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Usher kicked off the month long free iTunes Festival at the Camden Roundhousein London in grand fashion on Saturday, September 1st. The singer performed for nearly an hour and a half.
His set featured the hits "Burn," "OMG," "Climax," "Scream" and more.
Miguel was the opening act for the night. He performed the hits "All I Want Is You," "Adorn"and more.
Check out their full sets below.
Miguel [Full Performance]
Usher [Full Performance]
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Ryan Leslie is preparing to release his new album Les Is More on October 23rd. The talented singer/rapper/producer recently visited Sway in the Morning to perform a couple of songs off of the project and chop it up about a couple of topics.
R. Les talks about Les Is More being his first rap album and why he decided to do it now. He also speaks on the $1 million dollar reward he put up for the return of his lost laptop overseas and the legal battle he's going through because of it.
Ryan Leslie performs "Breathe"
Ryan Leslie performs "Ups and Downs"
Ryan Leslie talks Les Is More being his first rap album
Ryan Leslie speaks on $1 Million reward on lost laptop
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For a couple of hours Monday Lil Wayne had the internet buzzing when his Dedication 4 mixtape was released. Surprisingly though, it was Nicki Minaj who managed to steal the show from her Young Money boss with her lyrics on their "Mercy" duet.
The Harajuku Barbie appears to endorse Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on the song.
“I’m a Republican voting for Mitt Romney, you lazy b*tches is f*cking up the economy," she raps?
What do you think of Nicki's lyrics?
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Via Miami Herald
Griselda Blanco, the drug kingpin known for her blood-soaked style of street vengeance during Miami’s “cocaine cowboys” era of the ’70s and ’80s, was shot to death in Medellin by a motorcycle-riding assassin Monday.
Blanco, 69, spent nearly two decades behind bars in the United States for drug trafficking and three murders, including the 1982 slaying of a 2-year-old boy in Miami.
Called the “Godmother of Cocaine,” she was deported in 2004 to Colombia, where she maintained a low profile.
Colombia’s national police confirmed her slaying late Monday. According to Colombian press reports, two gunmen on motorcycles pulled up to Blanco as she walked out of a butcher shop in Medellin, her hometown. One man pumped two bullets into her head, according to El Colombiano newspaper. It was the sort of death many had predicted for her: Blanco has been credited with inventing the idea of the “motorcycle assassin” who rode by victims and sprayed them with bullets.
“It’s surprising to all of us that she had not been killed sooner because she made a lot of enemies,” former Miami homicide detective Nelson Andreu, who investigated her, said late Monday. “When you kill so many and hurt so many people like she did, it’s only a matter of time before they find you and try to even the score.”
The former kingpin was with a pregnant daughter-in-law, who was uninjured. According to El Colombiano, the woman told police that Blanco was no longer involved in organized crime and that she was hoping to live off the sales of several properties she owned.
Blanco came to epitomize the “cocaine cowboy” bloodshed of the 1980s, when rival drug dealers brazenly ambushed rivals in public.
Raised in the slums of Medellin, she began her criminal career as a pickpocket, eventually commanding an empire that reportedly shipped 3,400 pounds of cocaine per month, by boat and plane. She was considered a Colombian pioneer in drug smuggling to the United States, a precursor to the larger cartels that dominated in the 1980s. She even had a Medellin lingerie shop custom design bras and girdles with special pockets to hold cocaine, a tool used by her drug mules flying to Miami.
She ran the organization with her three of her four sons, two of whom were later assassinated in Colombia.
Blanco was known for her flamboyant lifestyle — one of her sons was named Michael Corleone, an homage to The Godfathermovies. Three of her husbands also died in drug-related violence.
But it was her nasty temper and penchant for unyielding violence that drew the attention of law enforcement and the public.
Investigators linked her to the daytime 1979 submachine gun attack at Dadeland Mallthat shocked Miami. Detectives conservatively estimated that she was behind about 40 homicides.
She was only convicted of three murders.
Two of them: Blanco arranged the slayings drug dealers Alfredo and Grizel Lorenzo in their South Miami house, as their three children watched television in another room. They had failed to pay $250,000 for five kilos of cocaine that Blanco had allegedly delivered to them.
She was also convicted of ordering a shooting that resulted in the death of 2-year-old Johnny Castro, shot twice in the head as he drove in a car with his father, Jesus “Chucho” Castro. Blanco was targeting Jesus Castro, a former enforcer for Blanco’s organization.
Detectives learned the intimate details of the hit from Jorge Ayala, the charismatic hitman who later testified against Blanco. He told police that Blanco wanted Castro killed because he kicked her son in the buttocks.
Jorge Ayala
“At first she was real mad ’cause we missed the father,” Ayala told police. “But when she heard we had gotten the son by accident, she said she was glad, that they were even.”
She had been arrested in 1985 in a cocaine trafficking case in New York. Ultimately, she served 13 years in federal custody before she was handed over to Florida authorities.
Blanco seemed destined for Florida’s Death Row— but the prosecution’s murders case was dealt a severe blow.
The reason: Ayala — the case’s chief witness — engaged in phone sex with secretaries from the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office. After an investigation, three secretaries were fired and a veteran prosecutor resigned.
Special prosecutors from Orlandotook over the case, and Blanco cut a plea deal in 1998.
Blanco was sentenced to three concurrent 20-year sentences, of which she had to serve only about one-third because of guidelines in effect at the time of the murders. Even on her return to Colombia, she was believed to have held onto immense wealth.
In recent years, younger Miamians were introduced to Blanco via two “Cocaine Cowboys” documentaries made by filmmakers Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman.
“This is classic live-by-the-sword, die-by-the-sword,” Corben said Monday. “Or in this case, live-by-the-motorcycle-assassin, die-by-the-motorcycle assassin.”
Miami Herald staff writer Jim Wyss contributed to this report.
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T.I. And Tiny: The Family Hustle returned last night for the first episode of season two. Tip thinks his family has become spoiled by all their high tech gadgets and decides they are going to go camping for the first time ever. It's pretty funny actually, check out the episode below.
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When Nate Dogg passed away in 2011 he didn't leave a will. As a result his family members are locked in a bitter dispute over his estate.
According to TMZ, initially after his death Nate's wife, Latoya Calvin, took charge. A move his children didn't agree with. They took Latoya to court and asked that attorney Alex Borden be put in place to oversee the estate, but that move was denied by a judge.
Latoya reportedly filed new documents this week requesting that Nate's mother, Ruth Holmes, be named as co-administrator of his estate. A move Nate's children also have an issue with.
"Ruth doesn't have my best interest or the interest of my brothers and sisters." says Nate's daughter, Aundrane Hale.
Hale adds that Ruth "was never a grandmother" and has withheld money in the past, and says that Latoya "didn't even show up to Nate's funeral."
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After a couple of delays it's finally here. Lil Wayne teams with DJ Drama for the fourth installment of his Dedication mixtape series. This one boasts features from Birdman, Gudda Gudda, Jae Millz, J. Cole, Nicki Minaj and more.
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Amber Rose has been spotted out and about recently sporting an obvious baby bump. Radar Online reported last week that the pregnancy was unexpected, but that both Amber and her boyfriend Wiz Khalifa are happy about it.
"Amber and Wiz unexpectedly got pregnant, but they're really happy to be starting a family together," a source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com. "Amber's already had to make some big lifestyle changes, like not smoking cigarettes anymore. As a model she's used to having a thin waist, so this is going to be an adjustment for her."
It will be the first child for both Wiz and Amber. The only question now is how soon the happy couple will be walking down the aisle.
The couple got engaged back in March. Wiz was quick to Tweet the news to the world.
“She said Yes!!!” he Tweeted, not holding back his enthusiasm.
Do you think they will get married before the baby arrives? Will their marriage be solid like Jay-Z and Beyonce's or crash and burn like Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries?
Answer our poll and let us know what you think in the comment section below.
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David Guetta, Ne-Yo and Akon "Play Hard" on this new track that will appear on David's upcoming release Nothing But The Beat 2.0. The album will be dropped on September 11th.
Pre-order a copy now on iTunes.
Gucci Mane is still heavily promoting his I'm Up mixtape, but that's not stopping him from gearing up for the release of it's follow up.
Here's the cover art for Trap God which will be released on October 17th.
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Here is "inferno" version of the title track off of Alicia Keys' upcoming album Girl On Fire. Keys enlists the help of Nicki Minajon this one.
She will perform the track live this Thursday on the MTV Video Music Awards.
Her album drops on November 27th.
Wiz Khalifa and fellow Pittsburgh native Mac Miller are "Goin' Places" on this new track off of Fast Eddie's 5th installment of his Live From The 412 mixtape series.
You can cop the tape for free from Datpiff.
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Pauly D held it down in the DJ booth on Sunday at the Rehab pool party in Las Vegas. Things got taken up a notch when Christina Milian and Chris Brown stopped by to party with the G-Note artist.
Might Pauly be using the opportunity to politic for features on his upcoming album? Check out pics from the event below.
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Day 2 of the inaugural Made In America Music Festival saw a little bit of everything. The crowd in Philadelphia saw a mix of the old and the new and an epic reunion as Run DMC performed together for the first time in over a decade.
Other performers who took the stage Sunday included Odd Future, Rita Ora, Drake, Santigold and Jill Scott.
During Pearl Jam's closing set they linked up with Jay-Z to perform a special version of "99 Problems."
It was a fitting way to close out a spectacular weekend of music. The action was captured for an upcoming Made in America documentary directed by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, which will be released at a later date.
Check out some of the performances below.
Santigold
Jill Scott
Run DMC
Odd Future
Drake "Speech"
Drake, 2 Chainz, and French Montana
Pearl Jam and Jay-Z "99 Problems"
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Azealia Banks drops an official video for the title track to her "1991" EP. The track was produced by Machinedrum.
Director/DP: Justin Mitchell
Editor: Jeffrey McHale
Produced by: Dilated Pixels
Pick up a copy of the EP from iTunes.
Tech N9ne keeps up his frenetic work pace as he prepares to release his Evil Brain, Angel Heart (E.B.A.H.) EP. The project which drops September 18th boasts features from 815 Boyz, Krizz Kaliko and JL B. Hood.
Pre-order youself a copy today from Amazon
E.B.A.H. Tracklist
1. E.B.A.H. (Landing) (Skit)
2. E.B.A.H.
3. Earregular
4. Don’t Tweet This
5. Rock Yo Head Ft. 816 Boyz
6. Next Message (Skit)
7. Boy Toy
8. Kjomd Ft. Krizz Kaliko
9. A Real 1 Ft. JL B. Hood
10. Shut The Fuck Up (Skit)
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PHILADELPHIA -- Jay Electronica is finally inching closer to dropping his debut album Act II: Patents of Nobility, and on Saturday (September 1) the Roc Nation rapper made a rare public appearance, to perform at Jay-Z's Made in Americafestival. Judging by the fact that Jay Elect had to fight his way out of the crowd after the set, it's clear that his public is still looking out for him, and maybe that's why he reached out to his Roc Nation boss for a spot on the lineup.
During the final minutes of his performance, the New Orleans native jumped into the crowd to get better acquainted with fans and it took him quite awhile to fight his way out. When he finally emerged, he explained that he actually hit up Jay-Z about performing at the Philadelphia festival. "Actually I sent him an email saying, 'You didn't ask me to perform at Made in America,'' Elect told MTV News, laughing at his boss' reply. "He's like, ' Ohh, you still perform? Ha.' You know. He always has jokes like that. "
Jay Electronica has been largely absent from the spotlight in recent months, making fans question whether or not they would ever see his Roc Nation album materialize, but this performance was part of the process.
"It's Jay's festival and it's Philly at the same time, it's a good way to get my feet back wet," he said. "I've been missing from the stage for a long time. It's a good way to come back."
His set for the night included "Abracadabra," "The Ghost of Christopher Wallace," "Eternal Sunshine," and "Exhibit C"which were punctuated by shoutouts to Philly, some political commentary and plenty of acapella verses. He thanked Philly for their support when his hometown New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina and in the same breath accused the government of destroying the levees and having a hand in the 9/11 attacks.
However bold his statements were, the crowd still continued to rock with him and they were likely more surprised by the last bombshell he dropped before he hopped off the stage. Although a recent tracklist for Act II showed features from Jay-Z, Kanye West and even his ex Erykah Badu, Elect announced that his next single would feature Chris Brown, and that's all he would reveal for now.
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Via L.A. Times
Tommy “Tiny” Lister, a character actor who has appeared in nearly 100 movies including "Friday," “Jackie Brown” and “Beverly Hills Cop II,” has agreed to plead guilty to a mortgage fraud scheme that cost banks $3.8 million.
The 54-year-old actor entered the plea agreement Friday, the same day prosecutors charged him with conspiring from 2005 to 2007 to buy homes he could not afford and to withdraw more than $1.1 millioncash in home-equity loans that were not repaid.
Prosecutors accused Lister and five other people — a real estate agent, a mortgage loan officer, a bank manager, an escrow officer and an accountant — of using falsified records to help Lister unlawfully acquire four homes for $5.7 million.
Lister, who lives in Chatsworth, defaulted on the loans. Banks later sold them at a loss of more than $2.6 million, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a news release.
Lister was also accused of sumbitting falsified W-2 forms and a fake pay stub in his application for the home equity lines of credit.
He agreed to plead guilty in federal court in Los Angeles to conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. He has not yet entered a plea.
The case was investigated by the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service.
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It's a Playaz Circle reunion as Dillon Saks aka Dolla Boy and 2 Chainz link up for a "Paycation." The track is off of Dolla Boy's street album 2K Hustla.
Dillon Saks @dolla_boy_ . For Booking numbersent711@gmail.com
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