FBI Names Eazy-E And 2Pac As Extortion Targets In Unsealed File.
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The N.W.A. family tree looms large, and you can easily connect the dots between many of today’s emcees and Eazy-E, MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and even DJ Yella. But a recently unsealed FBI document links both Eazy-E and Tupac Shakur to an alleged extortion attempt by the Jewish Defense League. As with many redacted government documents, many key names were omitted.
“On September 11, 1996 [omitted] reported that JDL, and others yet unidentified have been extorting money from various rap music stars via death threats,” the report states. ......."
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The Game Talks Lil Wayne, Dr. Dre.
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Compton rapper the Game is still all-red everything, up to his crimson Mohawk. On his latest single, the Cool & Dre-produced "Red Nation," another rapper with a penchant for the same color, Lil Wayne, performs the chorus. We spoke to the Game on the set of the "Red Nation" video, and he recalled how he got Wayne to appear on the record. "I called Wayne and I was like, 'Yo I need you to kill this hook,' " the Game told Mixtape Daily. "He was like, 'No problem,' and he did his thing for me."
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Wiz Khalifa Announces Summer Tour Dates.
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With his new album, Rolling Papers, moving almost 200,000 units its first week in stores and landing at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart, Wiz Khalifa has certified his position as one of hip-hop's rising stars. Capitalizing on this success, the Pittsburgh rapper is embarking on the Rolling Papers World Tour, and riding shotgun will be G.O.O.D. Music rapper Big Sean. The "Black and Yellow" MC's tour kicks off at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Missouri, on June 12. Despite its billing as a world tour, ......
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Alicia Keys Releases 10th Anniversary Edition Of Songs In A Minor.
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Come June 28, the R&B songstress, Alicia Keys will release special 10th anniversary deluxe and collector's editions of her critically acclaimed debut album Songs in A Minor with previously unreleased material and a brand-new documentary, chronicling the making of the Grammy award-winning LP.
"It's incredibly surreal for me to be celebrating the 10th anniversary of Songs in A Minor," Keys said in a statement. "Looking back on the journey, I'm truly moved by my fans and friends who've been with me and have supported me throughout my career......"
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Freeway Rick Appeals Lawsuit Against Rick Ross, Jay-Z And Def Jam.
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Convicted drug dealer “Freeway” Rick is appealing a July decision by Judge Percy Anderson of California’s Ninth District, which dismissed his case against platinum rapper Rick Ross. In the original suit Ross claimed the Florida rapper stole his name and identity in a commercial conspiracy led by former Def Jam President Jay-Z. Ross filed his suit under the Lanham Act, which protects against trademark infringement. |
Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez To Perform At Billboard Music Awards!
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Some of the biggest acts on the charts will be on hand to take the stage when the 2011 Billboard Music Awards hit Las Vegas on May 22. Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, the Black Eyed Peas, Taio Cruz, Keith Urban and 2010's crossover kings, Lady Antebellum, have all been tapped to perform at the show, which ABC will air live from Sin City's MGM Grand. |
Rihanna Team Up With Britney Spears For ‘S&M’ Remix.
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It didn't seem like Rihanna's "S&M" could get any hotter. But now, it has. And all it took was adding a little Britney to the mix.
On Monday morning (April 11), Rihanna premiered a brand-new remix (or, as she put it, "RIHmix") of her controversial hit, featuring an assist by none other than Britney Spears. The track debuted less than 24 hours after RiRi teased her Twitter followers that she had "a sexy collabo comin' your way supa dupa soon ... it's Britney bitch!!!"
Britney then responded to Rihanna via her Twitter account, writing, "You're such a tease! I like it, like it ..." |
Update On Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group “Self Made” Cover Art Revealed.
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On May 24, Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group will release Self Made Volume 1, the label's first compilation. Now distributed by Warner Music, Maybach Music has expanded its roster this year to include Philadelphia, Pennsylvania emcee Meek Mill, Atlanta Georgia's Pill and Washington DC rapper Wale. While Maybach also includes Triple C's and R&B singer Teedra Moses, the aforementioned trio is who is believed to be joining Ross on the album art, pictured to the right. |
Nas & Mobb Deep Reunite On “Dog Sh*t”, First First Collaboration In 11 Years.
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Dog Sh*t" is the first time the trio has worked together since 1999's "It's Mine," a Scarface-inspired single from Mobb Deep's platinum album, Murda Muzik. In the years since the collaboration, the parties had beef at points, notably in Nas' "Destroy & Rebuild" on 2001's Stillmatic and through interviews in the years that followed. When Mobb Deep signed with 50 Cent's G-Unit Records in the mid-'00s, the group expressed publicly that Nas had intentionally made a similar move to align with then-Jay-Z's Def Jam roster. |
Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group “Self Made” Cover Art Revealed, No Triple C’s.
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On May 24, Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group will release Self Made Volume 1, the label's first compilation. Now distributed by Warner Music, Maybach Music has expanded its roster this year to include Philadelphia, Pennsylvania emcee Meek Mill, Atlanta Georgia's Pill and Washington DC rapper Wale. While Maybach also includes Triple C's and R&B singer Teedra Moses, the aforementioned trio is who is believed to be joining Ross on the album art, pictured to the right. |
