Yelawolf has officially pulled out of the Shady 2.0 showcase this Friday [March 16] at Austin's SXSW Music Festival according to Fuse TV, who will be streaming the event live.
As we previously reported, the Alabama rapper was hospitalized March 2nd in Madison, Wisconsin forcing him to cancel a concert in Detroit scheduled for several days later. At the time the thought was that he just needed to get some rest, but unfortunately the injury turned out to be more serious.
With Catfish Billy out with a ruptured spleen the show will still go on as scheduled. 50 Cent will headline the concert. Opening acts include Slaughterhouse, Big K.R.I.T., Schoolboy Q, Action Bronson, Don Trip, S.T.S. and The Foodchain.
Bow Wow recently celebrated his 25th birthday and of course Rico Da Crook was behind the lens to capture all the action as Bow Wow partied with a bunch of beautiful women and celebrity friends.
Cameos from Lil Wayne, Birdman, Chris Brown, Meek Mill, Mack Maine, plus more.
There are multiple reports coming in that Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown is dating her "step brother" Nick Gordon.
The 22-year old Gordon was taken in by Houston when he was 12-years old and raised as her own, although he was never formally adopted. He and 19-year old Bobbi Kristina were reportedly spotted kissing in public, holding hands and acting like a couple at a Target store in Georgia on Friday [March 9th].
"Yea we got a little closer and what!!!," Nick tweeted yesterday, in response to the rumors. That tweet was followed by more today. "All the haters that dont know us or th real story can't un follow me. I don't give a f**k. I've proved my loyalty to her and the Houston family. I don't owe any of you anything. Ha I don't even know y'all haters."
Bobbi hasn't responded by writing or saying anything, but she is retweeting words of encouragement from followers about her relationship with Gordon.
One simple question. Do you consider this relationship incestuous? Take our poll and sound off in the comment section below
Fred The Godson gives us a dose of the old and the new in his latest visuals. The Bronx MC goes in over Young Jeezy's "OJ" before taking it back with Keith Murray's "The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World."
The clip features DJ Kay Slay and is directed by Taya Simmons.
Jim Jones has been heavy on his grind as of late. The rapper who has also started his own Vampire Life clothing line recently teams up with Trav, Shoota and Mel Matrix for "Cold."
We look forward to hearing more Capo collaborations with Trav.
Looks like a normal day for Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg aka Mac and Devin aka the black Cheech and Chong. The never without a blunt in hand duo chill in the studio and vibe to their song "It Could Be Easy" with the track's producers 1500 or Nothing.
The song can be found on the Mack and Devin Go To High School soundtrack.
The pictures of Rihanna in a black see through shirt are a big hit on the internet and she couldn't be happier about it. The singer joked and laughed with paparazzi about the NSFW pics after one asked her if she had seen them.
"Did you see my t*tties?" she asked, even giving tips on how to get better photos of her in the future. "And for future reference y'all can probably get better shots from a distance...just a FYI."
Well, damn!
In case you missed our blog about this yesterday peep the pics below.
Producer Cardiak is a busy man these days. He's constantly in the lab cooking up new beats for the likes of Lloyd Banks, Young Chris, Fabolous, Meek Mill, Cory Gunz, Bow Wow, Ace Hood and many more.
He took some time out of his schedule recently to drop a new vlog showing how he created the beat to Meek's song "Errday."
Drizzy Drake and his former flame Rihanna reunite in the upcoming video for "Take Care" off of the Toronto MC's latest album.
The two look quite comfortable with each other in these black and white stills from the video shoot.
"They seemed to be super close and that's what I wanted for the video," director Yoann Lemoine told MTV News. "Visually, it's a very humble video. ... It's not crazy. It's actually the most indie video I've done my whole life. It's probably the most famous artists, and they were so open to a project that was so minimal."
The full video should be dropping soon. In the meantime check out several more pics from the set courtesy of ThisIsRnB.
Ludacris is getting ready to drop his eighth studio album entitled Ludaversal. The Atlanta MC just got the green light from Def Jam on a release date for the follow up to 2010's Battle of the Sexes, and the date is a special one.
HipHop-N-More is reporting that the disc will be released on September 11, Luda's 35th birthday.
The first single from the project is expected within the next couple of weeks.
Are you looking forward to hearing new music from Luda?
Mystikal made a triumphant return to 106 & Park Monday [March 12] to premiere his new video "Original." While there the Cash Money rapper talked about how his deal came together with the label, what it's like working with Busta Rhymes, Drake and the whole YMCMB team and more.
It seems some Rihanna fans are taking the battle for Chris Brown's affection between Tran and Rihanna way too far.
According to TMZ, Tran started getting death threats after Riri tweeted a pic that many people took as a shot at Tran. The picture was of a bag of rice cakes wearing shades and earrings with a caption that read, "I'ma make you my b*tch." Tran is Vietnamese, so therein lies the joke.
Rihanna picture from Twitter
After the picture was sent out Rihanna fans reported started going in on Tran, threatening her safety, leaving her scared for her life.
Brown is said to be 100% supportive of Tran through all of this.
Rihanna has shown a recently she could care less what people think of her. From her collaborations with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, to her sometimes provocative clothing the singer does what she wants.
That carefree attitude was on display again on Sunday when Riri stepped out in a see through black mesh shirt with no bra while headed to New York City's Da Silvano restaurant.
Chester Haze aka Chet Haze is finally getting support from the two people who count the most, his dad Tom Hanks and mom Rita Wilson. The couple showed up at their son's gig at The Greenhouse nightclub in NYC to hear him perform his new song "Hollywood" on Sunday.
Now that the aspiring rapper/singer has his parent's blessing comes the question of whether or not Chet actually has talent. Check out his video for "Hollywood" and let us know what you think.
A Springfield, Mass., basketball coach went nuts after his middle school team lost it's championship game Friday and bit off part of the ear of the winning coach.
Police say 34-year-old Timothy Lee Forbes of Springfield attacked the winning coach as the Catholic Youth Organization teams of fifth- and sixth-graders shook hands at the end of the game Friday night at the Holy Name school.
Forbes, an assistant coach had to be pulled off of the winning coach by other people attending the game. He fled the gym, but was later arrested according to NBC Connecticut.
The wounded coach was rushed to a nearby hospital where his ear was reattached. He has since been released.
Forbes' lawyer, Philip Lauro, said his client pleaded not guilty Monday [March 12] and will have a dangerousness hearing Friday, when he'll seek bail according to the Associated Press.
Forbes faces felony charges that include mayhem and assault and battery.
T.I. is going all in for his new group D.O.P.E. After introducing them on DJ Drama's radio show last week he hops on their new song/video "Harry Potter."
The Hit Boy produced track appears on D.O.P.E.'s new self titled mixtape, which is now available on LiveMixtapes.
"Tire marks tire marks , finish line with the fire marks/ when the relay starts ma run away slave--master" - Iggy Azalea "D.R.U.G.S."
The line above has put Iggy Azalea in a position to have to defend herself after she was called out on it by another African American female rapper Azealia Banks.
As we have previously documented, the feud between the two started when Iggy was placed on the cover of the 2012 XXL Freshman cover. Banks immediately responded to it by lashing out at XXL and Iggy via Twitter.
"Iggy Azalea on the XXL freshman list is all wrong," Azealia wrote on February 28. "How can you endorse a white woman who called herself a "runaway slave master"? Sorry guys. But I'm pro black girl. I'm not anti white girl, but I'm also not here for any1 outside of my culture trying to trivialize very serious aspects of it. In any capacity. *kanye shrug*."
Since then the conflict has grown to include T,I,, who is executive producing Iggy's debut album and is also her mentor at Grand Hustle.
Today Iggy addressed the lyric by writing a letter that was posted on the website MissJia.com. Read it below:
Dear world,
Im writing you today to address a lyric I said a few months ago in one of my songs that I feel has been used to unfairly slander my character and paint me as a racist person.
Kendrick Lamar is one of my favorite artists and I loved his song ‘Look Out for Detox’ so much I decided to do my own version of it last year. The lyrics I wrote follow the original version closely; One lyric in particular has offended a lot of people and for that, I apologize.
The artist’s lyric was: “when the relay starts I’m a runway slave”
My lyric was: “when the relay starts I’m a runaway slave…Master, sh*tting on the past gotta spit it like a pastor
This is a metaphoric take on an originally literal lyric, and I was never trying to say I am a slave owner.
The intent was to say was that past histories have been mastered, or overcome, and that you may feel my line was ‘shitting on the past,’ just as many feel pastors shit on the bible or biblical history…although they mean no ill and just have their own take, hence the lyric ‘gotta spit it like a pastor.’
In all fairness, it was a tacky and careless thing to say and if you are offended, I am sorry. Sometimes we get so caught up in our art and creating or trying to push boundaries, we don’t stop to think how others may be hurt by it. In this situation, I am guilty of doing that and I regret not thinking things through more.
I don’t hate any race of people, and it pains me to wake up to other young people being misled to believe I do. I am for unity and equality. People should get a fair shot at whatever they want to do no matter what color they are; rap and hip hop as a culture is not exempt from this.
It is unfair to say other races who also grew up listening to rap don’t get a place too. We have a place and the Azaleans and myself are evidence of that fact. All people have a voice and equal right to use it.
In your lifetime you will say a lot of things you will wish you hadn’t too. I have to have my poor choice of words live with me forever on the internet. Please know that I have grown from this and hope to have your continued support in life and my mission of bridging the gap.
As one of my lovely azaleans said last week: we are the prototype and far beyond the stereotype.
Love always,
Iggamonster.
The song's video is posted below. Check it out and let us know what you think.
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