Jay-Z Launches Website With His Take On Style, Leisure, Sports & More

Posted on 05. Apr, 2011 by Cara.

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Hip hop superstar Jay-Z is continuing to move beyond the music world and into the world of entrepreneurship with the launch of a new website, “Life + Times.” The site will show the world the artist’s take on style, leisure, arts & design, technology, music and sports.
The name, Life + Times, is a reference to [...]

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Lil Wayne Slammed With Huge Tax Bill

Posted on 04. Apr, 2011 by Cara.

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Rapper Lil Wayne was slammed on Monday, March 28th when the IRS filed a lien against him in Miami for $5.6 million. The IRS claims that he owes back taxes from earnings in 2008 and 2009 – Wayne owes $3,335,077.95 from 2008 and $2,258,956.04 from 2008.
The Detroit News also reported that the rapper is trying [...]

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Wiz Khalifa’s “Rolling Papers” Drops Tomorrow

Posted on 28. Mar, 2011 by Cara.

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Wiz Khalifa’s “Rolling Papers,” the artist’s first album release on a major label, will be available tomorrow March 29th, 2011.
Featuring guest artists Curren$y, Rick Ross, Too Short and Snoop Dogg, the 14-track album has already received several reviews that highlight the good and bad of the album. Brad Wete of Entertainment Weekly said the album [...]

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Jay-Z & Kanye West’s “Watch The Throne” Almost Ready To Go + Upcoming Solo Albums

Posted on 25. Mar, 2011 by Cara.

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The collaboration between Jay-Z and Kanye West on their “Watch The Throne” album looks like it’s almost ready to go. Engineer and producer Young Guru recently said raved about the upcoming album, saying: “Right now, I’m really trying to get Jay and Kanye to hurry up and finish this Watch The Throne album because the [...]

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50 Cent, Ludacris To Star in Upcoming Films: “New Year’s Eve” & “Set Up”

Posted on 24. Mar, 2011 by Cara.

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This isn’t the first time rap superstars are making the transition to the big screen, but Ludacris and 50 Cent are set to star in two major motion pictures alongside some of Hollywood’s top names.
50 Cent first gained widespread cinematic notoriety when he lost 50 pounds to play a football player with cancer in “Things [...]

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Eminem, Dr. Dre Win Lawsuits

Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 by Cara.

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Eminem’s producers prevailed over Universal Records in court recently. A contract with F.B.T. Productions allows Eminem and his producers a 50-50 split with Universal Records for products that are released digitally. Universal paid the rapper and producers 12 percent of physical releases sales and initially tried to do the same for digital releases. F.B.T. Productions [...]

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Rumors: Chris Brown Arrested After Outburst Over Rihanna on GMA?

Posted on 22. Mar, 2011 by Cara.

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Rapper Chris Brown made an appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America (GMA) earlier today, performed and then allegedly went into a rampage once his interview, in which reporters asked him about his ex Rihanna, was over.
He purportedly went screaming into his dressing room, tore off his shirt and broke a window. He was also scheduled [...]

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Singer Nate Dogg Dead at 41, Fellow Rappers React

Posted on 18. Mar, 2011 by Cara.

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Rapper Nate Dogg, credited with creating the singing/rapping G-funk sub-genre of hip hop, passed away the night of March 15th at a Laguna Niguel care facility due to complications from multiple strokes. The 41-year old artist was partially paralyzed as the result of a stroke he suffered in 2007.
Born Nathaniel D. Hale, he first [...]

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Eminem Passes Gaga & King Of Pop To Become Newest “King Of Facebook”

Posted on 17. Mar, 2011 by Cara.

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As of the end of February, Eminem was hot on Lady Gaga’s trail for the most popular living artist who was “Liked” on Facebook by roughly 10,000 likes. Since then, the rapper has not only passed Gaga, but he’s also moved past the “King of Pop” Michael Jackson – making him the most popular artist [...]

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Wiz Khalifa’s “Rolling Papers” Track List Confirmed, Release Date March 29th

Posted on 16. Mar, 2011 by Cara.

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Wiz Khalifa, wildly popular for his smash hit “Black and Yellow,” will drop his new album “Rolling Papers” on March 29th.
The rapper is currently making the final tweaks to his album and getting ready to release the video for the album’s lead single, “Roll Up.”
He spoke to AllHipHop.com recently about the upcoming record, “This album [...]

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