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In commemoration of what would have been the Notorious B.I.G.’s 40 th birthday, his longtime friend Lil Cease penned a letter to the slain MC. In the heartfelt letter, released by XXL, Cease expresses his love for B.I.G. writing, “Thank you for giving me a career, positive path and showing me the real meaning of […]
Singer, songwriter and producer Rashad, or R∆§H∆Ð, drops his debut album Museum as a free download. The Ohio native and Elev8tor Music artist drops the project in conjunction with the LRG clothing brand and DJBooth.net. Rashad, who produced Stalley’s Lincoln Way Night’s projects, also mixes all of Museum, keeping the guests limited to PA Flex and Styles P […]
Life certainly is good for Queens rapper Nas. The “Hate Me Now” MC graces the cover of the June/July 2012 issue of Complex Magazine. If you’re familiar with Spike Lee joints, you’ll recognize the art direction is a homage to Do The Right Thing (also, DJs, peep the vinyl in the back!). Peep some BTS […]
Yasiin Bey drops “Bey,” his take on Lil Wayne’s “John,” as a tribute to the Notorious B.I.G.’s born day as well as Malcolm X’s birthday (May 19th). This latest cut from the former Mos Def is the second installment of his Top 40 Underdog series. Seems like Bey will drop tracks from said series whenever the […]
Lil’ Kim may have issues with Azealia Banks and Nicki Minaj, but she still has love for other female rappers. The Queen Bee took her Return of the Queen tour to the Paradise Theater in the Bronx Friday (May 18), and brought a few friends out on stage.
Big K.R.I.T. is less than a month away from dropping his debut album, Live From the Underground, under the Def Jam imprint. DJ Drama got the nod to release “Yea Dats Me,: the second single leading up to the June 5th release of the Mississippi rapper’s proper debut. Pre-order Live From The Underground on Amazon now. Listen […]
Jay-Z & Kanye West kicked off the European leg of their Watch The Throne Tour yesterday in London’s O2 Arena. Kanye’s famous lady friend, Kim Kardashian, also made the trip as well. After the break, watch them perform ‘N***as In Paris’ and peep some more photos including one of Kanye & Kim heading for a dinner […]
Rappers love to bite the hand that feeds them. The music game can be a bumpy ride, and at some point the public glare becomes too much to stomach. Retiring is definitely within their rights, but with so many people claiming to be done with music—but never actually making steps to leave the spotlight— but threatening […]
Do you ever go on Twitter and see all those fake parody accounts of Will Smith saying soft sayings on relationships and all that stuff? You ever wonder what the real Will Smith thinks of that stuff? I do. A reporter who was working the red carpet for Will Smith‘s new movie MIB3, got a […]
Kanye West has announced that he is releasing a short art film called Cruel Summer. Also, the highly anticipated G.O.O.D. Music compilation will share the same title as a press release notes that film was inspired by the said album. Cruel Summer, the film, will debut at the Cannes Film Festival on May 23rd, accompanied by […]
On June 26th, the MMG click will be releasing their second installment of their Self Made series. They subbed out Pill and plugged in Omarion and Stalley for the cover for this go around. If this cover looks awful familiar to you, click the jump to see what we saw when we first saw this. […]
Rihanna will be featured in the July 2012 issue of Esquire UK which will include a “revealing” interview and set. The issue is will be on newsstands June 4th. Below is a first look at the photo shoot which was done earlier this year and photographed by Melissa Forde (no relation to the one you were […]