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Eminem and Jay-Z kicked off their Home and Home concert series in Detroit’s Comerica Park on Thursday night in front of 42,000 rabid fans. The concert is already going down as one of hip-hop’s most epic with a series of guest appearances that included Young Jeezy , Drake, 50 Cent and Dr. Dre . Following B.o.B.‘s brief intro set, which [...]

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Mariah Carey has spent the past few weeks dodging pregnancy rumors , but the songstress isn’t avoiding whispers of a new Christmas album. Carey will release ‘Merry Christmas II You’ on November 2. According to Rap-Up.com, the new album is a follow-up to Mimi’s 1994 holiday compilation ‘Merry Christmas,’ and it will feature both new material and [...]

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Soulja Boy will film the video for his next single in Las Vegas this weekend, and the 20-year-old rapper is encouraging his fans to join him on the set. The ‘Crank That’ star will take the stage at the Mirage’s Jet nightclub in Las Vegas on Sunday, Sept. 5. and use the performance as [...]

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RZA famously sampled the Beatles ‘ ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ on the Wu-Tang Clan single ‘My Heart Gently Weeps,’ Now, he’s ready to pay more respect to the biggest band of all-time. The hip-hop veteran will take part in a tribute to Beatles guitarist John Lennon in Los Angeles on Oct. 1 and 2, where he will [...]

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B.o.B was fortunate enough to land Eminem as a guest on his debut album ‘B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray,’ but now the ATL rapper will take it a step further when he opens for Em and Jay-Z at Detroit’s Comerica Park on Sept. 2 and 3. The shows are already being dubbed the [...]

Filed under: R&B News

Rihanna was immortalized today when her new wax figure was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Museum in Washington D.C. Rihanna’s wax double will find a home in the museum’s Glamour Room along with A-listers that include Beyonce, Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lopez . Photographers for Madame Tussauds reportedly pored over hundreds of photographs and video footage in [...]

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Eminem‘s ‘Recovery’ hit the double platinum mark in mid-August, becoming the best-selling rap album of the year, after a successful eight-week run on the charts. The album’s second single ‘Love the Way You Lie’ featuring Rihanna, settled atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five consecutive weeks following its debut and now Em is gearing [...]

Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News , What’s Beef?

Suge Knight ‘s $1 million lawsuit against Kanye West might be forced to trial after a second, failed mediation session between the two heavy weights on Thursday (Aug. 26) in Miami. The lawsuit stems from a 2005 incident in Miami Beach, where Knight was shot in the leg and allegedly robbed of a $135,000 diamond [...]

Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News , SportsLil Wayne ‘s latest sports blogging installation from his Rikers jail cell, comes in the form of hand-written predictions for the U.S. Open, via Sports Illustrated. Wayne penned his notes on the tournament — which kicks off on Monday in Flushing, N.Y. — on SI stationery, before dropping the self-addressed stamped envelope in the mail. [...]

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N.E.R.D.‘s ‘Nothing’ album is finally scheduled to arrive this September, after undergoing some serious reconstructive work and a sharp change in direction. According to Pharrell Williams , the decision to scrap 27 potential songs for the album earlier this year has inspired a completely new body of work. “We got rid of those tracks and [...]

Filed under: Soul/R’n'B, R’n'B News , Don’t Call It a Comeback , Exclusive

Almost four years have elapsed since Fantasia put out her second, self-titled album in December 2006, but there has been no shortage of drama in her life. In the midst of a public marital scandal and recent suicide attempt, the 26-year-old singer returns with ‘Back to Me’ — a [...]

Filed under: Soul/R’n'B, R’n'B News

Former ‘American Idol’ star, Fantasia Barrino, was treated and released from a North Carolina hospital two weeks ago after ingesting a potentially lethal amount of aspirin and sleeping aid. In a new episode of VH1′s ‘Behind the Music,’ which premieres on Tuesday night (Aug. 24), the 26-year-old singer admits that her overdose was intentional. “I [...]

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Lil’ Boosie is set to drop his fifth album next month, despite his confinement behind bars. The New Orleans rapper was indicted on charges of first degree murder and conspiracy back in June, but his label Asylum Records will release the appropriately titled album ‘Incarcerated’ on September 28. ‘Incarcerated’ is a follow up to [...]

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Wyclef Jean ‘s bid to run for president of Haiti was denied last Friday (Aug. 20) when his name did not appear on the official list of approved candidates. The 40-year-old musician has not taken the ruling lightly, and in addition to announcing plans to appeal the decision, Wyclef is now accusing Haiti’s electoral commission [...]

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Kanye West ‘s promise to unleash an abundance of new music this year is now as real as it gets. This past weekend, Ye set a schedule for the impending releases by revealing that he would debut a brand new song on every Friday through December 25. “I know ya’ll need the music so I’m [...]

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Jim Jones , Fat Joe , Juelz Santana and Maino will join hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons in New York City this week to participate in an anti-violence demonstration. Dubbed ‘Tsunami of Peace: Ride, Walk & Rally Against Violence,’ the movement is intended to draw attention to the recent surge of gun violence in the city’s urban neighborhoods. In order to [...]

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Before B.o.B. makes his VMA performance debut next month, fans can catch an intimate performance with Bobby Ray during his first session for MTV’s ‘Unplugged’ series, which was recorded live at Metropolis Studios in New York City on Wednesday (Aug. 18) With the support of a full band, and his own guitar in [...]

Filed under: Soul/R’n'B, R’n'B News

Early in August, John Legend tweeted a photo of a broken Grammy Award, explaining that his nephew was to blame for the casualty. “I hope they send replacement Grammys!” Legend wrote on Twitter, after showing the photo of his mangled award for Best R&B Album of 2005. Well, Legend got lucky this week. During [...]

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Nike has continued to roll with their recent wave of hip-hop collaborations by enlisting Nas for the launch of their Zoom Paul Rodriguez 4 sneaker series for the company’s SB skateboarding line. The new campaign follows RZA‘s recent work for the brand’s 6.0 active sports division, which required him to create unique music mixes [...]

Filed under: Hip-Hop News , Tours and Concerts , Mixtape

Wale brought the buzz of his new ‘More About Nothing’ mixtape to New York City on Monday night (Aug.16) with an energetic set at the Highline Ballroom. Diggy Simmons held down the mic with his popular viral freestyle over Nas‘ ‘Made You Look’ before handing things over to Wale, who kicked off [...]