The Cold Corner 2 is the last free body of work fans can expect from Lloyd Banks.
The G-Unit MC has consistently given his fans free mixtape material that has been better than most artist's albums over the years, so this news shouldn't be all that surprising.
The PLK made the announcement via Twitter yesterday.
You can download the Cold Corner 2 now from DatPiff.
Up next for Banks is his fourth studio album.
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V-Nasty's name is just starting to buzz in the industry and she's not trying to lose her spot. Her upcoming mixtape with Gucci Mane is one way to make people take notice of something other than her use of the n-word.
The 21-year old, born Vanessa Reece, says her vocabulary is a result of growing up in the mean streets of East Oakland, where she claims her use of the n-word is accepted amongst her group of friends. But in an interview with L.A. Weekly, V-Nasty says there's a big difference between saying "n*gga" and "n*gger"
She tells the publication that she has two children (the first when she was 15-years old) who are half black and would flip if someone called them a "n*gger."
"Now if I hear somebody say it with an '-er,' I'm gonna speak up! I don't take that sh*t lightly," she says. "I wish somebody would come up and call my daughter or my son the N-word in that way."
Although her White Girl Mob partner, Kreayshawn, is signed to Sony Records, V-Nasty doesn't have a deal yet. She's hoping the mixtape with Gucci will open a few more doors and help give her 5-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son opportunities she didn't have growing up.
"[I want them] to have whatever the f*ck they want, learn, have a career," she says before explaining she will never change who she is. "If you're not being yourself, who you gonna be? You can't be somebody else, can't act all the time. Nah, this is me."
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Alicia Keys is following in the footsteps of Solange and Erykah Badu by adding the title of DJ to her resume'.
Check Keys out as she rocks the crowd at Yotel NYC, with old school hits like "Dwyck," "I Want To Thank You." and more while her husband Swizz Beatz and Busta Rhymes vibed along with her.
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"Me and Wayne got on the same jeans -- oooh something wrong." - Lil Kim "Warning" Remix
If you thought the Lil Kim/Nicki Minaj war of words was slowing down, think again. The Queen Bee unleashes an all out verbal assault on The Harajuku Barbie, Birdman and Lil Wayne in the just released "Warning" remix freestyle.
Among other things, Kim says Baby a trash rapper, questions Lil Wayne's sexuality and calls Nicki her clone.
The diss follows on the heels of accusations that Nicki bit Lil Kim's style in the video shoot for Willow Smith's new music video for "Fireball.".
According to BET.com the outfit Nicki wore is similar to one Kim adorned on the 2003 cover of Nylon magazine. Both rappers were outfits that are covered in stuffed animals. Check out the pic below and decide for yourself if Nicki is blatantly copying Kim's style.
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The Queen Bee is buzzing once again.
DJ Kay Slay premiered this new record from Lil Kim last night on his radio show. No word yet on whether or not this will appear on her Universal Music Group debut.
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50 Cent is taking his time with his forthcoming fifth studio album. The G-Unit boss is following the lead of Eminem and Dr. Dre by not putting pressure on himself to finish the project by a certain deadline.
"This is the first time that I've recorded and I haven't put pressure to release at a specific day. I've been on the shot clock the entire time. Dre and Em — I mean Dre's record hasn't been out in 11 years, so when you talk about perfection, it's gotta be crazy, right?" he told MTV News.
Eminem took five years off in between the releases of Encore and Relapse. Meanwhile, Dre is still putting the finishing touches on Detox. the follow up to 1999's Chronic 2001.
"I think that provides additional pressure for [Dr. Dre] that it's taken this long," 50 said. "And in Em's case he has high standards too. You wouldn't believe how many times he records the records that you hear. He's done it over and over and over and over to make it sound like the way that he feels it's supposed to sound."
At this point in his career 50 wants to make sure his music stands the test of time.
"I understand it now because all the material that I put out is gonna be here longer than I am," he said. "So I'll be dead, I'll be gone, and the material will still be here to influence new artists moving forward."
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. is proving to be a champion both inside and out of the ring.
Mayweather released a statement via Twitter saying that he would be paying for the funeral costs of boxing legend "Smokin" Joe Frazier.
Frazier, who famously fought three epic bouts against Muhammad Ali, died of liver cancer Monday (November 7).
Fox Sports is reporting that this is the second time this year Mayweather has assisted in helping cover the cost of a boxer. He paid for the funeral of former opponent Genaro Hernandez, who died from cancer at age 45 earlier this year as well.
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This is a pretty straightforward question. If you could take either Kim Kardashian or Rihanna to a deserted island with you, which one would you take?
VladTV hits the streets to find out the answer.
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"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and Katy Perry lead the pack of nominees for the 2012 People's Choice Awards.
"Potter" sits alone at the top with nine nominations including Favorite Movie and Favorite Action Movie, Favorite Actor (Daniel Radcliffe), Favorite Movie Star Under 25 (Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Emma Watson), Favorite Ensemble Movie Cast and Favorite Book Adaptation.
Perry has seven nominations including Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Song of the Year ("E.T."), Favorite Pop Artist, Favorite Animated Movie Voice ("The Smurfs") and Favorite Music Video for "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)."
In a battle of rap titans, Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z, Eminem, Pitbull and B.o.B. will duke it out for the Favorite Hip Hop Artist.
The Favorite R&B Artist will be decided between Beyonce, Chris Brown, Bruno Mars, Ne-Yo and Rihanna.
The show is cheduled to air January 11, 2012 on CBS
Information from MTV was used in this report.
2012 People's Choice Awards Nominations Press Conference
Full list of nominees below.
Favorite Movie
Bridesmaids
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Help
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Favorite Movie Actor
Daniel Radcliffe
Hugh Jackman
Johnny Depp
Robert Pattinson
Ryan Reynolds
Favorite Movie Actress
Anne Hathaway
Emma Stone
Jennifer Aniston
Julia Roberts
Reese Witherspoon
Favorite Movie Icon
George Clooney
Harrison Ford
Morgan Freeman
Robert DeNiro
Tom Hanks
Favorite Action Movie
Fast Five
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Thor
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
X-Men: First Class
Favorite Action Movie Star
Hugh Jackman
Ryan Reynolds
Shia LaBeouf
Taylor Lautner
Vin Diesel
Favorite Drama Movie
The Adjustment Bureau
The Help
Limitless
Moneyball
Water for Elephants
Favorite Comedy Movie
Bad Teacher
Bridesmaids
Crazy Stupid Love
Friends With Benefits
The Hangover Part II
Favorite Comedic Movie Actor
Adam Sandler
Ashton Kutcher
Bradley Cooper
Ryan Reynolds
Steve Carell
Favorite Comedic Movie Actress
Cameron Diaz
Emma Stone
Jennifer Aniston
Mila Kunis
Natalie Portman
Favorite Movie Star Under 25
Chloe Moretz
Daniel Radcliffe
Emma Watson
Rupert Grint
Tom Felton
Favorite Ensemble Movie Cast
Bridesmaids
The Hangover Part II
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
X-Men: First Class
Favorite Animated Movie Voice
Anne Hathaway as Jewel (Rio)
Jack Black as Po (Kung Fu Panda 2)
Johnny Depp as Rango (Rango)
Katy Perry as Smurfette (The Smurfs)
Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen (Cars 2)
Favorite Movie Superhero
Chris Evans as Captain America
Chris Hemsworth as Thor
James McAvoy as Professor X
Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique
Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern
Favorite Book Adaptation
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Help
I Am Number Four
Soul Surfer
Water For Elephants
Favorite Network TV Drama
The Good Wife
Grey's Anatomy
House
Supernatural
The Vampire Diaries
Favorite TV Drama Actor
David Boreanz
Hugh Laurie
Ian Somerhalder
Nathan Fillion
Patrick Dempsey
Favorite TV Drama Actress
Blake Lively
Ellen Pompeo
Emily Deschanel
Eva Longoria
Nina Dobrev
Favorite Cable TV Drama
Dexter
Game of Thrones
Pretty Little Liars
True Blood
White Collar
Favorite Network TV Comedy
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
How I Met Your Mother
Modern Family
Two and a Half Men
Favorite TV Comedy Actor
Alec Baldwin
Chris Colfer
Cory Monteith
Jim Parsons
Neil Patrick Harris
Favorite TV Comedy Actress
Courteney Cox
Jane Lynch
Kaley Cuoco
Lea Michele
Tina Fey
Favorite Cable TV Comedy
Hot In Cleveland
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Nurse Jackie
Royal Pains
Weeds
Favorite TV Competition Show
American Idol
America's Got Talent
Dancing with the Stars
So You Think You Can Dance
The Voice
Favorite TV Crime Drama
Bones
Castle
Criminal Minds
CSI
NCIS
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show
Fringe
Supernatural
True Blood
The Vampire Diaries
The Walking Dead
Favorite Daytime TV Host
Al Roker, Anne Curry, Matt Lauer, Natalie Morales, Savannah Guthrie (The Today Show)
Anderson Cooper (Anderson)
Ellen DeGeneres (The Ellen DeGeneres Show)
Kelly Ripa, Regis Philbin (Live with Regis & Kelly)
Rachael Ray (Rachael Ray Show)
Favorite Late Night TV Host
Conan O'Brien (Conan)
David Letterman (Late Show with David Letterman)
Jay Leno (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno)
Jimmy Fallon (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)
Jimmy Kimmel (Jimmy Kimmel Live)
Favorite TV Guest Star
Gwyneth Paltrow (Glee)
Jim Carrey (The Office)
Katy Perry (How I Met Your Mother)
Kristin Chenoweth (Glee)
Michael J. Fox (The Good Wife)
Favorite TV CelebReality Star
Gene Simmons
Giuliana Rancic
Kathy Griffin
Kim Kardashian
Tia and Tamera Mowry
Favorite New TV Drama
A Gifted Man
Grimm
Hart Of Dixie
Once Upon A Time
Pan Am
Person Of Interest
Prime Suspect
Revenge
Ringer
The Secret Circle
TerraNova
Unforgettable
Favorite New TV Comedy
2 Broke Girls
Allen Gregory
Last Man Standing
Man Up!
New Girl
Suburgatory
Up All Night
Whitney
Favorite Male Artist
Blake Shelton
Bruno Mars
Eminem
Enrique Iglesias
Justin Bieber
Favorite Female Artist
Adele
Beyoncé
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
Favorite Song of the Year
The Edge Of Glory, by Lady Gaga
E.T, by Katy Perry featuring Kanye West
Moves Like Jagger, by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera
Party Rock Anthem, by LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennet and GoonRock
Rolling in the Deep, by Adele
Favorite Album of the Year
21, by Adele
4, by Beyoncé
Born This Way, by Lady Gaga
Femme Fatale, by Britney Spears
Own The Night, by Lady Antebellum
Favorite Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Demi Lovato
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Favorite Hip Hop Artist
B.o.B
Eminem
Jay-Z
Nicki Minaj
Pitbull
Favorite R&B Artist
Beyoncé
Bruno Mars
Chris Brown
Ne-Yo
Rihanna
Favorite Band
Coldplay
Foo Fighters
Linkin Park
Maroon 5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Favorite Country Artist
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Taylor Swift
Favorite Music Video
Judas, by Lady Gaga
Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.), by Katy Perry
Party Rock Anthem, by LMFAO featuring Goonrock and Lauren Bennett
Rolling in the Deep, by Adele
Run The World (Girls), by Beyoncé
Favorite Tour Headliner
Bon Jovi
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
U2
Usher
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Wale had good reason to be in a celebratory mood last night when he hit up the Jimmy Kimmel Live stage to perform "Lotus Flower Bomb" alongside Miguel.
The song is the new single off of his Ambition album, which will debut at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart with 164,000 units sold according to Nielsen Soundscan.
Check out the Washington D.C. rapper's performance below.
Wale performs "Lotus Flower Bomb" Featuring Miguel On Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Note to stans: stay the hell away from Lil Wayne's crib.
Weezy had to to run off a couple of giggling male fans who were driving around his crib recently.
The pair filmed themselves riding around Weezy's neighborhood on some stalker type sh*t until they finally see Wayne and ask for a picture.
"Get the f*ck out this neighborhood or get knocked the f*ck off," Wayne tells them. "Get the f*ck out this neighborhood homie."
The craziest part is that the two stans were ecstatic that Wayne cursed them out.
Peep the video below. The action starts at around the 3:45 mark.
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Slim The Mobster has done a nice job building awareness of his brand by releasing several viral music videos leading up to today's release of his street album, War Music.
In this Eif Rivera directed clip, the Dr. Dre protege gets assists from Sly and Nikki Grier.
War Music is available for free download via DJBooth.net.
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For the second time in a week DMX was spotted helping a clean up crew after hours.
Last week X mopped the floor of a South Carolina Waffle House after a worker there told him he was a big fan.
TMZ has just obtained new footage of Dark Man X vacuuming a South Carolina nightclub. No word on why he decided to help out, but he said last week that he's not too proud to do some cleaning.
"The minute you get too big to mop a floor or wipe a counter, that’s the exact minute you have life f*cked up," he told TMZ last week.
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Hip-hop lost a rap icon when Heavy D died Tuesday afternoon (November 8) at age 44, and the music industry is clearly mourning the loss. A string of stars, including Usher, Timbaland and Nicki Minaj, have shared their memories of the late MC on Twitter.
Usher offered his sympathy to the family of the Jamaican-born rap heavyweight, tweeting, "This is too heavy, I can't believe it. HEAVY D was just here. Truly gone too soon. My heart and support goes out to his family. R.I.P HEAVY."
Mega-producer Timbaland couldn't even process the announcement, writing, "I'm at a loss for words rip heavy d."
After re-tweeting the late-MC's last message ("BE INSPIRED"), hip-hop's Harajuku Barbie also weighed in on the news. "We'll never forget you babe! #hiphopelite #RIPHeavyD," Nicki wrote.
From one raptress to the next, Missy Elliott shared her thoughts: "U will be missed Heavy D so many laughs we've shared but your Music is Timeless and will Always be Around 4ever Love u Heav..."
Ciara described the MC as "a really nice man. Sending my condolences to him and his family!"
DJ Drama and Nick Cannon reflected on the icon's impact. "Heavy D 'Who's The Man' was one of my 1st pieces of vinyl when I first started djayin," DJ Drama wrote. "Def 1 of the first 5 records I spent $ on. RIP."
Cannon said he had "just talked" to Heavy D, adding, "He was just encouraging me about life."
"RIP TO A REAL HIP HOP LEGEND HEAVY D!" Nas chimed in.
Juelz Santana recalled the rapper/actor's recent BET Hip Hop Awards performance. "RIP Heavy D. He was a Hip Hop Legend," he shared. "Crazy how sh-- happens. I was late 2 da BET Awards & Heavy D's Performance was 1 of da only 2 I got 2 see. Blessed 4 dat opportunity. RIP."
Boyz II Men, who shared the '90s spotlight with the MC, sent condolences to his family, writing, "UGH...heavy d..always cool as hell with us..just a sick feeling....praying for his little daughter and family."
Source: MTV
Associated Press coverage
Heavy D performance at 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards
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Meek Mill made sure his remix to "I'm A Boss" had plenty of star power.
The Philadelphia spitta lined up Swizz Beatz, T.I., Lil Wayne, Birdman and his MMG CEO all on the same track.
How does it stack up to the original version?
Mobb Deep come back to "Conquer" the rap landscape with the latest release off of their upcoming Black Cocaine EP.
The EP will be available on Black Friday, November 25th.
Pre-order your copy from iTunes HERE
We've just learned that rapper Heavy D has died.
TMZ is reporting that the 44-year old was found unconscious in a hallway of his Beverly Hills home this morning. When paramedics arrived he was awake and talking. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Heavy D rose to prominence in the late 80's and early 90's with hits like "The Overweight Lover's in the House", "Now That We Found Love" and many more.
He performed a medley of hits at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards just last month.
Rest in peace to a hip hop legend.
Heavy D BET Hip Hop Awards Medley
"Now That We Found Love"
"Blue Funk"
"The Overweight Lovers In The House"
Heavy D's last interview with Tim Westwood
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