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While in Melbourne, Australia recently for a concert at the Sidney Myer Bowl Kanye West displayed his sense of humor while freestyling/singing about bad relationships, good p*ssy and great sex with your ex.
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Slaughterhouse goes in over Lil Wayne's "She Will." Be on the lookout for Slaughterhouse's Shady Records debut album Welcome To: Our House arriving May 15.
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Snoop Dogg aka Nemo Hoes is back with a new episode of GGN News.
Lil Duval is the guest for the day as the two discuss their favorite television shows and whether or not R&B singer Freddie Jackson is gay.
Special performance by Blu Sky "Put On Tha Team" at the end.
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Rihanna made her presence felt during the 2012 Brit Awards held Tuesday (February 21) in London. Riri won the award for International Female Solo Artist. She also performed her hit single "We Found Love" which you can check out below.
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J. Cole just passed two million followers on Twitter. As a gift to his fans he unleashed this gem.
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Nicki Minaj scores a feature in the latest issue of Vogue. The publication takes a look at the rapper/singer's impressive accomplishments racked up in a short amount of time and her lifestyle.
Check out an excerpt from her interview below.
Born in Trinidad, Minaj came to the States when she was five, grew up in Queens, and attended the prestigious LaGuardia high school for the performing arts (it was the model for the school in Fame). Her fashion education also began there. “I was dressing in Tommy Hilfiger baggy shirts and Boss jeans, but then I met a person who dressed like a tiny lady—pantsuits, heels, lots of makeup. I thought she was larger than life. She once did my makeup—I had never seen myself made up before. I didn’t want to wash it off; I felt like I had one day to live this fantasy of being a glamour girl.”
She currently lives in a condo in L.A., where she moved for the weather but also to escape “some bad memories.” Though she declines to divulge much about her personal life, she readily admits to snuggling up in hotel beds, unwinding after a performance by watching Forensic Files and Judge Judy. Minaj insists she’s terrible at small talk and never goes out much, except for the occasional foray to a favorite restaurant. “I went to Negril the other night, and I brought, like, ten of the fans who were waiting outside with me, and bought them all food!”
Now Minaj is expected to be a glamour girl every day. Her ensembles—“They’re costumes, not outfits”—are often custom-made or imported from Japan, where little-known designers like Shojono Tomo supply items like the nutty plastic apron Minaj wore during New York Fashion Week last September. (If she has yet to market her distinctive naughty–baby doll look, Minaj has already entered the world of cosmetics, launching a nail-polish collaboration with OPI and becoming a 2012 M.A.C. Viva Glam spokesperson.) In her downtime, she is far from label-obsessed. “If I can combine designer things with other things, I’m a happy camper.” Not so with accessories. At one time she was spending $50,000 a month on “Giuseppe, Versace, YSL, and Fendi shoes. And I bought tons of Vuitton bags. When you’re a young girl from Queens, you’re going to stock up on those bags.”
To read more of the interview head over to Vogue.
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After picking up small parts in movies like The Hangover, former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is set to star in his own one-man show on the Las Vegas strip according to the Las Vegas Sun.
Tyson: The Raw Truth will tell Iron Mike's life story through videos, photos and live commentary added by Tyson himself.
“It will be raw. Nothing will be held back. He’s not going to shrink from the problems he’s faced and the battles he’s fought professionally and personally. It will be unfiltered, and he’ll tell it like it is,” a friend of Mike’s told the LVS. “The project has the full blessing of his wife, Lakiha, and their family.”
The location of the production is still under wraps, but will be revealed soon.
The article also mentioned that Tyson will appear in The Hangover 3, which is set to start filming later this year.
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Collector's looking to get their hands on a piece of rare Tupac Shakur memorabilia can bid on the signed contract from the late rapper/actor's role in the movie Juice on eBay.
The current listed price is $6500 for the contract.
The most interesting part of the contract is it shows Tupac could have played the roles of either "Q" or "Bishop." As we now know he went on to portray the role of the unhinged "Bishop" to perfection.
The contract is signed by Tupac and includes a certificate of authenticity from Startifacts.
Spotted at XXL.
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French Montana continues to ride the wave of success from his hit record "Shot Caller." The Harry Fraud produced track gets a new remix that features Diddy and Rick Ross.
Peep the visuals below.
Lloyd Banks comes back with a ridiculous banger "Jackpot," produced by Jahlil Beats. If you thought G-Unit was dead......think again!
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Ashanti has taken control of her career by by launching her own record label Written Entertainment. The first order of business for the former Murder Inc singer is the lead single for her upcoming fifth studio album Earthly Woman.
Here we get a brief teaser of the video for "The Woman You Love," which features Busta Rhymes and was produced by Jerry Wonda.
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Mos Def Yasiin Bey flips The Throne's "N*ggas in Paris" into a track a lot of American's can actually relate to. From families struggling to feed their kids to drugs and unsolved murders, Yasiin is doing anything but "balling" in Paris in this realistic video.
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Fans who were fortunate enough to secure tickets were treated to a fantastic show at Webster Hall in NYC on February 16 by Fabolous and a few special guests.
Funeral Fab performed cuts off of his latest mixtape There Is No Competition 3, before inviting Young Jeezy and Jadakiss onstage to perform The Snowman's song "I Do."
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After a successful run in the U.S. The Throne will look to conquer Europe as they extend their "Watch The Throne" tour.
Kanye West and Jay-Z will play 12 dates in Europe starting May 20th in London. The trek will hit Norway, Sweden and Paris twice before ending June 13th in Birmingham, UK.
May 20th O2 Arena, London
May 24th Zurich Hellenstadion, Switzerland
May 26th Herning Arena, Denmark
May 28th Oslo Telenor Arena, Norway
May 29th Stockholm The Globe, Sweden
June 1st Paris Bercy, France
June 2nd Paris Bercy, France
June 3rd Antwerp Sportpaleis, Belgium
June 5th Frankfurt Festhalle, Germany
June 8th Dublin O2 Arena, Ireland
June 11th Manchester, UK – MEN Arena
June 13th Birmingham, UK – LG Arena
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As promised Prodigy delivers his new mixtape H.N.I.C. 3 via Complex who also provided a stream to listen to the entire tape prior to downloading if you wish. 27 tracks is plenty enough for two mixtapes, but P decided to give fans something special.
If you're in New York City, don't miss the release party on February 27. Details below:
Hot 97 Who's Next & Heineken Present: Prodigy celebrating the release of his new mixtape H.N.I.C. 3. Hosted by Peter Rosenberg and with appearances by Papoose, Brown Sugar, and the finalists of the Hot 97 "Battle For The Best." It all goes down at SOB's in NYC at 8 p.m. on Monday, February 27. Must be 21 or over. Buy your tickets here
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After setting records in his NFL rookie season for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback and most passing yards for a rookie, it was expected the endorsements would start rolling in for Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton.
Under Armour beat out Nike to sign Cam to a deal worth more than $1 million a year to endorse their shoes and apparel.
Check out their first commercial which also features super producer AraabMuzik as Cam's DJ.
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Houston's fast rising star rapper Marcus Manchild recruits Yo Gotti and the legendary Scarface for "U Aint Trill," a track getting at the fakes and frauds in the industry.
"It's basically getting on most of these rappers that are in the industry right now who speak on sh*t they know nothing about or not doing," Marcus told Vibe of the new song. "You hear the “hustler” rappers and you see the rappers that claim they got all the b*tches but don’t have no b*tches, or they’ll say they been here but never been there. Its just a lot of people whether it’s rappers, actors, basically any person who you feel ain't trill and they keeping about this and that were saying it in this song."
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Maybe Jay-Z should take Beyonce to more New Jersey Nets games, she might be the good luck charm this horrible team needs.
The power couple sat court side yesterday at Madison Square Garden and watched as the Nets (10-24) played one of their best games of the season. Deron Williams went off for 38 points to lead his team to a rare 100-92 victory over the New York Knicks (16-17) to spoil Carmelo Anthony's return.
Deron Williams drives past Jeremy Lin
Hov is one of the owners of the Nets team who will be renamed the Brooklyn Nets next season when they move into a brand new arena, the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
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Odd Future's Tyler, The Creator, Left Brain, Hodgy Beats and Domo Genesis drop off an utterly bizarre video for "Rella." Where else could you see a cocaine sniffing centaur or a stormtrooper skeeting on women turning them into cats other than an Odd Future video?
The song is the first single off of OFWGKTA's upcoming album The OF Tape Vol. 2.
The clip was directed by Wolf Haley