Former Cash Money Records producer Mannie Fresh is not only going to contribute to rap star Kanye West’s upcoming G.O.O.D. Music compilation album but he is now hinting at a possible label move.

Although no ink has dried just yet, Mannie said there are talks taking place between him and Ye.
“Well, we working that out. I’m kind of funny about signing with people. Dude, I’ve been through so much,” Mannie said in an interview. “And I’m not saying I think Kanye is a bad person, but I can’t tell you what that is right now. It’s really on me, and what space I’m in. I’m not saying that I wouldn’t do it, but it’s gotta be something that makes sense for me.”

The hitmaker recently put in work on the forthcoming G.O.O.D. Music compilation album.

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Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz continues to make headlines this week after now revealing he was offered an opportunity to join the same label made home to rap stars Drake and Nicki Minaj.

“I was one of the first people invited to Young Money, before the album. Wayne asked me,” Chainz said when he appeared on Wednesday’s “RapFix Live.” “From the outside looking in, I hate to see people look like they clique hopping,” Chainz said. “But when you just look at an artist that went from here to this subsidiary, to this subsidiary — for me I felt like I’m smart enough to sign 2 Chainz slash Def Jam like I did.” Instead of signing to another artist, with Def Jam the “Spend It” MC was able to become his own boss and partner his new label T.R.U. with the deep-rooted record company. As soon as he signed, Chainz sent Wayne a text thanking him for being a true friend. “Lil Wayne is one of the realist dudes in the game as far as opening up doors for people to eat and trickling down to their families,” he said. “He’s one of the most unselfish, talented people that I’ve been around.”

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Ja Rule may be locked up but his return to the rap game is still going strong. He finally releases his “Real Life Fantasy” music video directed by Hype Williams.

Ja Rule’s Pain Is Love 2 album will hit stores February 28. Check out the clip below!

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In their Sister 2 Sister cover story, T.I. is said to possess “chauvinist ways” by the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Jamie Foster Brown.

However, his wife and co-star of their popular VH1 reality series, Tiny, comes to his defense — even if she, too, thinks he can be “overbearing.”

Tiny explained: “Honestly, one thing I can say about T.I. is he has made all my dreams come true. Everything I have ever asked him for, everything I say I want to do, he makes it happen . . . Sometimes he can be a little overbearing ’cause he wants to know your every move, what’s going on and why ain’t you here.”

Despite that, Tiny acknowledges, “On the flip side, there’s a lot of men that could give a sh*t about where their woman is or when they’re coming back, ’cause they want to do what they want to do. So I’m blessed to have someone that cares enough to want me around at all times.”

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Cash Out signs to L.A. Reid’s Epic Records. He talked with J. Nicks of the Durrty Boyz about his deal that he inked the night before. He goes on to say that the process took nearly 9 hours to complete the deal.

Check out the exclusive HotSpotAtl.com interview below.

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The pioneering media mogul, 75, was found dead in his Sherman Oaks, Calif., home Wednesday morning. He was pronounced dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 4:56 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

“I am shocked and deeply saddened at the sudden passing of my friend, colleague, and business partner Don Cornelius,” said Quincy Jones in a statement. “Don was a visionary pioneer and a giant in our business. Before MTV, there was Soul Train, that will be (his) great legacy. … His contributions to television, music and our culture as a whole will never be matched. My heart goes out to Don’s family and loved ones.” Read More

Lil’ Wayne and Bruno Mars drops “Mirror” music video, off the deluxe edition of Tha Carter IV.

The Young Money CEO paints the reality he sees in the Antoine Fuqua directed video.

Harlem’s rapper A$AP Rocky is covering the February/March issue of Complex with fashion designer Jeremy Scott. In the cover story, the 24-year-old emcee talked about his issues with West Coast rap crew Odd Future. Rocky found time to clear the air, after Hodgy Beats of Odd Future threw shots at him. Below are some excerpts:

We talked about the Hodgy Beats thing and you got interviewed a shitload about it.

Yeah.

Have you spoken to them yet?

No.

And has there been any reaching out from his side?

No.

Is the question getting annoying for you?

It’s really irrelevant. Fuck annoying, it’s irrelevant. Put that in there. Quote: “Fuck annoying, it’s irrelevant.”

What do you see as the biggest difference between your two crews?

East Coast, West Coast. Lifestyle. Culture. Not culture, but just day-to-day, everyday shit. It’s really fucked up because I know that they don’t like us. A lot of my crew members don’t like them niggas, but I like them niggas. I’m being honest. I like them.

Why don’t you think they like you?

Nah. I know they don’t like us.

How do you know that?

Because Hodgy went out his way to show that he doesn’t like us. He doesn’t have to like us. That’s fine with me.

Do you think they feel threatened by you guys?

I don’t know what it is. They shouldn’t because we’re not coming for their necks or nothing like that. Personally, like I said, I want to work with Tyler, The Creator.

How big do you think that could be?

I mean, I don’t really want to speak on it because it’s going to be corny. Like, if we work together, we work together. If we don’t, we don’t.

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Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter Ne-Yo launched his new label “Compound Island” in Jamaica, over this past weekend. Artists including Keri Hilson, Shaggy, Adrienne Bailon and Rockmond Dunbar were there to support Ne-Yo and his new label. Guests were treated to the Red Tails movie premiere, pool party at Secrets Resort and a performance at the annual Jazz Festival. Peep the pictures below:

Ne-Yo was recently appointed VP of A&R at Motown Records. He will also bring his Compound Entertainment imprint to Motown Records. Adrienne Bailon was recently released from Def Jam and signed a management deal with Ne-Yo’s Compound Entertainment.

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Future releases his latest music video “Magic” featuring T.I..

The follow-up single to his street anthem “Tony Montana.” The two take it to Magic City, performing at on the marquee. Future’s Epic Records debut will drop this year.