After taking a brief break away from her "barbz" Nicki Minaj has returned to Twitter. Prior to leaving the social networking site Nicki had 11 million followers.
She had to start from zero today when she reactivated her account, but she is already up to 187,000 followers.
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Jill Scott directs her new visuals for "Blessed." The song is featured on her latest album Light of the Sun.
Nas just made a lot of his fans very happy by announcing that his tenth solo album Life Is Good, will be released on July 17, 2012 via Def Jam Records.
The disc has three confirmed tracks so far, "The Don," "Nasty" and the No I.D. produced"Daughters," which will be the album's third single. A fourth song "Another Black Girl Lost" hit the internet last week, but it's not know if it will make the album's final cut.
A music video for "The Don" has been filmed and will premiere this Friday [April 27].
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Kanye West has done a nice job building his G.O.O.D Music label and it looks like he could adding a fellow Chicago native to the mix soon.
During a recent conversation with XXL.com, Twista said signing a deal with the house that Yeezy built could become a reality very soon.
“It’s very possible,” Twista said. “My main producer, Traxter, is working a lot with [Kanye] lately, so that’s a possibility. I don’t think [Kanye] really got nobody like me over there, so you need a person like me up in there. It’s an easy vision. Can we make a hit together? We tried once or twice…it worked.”
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Wayne Brady addresses criticism he receives for "not being black enough" and spits a "five fingers of death" freestyle on Shade 45's 'Sway in the Morning' show.
Wayne Brady speaks on people saying he's "not black enough"
Wayne Brady '5 Fingers Of Death' Freestyle
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Wiz Khalifa is back with new music. Check out the lead single off of his upcoming album O.N.I.F.C.
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed 17-year old Trayvon Martin is a free man today after posting 10% of his $150,000 bail on Sunday. He will remain free until his second degree murder trial begins in 2013.
The decision by a Florida judge to allow Zimmerman the opportunity for freedom has angered many Americans, including thousands in the hip-hop community. One man who is speaking out against the decision is Papoose, who made a tribute song dedicated to Trayvon several weeks ago.
“That’s some savage sh*t,” Papoose told XXL in a new interview. “The man could be free and Trayon is in his grave till eternity. Everybody celebrated when they arrested dude, but I think it was premature. This dude is an animal. The whole thing is bullsh*t.”
Like Papoose, several other rappers have made tribute songs dedicated to Trayvon. The unity shown by his peers is something Pap is proud of.
“All of us being successful…anybody who has a voice, it’s our duty for us to provide a voice for those who don’t have a platform,” Papoose said. “I felt like it’s my duty. I felt like I’d be playing myself if I didn’t say something. I commend everybody.”
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New Thugga featuring Kirko Bangz and Doughbeezy off of Slim's Houston mixtape.
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The Goodie Mob reunion is official. The group performed their new single "Fight To Win" Monday [April 23] on 'The Voice."
Their new album Age Against the Machine is currently being recorded. No release date has been announced as of yet.
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Bronx beast Young Hash is gearing up to drop the follow up to his 2010 mixtape "Str8 Drop Vs. The Whip."
Peep this in studio footage of Hash going in.
"Str8 Drop 2" coming soon.
Peep this new heat from Jadakiss off of his upcoming mixtape The Consignment. Jahlil Beats on the production. French Montana, Styles P and Wale with assists.
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New visuals from Melanie Fiona off of her latest album The MF Life.
The Azealia Banks vs. T.I. and Iggy Azalea drama doesn't look like it's going to die down anytime soon. As we previously reported, the two camps have been going at each other ever since Iggy was named to the 2012 XXL Freshman class.
Banks said at the time she didn't think Azalea deserved the spot because of what she perceived as a racist lyric in the song "D.R.U.G.S." Since that time the war of words has intensified.
During an interview this morning with WGCI's Tony Sculfield and the Morning Riot show, T.I. referred to the beef with Banks as "b*tch sh*t" that should be left between the two women. Banks heard the interview and wasted no time in firing more shots at the Grand Hustle boss.
Peep what Banks wrote just a few minutes ago via Twitter.
Well damn!
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T.I. called into WGCI's Tony Sculfield and the Morning Riot show to address a little bit of everything.
Topics included Tip's upcoming album Trouble Man, his reality show, his son's rapping ability and Azealia Banks' beef with Iggy Azalea that has now grown to involve him.
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Vado drops off something fresh for a Monday with "What Dat Mouth Do."
DJ Envy with The Breakfast Club premiere.
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Pitchfork TV chops it up with Schoolboy Q about his recording habits, Top Dawg Entertainment's in house production team and working with The Alchemist.
Q also spits a freestyle.
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Chris Brown fans will have to wait a little longer than originally expected to get their hands on his new album, Fortune. The album was originally scheduled to be released on May 8, but that date has been moved to July 3.
"Team Breezy! The official album date for FORTUNE is July 3,2012!!!!!!!!!!!!" Brown tweeted on Sunday.
When it is released the disc is expected to feature Breezy's latest single "Turn Up the Music," as well as "Till I Die" and "Sweet Love."
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Los links up with Lola Monroe for some fresh visuals for the track "King Los."
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Moments before taking the stage for the final night of Coachella on Sunday [April 22] Dr. Dre filmed a short clip thanking fans for their support at the festival. He also said that the 2Pac hologram was created specifically for Coachella with no tour in mind, but if a trek happens he would be ok with it.
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