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Oct 24, 2009 No Comments by

In response to Lil Wayne‘s one-year prison sentence, several rappers took to Twitter, determined to offer their opinions. Jim Jones drew a comparison to rapper T.I.‘s prison sentence. “Thts crazy lil Wayne gets a year for a hand pistol and ti gets the same tome for having army issued rifles wit silencers U tell me [...]

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Oct 23, 2009 No Comments by

The next month is looking quite busy for Cash Money Records , three different artists on Cash Money are planning on releasing albums in November and on top of that former Cash Money artist Juvenile also plans on releasing an album in December. The three Cash Money artists preparing for album releases include Birdman, Glasses [...]

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Oct 21, 2009 No Comments by

In a blog entry that was posted on GlobalGrind.com today (October 20), Hip Hop mogul and GlobalGrind.com Editor-In-Chief Russell Simmons blogged about Jay-Z beating Elvis’ record and Jay-Z’s relevance years from now. “What I definitely didn’t know, back then, is that Jay-Z would surpass Elvis Presley with the most number one albums as a solo [...]

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Oct 20, 2009 No Comments by

Two days after releasing a new three-part, 30-track mixtape, Gucci Mane has launched the campaign in support of his forthcoming sophomore effort, The State Vs. Radric Davis. The Atlanta rapper unveiled both a December 8, 2009 street date for the So Icey/Asylum/Warner Bros. Records release, and the album’s official first single, “Spotlight” featuring Usher. The [...]

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Oct 19, 2009 No Comments by

DMX’s scheduled Colorado Springs concert last night (October 16) turned into a riot after the Yonkers artist clashed with local police over his headlining set. The show was supposed to be for American Charities, and X made it to the venue around 11pm. Upon his arrival, the multi-platinum artist was accosted by a security guard [...]

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Oct 16, 2009 No Comments by

New Orleans rapper Chopper aka Young City is currently working on a new reality show and album. According to the rapper, a new reality series in the works titled “Life After Da Band,” in addition to a new album titled Risky Business. Chopper told AllHipHop.com that the new reality show will focus on his career [...]

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Oct 15, 2009 No Comments by

12 years after the infamous ear-biting incident, former heavyweight champions Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield will meet face to face for the first time live on Oprah. The meeting is the result of the mass outpouring of support for Tyson following his emotional first interview with Oprah on Monday (October 12). In that piece, the [...]

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Oct 14, 2009 No Comments by

One of Hip-Hop’s biggest rivalries has ended in a business relationship, as Sean “Diddy” Combs and producer Dr. Dre have partnered for a new line of headphones. Combs revealed to AllHipHop.com that a new line of high quality ‘Diddy Beats’ ear buds will be in stores next year. “We designed some ear buds called Diddy [...]

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Oct 09, 2009 No Comments by

Jay-Z made a stunning revelation in the new issue of NME, where the superstar rapper revealed he collaborated with Michael Jackson on one of Jay‘s songs. “He was on my song ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’, singing these background vocals and I didn’t even put his name on it,” explained Jay. The song famously featured vocals from [...]

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Oct 09, 2009 No Comments by

The man who still holds the title of having the best-selling album ever released by Cash Money Records with his quadruple-platinum 1998 solo effort, 400 Degreez, Juvenile, wants the world to know that despite a now nearly two-year delay plans for the reunion release with his onetime partners-in-rhyme in the CMR super-group the Hot Boys [...]

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Oct 08, 2009 No Comments by

Fabolous recently took to Twitter to clarify his recent Tweets about fellow New York rapper 50 Cent and his recent ThisIs50 Festival, which took place last weekend (October 3) on Governors Island. “Woke up 2 see my twitter topic of discussion bout da 50 Cent concert was taken out of context. Made what i said [...]

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