Chris Brown cracked the mic over at 102.3 The Beat in Austin, Texas and announced the name of his next album, F.A.M.E. which stands for “Forgiving All My Enemies”. It’s also one of his many tattoos. Be on the look out for his new singles”Yeah 3x” and “Calypso” as well. hhnm

This one’s for the record books. In the 2011 edition of Guinness’ annual tally, Jay-Z and Beyoncé have been named as the year’s biggest “Power Couple,” for collectivley earning $122 million through June 2009. That’s some major coins. HHC

Before Wale kicked off his birthday weekend in D.C., he and Roscoe Dash encouraged kids to stay in school at Mary McLeod Bethune Academy in D.C.  Afterward, they participated on a panel discussion hosted by Congresswoman, Maxine Waters at her Young, Gifted & Black wrap session. ea

Lil Wayne’s manager Cortez Bryant told SPIN that Weezy’s EP, I’m Not A Human Being is now a full length album. Yesterday, Karen Civil reported that the first 10 songs will be available on the digital version. Initially, the tracks were to be appear on Tha Carter IV, but Wayne will most likely start from square one when he’s released. “I know once he got out [of jail] those songs would be so old to him. He’s going to probably […]

Remember the guy who wore the Phantom of The Opera mask in Nelly’s group, The St. Lunatics? Well, a few weeks ago, he accused Nelly of penny pinching: “I might fuck around and get emotional talkin’ about all how that money was getting’ split up, shit was crazy…Niggas was eatin’ and I wasn’t one of them niggas. I was snackin’… I was lunchin’, havin’ lunch every now and then, and niggas was eatin’ four course meals and ain’t have shit […]

Not only is J.Cole’s track a song for the haters, but it’s also Obie Trice’s latest recording. You’ve heard it before, but Bottoms Up coming soon. bottomfeeder

Two months ago, K.R.I.T. and Curren$y performed this track at S.O.B.’s without Wiz. Now the tables have turned and last night in Philly, they rocked without Spitta. They’ll probably recite the song the way it was intended when the Waken Baken tour comes to New Orleans on November 2nd.

Thugs changes, love changes, and now, best friends have become strangers. Minutes after Kid Cudi’s Complex cover feature hit the net, Wale responded to the article via his Twitter account. Let the battle begin.

Kid Cudi covers the front of Complex’s October/November 2010 issue. The entire feature is ready to read here, but in the excerpt below, he discusses his affiliation with that white girl and Wale. Complex: How heavy did the drug use get? Kid Cudi: I started doing cocaine to get through interviews, ’cause people wanted to know a lot about my personal life and I wasn’t prepared for a 60 Minutes interview every time. Doing bumps I was able to get […]

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