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NewsMTV's Hottest MCs Honourable MentionsMTV has put together a list of Honourable Mentions for those artists that didn't make their Hottest MCs list. Check it out below.
J. Cole
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J. Cole had a phenomenal 2011. His debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story, has gone gold and yielded a platinum single with "Work Out." Cole, who was once an underground favorite, broadened his fanbase by touring with Rihanna on her Loud Tour.
NewsSource Close To Mobb Deep Confirms Beef, Says They Will Not Put Out Another AlbumFollowing an apparent one-sided Twitter beef between Havoc and Prodigy, a source close to the duo says they will not put out another album together.ByRose Lilah267 Views
ReviewsReview: New Boyz "Foolie Tape"The New Boyz come back with Foolie Tape.ByJon Godfrey570 Views
NewsASAP Rocky & Crew Get Into Fight With Crowd At SXSWASAP Rocky and ASAP mob brawl with crowd at SXSW show.ByRose Lilah747 Views
NewsLil Wayne Signs Christina Milian, Takes Jabs at Jay-Z
Lil Wayne announced the signing of a new member to Young Money Saturday night (February 11) while performing alongside Drake during the annual Cash Money Grammy weekend party. The YMCMB head Honcho also took the time to honor the memory of the late, great Whitney Houston, who passed away earlier that night, and to take jabs at Jay-Z and Kanye West.
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NewsDJ Whoo Kid Recalls Big Pun Pulling An Uzi On HimDuring the height of Hip Hop’s days of selling quasi-legal mixtapes in the streets, DJ Whoo Kid found himself on the wrong side of an industry beef. After a feud between the Terror Squad and Roc-a-fella camps that allegedly began at Club Carbon, a few overt and subliminal diss records were thrown back and forth. As was customary at the time, Whoo Kid put a Sauce Money diss track directed at Big Pun on one of his mixtapes.ByRose Lilah3.0K Views
NewsFrank Ocean Threatened With Lawsuit Over "American Wedding" & Rep Responds To Ocean About SuitFrank Ocean could be sued over his song "American Wedding."ByRose Lilah1094 Views
NewsCommon Drops New Diss Record Directed Towards DrakeDespite the fact that the Rick Ross’ Rich Forever was undoubtably the most downloaded mixtape last week, many hip-hop fans have paid closer attention to the Drake verse that was seemingly directed at Chicago rapper Common on the French Montana assisted, “Stay Schemin’” track.
Although Drake didn’t say Common’s name, Common has already replied with a diss record over the same beat and has specifically called out Drake for his use of singing during his raps and the sensitive nature of some of his songs.
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NewsChris Brown May Not Do Any Interviews in 2012Tina Davis, Chris Brown's manager, recently spoke to Billboard on the r'n'b singer/rapper, and according to her he may not do any interviews in 2012. Read some excerpts below.
On His Comeback After The 2009 Incident With Rihanna:
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NewsT.I. Covers VibeT.I. graces Vibe's end of year cover, and according to Vibe,
"From Bin Laden's Death to his own personal problems, Tip gave his brutally honest opinions on each matter. Though he promises a wiser and more in-tune leader, Tip still stands by the same beliefs and morals that made him the man he is today. His perspectives may both shock and surprise but Tip holds nothing back in VIBE’s Google-assisted meeting with the kang."
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NewsKanye West Cites Nietzsche In Lawsuit for "Stronger"Kanye West, who was facing lawsuit from a man called Vincent Peters who claims that Ye stole his idea for his hit song "Stronger", cited Nietzshe as his influence for the song idea in a brief his legal team submitted last week.
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NewsYoung Jeezy Talks Emotional Hip-Hop & RelationshipsYoung Jeezy spoke to Necole Bitchie about Emotional Hip-Hop, his music, and relationships. Check out some of what he said below.
On If He Would Ever Get Married:
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