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Ne-yo: Joins The Motown Family
Ne-Yo has left Def Jam and is now a part of Motown Records. He’s also taken on the Senior Vice President of A&R with the label. His new role will have him producing and mentoring Motown’s artists and looking for new talent. Ne-Yo tells Billboard, “These are big shoes to fill. But trust [me], I [...]
Swizz Beats: File-sharing Site Shut Down, Employees Indict
Federal prosecutors in Virginia have shut down the Swizz Beats-run file-sharing company MegaUpload.com and charged its founder and owner with violating piracy laws. The Feds say the company has cost copyright owners more than $500 million from bootlegged films, music and other content. Swizzy is not named in the indictment. MegaUpload claims that...
HIP HOP ARTIST ON THE RISE DREADCHILD ANNOUNCES DEBUT EP
New York, New York, January 25, 2012 – Dreadchild has announced his new EP, “The 7th Session” which will be out in February 2012 following the release of his three successful singles; “Official Documents,” featuring Fred the Godson and Aswad Mikal, “I Don’t Make Believe,” featuring Nature formerly of The Firm and “The Definition,” featuring [...]
**NEW AUDIO** LO KEYS “SPREAD MY WINGS”
Here is new audio entitled “Spread My Wings” From Lo Keys Up and Coming Mixtape “American Greed” (Scams, Schemes and Broken Dreams). Lo Keys New Mixtape “The Green Hornet” Out Now!!! http://www.datpiff.com/Lo-Keys-The-Green-Hornet-mixtape.286246.html WWW.LOKEYS910.BLOGSPOT.COM WWW.TWITTER.COM/LOKEYS910...
John Hectic ft Marqus // Got Me Singing
Rapper / producer John Hectic releases the first single from his forthcoming mixtape #DEALWIVIT – a bouncy club anthem featuring Marqus titled ‘Got Me Singing’. Formally one half of London hip hop duo Double H (Hard Hitters), John Hectic has spent a majority of 2011 locked away in the studio, with two brand new solo [...]
New Music: Par-city’s “B-Out” produced by Mr. Flamez
Check out the latest from Par-City and please consider posting and/or sharing. Par-City’s “Be Out” Produced by Mr Flames http://hulkshare.com/4zbnyjolp422 http://soundcloud.com/parcitizens/par-city-b-out# Their new mixtape Civilized Sessions featuring Joe Budden, Mickey Factz, Esso, Panama received over 50,000 downloads within...
Cory Gunz: Arrested For Possession Of A Firearm
Although details are still sketchy about the incident, Cory Gunz was arrested over the weekend after being found with a firearm in his knapsack. He was apparently walking around with a group of kids in the Bronx, when officers in the area searched him after getting a phone call to “look out.” “This is Cory’s [...]
Machine Gun Kelly: Arrested
We’re not sure exactly what happened, but Machine Gun Kelly was arrested in Florida yesterday after his St. Petersburg tour stop and charged with disorderly conduct. “Just spent my entire night in [a] Florida jail,” he tweeted about the incident. “[Stuff] escalated way too [quickly] last night.” His DJ Xplosive was hurt in the incident, [...]
Birdman, Bryan Williams: Involved In Rape Case
Birdman and his brother Bryan Williams appeared in court last week facing a lawsuit from a woman who claims they should be partially responsible after one of their employees raped her. Nicole Westmoreland claims she was invited to talk business, but was followed into the bathroom and raped. The alleged offender, Alfred Cleveland, who is [...]
Lil’ Kim: The War Rages On With Nicki Minaj
Lil’ Kim is still plotting on Nicki Minaj’s demise, and plans to take action on it this week.According to Julia Beverly, founder of Ozone Magazine, Kim’s publicist sent her an email that said, “Lil’ Kim is going to release a statement this week that will destroy Nicki Minaj’s credibility and career.” Phone Topic: What do [...]
Drake: Squashes Beef With Tattoo Artist
Drake has squashed his beef with tattoo artist Kevin Campbell, after the two had words over Kevin inking the rapper’s name on a fan’s forehead. Campbell Tweeted to the Young Money MC, “Nice talking to you buddy, glad everything’s cleared up. It’s good that something positive came out of this whole fiasco. Stay up.” We [...]
Jay-z & Beyonce: Oprah Is Not Blue Ivy’s Godmother
Rumors about Blue Ivy Carter were swarming before she was even born, and the latest one is that Jay-Z and Beyonce have asked Oprah Winfrey to be her godmother. But it’s not happening. Oprah’s BFF, Gayle King, said on CBS’s Early Show this morning, “It’s absolutely not true that [Oprah] is the godmother. She’s friends [...]