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Drake is putting the finishing touches on his sophomore album, Take Care, and also getting ready to hit the road in support of the project with Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky on his Club Paradise tour.

The decision to not put any Young Money artists on the tour has led to speculation that Drake is unhappy with the label and preparing to leave for greener pastures after Take Care drops.

In a new interview with MTV the Canadian rapper insists that's not the case.

"I never really know where those rumors stem from, it's crazy. You can read my interviews and tell I'm not scared to say what I feel," Drake said. "I'm really happy at Young Money; I really don't want to go anywhere. Me and Wayne have a great relationship. At the end of the day, that's my boss. I'm his soldier. I'm cool with that. I'm good with that. That's the role I want to play. He put me here."

Regarding the tour, Drake says timing played a role in no YM artists hitting the road with him.

"I wanna bring Kendrick, I wanna bring A$AP. Those are guys I love. It has nothing to do with people on my label. It's just Tyga's out--Nicki's working on an album," Drake explained. "And everybody else is doing their thing on the road with Wayne, or with Wayne in the studio. So I just showcase the music that I happen to love right now."

Drizzy's answer is similar to the one he gave last year when he excluded Young Money from his Away From Home tour.

"I didn't want to stick anybody in my opening slot," he told MTV in April 2010. "Nicki Minaj is a superstar, so to ask her to be on [the tour], unless we split the tour and both had equal time ... Gudda, same thing. Gudda has his own things going on. They're my friends, my family, I just don't feel comfortable being like, 'You wanna come open for me?' It's a weird thing. But I love 'em all. They're all doing great things."

Do you think Drake is being honest when he says he's happy at Young Money?

Since as early as 2007 we've been hearing talk about a possible Hot Boys reunion. There have been countless interviews with all of the members who have said the reunion was a go. 

Turk even gave an interview to MTV in March 2011 stating that he would be home soon and was looking forward to linking back up with Juvenile, Lil Wayne and B.G.

“We about to make it happen. It couldn’t be no Hot Boys reunion without me,” said Turk at the time

All that talk can be forgotten now that producer Mannie Fresh has revealed that the whole thing was a ploy by Cash Money.

"Well, I always did say that’s not happening. It was just a ploy; it was just something to make them look good at the time," Mannie told HipHopDX. "It was like, okay, we saying this, but I’m like, “How are y’all saying this, and y’all not getting in touch with nobody about it?” It’s like asking somebody something in an interview and you don’t know how to dodge that question ‘cause the next question might be the same thing you asking me. Like, “Well, dude, okay, if it ain’t gonna be that, then how you gonna straighten out things with these people?” So the easiest way to get out of that is like, “Yeah, we working on it, we doing it.”

Are you surprised by Mannie's revelation?

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Check out the cover art for Young Jeezy's upcoming disc, TM: 103. The Snowman's latest album is set to drop on December 20th, just in time for Christmas.

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Mike Knox goes in over Lloyd Banks' banger "Shock The World." Be on the lookout for Knox's upcoming album, See Me Later, dropping very soon.

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Papoose releases new visuals for "Mind Games," a track featured on his brand new mixtape, King Of New York.

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Kanye West and his G.O.O.D Music family are teaming up for a brand new album.


Yeezy made the announcement earlier today via Twitter.

The current G.O.O.D Music roster includes names like Common, Big Sean, Kid Cudi, Cyhi Da Prynce, Pusha T and Mos Def.

We'll keep you posted as more information becomes available.

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Halloween comes almost two weeks early in the form of Chris Brown's new video.

Breezy bares his fangs while he takes a stab at The Throne's "N*ggas In Paris" instrumental. T-Pain throws in a few ad libs.

When Method Man speaks it's always a good idea to pay close attention. The Wu Tang Clan rapper has seen it all in his 21 years in the business.

With four solo albums, five Wu Tang discs, two Blackout! projects with Redman and last year's Wu Massacre cd with Raekwon and Ghostface Killah under his belt, Johnny Blaze has quite a few stories to tell. Luckily for us he lets us in on more than a few little known secrets in a new interview with Complex, as he breaks down his "25 Most Essential Songs."

Here are just a few of the highlights:

* Wu Tang Clan was originally only supposed to have three members, Ol' Dirty Bastard, GZA and RZA.

* The first time he saw the "Method Man" video on tv he was dead broke, eating white rice with ketchup on Thanksgiving, thinking "this f*cking rap sh*t is weak."

* Raekwon and Ghostface Killah didn't like Notorious B.I.G.

* He was on angel dust when he recorded 'Tical'

* He recorded four different versions of "All I Need"

* Ol' Dirty Bastard's first album was written by RZA and GZA with the exception of "Brooklyn Zoo."

* True Master did a lot of the production on Only Built For Cuban Linx.

* He was high on mushrooms out in L.A. at a party during the height of the Biggie/2Pac beef and feeling uncomfortable. 'Pac approached him and let him know if there was anybody on the East Coast he would f*ck with it would be Wu Tang Clan.

* He lost interest halfway through recording "Extortion" with Mobb Deep because he was so high

There's a lot more to the interview. To read it in full head over to Complex.

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The music video for Rihanna's "We Found Love" premiered today via her official website.

The song is the first single off Riri's upcoming sixth studio album, Talk That Talk.

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Lil Wayne can't say enough good things about Drake and his upcoming album, Take Care.


Even though he hasn't heard the entire disc, the songs he has heard has him very excited about the project.


"I actually haven't got a chance to listen to all of it, but I heard a few songs," Wayne told MTV. "I can tell, you know, I don't know nothing else out there that can touch it, including my stuff. That kid is on another planet."


Wayne thinks that part of Drake's success has been his ability to put out music his fans can relate to.


"Drake excels at... I call him a conversational artist. Meaning he can make a hit song out of a regular conversation that you would love to have with any woman or anybody," Weezy said. "I think that's his expertise. And the songs I heard he just capitalized on that like crazy."

Take Care drops November 15.

Lloyd Banks unveils the sick artwork for his upcoming mixtape, The Cold Corner 2.

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Brisco aka The Opa Locka Goon took the stand yesterday to testify in the trial of one of four men accused of pistol whipping and robbing him.

The incident happened in August 2009 at a Miami barbershop. The Cash Money artist was getting a haircut when four men stormed the place, ordering everyone to lie face down before robbing them.

Brisco, who was also pistol whipped, had his Range Rover stolen as well as his Louis Vuitton wallet, more than $1,000 in cash, and more than $35,000 worth of jewelry.

In court Brisco was asked to identify one of his attackers.

"Out of these pictures right here he looks like the guy," Brisco told the court. "One of those guys hit me with a gun--like on the side of my head."

The rapper has evidently been catching some flack for testifying. He retweeted several messages of fans supporting him and wrote: "Them crackers will twist your words!!!!!!!"

What do you think of Brisco taking the stand?

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Due to an 11-month jail stint T.I. missed out on promoting his last album, No Mercy. The disc has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, but that's not the kind of numbers the Atlanta rapper has come to expect.

Tip plans on being around for his next album which is already being recorded. He's currently trying to decide between two album titles for the project.

"The first of two album titles I'm debating is Kill the King because in all that I've gone through I've observed how people respond to my circumstances, and I always wonder 'Why y'all coming at me like this?' But I thought, 'How do you expect them to act?'" he tells Rolling Stone. "Life is a game of chess and the object is to kill the king. If you anoint yourself king, you have made yourself a target. The second one is self-explanatory – Trouble."

Tip has dropped two new songs since his release. "Hear Ye, Hear Ye" featuring Pharell Williams and the Big K.R.I.T. produced "I'm Flexin'." The latter is aimed at his core Bankhead audience.

"I've heard some East Coast DJ's have mediocre feelings toward 'I'm Flexin'' but that's expected because the record's not for y'all," TIP says. "It's for my foundation, my people. I'll come back for y'all."

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Since Prodigy's release from prison in March, he and his Mobb Deep partner Havoc have been banging out hits at a hectic pace in preparation for the release of their upcoming EP, Black Cocaine.


The duo have recorded tracks with Nas, Tony Yayo, Waka Flocka, French Montana, LEP Bogus Boys, Jay Electronica and more.


One of the more surprising collaborations is a song they have recorded with Officer Ricky.


"When I came back [from prison] we made sure we did a lot of those [collaborations]. We got a joint with Rick Ross that we did. Got a joint with Gunplay, Rick Ross' artist. And just different people that people might not have expected us to do some sh*t like that," P said.


Prodigy mentions that the 3-year bid he did has made him even more hungry.


"I'm a little more hungry because I know how it feels to have my family, my career and everything snatched from me. So now I appreciate it even more."

Black Cocaine drops on Black Friday, November 25.

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Kelly Rowland is "Down For Whatever" in the video for the latest single off her third album, Here I Am.

The clip was directed by Sarah Chatfield.

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Soulja Boy was released from a Temple, Georgia jail yesterday (October 17) after posting a $10,000 bond.

The rapper and four other men were arrested at around 2:15 a.m. yesterday morning after a routine traffic stop. Cops says they smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the Escalade they were riding in. A subsequent search turned up 5 ounces of weed, guns and $40,000 in cash.

TMZ is reporting that the drugs, money and one gun were found inside a briefcase that belongs to Soulja.

Soulja, real name, DeAndre Cortez Way, 21, Dontay Lamar Bates, 27, Camron Wagner, 22, James Raymond Smith, 35, and Gregory Latimore, 56, were all charged with felony possession of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

As he left jail Soulja told his fans who had gathered outside that he loved them and that he was innocent.

"I got love for all yall, I'm innocent," Soulja said before being driven away.

The Atlanta rapper didn't waste time getting back to work. He hit up Twitter after his release to promote his new dvd Soulja Boy: The Movie, which was released yesterday. He also thanked his fans again for their support.

"Thank you and i'm sorry. love you forever, seeing your letters and you standing outside that jail made me feel the love. my fans r the best," he wrote. "They locked my ceo up, but i'm the ceo... f*ck. I missed 10 interviews today for my new movie! to those companies i'm sorry! you can see I had a lil situation. the show must go on."

T.I. gets an assists from Pharrell Williams on the second track he's released since leaving prison last month.

Tip is currently in the studio working on his eighth album.