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T.I. Wants to Quit Rapping, Reveals He’s Only Working Due to ‘Obligations’
Rapper T.I. has been in and out of prison recently but his return to free life doesn't necessarily mean he is excited to get back to his successful rap career. As a matter of fact, he shocked fans by claiming he wants to get out of the game but is contractually obligated to make more albums, ContactMusic reports...
Beastie Boys’ ‘Sabotage’ Video Reenacted by Kids as Tribute to Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch
The tributes to the Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch keep on coming. One of the better ones we've seen though is this awesome reenactment of their landmark video "Sabatoge," Spinner reports.
Portlandian filmmaker James Winters conscripted his two children and his nephew to act in this faithful (for the most part) facsimile of the original video...
Jay-Z, President Obama: Budweiser Music Festival Could Have Performance by Nation’s Leader
Jay-Z can do and get pretty much whatever he wants, so it came as no surprise to hear that he was curating the two-day Budweiser Made In America music festival. The festival will take place over labor day weekend in Philadelphia, our nation's first capital...
Beastie Boys’ Copyright Lawsuit: Band Sued Day Before MCA Died
Timing, as the expression goes, is everything. And sometimes, timing can be inadvertently terrible, like the lawsuit leveled against the Beastie Boys that's rubbing salt on the still-fresh wound of Adam Yauch's passing, Spinner reports.
On May 3, one day before Adam "MCA" Yauch died as a result of a three-year cancer battle, record label Tuf America hit the Beasties with a lawsuit for co
Shyne Visits Ukraine to Discuss Changing Roles of Religion in Music
Rapper-turned-religious man Shyne is not just reformed, he's orthodox. As an Orthodox Jew, the former Bad Boy signee attended the "Global Winds of Change: Religion in Today's World" conference in the Ukraine last week, where he addressed the changing roles of religion in music and the media...
Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson & More Drop ‘Roll Me Up’ in Honor of 4/20
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to 4/20, the magical day where meteorologists all over the country are predicting a giant cloud of marijuana smoke that will engulf the continental states.
In honor of the holiday (highliday? sorry) stoner Hall of Famers Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg, Kris Kristofferson and Jamey Johnson have recorded a nice little country tune entitled "Roll Me Up," Spinner rep
Rihanna Interview: Love Life Questions Push Singer Over the Edge
Rihanna, like all celebrities and public figures, must deal constantly with infringements upon her personal life. The Barbadian singer doesn't usually shy away from delicate topics, but she drew a line in the sand during one of her recent interviews...
Whitney Houston Cocaine: Raffles Van Exel Removed Evidence From Singer’s Hotel Room
An man named Raffles van Exel has confessed to sweeping the late Whitney Houston's hotel room of drugs after learning of her death. According to Idolator, van Exel is the same man who sold a photo of the singer in her casket to the National Enquirer as well as peddled photos of her hotel room to TMZ...
Iggy Azalea ‘Murda Bizness': T.I. Gives a Vocal Assist to Female Rapper
Australian rap upstart Iggy Azalea has dropped "Murda Bizness," the first single from her upcoming debut LP, The New Classic. The album is being released by Interscope Records though it doesn't have an official release date yet.
The track is bursting at the seams with swag, and has Azalea rapping about how she's going to "merk bitches...
B.o.B. ‘So Good’ Video: Rapper Has the World at His Fingertips
In his new video, rapper B.o.B. demonstrates that, given a sufficient amount of swag, the global economy can make being a "man of the world" seem effortless. In the opening to his bouncy new single 'So Good' he raps, "Drinking a German beer, with a Cuban cigar/ In the middle of Paris with a Dominican broad...