Ice Cube Explains I Am The West Album Title, Answers Questions Regarding Project
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.
In a blog entry posted last week, Cube says he's earned the right -- for his years in the genre -- to proclaim himself as "The West" simply because ... in his words ... "it's true."
"I ... Continue Reading
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Album Charts: Sade Pushed To No. 2, Raheem DeVaughn Earns Another Top 10
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.
At no. 2 was Sade's Soldier of Love, selling 79,000 to put the album right under 900,000 units sold to date.
Down the rankings was Lady Gaga's The Fame, slipping two spots to no. 7 with 49,000; while Black Eyed Peas' The ... Continue Reading
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In Rotation: T.I., Game, Jason Derülo, Nicki Minaj, Fabolous, Drake, Bizarre, Snoop Dogg, Akon & More
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!
Make sure to submit tracks for this section to: audio@ballerstatus.com.
Game - "Get Wild" - Listen Here
Another dope song off of the upcoming ... Continue Reading
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Prison Officials Enforce Ban of Lil Wayne Autographs While Incarcerated
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.
A rep for the Correction Officer's Benevolent Association told the site officials issued a no autograph ... Continue Reading
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Xzibit Set To Host Our 12th Digital Dynasty Mixtape -- Submissions Open Now!
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.
First off, we wanna thanks fans of our series, for the tremendous support. To date, the Digital Dynasty mixtape series has amassed 700,000+ downloads and growing.
"Our visitors love free music, and thanks to some of our previous hosts, we' ... Continue Reading
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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Prepare Reunion Album, Full U.S. Tour
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.
Krayzie, Wish, Layzie and Flesh-N-Bone will kick off the tour on March 24 in Minneapolis, MN, and then make stops in Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Atlanta, Austin, Denver and Los Angeles, before things ... Continue Reading
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E-40 Launches Remix Contest For Fans, Producers, DJs & MCs
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 Thursday (March 11) and will last until April 8th ... and the winner will win an official digital release of their "The Server ... Continue Reading
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NFL Player Chad Ochocinco Lands Dating Show With VH1
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.
VH1 announced this week that #85 has landed his own dating show called "The Tournament," in which the NFL player will find 85 women interested in dating him.
During the first of 10 episodes of the show, Ochocinco will ... Continue Reading
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Nina Sky Launches Campaign To Be Released From Polo Grounds -- Says Label Won't Help Them
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, according to a Rap-Up.com report, the sisters revealed ongoing problems with getting their label, Polo Grounds Music, in regard to the release and support their music.
This week, Nina Sky explained that their album has been ready for months, but say Polo Grounds refuses to ... Continue Reading
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Contests: Win Tickets To Murs, Guerilla Union's Fifth Annual Paid Dues Festival
Murs' Fifth Annual Paid Dues Festival is right around the corner, and we've got an exclusive ticket giveaway for our visitors. It's definitely an event you don't want to miss.
This year, Murs and Guerilla Union has pulled together an all-star line-up for the "independent hip-hop festival."
There's the headliner Ice Cube, and supporting acts such as Murs & 9th Wonder, Tech N9ne, Raekwon, Tha Dogg Pound, Jay Electronica, Dilated Peoples, Necro ... Continue Reading
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