Before his El Presidente mixtape drops on Monday (December 9) Rico Love releases a new collaboration with Plies entitled "Main Bitches."
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Before his El Presidente mixtape drops on Monday (December 9) Rico Love releases a new collaboration with Plies entitled "Main Bitches."
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Radio legend Troi Torain (STAR) always delivers hard-hitting objective truth. As a culture critic he is vicious, as a businessman he is relentless, as a luminary he is un-matched.
Considered a radio pioneer by many, STAR has set precedents on the urban landscape and was recently inducted into News One's "Top 20 Black Radio Jockeys Of All Time."
STAR & BUC WILD made the national stage on MTV (1999) but it was their radio show on New York's Hot 97 and Power 105 (2000 - 2006) that secured their place in Hip-Hop history.
Torain's resume includes The Source magazine, MTV Networks, Hot 97, Power 104.1, Power 105.1, Pulse 87, Hip-Hop Weekly magazine, Vladtv, Thisis50, 100.3 The Beat, shot97.com and VH1 (The Gossip Game).
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Jay Z might get to stretch his legs out quite a bit at the 56th Grammy Awards on January 26th at The Staples Center in Los Angeles.. The Roc Nation CEO, who celebrated his 44th birthday and landed a 10-year $240 million contract for his Roc Nation Sports client Robinson Cano with the Seattle Mariners this week, has even more reason to smile after being nominated for 9 awards Friday (December 6). Good enough to lead all entertainers.

Hov's Magna Carta Holy Grail was nominated for Best Rap Album. "Holy Grail" got a nod for Best Rap Song.
2013 was a breakout year for both Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore. Both received 7 nominations, including Album of the Year for Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City and The Heist. The two will also battle it out with Jay Z, Drake and Kanye West for Rap Album of the Year.
Pharrell Williams and Justin Timberlake are also up for 7 awards each.
Check out the nominations in the major categories below. Head over to http://www.grammy.com/nominees for the full list of nominees.
Record of the Year
Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams - "Get Lucky"
Imagine Dragons - "Radioactive"
Lorde - "Royals"
Bruno Mars - "Locked Out of Heaven"
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams - "Blurred Lines"
Album of the Year
Sara Bareilles - The Blessed Unrest
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist
Taylor Swift - Red
Song of the Year
Pink feat. Nate Ruess - "Just Give Me a Reason"
Bruno Mars - "Locked Out of Heaven"
Katy Perry - "Roar"
Lorde - "Royals"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - "Same Love"
Best New Artist
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
Best Pop Solo Performance
Sara Bareilles - "Brave"
Lorde - "Royals"
Bruno Mars - "When I Was Your Man"
Katy Perry - "Roar"
Justin Timberlake - "Mirrors"
Best Pop Vocal Album
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience: The Complete Experience
Lorde - Pure Heroine
Lana Del Rey - Paradise
Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines
Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams - "Get Lucky"
Pink Featuring Nate Ruess - "Just Give Me A Reason"
Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko - "Stay"
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams - "Blurred Lines"
Justin Timberlake & Jay Z - "Suit & Tie"
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
Disclosure - Settle
Calvin Harris - 18 Months
Kaskade - Atmosphere
Pretty Lights - A Color Map Of The Sun
Best Rock Performance
Alabama Shakes - "Always Alright"
David Bowie - "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)"
Imagine Dragons - "Radioactive"
Led Zeppelin - "Kashmir" (Live)
Queens Of The Stone Age - "My God Is The Sun"
Jack White - "I'm Shakin'"
Best Rock Album:
Black Sabbath - 13
David Bowie - The Next Day
Kings of Leon - Mechanical Bull
Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day
Queens Of The Stone Age - …Like Clockwork
Neil Young With Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill
Best Rock Song
Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear - "Cut Me Some Slack"
Gary Clark Jr. - "Messin' Around"
The Rolling Stones - "Doom and Gloom"
Muse - "Panic Station"
Black Sabbath "God Is Dead?"
Best Alternative Music Album:
Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You
The National - Trouble Will Find Me
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks
Tame Impala - Lonerism
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
Best R&B Performance
Tamar Braxton - "Love And War"
Anthony Hamilton - "Best Of Me"
Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip - "Nakamarra"
Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar - "How Many Drinks?"
Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway - "Something"
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Tamar Braxton - Love And War
Fantasia - Side Effects Of You
Salaam Remi - One: In The Chamber
Rihanna - Unapologetic
Mack Wilds - New York: A Love Story
Best R&B Album
Faith Evans - R&B Divas
Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire
John Legend - Love In The Future
Chrisette Michele - Better
TGT - Three Kings
Best Rap Performance
Drake - "Started From The Bottom"
Eminem - "Berzerk"
Jay Z - "Tom Ford"
Kendrick Lamar - "Swimming Pools (Drank)"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz - "Thrift Shop"
Best Rap Song
ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar - "Fuckin' Problem"
Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake - "Holy Grail"
Kanye West - "New Slaves"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - "Thrift Shop"
Drake - "Started From the Bottom"
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
J.Cole Featuring Miguel - "Power Trip"
Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé - "Part II (On The Run)"
Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake - "Holy Grail"
Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige - "Now Or Never"
Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd - "Remember You"
Best Rap Album
Drake - Nothing Was The Same
Jay Z - Magna Carta…Holy Grail
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist
Kanye West - Yeezus
Best Country Album
Jason Aldean - Night Train
Tim McGraw - Two Lanes Of Freedom
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park
Blake Shelton - Based On A True Story
Taylor Swift - Red
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Coldplay - "Atlas" (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
Jessie J - "Silver Lining" (The Silver Linings Playbook) Adele - "Skyfall" (Skyfall)
Colbie Caillat Featuring Gavin DeGraw - "We Both Know" (Safe Haven)
Lana Del Rey - "Young and Beautiful" (The Great Gatsby)
Regina Spektor - "You've Got Time" (Orange Is the New Black)
Producer of the Year
Rob Cavallo
Dr. Luke
Ariel Rechtshaid
Jeff Tweedy
Pharrell Williams
Source: Rolling Stone
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Thisis50 & Ashlee Ray recently spoke with DJ Paul & Gangsta Boo for an exclusive interview!
They speak on their relationship rumors, Da Mafia 6ix, Crunchy Black, Juicy J going solo, the female era of hp-hop now, what they listen to now, new project "6ix Commandments" & much more!
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Here's a battle from the Ultimate Rap League/SNKRBST "Sole Survivor" event. This one features Harlem New York's Charlie Clips Vs. St. Louis' Yung Ill.
Watch the two go toe to toe and let us know who you think got slayed.
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Young Money artist Chanel West Coast drops official visuals for her song "Alcoholic." The song is off of her latest mixtape, Now You Know. You can grab it now for free from Datpiff http://www.datpiff.com/Chanel-West-Coast-Now-You-Know-mixtape.508351.html.
Hell Rell is preparing to release a brand new mixtape entitled Return of Da Gangsta soon. After going in on Trinidad James in a recent freestyle, Ruga reloads and drops a new heater, "Check Me Out."
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Justin Credible, DJ sourMILK and Fuzz Fantab of the Los Angeles Leakers welcomed Casey Veggies to their studio recently. Casey flexed his lyrical skills by spitting a freestyle for the show.
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Long Beach hip-hop duo and Ncredible recording artists the Wonder Broz deliver their latest club-banging record, “Drop It”featuring Sage The Gemini.





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2 Chainz stopped by ESPN's Sports Nation on Thursday (December 5) to give his opinion on Kobe Bryant being ranked number 25 among players in the National Basketball Association, rappers selling as many sneakers as athletes and names his top 5 emcees.
2 Chainz Thinks Kobe's 25th Best NBA Player Ranking Was Disrespectful
2 Chainz Discusses Rappers Selling As Much Shoes As Athletes
2 Chainz Lists His Top 5 MCs
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New music video by 50 Cent performing his remix of TDE's SZA - "Teen Spirit"
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Fans have been patiently waiting on this one. Talented R&B stars Marsha Ambrosius and Ne-Yo linked up for this superb tune, "Without You," and today the official music video was released.
This will appear on Marsha's sophomore album Friends & Lovers. Expect that to be released in 2014.
You can download this single now.
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Super producer Pharrell Williams recently covered Complex's "Best of 2013" digital issue. Joe La Puma spoke with him about a wide variety of topics for the cover story.
One of the questions from the conversation that appears in the outtakes was whether Skateboard P would be interested in working with 50 Cent.
I would love to make an album with 50 that felt like a film. 'Cause he’s an actor. He’s an actor and a rapper and all these other things. I would wanna put all those talents together and try and make a cohesive body of work that was all about him. I’d just be Mario Puzo. I don’t have to be Corleone. I don’t have to be in it at all. I could just be the air in the room, which is just the storywriter or the backdrop. Cause he’s the storywriter.
Would you be interested in hearing an entire project from 50 produced entirely by Pharrell?
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While Skeme prepares the December 17 release of his new LP, Ingleworld, the raspy-voiced rhymer debuted his new single "Different" yesterday w DJ Felli Fel on LA's Power 106. The new album features collaborations with Wale, Iggy Azalea, Dom Kennedy, Nipsey Hussle and K. Roosevelt.
Ingleworld tracklist:
1. We Against The World (prod. by J Rocket)
2. No Time (prod. by Boi-1da and Sevn Thomas)
3. Our Way (prod. by Resource)
4. Different (prod. by Sean Momberger & Wizzo)
5. High Levels Ft. Iggy Azelea (prod. by Nate Fox)
6. What You Wanted Ft. K.Roosevelt (prod. by K.Roosevelt)
7. Ain't Perfect Ft. Wale (prod. by Sean Momberger)
8. Like We Live (prod. by Sean Momberger)
9. Millions (prod. by Feb 9)
10. Over Sick (Prod. By Rey Reel)
11. Bullets (prod. by Boi-1da)
12. CantFuckWitMe (prod. by Lord Zedd)
13. Focus Ft. Dom Kennnedy (prod. by Sean Momberger)
14. Million Dollar Meetings (prod. by Wizzo)
15. WhatYoLifeLike?! Ft. Nipsey Hussle (prod. by Wizzo)
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Here is the official music video from Childish Gambino for his single "3005." The song is off of his forthcoming album entitled Because the Internet, which will be released on December 10.
Pre-order the album now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/because-the-internet/id742449868.
Singer and producer Remo The Hitmaker releases his From Dreams to Reality Reloaded mixtape. Features on the project include Joe Budden, Jameel Mason, Murder Mook, Profit, Cory Gunz and more.
Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently spoke with Mysonne for an exclusive interview!
Mysonne clears the air and says he never had problems with 50 Cent!
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M. Reck of Forbez DVD is making really big moves with his Step Ur Bars Up Showcase. Brooklyn's lyrical beast Papoose made an appearance at the latest event. He took shots at Kendrick Lamar and performed his "Control" response aimed at the Black Hippy member.
Check that out below.
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