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Graduation Leaks
Kanye West’s “Graduation” came early for fans of the Chicago MC this week. The highly anticipated 3rd album from the Rocafella rapper has leaked in its entirety.
The leak, which comes as a strong dent in Kanye’s plans of outselling 50 Cent on September 11th, started around 1:00 am on Thursday morning.
No details yet as […]

In an online statement, J-Hood explains why he left the label. He had this to say. “Around 3 1/2 weeks ago I asked to be released from the label I’ve been signed to. After that occurrence all legal procedures have been properly handled in accordance. Basically there’s an instance in which we all run […]

Ruff Ryders CEO Faces 20 Years
Ruff Ryders CEO, Darrin “Dee” Dean, was indicted yesterday (August 29) on drug and weapons charges stemming from an arrest earlier this year.Darrin Dean (also known as David Jones Green) and driver, Jerry Gilbert, were arrested on May 31 by the Palisades Interstate Parkway police after a traffic stop for […]

Lil’ Wayne is being sued by a teenage fan who claims she was hurt at one of his concerts. Tyrique Layne claims she lost consciousness and sustained serious and extensive injuries at the Morgan State University concert last year after Weezy and his entourage threw a large sum of money into the […]

Rookie R&B singer, Sean Kingston, will not be playing the role of Biggie Smalls.According to reports, the “Beautiful Girl” hit maker announced he will be playing The Notorious in the upcoming biopic titled “Notorious” during Nickolodeon’s Kids Choice Awards.
“My management had told me about it. And then you know, I auditioned for […]

Looks like Uncle Snoop is going to try to pull off what Kanye failed to do with “Graduation.” The West Coast legend says he’ll be going solo on his next LP, “Ego Trippin”, and will not feature any guest appearances—because he doesn’t need them.“Me and Pharrell went into the studio last night, […]

Acclaimed rapper Ludacris, who got his start in radio back in Atlanta on Hot 97 when he was known as “Chris Lova Lova,” will be returning to XM radio for a second season of “Disturbing Tha’ Peace Presents: Ludacris’ Open Mic” on Sept 8.Luda, who hosts the show alongside Pooh Daddy, says […]

Dipset rapper Juelz Santana is gearing up for the release of his upcoming “rockstar” clothing line this winter.The “RoyElz” line, which was slated to be unveiled next week at Magic’s Spring Marketplace convention in Las Vegas but was pushed back due to a family member’s terminal illness, will be modeled after Santana’s […]

NORE releases his album “NOREALITY” today and is planning on releasing ANOTHER album within a couple months, titled, “Global Warming”.“I recorded so much material,” the Queens rapper recently told Billboard magazine.
“Usually you do material for an album and throw the rest of it away, but I didn’t really want to do […]

Former G Unit president, Sha Money XL, has been rather busy lately. From heading his own Management company to plotting G Unit’s come back, Sha spoke with MTV and discussed future projects including Young Buck’s new clothing line and G Unit’s comeback.“The whole squad [was there],” Sha Money said about a meeting in […]