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Feb
20/12
New Music: Chris Brown “Turn Up The Music” Remix ft. Rihanna
Last Updated on Monday, 20 February 2012 10:38
Written by Jazzy F Baby
Monday, 20 February 2012 10:38

Rihanna’s birthday presents continue to roll in. After giving her fans some cake, she is ready to “Turn Up The Music” with Chris Brown. Check out the remix to Breezy’s current single off his upcoming album, Fortune.
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Feb
20/12
Respect His Opinion: A$AP Rocky Speaks On Homophobia In Hip-Hop
Last Updated on Monday, 20 February 2012 10:19
Written by Don Bleek
Monday, 20 February 2012 10:19

Last summer 2011, rapper A$AP Rocky was first introduced to the music industry, with his singles “Peso” and “Purple Swag”. Together, the singles are nearing a combined eight million views. This Harlemite signed a distribution deal with RCA/Pologrounds before he released his debut mixtape, entitled LiveLoveA$AP. One of the biggest topics in the music industry, that people cannot avoid is homophobia in Hip-Hop. In a recent interview with Spinner, A$AP Rocky spoke about homophobia in Hip-Hop. Below are some excerpts:

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Feb
20/12
New Music: Rihanna “Birthday Cake” Remix ft. Chris Brown
Last Updated on Monday, 20 February 2012 10:21
Written by Jazzy F Baby
Monday, 20 February 2012 10:11

Chris Brown wished Rihanna Happy Birthday on Twitter this morning and the critics went out of control, tweeting photos of Rihanna’s photo from the domestic violence incident. I assume releasing “Birthday Cake” remix was their way of getting revenge.
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Feb
20/12
Careless World: Tyga’s New Album Already Pulled From Stores
Last Updated on Monday, 20 February 2012 10:11
Written by Don Bleek
Monday, 20 February 2012 10:08

Tomorrow Tuesday (February 21), YMCMB recording artist Tyga is scheduled to drop his new album Careless World: The Rise Of The Last King. He seems to be having a little trouble at some stores. Best Buy and iTunes are pulling the album because of an unauthorized Martin Luther King speech being used. The MLK speech can be found on the album’s first track “Careless World”. The label is working hard to resolve this issue. The disc has collaborations with Nas, Wale, Chris Richardson, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj.

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Feb
19/12
Passion For Fashion: Kanye West & Riccardo Tisci Featured In Vogue
Last Updated on Sunday, 19 February 2012 10:52
Written by Don Bleek
Sunday, 19 February 2012 10:51

Kanye West and creative director of Givenchy, Riccardo Tisci are featured in the March 2012 issue of Vogue magazine. The duo are photo’d with Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine sitting on West’s lap. Yeezy recently moved to London so that he could focus more on his fashion career. In the article Tisci highlight his relationships with the various people, including Kanye West. He also talked about Jay-Z’s and Kanye West’s platinum-selling album, Watch The Throne. Below are some excerpts:

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Feb
19/12
Do You Support Or Are You Against His Comment? Timbaland Calls Rick Ross The ‘Reincarnated B.I.G.’
Last Updated on Sunday, 19 February 2012 10:31
Written by Don Bleek
Sunday, 19 February 2012 10:25

While on the set of his “MMG Untouchable” visual shoot, Miami’s rapper Rick Ross got a co-sign from music producer Timbaland. He has compared Ross to the late Notorious B.I.G. “Let me show ya’ll how to take it to the next level. The best with the best,” said Timbaland. “He’s the newest, reincarnated B.I.G. and that’s coming from the heart, a ni**a who worked with B.I.G. I’m telling you like it is. I know rap stars and he’s one of the biggest rap stars who ever done it. I’m happy to be a part of it.” Watch the video below:

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Feb
19/12
Jacking For Beats: A$AP Rocky & His A$AP Mob “Cosmic Kev (Come Up Show Freestyle)”
Last Updated on Sunday, 19 February 2012 10:12
Written by Don Bleek
Sunday, 19 February 2012 10:12

These Harlemites are jacking for beats. A$AP Rocky and his A$AP Mob recently stopped by DJ Cosmic Kev “Come Up” radio show on Power 99 FM in Philly. After their interview, the Mob dropped some bars to a few instrumentals. A$AP Rocky is working on his debut solo album, an A$AP Mob compilation album and a collabo album with Schoolboy Q. Last week, A$AP Rocky kicked off the “Club Paradise” tour with Drake and Kendrick Lamar. Listen to the audio below:

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Feb
19/12
New Video: Wale Ft. Big Sean “Slight Work”
Last Updated on Sunday, 19 February 2012 10:03
Written by Don Bleek
Sunday, 19 February 2012 10:01

Wale recently released the official video to his latest single “Slight Work” Ft. Big Sean. The track is off Wale’s album Ambition and was produced by Diplo. In the video D-Town meets DMV. The video was directed by Chris Brown with some assistance from Riveting Entertainment (Colin Tilley). Wale’s sophomore album, entitled Ambition debuted at #2 on the Billboard top 200 charts, selling 164,062 copies in the first week. Watch the video below:

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Feb
17/12
Chris Brown Responds To “Birthday Cake” Remix Backlash, Reveals “Turn Up The Music” Remix
Last Updated on Friday, 17 February 2012 07:28
Written by Jazzy F Baby
Friday, 17 February 2012 07:13

Chris Brown and Rihanna just may be made for one another. They both seem to have this larger than life, fearless personality. Breezy responded via Twitter to the backlash he received yesterday when Missinfo confirmed that he will appear on Rihanna’s “Birthday Cake” remix. (more…)

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