Usher is set to return to the UK for a string of dates in early 2011. The OMG Tour kicks off in Manchester on 26th January and ends in February at London’s O2 Arena. It’s the first time in six years that the R&B star has toured the UK. Expect the singer to perform some of his biggest hits as well as tracks from his sixth studio album ”Raymond vs. Raymond”, which Read More ...
Young Money artist Tyga has spoken on the support he has recieved from West Coast artists Snoop Dogg and Game. The rapper, who is also from Los Angeles spoke to MTV about “Really Raw”, a track from his sophomore album that features Snoop and Game. It’s produced by Pharrell. “Snoop came to the studio and heard it; he got on it. Then the next day, Snoop called Game and said, Read More ...
On Monday October 11th, Stig Of The Dump will be having a launch party for his upcoming album “Mood Swings”. The launch party will be held at Vibe Bar in Brick Lane. On the night there will be performances from Stig, Grandeurs of Delusion, LDZ, beatboxer MC Zani, The I.R.S., Jam Baxter and a beat showcase from Pete Cannon. Dr Syntax. King Kaiow. Enlish & DJ Manipulate will also be at the event, while DJ Read More ...
50 Cent built a brand new account for his pet dog. Yesterday tweeters saw the rapper talk to his dog, Oprah (I really don’t think its the Dog’s real name). But the Hip Hop star enraged PETA officials when he posted a picture on Twitter showing him holding a knife to the dog. This prompted a response from Michelle Cho of PETA who tweeted, “Sorry 50 Cent but that pic is not funny considering how Read More ...
There’s rumbling that L.A. Reid and The Dream are no longer at Def Jam in a executive capacity. According to Gyant, L.A. Reid and The Dream have been fired by media conglomerate Vin Vendi for poor sales figures. In all honesty, there’s been word about ousting L.A. for a while. If the story is true it must be said that Reid did make a effective signings during his tenure. Let me Read More ...
Drake feels like he’s part of the extended family of UGK. Drizzy layed a nice verse on “Put It Down”, which it taken from Bun B’s album Trill O.G. In the track, the 23-year-old refers to himself as Young Sweet Jones (Sweet Jones was Pimp C’s nickname). Discontent on the reference has been express but Drake never meant to offend. Speaking to MTV, the Young Money star said, “I’m a huge Pimp fan. I Read More ...
Last week I reported that RZA had contributed a couple of mixes to the new DJ Hero game but now BoomBox come through with a new trailer and full tracklisting of the game. Full tracklisting after the jump.
Nicki does a nice cover story with Complex Complex: Everyone has this image of you as a cartoon character with outlandish wigs, but at our shoot today you were much more low-key. Nicki Minaj: [Laughs.] Every woman is a character—but people need to see I’m a regular human. It’s like you wear a pink wig and you’re no longer human all of sudden. You’re a thing. Like today [the Read More ...
Jay-Z and Coldplay have apparently landed a multi-million dollar deal to perform a New Year’s Eve gig. According to DrewReports, Jay-Z and Coldplay have been booked by party planner Colin Cowie for the opening of Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. A source said, “Organizers have spent millions securing the acts. The word is that Beyoncé is now looking for a Vegas New Year’s gig so she will be in town with Jay.”
