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Whitney Houston recorded "Celebrate" just days before her death. Her vocals were then combined with Jordin Sparks into a duet. The song is featured in Houston's last movie Sparkle, which opens in theaters on August 10th.
Here's a behind the scenes look at the making of "Celebrate."
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Harry Powder teams up with Funeral Fab for the "Merlot" remix. Bricks In My Backpack 3 drops June 12th.
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Killer Mike gives the 2012 "Zombie Apocalypse" its first anthem. Here's the lead single from Mike's new record, 'R.A.P. Music,' featuring Bun B, T.I., and Trouble, with production by El-P.
Tour with El-P begins June 18th
06/19 -- Atlanta, GA -- The Masquerade
06/20 -- New Orleans, LA -- House Of Blues
06/21 -- Dallas, TX -- Granada Theater
06/22 -- Houston, TX -- Warehouse Live
06/23 -- Austin, TX -- The Mohawk
06/25 -- Phoenix, AZ -- Crescent Ballroom
06/26 -- San Diego, CA -- Casbah San Diego
06/28 -- Los Angeles, CA -- The Echoplex
06/29 -- San Francisco, CA -- The Regency Ballroom
06/30 -- Portland, OR -- Hawthorne Theatre
07/01 -- Seattle, WA -- Nuemos
07/02 -- Vancouver, BC -- Fourtune
07/05 -- Minneapolis, MN -- The Fineline
07/06 -- Chicago, IL -- Bottom Lounge
07/07 -- Cleveland Heights, OH -- Grog Shop
07/08 -- Ann Arbor, MI -- Blind Pig
07/09 -- Toronto, ON -- The Hoxton
07/11 -- Boston, MA -- Paradise Rock Club
07/12 -- Providence, RI -- The Met
07/13 -- New York, NY -- Irving Plaza
07/14 -- Philadelphia, PA -- The Trocadero
07/15 -- Washington, DC -- Rock And Roll Hotel
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The Kardashian sisters Khloe, Kourtney and Kim appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live together for the first time last night. The threesome talked about Kourtney's pregnancy, Kim's relationship with Kanye West, Bruce Jenner's Olympic experience and more.
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A$AP Rocky and the A$AP Mob have shown in the past that they will brawl with unruly fans if need be. While an all out scrap didn't break out, the crew did jump into the audience at London's Camden Electric Ballroom Wednesday to reclaim a $15,000 watch that a fan snatched off of the wrist of Rocky during a performance.
Peep the footage below.
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Juvenile returns with a brand new video for "Ya Sleeping On Me." The track is featured on his "Mardi Gras" mixtape. Produced by The Deltree
Directed by Tyler Yee
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Lawless Inc/Epic Records artist King L formerly known as King Louie drops an official video for "Bars." The track is featured on his "Motion Picture" mixtape.
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Check out the latest release from Baltimore's Al Great. This record is a warm-up track to his upcoming project Summer Nights.
Rap Star C-class Shuts Down Grand Opening with a SMASH PERFORMANCE IF HIS SINGLE G'D UP
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New Orleans rapper Curren$y sat down with AOL's The Boombox for a Black Music Monthconversation recently. He was asked what rapper he thought best represented black music and gave a very interesting answer.
"Pharrell, of course he's not old enough to have been around for all the different eras of music, but he represents all the different eras of music that we've been through," Spitta said. "He's very vocal about the struggle that he went through... just in the industry and making his bones. The hurdles and people taking advantage. And through it all he's still taking pictures on a Phantom."
Check out the rest of Spitta's conversation with Boombox about Pharrell and the first time he heard The Sugarhill Gang's classic "Rapper's Delight."
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Black Hippy member Ab-Soul appeared on Sway in the Morning recently in support of his new album "Control System." He took the opportunity to perform "Terrorist Threats," "Black Lip B*stard" and "Pineal Gland"
Check it out below.
"Terrorist Threats"
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Check out the latest from DJ Woogie featuring Bishop Lamont. Produced by JM Beatz
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Kanye West links up with Pusha T, Big Sean and Tity Boi aka 2 Chainz to finally deliver official visuals for "Mercy." Since it's release the Lifted produced G.O.O.D. Musicsingle has been steadily climbing the charts, expect that to continue.
Nas was going to appear as a surprise guest during Nicki Minaj's set at Summer Jam 2012. As we all know by now Nicki didn't perform, but Nas did and he brought special guest Lauryn Hill out with him. Rap-Up caught up with the Queens MC to get get his take on the situation.
What was it like to touch down on the Summer Jam stage?
It was magic. I didn’t want to be announced. I wanted to keep it quiet, a surprise for people. It was an honor to do it again because I haven’t done it in years.
How did you get Lauryn Hill to come out?
Nicki had asked me to come out during her set and so I figured that would be a great way to go into my show. I only wanted to bring out Lauryn during my set, so she was with it. That’s my sister.
Have you kept in touch with her over the years?
I don’t really keep in touch with anyone except my family. Artists, we’re too busy to be in touch, but we’ve seen each other through the years and it’s just love.
Can we expect another collaboration between the two of you?
I don’t know. She’s amazing. I’d love to.
What do you make of the whole YMCMB vs. Hot 97 drama?
I’ve been there before and things like that happen every couple of years. I guess this is the second time something has happened like that between the artist and the radio station. We don’t always agree and the nature of hip-hop can be aggressive and get real gangsta on you now and then. That’s just what it is. These things happen.
Lauryn wrote a letter in support of Nicki. Do you stand by her decision not to perform?
[YMCMB's] situation was different than mine and I’m not clear on all of it, but of course when it happened with me years ago, it was based on the Jay-Z drama and a whole bunch of other stuff. Her situation is based on something different between her and her camp. Eventually I got cool with Hot 97 and they got cool with me. It’s one hip-hop family, and that’s how it should be at the end of the day.
Did you speak to Nicki about the situation?
I think it was just really messy. When you’re in the heat of that moment, no one has time to inform anybody, but we spoke after briefly and it seemed like it was a crazy situation for her to handle. When put in that position, it’s no easy thing and I guess I was in support of her, in support of Hot 97. I’ve been there before, so at the end of the day, it could be fixed. It’s one hip-hop family, let’s unify it.
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Dj Kay Slay gets assists from A-Mafia, Shoota, St. Laz, Hardluck, Cef Allah and Lucky Don for "Bang," the latest single off of his upcoming album "Rhyme or Die." The disc is reportedly Kay Slay's final studio project.
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Kendrick Lamar stopped by Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club this morning to chop it up with the crew of DJ Envy, Angela Yee and Charlamagne Tha God.
Topics of discussion included Black Hippy, his first meeting with Dr. Dre, Dre's work ethic, his upcoming album and agreeing that Nicki Minaj should have been upset about the Summer Jam situation.
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Follow the Queen Bee LIL KIM in the experience of a lifetime as she makes her way around the country on her highly anticipated and well received "Return Of The Queen Tour 2012"
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