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We caught up with Bryan Michael-Cox's new singer Bertell on the set of his new music video for their single "Beat It Up," off his upcoming debut album. The singer tells us all about the concept to his brand new single, "Beat It Up", his forthcoming debut, and what he's working on in the meantime...
Manny Pacquiao retained his welterweight title on Saturday (March 13) in Dallas, when he won a unanimous decision over Joshua Clottey, in a fight that was very one-sided. Basically, it played out like a Pac-Man training exercise, as he ran circles around a overly cautious Clottey, pounding him over and over...
Remember the old school arcade game,
NBA Jam? Well, it's coming back. Spike TV's GameTrailers TV featured the world premier trailer for EA's 2010 version of
NBA Jam. It exclusive to the Wii, according to report, and sure to be full of fun like its predecessor.
This is a brand new music video for a song titled "The Price" from G-Unit's Tony Yayo. The song appears on the rapper's digital LP,
GunPowder Guru, available on both Amazon, and iTunes.
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...
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...
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...
Another week and another Billboard 200 rundown. This week, Lady Antebellum bumped Sade from the top slot, but she still managed to come in at no. 2, while singer Raheem DeVaughn and Jason Derulo made impacts with their new albums...
Last month, west coast vet Ice Cube announced plans for his ninth studio LP, which he's calling
I Am The West. With the news out, the rapper says he's been getting a little flack over the title. So, he took to his website, IceCube.com, to clear the air and explain...
This is the official music video for Lupe Fiasco and Kenna's
Music For Relief contribution called "Resurrection," produced by Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda. The compilation was created in an effort to raise funds to aid victims in Haiti.
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...
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!
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...
This is a short clip of what Kimora's upcoming season of "Life In The Fab Lane" entails. In it, the clothing mogul shows what it takes to be a new mother while still running her successful Baby Phat line and all of the chaos that happens in between. Season premieres on March 21st on Style.
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 [...]
This is a brand new installment of DJ Babu's ongoing short films. In this one, titled "On My New York Sh**," the Dilated Peoples member heads out to New York to spread the word about his recently released album,
The Beat Tape, Vol. 2.
In late 2008, they reunited for the first time on stage in 10 years. Now, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are gearing up to head out on a 34-city U.S. tour this spring in support of their long-awaited reunion album, entitled
Uni5: The World's Enemy, set for late April...
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco is really upping his reality TV resume. He's already landed a spot on the upcoming season of "Dancing With The Stars", and now, he'll be trying to a new woman in a dating show on VH1 called "The Tournament," in which the NFL player will find 85 women interested in dating him...
It's been nearly six years since the sister duo known as Nina Sky released their self-titled debut. Where's the follow-up? It's nowhere in sight. In a series of tweets recently, the sisters revealed ongoing problems with getting their label, Polo Grounds Music, in regard to the release and support their music...
In this short interview, Kansas City's indie monster Tech N9ne discusses his experience as an act during the 2009 Paid Dues, and what he expects for the upcoming 2010 festival.
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