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Drake’s “It’s Never Enough” Mixtape Shelved So He Can Finish “Take Care” Album

Posted on 16. Feb, 2011 by Cara.

Hip Hop superstar Drake, who rose quickly to fame after signing to Lil Wayne’s Young Money label and releasing “Thank Me Later” in 2010, has stopped working on his mixtape “It’s Never Enough” to concentrate completely on his next album, “Take Care.”
Drake explains, “I have decided that I’m going to push It’s Never Enough and [...]

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Rappers Weigh In On Super Bowl With Steelers & Packers Versions of Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow”

Posted on 05. Feb, 2011 by Cara.

The rap world is abuzz with Super Bowl hype, as is the rest of the world, or so it seems. Lil Wayne appeared on ESPN this morning and talked about his remix of Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow” called “Green and Yellow.” Lil Wayne might be a Saints fan at heart, but he’s followed the [...]

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Scarface Incarcerated Over A Bad “Habit,” Unpaid Child Support

Posted on 04. Feb, 2011 by Cara.

No, we’re not talking about Al Pacino in the movie bearing the same name. Houston-based rapper Scarface, one of the major rap icons of the South, has been in jail since October 13th, 2010 because he is involved in four separate child support cases since failing to pay child support and is also facing undisclosed [...]

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Lil Wayne’s Busy Post-Prison Schedule: 25-City Tour & “The Carter IV” Album Release

Posted on 25. Jan, 2011 by Cara.

Freshly out of prison since November, rapper Lil Wayne isn’t wasting any time getting back in the game: he’s kicking off a 25-city tour in March and is set to release his newest album, “The Carter IV” sometime in April.
The “I Am Music II” tour begins in Buffalo, NY and will stop in cities like [...]

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Ring in the New Year with Lil Wayne: Just Kidding! Scammers Swindle Latest Nightclub Owner

Posted on 03. Jan, 2011 by Cara.

Several times throughout 2010, scam artists took tens of thousands of dollars from nightclub owners in exchange for the promise of appearances by Lil Wayne and other Cash Money/Young Money artists like Nicki Minaj and Drake at events. The latest scam took place last week in Tampa, Florida as Empire Nightclub in Ybor City was [...]

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Who’s Next? – Ja Rule the Latest Rapper About to Spend Time in Jail

Posted on 13. Dec, 2010 by Cara.

Every day seems to bring a new charge or jail sentence for a rap superstar – Ja Rule is the latest rapper to face jail time. In a Manhattan State Supreme Court this morning, he pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon for an incident from three years ago. On July 23rd, 2007, [...]

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All Aboard Diddy Dirty Money’s “Last Train to Paris” – Get Your Ticket Now!

Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 by Cara.

After being delayed multiple times, Diddy’s newest project, the album “Last Train to Paris” by his April 2009 formed group Diddy Dirty Money, will be released on December 14th, 2010. Consisting of himself, Dawn Richards, formerly of Danity Kane, and singer-songwriter Kalenna Harper, the group’s album will also feature sixteen guest vocalists ranging from Drake [...]

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President Barack Obama’s Playlist

Posted on 29. Sep, 2010 by jaycie.

Obama’s previously mentioned listening to Jay-Z but recently he acknowledged there’s a few more rappers on his playlist.  He gives credit to his personal aid, Reggie Love, for expanding his selection saying, “Jay-Z used to be sort of what predominated, but now I’ve got a little Nas and a little Lil Wayne and some other [...]

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Richest Rappers of 2010

Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by jaycie.

Forbes released a special report telling us what men made what in the hip hop world. Here’s a list:
8. 50 with $8 million
7. Kanye with $12 million. Last year he had $25 million.
6. Luda with $16 million
5. Dr Dre with $17 million
4. Lil Wayne with $20 million. [...]

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New Music Friday

Posted on 28. May, 2010 by jaycie.

Everyone and their mom has a new song. Here are a few…
Kanye ft Dwele–Power

T.I. ft Lil Wayne–Yeah

Drake ft Jay-Z–Light Up

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