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Rihanna is the cover girl for British Vogue's November issue.
The singer tells the magazine that the real life Rihanna is much different from the latex wearing, whip carrying woman seen in videos like "S&M."
"That’s not me. That’s a part I play," she tells the publication. "You know, like it’s a piece of art… I just want to make music."
The issue goes on sale October 5.
Check out the photo shoot below.
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Taylor Swift brought a taste of hip-hop to her packed show at Atlanta's Philips Arena over the weekend.
The country singing sensation surprised the crowd of 14,000 by bringing out newly freed rapper T.I. to perform his smash hit "Live Your Life."
Swift did her best Rihanna impersonation as the crowd went wild when Tip took the stage.
After the show Taylor took to twitter to talk about the exciting night. She also tweeted a pic of her backstage guests -- T.I., Nelly and Young Jeezy.
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"I'm like, 'Really, half-a-billi?' N*gga, really, you got Baby money/ Keep it real with n*ggas, n*ggas ain't got my lady money." Jay-Z - "H.A.M."
Jay-Z and Lil Wayne are engaged in an ongoing battle. The two rap titans have been throwing subliminals at each other for a while, but it became obvious they were battling when Jay dissed Wayne on "H.A.M."
Wayne fired back on "It's Good" off of his latest album, Tha Carter IV.
"Talkin' bout Baby money? I got your baby money/ Kidnap your b*tch, get that how-much-you-love-your-lady money," Wayne rapped.
Wayne talked about the feud in an interview with Vibe last month.
“You can’t do anything but perceive what you hear. If I know that for a fact, I can never be upset about someone’s reaction to it," Wayne said “Every man should know the repercussions and consequences behind whatever they do before they do it. And of course, I know there wont be any repercussions behind what I did.”
Jay spoke publicly about the beef for the first time last week at his Shawn Carter Foundation's Making the Ordinary Extraordinary event.
"That's sport, that's rap music," Jay told MTV. "Nothing is going to change but the participants. I don't even see why that's news."
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A video reportedly showing late rapper Tupac Shakur engaging in a sexual act with a woman is about to surface.
TMZ has seen the tape and confirms that Tupac is in it.
The tape, shot in 1991, begins with a bunch of groupies in a living room during a house party. Tupac walks into the room with his pants down to his ankles, his shirt off ... sporting several chains.
Tupac -- whose head is shaved -- pulls one of the women toward him, and she begins performing oral sex. As she does her thing, an unreleased song of Tupac's is playing in the background, as Tupac is singing along and dancing, wiggling his hips.
And it gets even better. As the woman services Tupac, who is holding a cocktail in one hand and a blunt in another, Money B from Digital Underground walks over to him. Tupac puts his cocktail arm around Money B, continues singing and dancing ... and the woman never stops.
As the tape ends it appears he's ready to begin sexual intercourse. It's unclear if there's another tape.
We've learned the person in possession of the tape is making plans to release it.
One thing's for sure ... Tupac was a multi-tasker.
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The 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards were held Saturday (October 1) in Atlanta. The show won't air until October 11, but we've got pictures of the event for you to peruse.
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Diddy and T.I. were hosting an event at The Compound in Atlanta for the BET Hip Hop Awards, when Diddy got into a confrontation with someone in the crowd.
The Bad Boy got really rowdy, and at one point looked like he wanted to fight the party goer at the event because he wasn't drinking Ciroc vodka.
T.I. then put the brakes on any bullshit by grabbing the mic to let niggas know if they were there to act a fool he was bouncing.
Peep the footage below.
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11-year old football prodigy Demias Jimerson is running all over his sixth grade competition at Wilson Intermediate School in Malvern, Ark. Jimerson has been so dominant from the running back position that the Wilson Intermediate Football League has invoked a rule that prohibits him from scoring more that three TD's a game.
The rule actually has a name: "The Madre Hill Rule," after the the former NFL player and fellow Malvern native. Jimerson is now barred from crossing the goal line if he has already scored three TDs and his team holds at least a 14-point lead.
Jimerson scored seven touchdowns in a game earlier this year before the rule was invoked.
"He is going to score almost every time he touches the ball," Wilson Intermediate School Principal Terri Bryant told Fox16. "The other players on both teams, 21 are just left sort of, this is all Demias. So that's why the Madre Hill Rule has been implemented."
Next year the other players won't be as lucky because the rule doesn't apply to kids in seventh grade or higher.
For Jimerson it's not that big of a deal. He lists football third on his list of priorities.
"God always comes first, and grades second," he said.
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Yelawolf is about to drop his Shady Records debut, Radioactive on October 24.
The Alabama MC has worked hard to get to this position and he's not going to sit by idly while a rapper tarnishes the image of all other white rappers in his opinion.
When asked his opinion on White Girl Mob member V-Nasty using the n-word, Catfish Billy didn't hesitate.
"I'm from the south, that sh*t don't fly." Yela said. "There are grandparents alive today whose parents went through a war. We're just out of the slave trade. It's a very real situation. You don't take that sh*t lightly. American music culture is black culture, don't ever get it f*cked up. Know your roots -- know where the f*ck you're getting this music from and respect it. And don't embarrass white people and white rappers by doing that dumb sh*t. Dropping the n-bomb thinking you're all cool and sh*t. You're gonna find yourself slapped up. It might be by a white boy because you're not gonna embarrass me around my people like that."
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As we previously reported, Mizay Entertainment and Bricksquad Monopoly were hosting their First Annual Celebrity Bowling competition in Atlanta a couple of days ago when a fight marred the event.
Initial camera footage of the incident failed to capture much of the fight. This new footage below clearly shows a man approach Waka Flocka and snuff him with an overhand right to the face before a scrap breaks out involving several people. It's still unclear who the man is that started the fight, but he is said to be a former associate of Waka's.
The good news is the event went on as planned.
Money was raised for the Ludacris Foundation, which helps support thousands of underprivileged youth.
Waka Flocka's mom and Mizay Entertainment CEO, Deb Antney launched the Mizay Homes for the Holidays program. The plan is to put 10 families in homes of their own for the holidays.
It's sad when people bring drama to an event trying to benefit the youth, but Waka and Deb Antney deserve a lot of credit for giving back.
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We're still more than a week away from the BET Hip Hop Awards, but the network kick starts things by releasing the first two cyphers.
DJ Premier holds down the turntables as Gilbert Forte, Jay Rock, XV, Chris Sutton (Sprite’s Hot 16 Winner), Rico Staxx, Wais P, Termanology, French Montana and Sean Cross go in.
The show's host Mike Epps adds some comedic flavor at the of Cypher #2.
The award show airs Tuesday, October 11 8PM/7C
Gilbere Forte, Chris Sutton (Sprite’s Hot 16 Winner), XV and Jay Rock
Rico Staxx, Wais P, Termanology, Sean Cross, French Montana and Mike Epps
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Kanye West made his Paris Fashion Week debut Saturday night (October 1), launching a womenswear line with a high-profile show that was sexy, swaggering and, of course, incredibly stylish.
Before an audience that included fashion heavyweights like Vogue Editor in Chief Anna Wintour, designer Alexander Wang and photographer Terry Richardson -- not to mention celebs like Lindsay Lohan, Jared Leto and Ciara -- West paraded a host of different looks, from daringly cut dresses and color-block pants to body-hugging tracksuits and high-end hoodies.
West draped his models in flowing fabrics, leather and fur, propped them up on beaded stilettos and even gave each a matching "Yeezi" nameplate chain to wear on the catwalk. And for an artist to whom subtlety is often a foreign concept, West displayed an unerring attention to the tiny details, as evidenced by the collection's artfully beaded ensembles, knitted tops and even fur-covered backpacks -- all of which had the crowd murmuring with approval.
For a more detailed account of all the looks, check out the MTV Style blog, which was in attendance and kept a running diary of West's fashion debut.
Though it was his first-ever showing, West's bow was also one of the most-hyped events of Paris' annual fashion week, with bloggers hyping stories that he had spent 14,000 pounds on fabric and trimmings at London haberdasheries and speculating that his show would feature only the models he mentioned in his song "Christian Dior Denim Flow." The actual location for the show was kept a closely guarded secret, with invitations being mailed the day before the event, a move that only further added to the frenzy.
And given the buildup, it seemed only natural (and, in keeping with Fashion Week tradition) for West to start his show some 45 minutes after the supposed 9:30 p.m. start time. But that didn't seem to bother those lucky enough to gain entry into Paris' Lycee Henri IV (a posh secondary school taken over by West's team for the event), who chatted beneath soft purple lighting while waiting for the first models to walk.
At show's end, West emerged to applause, wearing a simple white T-shirt, black pants and a pair of Jordans. After taking his bow, he posed for photos backstage with his models, and speculation began that his collection (which doesn't yet have a name) might actually be called Yeezi, as the nameplates seemed to hint.
Source: MTV : Pics From Rap-Up
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Soulja Boy surprised his twitter followers yesterday with the announcement that he's dropping a new album titled Skate Boy on November 1.
Peep the artwork above.
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The Diplomats sat down with Miss Info yesterday (September 30) for a Q&A session as part of The Red Bull Music Academy’s Five Out of Five concert series.
Freekey Zekey, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and Cam'Ron all chimed during various parts of the session, but it was Killa Cam who took center stage with hilarious imitations and stories about his not always friendly past with Jay-Z.
Cam also talks about the time he shook Mariah Carey's bodyguards and took her to Harlem in his Lamborghini at 7 in the morning.
Cam'Ron Speaks On History With Jay-Z
Cam'Ron Speaks On Mariah Carey And Hanging Out With Destiny's Child On Tour
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Tyrese is set to release his first album in five years on November, 1 when Open Invitation hits stores.
Peep the trailer for the single "Too Easy" featuring Ludacris.
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With his son sitting in his lap, T.I. gave his first interview since being released from prison earlier this week.
The 31-year old rapper had 11 months to think about which direction he would like to take his career in. Tip says he's decided to go back to the "old T.I."
"To be frank when I went through all the things I went through -- the new sophisticated 'Paper Trail,' the upper echelon T.I., all those people were the quickest to give me their back pocket's to kiss." Tip told V-103's The Ryan Cameron Show. "So the ones who really stayed down with me was them Bankhead natives. The ones who supported the 1st two albums. So I feel like I'm going to stay down with who stayed down with me. At one point I got caught up in being a role model. Being what everybody expected me to be that I got away from what I do best, and that's Bankhead"
Peep the rest of the interview below.
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Slim Thug, Dre Day and L.E.$ of the Boss Hogg Outlawz drop visuals for "Murder."
Their new album Serve & Collect III is in stores now.
At the age of 40, Jay-Z has been around long enough to watch hip-hop grow from it's infancy to the big business it's become today. Hov says the major difference between today's rappers and those in the 80's is a lack of aggression. The Brooklyn rapper blames it all on weed consumption.
"Public Enemy were a great force in the 80s," Jay told Q Magazine via ContactMusic. "Chuck D was a powerful speaker and a great thinker. The intensity of life on the street in the 80s is right there in that mix. Hip hop sounds get mellower in the 90s, when people started smoking more weed."
Hov also talked about the influence gangster movies, in particular Scarface and The Godfather, have had on hip-hop.
"I think films are a major influence on any rapper. One of the ways you deal with your surroundings is almost to imagine you are in a drama on the big screen. It sounds crazy but it can help you survive to see yourself in terms of a story," he said. "You could write a whole book on what hip hop has taken from 'The Godfather' and 'Scarface' and all those gangster films."
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