DMX Released From Prison Earlier Yesterday.
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News According to AHH, DMX was released from Arizona state prison earlier yesterday after a seven-month stay. His first stop is a visit to his probation officer and a shopping trip. "Our goal is to keep DMX on the right track, and get him back to work,” said a source close to the rapper. He is reportedly fielding offers for movies, TV and music projects. |
Jay-Z Explains Why He Quotes Notorious B.I.G. In His Rhymes.
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News Jay-Z has quoted Notorious B.I.G.'s lyrics several times in his music, weaving his rhymes into his own verses. In an interview with Roc4Life, Hov explains that his quoting B.I.G. is to keep his name alive and inspire his raps. “There was a vow in that song about Big. So doing that was my way of always keeping him fresh and keeping his music fresh on everyone's mind,” he said. “So I'm inspired by music and I'm a fan and a historian. I study music and different emotions and things like that. So, if I'm inspired by it, I just use it. It's not a crutch for me. I can write a song without using anyone’s lyric at all.” |
Lil Wayne Not Being Able To Decide.
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News After hinting that Tha Carter IV might be his last album, Lil Wayne is backpedaling on his statements. Speaking with MTV News, Weezy explained that he’s “not sure” when he’ll duck out from the game, but promises that he won’t drag it through the years like some of his peers have done. “I'm not sure; I'm not gonna Brett Favre y'all," he said. "I'm not gonna draw it all the way out the whole year: 'We wondering, is Wayne gonna do this?' But the honest answer is I don't know." |
Lil Wayne Says He’d Retire To Be A Better Dad.
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News Too $hort tried calling it quits but is now working on his 19th album. Jay-Z's 2003 retirement lasted about three years before he returned to rap in 2006. And now Lil Wayne is talking about hanging up the mic. Will he actually do it? During a radio interview in March, the 28-year-old said he's walking away at 35. Then Weezy switched up, telling XXL that he would be "gone by 31." Now, Lil Tunechi, who dropped his Sorry 4 the Wait mixtape on Wednesday, tells MTV News that he isn't sure when exactly he will walk away from rap. |
Mary J. Blige Calls Nicki Minaj Leak ‘Not Fair’.
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News It's especially hard nowadays to keep new music under wraps. Just ask Mary J Blige, whose purported collaboration with Nicki Minaj on a song called "Feel Inside" prematurely surfaced online a few weeks ago. Soon after the leak, Blige's camp revealed that, while the duo are working on a track together for the singer's new album, My Life II ... The Journey Continues (dropping October 4), the song that hit the blogosphere was the result of two different studio sessions and not the real thing. |
50 Cent Talks Lloyd Banks, Def Jam Financial Woes.
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News Though Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo are no longer signed to Interscope, 50 Cent believes his G-Unit brethren's situation has worked out for the best - beginning with Banks' The Hunger For More 2. "Banks' project is the beginning of them flying solo, flying without my assistance so much," said Fif in an interview with MTV News. "Like on all their other albums and singles, I was featured on their projects to help bring attention to it and get 'em off into the right space," he continued. "This go-around is, like, for them to go away from me and do it on their own. They're setting up shop on their own on this project." |
50 Cent Explains Signing Kidd Kidd To G-Unit Records.
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News In addition to signing Shawty Lo the G-Unit family, 50 Cent is again expanding his roster. According to MTV’s RapFix, Kidd Kidd is the latest to join the team, with Fif breaking the news on the set of Tony Yayo’s upcoming video for “Haters.” The New Orleans, Louisiana recently released his single “Better Walk” featuring 50 Cent, a cut off his May 2011 release The Reallionaire. He previously explained that Fif supported his music and recently hit up his album release party. |
Nicki Minaj Reveals ‘We Miss You’ Demo.
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News Earlier this week, tragedy hit Nicki Minaj when her cousin, 27-year-old Nicholas Telemaque, was slain in New York. Nicki delivered the sad news to her fans via her Twitter account. Yesterday (July 7), a song by Minaj titled "We Miss You" leaked online, which many believe was in response to her cousin's death. Not so, says Nicki, who took to Twitter once again to explain the situation.... |
Game to Drop New Mixtape Before Releasing Album.
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News Even though it's taken him longer than he expected to release his The R.E.D. Album, Game has been keeping his fans in no short supply of new music this year. Now, Game is teaming up with producer Mars of 1500 Or Nothin' to release his third mixtape of 2011. Last night, Game took to Twitter to announce that he and Mars would join forces for a new mixtape, slated to be released before his long-awaited The R.E.D. Album's August 23 release date. Then, earlier today, Mars followed suit, revealing that the tape, titled Hood Mornin', will hit the Internet on August 1. |
Lil Wayne not satisfied with “Tha Carter IV” Producers.
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News Lil Wayne is still assembling his upcoming album Tha Carter IV, releasing on August 29th. But he’s having trouble finding worthy instrumentals. Speaking with XXL Magazine, the Young Money captain explained that he’s been getting subpar beats and that producers need to hone their craft. “These niggas’ beats been sucking. I’m putting it out there: you producing, what ya’ll doing? ....... |
