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Amy Winehouse's first posthumous album will be released on December 5th. Included are previously unreleased tracks, alternate versions of exisiting tracks as well as compisitions put together by Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi. Check out the entire tracklist & album cover below:

“Our Day Will Come (Reggae Version)” – reggae re-working of classic 60’s doo wop song produced by Salaam Remi. Recorded May 2002.

Kanye West revealed that his favourite verse of all time is on "New Day" while on the Watch The Throne tour in Atlanta. Check out the lyrics below:

And I’ll never let my son have an ego

He’ll be nice to everyone, wherever we go

I mean, I might even make ‘em be Republican

So everybody know he love white people

And I’ll never let ‘em leave his college girlfriend

And get caught up with the groupies in the whirlwind

50 Cent has another PSA, this time he supports Occupy Wall Street and discourages people from buying from companies which don't give back and as well shows his frustration with big banks, politicians and businesses. Check out the entire PSA below:

It looks like matters have gotten worse for Gucci LeFleur as he was denied an early release from prison and served with a civil lawsuit today.


Last week, news broke that Gucci Mane had not been released from prison, contrary to 1017 Brick Squad rapper Waka Flocka Flame's claims. Now, it looks like the things get worse for Gucci LeFleur, as he was denied early release and hit with a civil suit earlier today.

The D.C. rapstress plans to drop the LP's first single in November.


LoLa Monroe has revealed that she signed to Wiz Khalifa’s Taylor Gang imprint, breaking the news in an interview with Atlanta’s V-103 (via Rap-Up). During the chat, she said that the decision to link with the “Black and Yellow” rapper was based on the fact that their visions aligned.

Bun B was recently interviewed by Daniel Isenberg for the The Tanning Effect website. The interview is quite lengthy, ranging on topics from the neighbourhood he grew up in, working with Jive Records, and what UGK's biggest hit record was, but here are some of the highlights:

On UGK's Biggest Hit:

A$AP Rocky recently signed a deal with Sony/RCA subdivision Polo Grounds Music, according to the rapper himself it was for a crazy amount of $3 million dollars ($1.7 million for his solo output and $1.3 million to fund a group label called A$AP Worldwide). Pitchfork recently interviewed him on the subject, check out what he has to say below:

Pitchfork: A lot of rappers are moving away from big record deals and, as recently as last month, it seemed like you didn't want to sign with a major, either. What changed your mind?

According to TMZ, Nicki Minaj got into an altercation with one of her maids at her house in Hollywood.

Pusha T recently did an interview with Sneeze Magazine where he discusses going solo, Watch the Throne, and Fear of God Part II. Interestingly, he says that he passed on the "N*ggas in Paris" beat! It's a great interview, check out some of the highlights below:

On Watch The Throne:

You were around for some of the Watch The Throne sessions, were there any beats on that album that you passed on?

Lil Wayne talks about Watch the Throne as well as Drake and Nicki Minaj in a recent interview with VIBE, and here's an excerpt from what he haid to say:

On Watch The Throne:

"I haven't heard the album. I'll probably never hear the album."

On Nicki Minaj:

For the most recent cover story of XXL featuring Nas, he was interviewed by Tyler, the Creator. The result is not your typical interview, and XXL gives us some of the highlights from their conversation (which ranged from talk of God, drugs, and Bruno Mars). Check it out below!

On Bruno Mars:

Nas: "Are we gonna see you and Bruno gunning after eachother with AKs? What's going on with that?"