Mitt Romney Stops Using K'Naan's "Wavin Flag" Posted: Friday - February 3, 2012 | Comments: (0)

A spokesman for Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney says K'Naan's Wavin Flag will no longer be played at campaign events. [READ MORE]

Kanye West To Make A Short Film In The Middle East Posted: Friday - February 3, 2012 | Comments: (0)

Rapper and visionary Kanye West plans to shoot another short film. Fans of Kanye's 2010 artistic short film will be ecstatic to know that according to the New York Observer, he has his sights on a similar project, which will be shot in the Middle East. [READ MORE]

T.I. To Produce Iggy Azalea's Debut Album Posted: Friday - February 3, 2012 | Comments: (0)

The female Australian MC has roped in Tip on her debut drop. Iggy Azalea’s been making waves in the world of Hip-Hop lately. Recently, she announced that she’d selected to sign with Interscope Records, and now the blonde MC has revealed that none other than T.I. will be the executive producer on her debut album, The New Classic. [READ MORE]

2 Chainz Talks New Deal; Working With Kanye Posted: Friday - February 3, 2012 | Comments: (0)

2 Chainz is hard at work on his forthcoming Def Jam debut and the project could feature a few collaborations with none other than Kanye West. The southern rapper revealed during a recent interview that the two despite coming from different backgrounds have been... [READ MORE]

Ja Rule Talks Prison Bid Posted: Friday - February 3, 2012 | Comments: (0)

Rappers tend not to report their time spent in jail as a highlight in their life, but during a recent interview, incarcerated MC, Ja Rule, did just that. The New York-based entertainer is currently serving a two-year sentence for gun possession and is finding himself in the... [READ MORE]

Machine Gun Kelly's "Invincible" Picked As New WWE Wrestlemania XXVIII Official Theme Song Posted: Friday - February 3, 2012 | Comments: (0)

World Wrestling Entertainment (aka WWE) has awarded Block Starz Music alum Machine Gun Kelly's Invincible as main event wrestler John Cena's theme song at pop-extravaganza Wrestlemania XXVIII taking place April 1, 2012 at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami, FL. [READ MORE]

Nicki Minaj Calls Grammy Nominations A 'Big Deal' Posted: Friday - February 3, 2012 | Comments: (0)

Nicki Minaj will not only be performing for the first time at this year’s Grammy Awards, but she will also have three chances to walk away with a golden statute. She is nominated for Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance for Moment 4 Life and Best Rap Album for her debut, Pink Friday. [READ MORE]

Alley Boy Calls Out Jeezy Over Big Meech Relationship Posted: Friday - February 3, 2012 | Comments: (0)

Following in the footsteps of Bleu DaVinci, southern rapper Alley Boy has called out Young Jeezy for not lending his full support to incarcerated drug kingpin Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory. During an interview with Hip-Hop Wired, the Duct Tape Entertainment... [READ MORE]

K'Naan Angered Over Mitt Romney Campaign's Use Of "Wavin' Flag" Posted: Thursday - February 2, 2012 | Comments: (0)

The Somali/Canadian artist has spoken out over Mitt Romney’s use of his song. Former Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney, used the hit song Wavin’ Flag, as part of his Republican Primary election campaign. Romney’s campaign team played the song at the end of the Florida Republican Primary, which took place on Tuesday (January 31). [READ MORE]

Eminem Hit With Lawsuit Over Chrysler Ad Posted: Thursday - February 2, 2012 | Comments: (0)

Eminem was hit with a lawsuit over his Born Of Fire Chrysler commercial. According to our insider, a Westchester, New York man filed the lawsuit, chock full of outlandish claims, last month with the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. [READ MORE]

Raekwon Says Solo Projects Hurt Wu-Tang Posted: Thursday - February 2, 2012 | Comments: (1)

Reflecting on the Wu-Tang’s glory days during a recent interview, Raekwon admitted that the group suffered when members began to branch out and do solo albums. Together they were invincible, but when certain ones became... [READ MORE]

Snoop Dogg Endorsing Ron Paul? Posted: Thursday - February 2, 2012 | Comments: (0)

Rappers are more involved in politics than ever before encouraging fans to head to the polls to vote and be active in their community. But even so, they rarely ever openly back Republicans. So many were surprised when Snoop Dogg posted a picture of Ron Paul... [READ MORE]

Don Cornelius Committed Suicide; Celebrities React Posted: Thursday - February 2, 2012 | Comments: (0)

Don Cornelius passed away on Wednesday (February 1) from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. He was 75. According to reports, the television host and creator of the dance show Soul Train committed suicide inside of his Sherman Oaks, California home. [READ MORE]

BET Bans Nicki Minaj's "Stupid Hoe" Video Posted: Wednesday - February 1, 2012 | Comments: (0)

The channel has decided to slap a censorship ruling on Minaj’s latest music video. TMZ.com reports that BET are refusing to air the video, which dropped on January 20. A BET executive did not specify exactly why the video was seen as inappropriate for airing, although the... [READ MORE]

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