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In March 2009, dancehall artiste Mavado will be releasing his sophomore album, Mr Brooks ... A Better Tomorrow on VP Records. Mavado - who was crowned Best New Reggae Artiste at the 2008 MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards and by Rolling Stone magazine (April 2008) - is making dancehall a big-screen production. The talented singjay has crafted his strongest album yet - a bittersweet struggle over the dichotomies in his world - past vs present, hope vs despair and […]

Jermaine Dupri has reportedly been terminated from his post as President of Island Records Urban Music division, a position he's held for nearly two years. According to what a source tells AllHipHop.com, Dupri's post has been relieved from his post, effective immediately. The Island Records Urban Division was created under the Island Def Jam umbrella early last year, shortly before Dupri was hired on. As the division's president, he was responsible for overseeing the divisions operations, reporting only to the […]

Bad Boy Records will be the label behind the release of the official soundtrack to the upcoming Notorious B.I.G. biopic, "Notorious." It will feature some of the late rapper's biggest classics, including "Juicy" and "Hypnotize," as well as never-before-released demos and new tracks by Faith Evans and Jadakiss, among others. The lead single is the Kanye West produced, "Brooklyn Go Hard," by Jay-Z and Santogold. In addition to the Jay single, the OST will also feature "Letter To B.I.G." by […]

The post-Sting songs continue to be released, with the latest being Kiprich's 'Coward', which is aimed at his lyrical rivals, the Monster Empire. Shortly after a much-talked-about performance at Sting, Kiprich is at the throats of the Monster Empire again. While the artiste had previously told the STAR that the argument, on his part, was settled at Sting, it seems it has restarted with the song Coward. This is the second post-Sting song to be recorded. The morning after Sting, […]