August 2012 Blog Posts (172)

Drake lodges his tenth single on the top of the R&B/Hip Hop chart.

Drake has set the record for most number one hits on the R&B/Hip Hop chart, unseating Jay-Z from the throne.

According to ATLR, the Young Money rapper now has had seven collaborations and three lead singles to top the chart, with 2 Chainz’s “No Lie” become the latest on his growing list.…

Earlier this week, producer Bangladesh made headlines when news broke that the "A Milli" beatsmith called Swizz Beatz "irrelevant" in an interview with XXL. Now, despite retracting his swipe at Swizz and blaming the author for twisting his words, an audio recording of the interview in question has been leaked to the public verifying the diss.

XXL…

BEHIND THE SCENES: Trey Songz - Hail Mary ft. Young Jeezy & Lil' Wayne…

Tell me this chick ain't doing the Stevie J impression!!!

Stevie J really tried to play his BM and his concubine... AT THE SAME DAMN TIME... in…

So much for that $1.1 million dollar deal, it seems that the Cleveland kid name, Machine Gun Kelly, is living his manager’s mom’s basement. The Bad Boy MC isn’t doing great on the road either. It seems that his career is waiting for a break out single. His new mix tape drops August 14th.

That's that Diddy sh!t…

Is there anyone they're NOT asking?

Sean "Diddy" Combs is the latest artist to be linked to the nation-wide search for a new "American Idol" judge, E! News reports, but Combs isn't particularly interested.

According to the site, producers for the singing competition show reached out to Combs, 42, to see if he might be interested in sliding into a seat at the…

Ne-Yo dropped an AVALANCHE of singles on Drake's ex-girlfriend's naked body Wednesday night ... a chick who happens to be a VERY famous stripper.

Ne-Yo burned roughly $5,000 at the famous Diamonds strip club in ATL -- a large portion of which was spent trying to impress a certain Maliah ... a famous stripper who dated both Drake AND Sean Kingston.

Ne-Yo had a…

Nas & Scarface rapping over J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League production and scratches by the legend DJ Premier! Kiss The Ring drops August 21st!

DOWNLOAD LINK (NO…

Acting Up Freestyle - Memphis Bleek

S/O 2 Splif

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50 Cent also explains how "New Day" was originally meant for Dr. Dre's "Detox."

50 Cent recently said that Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo need to "get themselves together," stating that he hasn't spoken with his G-Unit crew in months. During an interview with XXLMag.com, Fif faults himself for closing the lines of communication, but states that he did so much for their…

Swizz Beatz responds to Bangladesh's claims that he's not relevant.

Earlier today, producer Bangladesh discussed the issue of remaining relevant in Hip Hop, naming Swizz Beatz as an artist that he feels doesn't fit in that category. During an interivew with ThisIs50.Com, Swizzy responded to the claim, calling Bangladesh a "clown" and listing his accomplishments as a…

Apparently Young Jeezy has been named Senior VP of A&R at Atlantic Records, this according to DJ Folk a credible insider of the Jeezy camp and Hip-Hop in general. The news was reportedly announced by DJ Greg Street, more importantly isn't Jeezy still on Def Jam.…

Rihanna wasn’t kidding when she said she is a good girl gone bad -but it looks like her paycheck will be decreasing since her deal with Nivea has come to an end, it has been confirmed. The singer, who first became a spokesperson for the brand in 2010 has been axed due to her inappropriate behavior in the media, which has damaged the Nivea company, which is not what they…

Jay-Z and Beyonce have been named as the highest-paid celebrity couples, according to Forbes.

The Carters’ annual income is estimated at $78 million, split between Beyonce’s $40 million and Hov’s $38 million. Bey gets her money by collecting paychecks from old hits, as well as endorsement deals and non-musical ventures. Jigga rakes in dough through touring with Kanye…

It's official!!! "God forgives I Dont" no.1 Album in the Country selling 225,400 in its 1st week!!!!!

Ross feelin' like this right now…

Could this be Chris Brown's final L? Ever since Chris Brown started tweeting Anti Gay comments Captain Save the Gay's Raz B said he was gonna put Chris Brown on blast. He claimed to have a sex tape with Chris Brown having sex with a man who's also a producer. Nobody took Raz B seriously. I mean they think of him as the boy that cried wolf with the whole Chris Stokes…

Seven Olympic athletes from Cameroon have mysteriously disappeared from the athletes' village in London ... in what appears to be an effort to abandon their home country and seek asylum in the UK.

The head of mission for Team Cameroon said the athletes in question -- 5 boxers, a swimmer, and a soccer player -- all have visas that will allow them to remain in Britain…

GateCrasher: DJ “Pauly D” DelVecchio was anointed Forbes’ seventh wealthiest deejay in the world last week.

And while the $11 million-a year mixmaster from Rhode Island says success hasn’t spoiled him yet, he’s got his guard up to make sure no grenades blast in on his good fortune.

The 32-year-old “Jersey Shore” star, who was in the East Village Monday to shoot…

So, how do Timbaland and Missy feel about Drake producing the project? Check out what Timbo recently told Power 105.1 below:

Timbaland

“I know they trying to drop some Aaliyah records, but if he do it, it should be with me and Missy. The proper…