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Freddie Gibbs Covers LA Weekly

Freddie became the second rapper in the publication’s 29 year history to grace the cover. The first were NWA in 1989. Funny how time flies, no? The feature is available to peruse at LA Weekly’s home base. Here’s an excerpt: Given a $250,000 budget that allowed him to work with A-list producers like Just Blaze and Polow da Don, Gibbs received praise for his music but ran into apprehensive label executives, who doubted their ability to promote a Gary artist, […]

How To Rap: Kool G Rap (Foreword)

Surely, a few rappers could benefit from this. Available now is a how-to-guide for the lyrically declined.  As the cover indicates, the book also features commentary from some of hip-hop’s elite. In fact, after the jump, check out the foreword from Kool G Rap.

The-Dream’s Grammy Nightmare

Last night, Christina Milian’s husband took Twitter and vented about his album Love vs. Money getting snubbed for a Grammy nomination. This past March, YN and I appeared alongside Dream on The Morning After With Angela Yee. In the clip below, he talked about his beef with the Grammy Family. Heads Up: Rap Up

Kid Cudi’s Next Album More Playful & Fun

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.4089175&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D461612%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A461612] Cudder tells MTV, that he’s already completed five tracks on his next album. Also, he has collaborations with Snoop, Pharrell and Jim Jonsin. Pretty anxious to see what Scotty has to offer this time around. “Trying to get the right amount of hit records on this. It’s gonna be the complete opposite of what Man on the Moon was. Man on the Moon was so serious. This one is gonna be more playful and fun. It’s about having […]

Kid Cudi’s Next Album More Playful & Fun

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.4089175&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D461612%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A461612] Cudder tells MTV, that he’s already completed five tracks on his next album. Also, he has collaborations with Snoop, Pharrell and Jim Jonsin. Pretty anxious to see what Scotty has to offer this time around. “Trying to get the right amount of hit records on this. It’s gonna be the complete opposite of what Man on the Moon was. Man on the Moon was so serious. This one is gonna be more playful and fun. It’s about having […]

Around The NBA

The New Jersey Nets suck. No really, they do. Last night, the former Eastern Conference Champions lost to the Dallas Mavericks (117-101) and became the first team in NBA history to start the season with a record of 0-18. Nevertheless, YN and Angela Yee were spiked out. After announcing his retirement on November 25th, Allen Iverson is returning to the NBA. Yesterday, A.I. agreed to a one year, non-guaranteed contract with his original team, the Philadelphia 76ers. According to the […]