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Styles P is getting ready to drop his new mixtape The World's Most Hardest MC. Check out the first song/video off of the project entitled "Murder Mommy."
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Nas brought out a very special guest during his set Sunday at Summer Jam 2012. The Queens MC welcomed Lauryn Hill to the stage for performances of two crowd favorites, "Ready or Not" and "Lost Ones."
Check it out below.
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Chinx Drugz and French Montana drop the first single off of the upcoming Cocaine Riot 2 project.
Spotted at X's
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Ludacris performed Friday June 8th as part of the four day Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, Tennessee. Luda ran through a set of some of his biggest hits for the crowd which you can check out below.
The festival runs through Sunday June 10th and includes other notable acts such as The Roots, GZA, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Childish Gambino, Mac Miller and many more.
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Brick Squad Monopoly was represented fully at Sunday's Summer Jam concert. Waka Flocka Flame brought his BSM crew of Sony, Yung Joey and Frenchie 1017 out during his set. Check out the footage below.
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Meek Mill surprised the audience in Miami, Florida last night at the Best of the Best Memorial Day Weekend 2012 Concert when he braoght out Fabolous to perform "Racked Up Shawty" off of his "Dream Chasers 2" mixtape.
Peep the footage below.
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Rihanna was one of the entertainers who performed for free in New York City at the 2012 Robin Hood Foundation Benefit Monday along with The Roots and Neil Young.
Riri channeled Cleopatra as she sang "Where Have You Been" off of her latest album "Talk That Talk."
The event raised $57 million to help fight poverty in New York.
Pics from Rap-Up and The Daily Mail
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New fire off of 50 Cent's upcoming Gangsta Grillz mixtape "The Lost Tape," dropping May 22.
L.A. radio station Power 106 just revealed the full lineup for their Power House 2012 concert. Tickets go on sale May 10 at 10 AM
View the full lineup for PowerHouse 2012 below:
- YG
- Wale
- Kid Ink
- J.Cole
- Young Jeezy
- Kendrick Lamar
- Tyga
- T.I.
- Snoop Dogg
For more information visit the Power 106 website.
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Rihanna and Jay-Z will be the two headline acts in the popular music lineup for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The pair will star in the BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend 2012 (June 23-24) a month before the Games, said organizers of the Olympics cultural festival, releasing the program at a news conference today. Comedians Stephen Fry and Tim Minchin will be among other entertainers cropping up in venues across Britain.
“There will be absolutely something for everyone: from Beethoven to Jay-Z, from Shakespeare to Mike Leigh,” Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said at the news conference in the Tower of London. Leigh is a film director.
The festival organizers conveyed the size and scope of the event.
“The London 2012 Festival will be the biggest cultural celebration in our lifetime,” said Royal Opera House Chief Executive Tony Hall, who chairs the Cultural Olympiad board.
Hall said more than 18 million people had already taken part in 9,000 performances and almost as many workshops.
The U.K. is rolling out dozens of arts events around the Games, which run from July 27 to Aug. 12. Some have been long planned and some commissioned as part of a four-year, 97 million pound ($157 million) cultural program.
Other headliners of Hackney Weekend -- set to draw an estimated 100,000 fans -- are Florence + the Machine, Jack White, David Guetta and Tinie Tempah.
Source: Bloomberg
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Adele, LMFAO, Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne lead the finalists for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, which will take place at Las Vegas' MGM Grand and be broadcast live Sunday May 20, 8/7c on ABC.
Adele takes the lead as a finalist in 18 award categories, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Artist. "Rolling In The Deep," the lead single from her blockbuster sophomore album "21," places the U.K. singer as a contender in seven song categories.
Meanwhile, LMFAO is a finalist in 17 award categories, although the electro-pop duo actually scored 22 entries compared to Adele's 20. LMFAO and Adele will square off in the Top Hot 100 Artist category, which also includes Bruno Mars, Katy Perry and Rihanna.
Speaking of Rihanna, the pop superstar is a finalist in 13 categories this year, after leading the pack with 18 category appearances in 2011. Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne each snagged a spot in 10 categories, and will both compete against Adele, Rihanna and Katy Perry for the prestigious Top Artist prize. And the Top New Artist category features a diverse collection of fresh talent, with Bad Meets Evil, Big Sean, Foster The People, Scotty McCreery and Wiz Khalifa serving as the 2012 finalists.
The awards will reflect Billboard's chart rankings based on key fan interactions with music, including album sales and downloads, track downloads, radio airplay and touring as well as streaming and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, Vevo, Youtube, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music. These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound. The awards will be based on the reporting period of March 1, 2011 through February 29, 2012. Top artists will be recognized in a variety of genres, including R&B, Rap, Pop, Country, Rock, Latin and Alternative.
Music fans can also follow news about the show and related events on Twitter at @Billboard or on Facebook.
See the full list of 2012 Billboard Music Awards finalists below:
ARTIST AWARDS:
Top Artist:
Adele
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top New Artist:
Bad Meets Evil
Big Sean
Foster The People
Scotty McCreery
Wiz Khalifa
Top Male Artist:
Justin Bieber
Chris Brown
Drake
Lil Wayne
Bruno Mars
Top Female Artist:
Adele
Lady Gaga
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top Duo/Group:
The Black Eyed Peas
Coldplay
Lady Antebellum
LMFAO
Maroon 5
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Adele
Justin Bieber
Michael Buble
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Top Hot 100 Artist:
Adele
LMFAO
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top Digital Songs Artist:
Adele
LMFAO
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top Radio Songs Artist:
Adele
Katy Perry
Bruno Mars
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Top Touring Artist:
Bon Jovi
Taylor Swift
Take That
U2
Roger Waters
Top Social Artist:
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Shakira
Top Streaming Artist:
Lil Wayne
LMFAO
Nicki Minaj
Bruno Mars
Rihanna
Top Digital Media Artist:
Adele
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Rihanna
Top Pop Artist:
Adele
Lady Gaga
LMFAO
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top R&B Artist:
Beyonce
Chris Brown
Cee Lo Green
Miguel
Rihanna
Top Rap Artist:
Drake
Lil Wayne
LMFAO
Nicki Minaj
Wiz Khalifa
Top Country Artist:
Jason Aldean
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift
Top Rock Artist:
The Black Keys
Coldplay
Foster The People
Foo Fighters
Mumford & Sons
Top Alternative Artist:
The Black Keys
Coldplay
Foster The People
Foo Fighters
Mumford & Sons
Top Latin Artist:
Mana
Pitbull
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos
Shakira
Top Dance Artist:
David Guetta
Lady Gaga
LMFAO
Rihanna
Britney Spears
Top Christian Artist:
Casting Crowns
MercyMe
Skillet
Laura Story
Chris Tomlin
Source: Billboard
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It's been almost 7 years since Juelz Santana released his sophomore album What the Game's Been Missing, but the wait is almost over.
Real Talk New York caught up with the Dipset rapper on the set of Kirko Bangz video for "Drank In My Cup" and he let them know he has 3 projects coming out in 2012.
Juelz said he would be dropping the mixtapes, The Reagan Era parts 1 and 2, before releasing his third studio album Born to Lose, Built to Win in the fourth quarter of the year.
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Hip-Hop took over the Coachella stage Saturday [April 14]. Three of the hottest young artists in the game, A$AP Rocky, Childish Gambino and Azealia Banks all played full sets.
Check them out below.
A$AP Rocky
Childish Gambino
Azealia Banks
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Shortly after announcing that he had left D12, Mr. Porter aka Kon Artist wanted to lighten the mood so he let loose this gem via Twitter.
A solo project entitled The Memo will be dropping later this year.
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Big Sean sat down with DJ Drama recently. The two talked about Sean performing over in France during Paris Fashion Week, how he prospered from being named a XXL Freshman cover a couple of years ago.
He also spoke on on the 2012 XXL Class and who he thinks will pop (French Montana and Roscoe Dash).
A lot of controversy surrounded the 2011 MTV Hottest MCs List. Sean said he felt like it had a lot to do with the panel being East Coast based and didn't represent the South and the West Coast more.
It's a really good interview so check it out.
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The man responsible for the viral video 'KONY 2012' had a massive meltdown on the streets of San Diego last week and it was caught on camera.
Jason Russell, the co-founder of Invisible Children is seen talking incoherently, banging on the ground and clapping his hands. All while walking up and down a street completely naked.
Check out the footage below.
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Now that they have made the cover of XXL's 2012 Freshman Class, it's time to show and prove. Hopsin, Roscoe Dash, Machine Gun Kelly, Future and Danny Brown hop on a Katapullt produced track and try to outshine each other.
DJ Whoo Kid handles the turntables.
Who killed it in your opinion?
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