A visit to the Playboy mansion shortly after meeting Interscope-Geffen-A&M chairman Jimmy Iovine surprised crooner J Rand. The big-time music industry executive invited the South Florida native to Hugh Hefner's abode last year, though, the experience was a bit of a "test" as a new signee.
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Steve Stoute sat down with fellow music industry legend Jimmy Iovine last week, to film the second episode of Stoute's ongoing video series with Huffington Post's Black Voices. Titled 'The Tanning Effect,' the subject matter is based on Stoute's new book, 'The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy...
Looks like Diddy's adding an extra cred to his hyphenated career and it's a cheeky one. The rapper-producer-actor-designer is now a publisher too, with a new project dedicated to a very particular aspect of the feminine physique, NY Post reports...
During his time on Irv Gotti's label The Inc., Lloyd released three successful albums and established himself as a talented R&B vocalist with hit singles like 2007's 'Get It Shawty' and 'You.' After the label's dissolution, the 25-year-old lingered on Universal Motown where he developed a close working relationship with Lil Wayne's Young Money crew. He...
After more than a year of delays, California rapper Game has revealed that his fourth effort, 'R.E.D. Album' has finally received a confirmed release date from Interscope Records boss Jimmy Iovine.
The album was initially scheduled for a December 2009 release, but was pushed back time and time again, undergoing a variety of unexplained setbacks, lawsuits and delays, along with an ever-changing lis
Dr. Dre has unveiled another set of headphones in his Beats By Dre line. Speaking with Interscope honcho Jimmy Iovine at a Beats By Dre press conference, Dre revealed his new collaboration with NBA megastar LeBron James.
James randomly appeared with Dre at a Boston Red Sox game earlier this year, promoting Dre's Red Sox Beats headphones, and has previously released collaborations with Diddy, Lady
Dr Dre's 'Detox' might become hip-hop's perfect stocking stuffer as the producer hopes to finish the album by Christmas. The latest release date comes straight from Dre himself who revealed his feverish attempts to have the project completed in the next few months...
Sunglasses have been part of Mary J. Blige's signature style since her debut in 1991, so it comes as no surprise that the hip-hop queen of soul is designing her own line of shades.
Blige, along with her label Interscope and its Chairman Jimmy Iovine, has joined forces with premium eyewear company Orange 21 to develop a sunglasses line called -- Melodies by MJB...
Alabama rapper Yelawolf has developed some serious buzz in the underground hip-hop scene in recent months. On Monday (March 29), Hot 97 radio personality, Miss Info, reported that the rising MC had inked a deal with Interscope Records after a heated bidding war between labels...