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Ice Cube Addresses New L.A. Rappers, Says It's Not His Job To Help Them
Posted March 18, 2010 |
Ice Cube is really getting his blog on lately, embracing the digital world as he gears up for his next solo album, I Am The West. Each new blog Cube writes is garnering a lot of comments, and he's reading. In his latest, he explains why he isn't working with new talent... |
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Album Charts: Ludacris Lands Fourth No. 1 With 'Battle Of The Sexes'
Posted March 18, 2010 |
There are a few different new albums that impacted the Billboard 200 this week. There's a new Gorillaz album and another from Jimmy Hendrix, but it's Ludacris' Battle of the Sexes that reigns at no. 1. The new album gave the rapper his fourth no. 1 album on the 200 charts... |
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Waka Flocka Flame Arrested In Houston On Probation Violation
Posted March 17, 2010 |
Gucci Mane protégé Waka Flocka Flame was arrested in Houston on Tuesday (March 16) for probation violation after Georgia authorities reportedly discovered that he had travelled outside of the state. The nature of the violation was unknown at press time... |
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Bench Warrant Issued For Lil Wayne In Arizona
Posted March 17, 2010 |
Despite being behind bars, Lil Wayne is still enduring legal troubles. Just this week, a judge issued a bench warrant for the rapper in Yuma, Arizona -- where he is facing drug and weapons charge -- because he didn't show for a court ordered appearance... |
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G-Unit's Lloyd Banks Says Going Independent Is 'A Very Smart Option'
Posted March 17, 2010 |
Since 50 Cent's G-Unit Records fulfilled its obligations to Interscope, they have been free agents ... and rumors have put them as going indie, since their fanbase is solid. The Unit's Lloyd Banks recently weighed in on the speculation, saying that while going independent makes more sense to them, they still have a few options on the table... |
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DJ Skee's Live From L.A. Podcast: 3/16/10
Posted March 17, 2010 |
BallerStatus.com has partnered with DJ Skee to provide fans of his popular Sirius/XM satellite show, "Live From L.A.," with an exclusive weekly podcast of his show. Get the downloads, and/or stream two hours of music here. This week includes new tracks from Bishop Lamont, Nipsey Hussle, Lloyd Banks and more... |
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DMX Sentenced To Six Months in Jail For Probation Violation
Posted March 16, 2010 |
DMX is going back to the slammer. A judge reportedly ordered the rapper (real name: Earl Simmons) to serve six months in a Phoenix jail on Tuesday (March 16) for violating terms of his probation when a drug test came back dirty. X was arrested last week in Arizona for the violation... |
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Pro-Am International Switches To Festival, Set To Hit San Francisco April 2nd
Posted March 16, 2010 |
After an overwhelming regional build out throughout the globe, the Pro-Am International Hip-Hop Conference is now being labeled the "Pro-Am International Hip-Hop Festival," a regional takeover and multi-day cultural hip-hop experience. During the multi-city event dancers, MCs, graffiti writers and DJs battle for cash prizes... |
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Death Row Records To Release Debut Album From Singer Danny Boy
Posted March 16, 2010 |
The New Death Row Records, aka WIDEawake-Deathrow Entertainment, announced this week their next new album ... from singer Danny Boy. Danny Boy, 32 now, was a young teenager when he first signed to Death Row Records back in the 1994... |
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Lloyd Signs With Interscope Records: Report
Posted March 16, 2010 |
Former Murder Inc. singer Lloyd has reportedly inked a new record deal with Interscope Reports. The young singer signed a deal with Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. imprint back in the early 2000s, and went on to release three moderately successful albums during his time there, but left in 2009... |
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The Game Doesn't Want To Be Called A 'Gangster Rapper'
Posted March 16, 2010 |
Compton rapper The Game doesn't want to be referred to as a "gangster rapper?" True, says a recent TMZ report. In new court documents in the civil suit, The Game is referred to as either a "gangster" and/or "gangster rapper" numerous times. He wants those references removed , because he feels it would cause prejudice among the jury... |
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In Rotation: Nas, Bob Marley, Usher, T.I., Strange Fruit Project, Madlib, Olivia, Maino & More
Posted March 15, 2010 |
Happy Mondays! We're kicking off the week with fresh music from Madlib, Strange Fruit Project, the Wu, Usher and T.I., but also go back in time with reincarnated music from Bob Marley, who's featured on a mash-up tape with Nas. Also, peep "Ain't No Half Steppin'" is transformed into a "10 edition by Sheek Louch and Red Cafe... |
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Miami Rapper Jacki-O Readies First Autobiography
Posted March 15, 2010 |
Miami born rapper, Jacki-O, is fearing up to drop her second book, an autobiography titled Relentless. The book is her first biography, which according to a press release, will detail her life growing up in Miami, her rise to fame as a rapper, and her charity work with people with disabilities... |
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Boston Rapper Sam Adams Accused Of Buying Own Album To Top iTunes Charts
Posted March 13, 2010 |
A white rapper hailing from Boston named Sam Adams shocked hip-hop fans last week, when outta nowhere, his debut EP topped the iTunes hip-hop charts, beating out the likes of DJ Khaled and Lil Wayne. Being unknown sparked controversy, and rumors said he bought his own album to inflate numbers... |
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More Drama At Death Row Records, Lender Wants Their Money
Posted March 13, 2010 |
Death Row Records seems as though it's a curse these days. More dispute over owed money by the label's new owners was revealed recently. According to a new report, the lenders who financed the $18 million acquisition of Death Row out of bankruptcy say they aren't getting paid... |
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40 Glocc Lands Distribution Deal For His Zoo Life Entertainment Label
Posted March 12, 2010 |
40 Glocc's early embrace of the digital world has finally paid off, as the west coast rapper lands a distribution deal for his Zoo Life Entertainment. This week, 40 announced that he's inked a deal with Fontana, the indie distro arm for the Universal Music Group... |
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Prison Officials Enforce Ban of Lil Wayne Autographs While Incarcerated
Posted March 12, 2010 |
It's been less than a week since rapper Lil Wayne turned himself in to begin serving a one year prison term, and so far, officials are making sure he's isn't being treated as a celebrity. According to TMZ, the rapper (real name: Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.) has been instructed by prison officials not to sign a single autograph while incarcerated... |
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In Rotation: T.I., Game, Jason Derülo, Nicki Minaj, Fabolous, Drake, Bizarre, Snoop Dogg, Akon & More
Posted March 12, 2010 |
Another week has passed, and everybody's ready for the weekend. So, before you go, get some of this week's hottest tracks to put in rotation in your MP3 player. This week, there's new leaks from the Game's upcoming album, Akon, the S-N-D-Double G, T.I., Drake, Fabolous, Jason Derülo, and many more. Enjoy! |
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Xzibit Set To Host Our 12th Digital Dynasty Mixtape -- Submissions Open Now!
Posted March 12, 2010 |
We're back. After a highly successful Digital Dynasty 11, which garnered over 100,000 downloads, BallerStatus.com and Tha Advocate are set to return with the 12th installment of our free digital mixtape series. This time around, we hollered at Mr. X To Tha Z, Xzibit, who comes on as our gracious host... |
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E-40 Launches Remix Contest For Fans, Producers, DJs & MCs
Posted March 12, 2010 |
In support of the upcoming releases of E-40's Revenue Retrievin' Nightshift and Dayshift albums, the Bay Area rapper is launching a contest, in which he will be giving fans, producers, DJs, and MCs the chance to land an official remix of one of his songs.
The competition, which 40 has dubbed "The Server" Remix Contest, starts [...] |
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