoy Speaks to Madame Noire Complex: The 50 Worst Hip-Hop Fails Of All Time Drunken Stepfather: Kelly Osbourne, Lookin’ Good Sweetheart Of The Day Hit Hip-Hop:  French Montana – […]

Living in an age where few are willing to wait for something that they want, the Internet took things into their own hands to unleash Dr. Dre‘s “Under Pressure” featuring Jay-Z. Going from the audio, the track definitely still has some more work to put in. “Under Pressure” Upon the leak, Dre was quick to […]

“Music wise I do feel like I’m a prophet status and at the God status….I just wanted my point across and I wanted to be a little bratty attention a** Slore.” Lil B has been one of the Internets biggest superstars this year for a variety of reasons. Whether it’s making controversial videos comparing himself […]

“Diss me and you’ll never hear a reply for it.” Having Thank Me Later finally dropping, it would only make sense that Drake address recent side discrepancies, better known as Lil Kim calling him a “punk vajayjay”. Summing things up simply during an interview with The Mad Hatta Morning Show at 97.9 The Box, the […]

Looking to keep themselves in the loop of great releases in 2010, Kid Cudi and Young Jeezy let off some signs of things to come with their upcoming albums. Working on his sophomore album, Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager, Cudi unleashes the first single to the project which drops September […]

“You don’t have to be signed to a label…All you have to do is be good!” – Hurricane Dave/Program Director for WHTA-FM Hot 107.9 Atlanta radio station Hot 107.9 will host their 15th annual Birthday Bash on Saturday, June 19th at Philips Arena in Atlanta. Confirmed hitmakers include Ludacris, Rick Ross, Plies, Shawty Lo, Roscoe […]

Hip-Hop Wired caught up with Jim Jones outside the conference for Entertainers 4 Education Star-Studded Charity Bash in New York. Peep as Capo discusses his community involvement and giving back to the kids.

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It looks like Shawty Lo is turning in his player’s card as he proposed to his girlfriend. Congrats Shawty Lo and his bride to be… Now when’s the album dropping???

Benjamin Haskell pleaded guilty today to charges of church arson.  Haskell, along with Michael Jacques and Thomas Gleason were accused of torching the Macedonia Church of God in Christ in Springfield, Massachusetts.  The crime happened on the eve of President Barack Obama’s win on November 5th, 2008.   Haskell admitted that they set the church on […]

The highly anticipated, first studio album from the overnight sensation Drake could be everything and more for listeners or it could be viewed as a big disappointment—thus making the name “Thank Me Later” completely apropos. Thank Me Later feels like Drake’s autobiography of how his fame and success have changed his life for the better […]