Not quite yet, says Kanye West. He's leaning in the direction of rapping heavily on his next album, but contrary to the rumors, he doesn't have any songs for a follow-up opus to 808s and Heartbreak. He does have shoes though, as West pointed out Friday afternoon, sitting in the studio of Sway and King Tech's "Wake Up Show." High-end shoes. The Louis Vuitton Don's Louis Vuitton sneakers are going to cost $600 to $800. The Air Yeezys he designed […]
Dozens of Grammy Awards will be handed out Sunday, but in case you can't keep track of them all, we've got a rundown of the whole shebang (well, OK, the awards we care about, at least). Check 'em out: Album of the Year · Coldplay - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends · Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III · Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman · Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand · Radiohead […]
50 Cent further explained himself on Wednesday (February 4), regarding the escalating beef with Rick Ross. This time, he called into Ross' hometown of Miami to talk to the morning show on Power 96. During the interview, morning host DJ Laz tried to play as an intermediary, asking the G-Unit boss if the pair could let the beef go and get back to the music. But, in 50's eyes, he didn't start it and is just defending himself. "If you […]
Jamal 'Gravy' woolard, who stars in the new Notorious biopic about the life of slain rapper Biggie Smalls flew to Kingston Monday with Mavado, who returned from a hectic promotional trip to New York (NY). The two will be collaborating on several projects while Gravy is in the island. Mavado created more history over the weekend at a show in Rochester, upstate NY. The only act on the bill, Mavado pulled out an astonishing 4,000 fans into the huge Armory […]
Lil Wayne has racked up a ton of accolades in the past 12 months, including being the top-selling artist of 2008, winning Best Hip-Hop Video at the VMAs and playing guitar alongside Kid Rock at the Country Music Awards. (That last one seemed crazy to us, too, but it's just been that kind of year for him.) Next up for the Cash Money star? According to most music experts, Wayne will be walking away with the Best Rap Album award […]
The feud between 50 Cent and Rick Ross continued to escalate on Monday (February 2), as both rappers called into New York's Hot 97 radio station to explain their sides of the verbal war of words. Following his vow to "f*** up Ross' life," 50 turned ThisIs50.com into all-out diss to the Miami rapper, releasing brand new footage of the G-Unit boss with Ross' baby's mother, Tia. In the video, Tia discussed the rapper's personal life, confirmed his alleged time […]
DMX was sentenced to 90 days in jail Friday (January 30) after copping a plea in which he pleaded guilty to theft, drug-possession and animal-cruelty charges. The rapper (real name: Earl Simmons) was also placed on at least 18 months' supervised probation by Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner Phemonia Miller. He pleaded guilty in December 2008 to three felony counts -- that included theft, possession or use of marijuana, and possession or use of narcotic drugs -- and one misdemeanor […]
Rick Ross told 50 Cent on Friday that he'd give him 48 hours to come up with a new response after the Miami lyricist shrugged off "Officer Ricky (Go 'Head, Try Me)," the G-Unit rapper's dis song following the first musical volley shot by Ross on "Mafia Music." Well, 50's been pretty busy ever since. Over the weekend, he launched a number of verbal attacks directed at Ross on his Web site, ThisIs50.com. On Saturday, 50 started with a video […]
Tension is brewing between 50 Cent and Miami's big boss Rick Ross. Ever since Ross' "Mafia Music" leaked to the net, talk about a beef heightened, and then was fueled when Fiddy leaked his response, "Officer Ricky (Go 'Head, Try Me)," Thursday (January 29). The Miami rapper has already heard the track, and isn't impressed, via an interview Friday morning (January 30) with Shade 45's Angela Yee. "I heard that, but I was positive that couldn't be the response," the […]
