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Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
Rick Ross will grace the cover of July's issue of XXL Magazine along side Trina, Flo Rida and DJ Khaled. The issue will focus on Florida plus have features on Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes, Jim Jones and Lil Boosie. Click the image below to see the full cover.
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Read more... [July XXL Magazine Cover]
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Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
G-Unit's second album, Terminate On Sight, will be in stores July 1st and now you know what the cover will look like. Click the image below to see the full image!
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Read more... [G-Unit Album Cover]
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Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
Usher was recently in the UK to perform on the BBC's Radio 1 Big Weekend and he did so with new music from his new album, Here I Stand. While Usher was in the UK, he sat down to talk to Tim Westwood about his album, life and how things have changed since the release of his Confessions.
Usher discussed how since the last album he has been devoting time to his non-profit foundation, got married and had a child, plus joined the musical Chicago on Broadway. "I started a label... a lot has changed," Usher said, "Over a year and a half of recording allowed me to really tell the story that I felt was necessary for this day and time as well as where I am in my life. What I wanted to talk about was a lot of those personal experiences."
will.i.am, Polow Da Don and Jermaine Dupri will produce on the album as well as guest spots from Young Jeezy, Lil' Wayne and Beyoncé. "The story I'm telling on this album [are] based off the decisions I made; I took a stance that was against the norm," Usher said. "When you find your mate for life, you feel something. Dealing with that and manning up in that is a lot." Here I Stand lands in stores May 30th via Jive Records.
Watch Ushers Interview With BBC's Tim Westwood, Click Here
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Read more... [Usher Talks New Album, Marriage & Broadway]
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Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
DMX isn't making it any easier on himself. Today X was arraigned on two counts of marijuana possession and one for drug paraphernalia, stemming from a raid of his property, where officials seized 12 malnourished dogs on the rapper’s land. X was scheduled to appear in court at 8:30 but he showed up an hour late, around 9:30, where he later entered a plea of not guilty to the charges.
Although he charged with a misdemeanor count for animal cruelty, he was not arraigned on that charge today. DMX is due back in court on July 2.
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Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
With the record breaking success of Grand Theft Auto IV and Green Lantern's featured radio station on the video game, Rockstar Games will officially release a collab with DJ Green Lantern called Liberty City Invation on May 20th. The digital-only album includes hit tracks from artists like Busta Rhymes, Fabolous, Fat
Joe, Styles P, and Wyclef Jean.
“From making mixtapes, to being on the radio,
to touring with the biggest artists on the planet, and then for the
biggest video game title to solicit me to create exclusive music is
something most people could only dream about, it’s like graduation,”
Green Lantern said in a statement. “I’m So Fly,” featuring Fat Joe and
Fabolous is an exclusive song that will only be available on the album
and not through the video game.
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Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
With all the press that Suge Knight's recent fight and later knock out recieved, several Las Vegas promoters are trying to capitalize on the popularity. According to TMZ, several promoters are offering Suge and the infamous man who allegedly knocked him out a chance to fight in a Pay-Per-View style match.
The proposed brawl would be a bare-knuckled match with the winner taking home a cool million dollars. The event would take place on New Year’s Eve. The invitation has been sent to big Suge, but no one has yet to find the man who knocked him out so that they can invite him.
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Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
The hit song hook master T-Pain leads this years nominations for the upcoming BET Awards. T-Pain recieved five nominations in the award announcement today. Kanye West and Keyshia Cole both got three nods while Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys and Flo Rida all recieved two nominations.
Although T-Pain has his own hit records ("Bartender" and "In Love Wit a Stripper"), he has made a name for himself as the go-to guy for catchy hooks. "T-Pain is everywhere," a BET Executive said "He's got five nominations, none of them for his own work." The BET Awards will be presented June 24 in Los Angeles.
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Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
As we previously reported, Kanye West was scheduled to perform at a function that would celebrate the 25th anniversary of Casio's G-Shock watch line. Kanye did show and performed such hits as “I Wonder” and “Can’t Tell Me Nothing.” The night before, Kanye had peformed at Madison Square Garden with his Glow In The Dark Tour.
The New York Daily News reviewed Kanye's tour stop in NYC and didn't have much positive to say. Earlier this month, Entertainment Weekly did the same and Kanye blasted the magazine on his blog.
At the show, Pharrell Williams introduced his new artists Chester French. The group, a couple of Harvard grads, performed a ten-song set at the Cutting Room. They were signed to William’s Star Trak label after Kanye West and Jermaine Dupri expressed interested in signing the pop act.
Twista and his group, Speedknot Mobstaz, are set to hit the road as a part of the Rock The Vote tour. The Chicago veterans will embark on the twenty-plus date bill as they also prep for the release of their latest album, Mobstability II: Nation Biznezz. The album will hit stores May 27 via Twista’s Get Money Gang imprint with Koch Records.-XXL staff
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