Ice Cube Addresses New L.A. Rappers, Says It's Not His Job To Help Them
Ice Cube is really getting his blog on lately, embracing the digital world as he gears up for his next solo album, I Am The West. Last week, he stirred up the pot by explained the title of his new album, saying no one can challenge his claim to being "the West."
Each new blog Cube writes is garnering a lot of comments, and the veteran rapper is reading and answering.
In his latest blog, he chose to answer the long-discussed question as to why the ... Continue Reading
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Michael Jordan Becomes First Ex-Player To Be Majority Owner of NBA Team
NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan is trying to become the first ex-player to be a majority owner in the league. The team he is gunning for is the Charlotte Bobcats.
Ironically, he was a college basketball star at North Carolina, and now he's gonna own the state's team.
Just the week, the NBA's Board of Governors unanimously approved Jordan's $275 million bid to buy the Charlotte Bobcats from Bob Johnson.
Now, Jordan will take over the team after functioning ... Continue Reading
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Chamillionaire, Paul Wall Head On 'In Love With My Money' Tour -- Cham Reveals 'Venom' Release Date
Chamillionaire officially hit the road today, embarking on his "In Love With My Money" tour with former group member, Paul Wall. Their first stop was Austin, Texas for their headlining gig at SXSW.
As they duo performed, Cham revealed the official release date for his long-awaited third album, Venom, slated for June 22nd on Chamillitary/Universal Republic.
According to Cham's camp, the album's first single, artwork and tracklisting will be forthcoming ... Continue Reading
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Album Charts: Ludacris Lands Fourth No. 1 With 'Battle Of The Sexes'
There are a few different new albums that impacted the Billboard 200 this week. There's a new Gorillaz album and another from Jimmy Hendrix, but it's Ludacris' Battle of the Sexes that reigns at no. 1.
Luda's new album gave the rapper his fourth no. 1 album on the 200 charts, selling 137,000 copies. It's the rapper's follow-up to 2008's Theater of the Mind, which peaked at no. 5. His previous no. 1 albums include 2006's Release Therapy, 2004's The ... Continue Reading
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Waka Flocka Flame Arrested In Houston On Probation Violation
Gucci Mane protégé Waka Flocka Flame was arrested in Houston on Tuesday (March 16) for probation violation after Georgia authorities reportedly discovered that he had travelled outside of the state.
According to the Macon Telegraph, the 23-year-old rapper (real name: Juaquin James Malphurs) was picked up by the Houston County Sheriff's Office and is being held at the Houston County Jail.
The nature of the probation violation was unknown at press ... Continue Reading
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Gucci Mane Preps Official Mixtape To Keep Fans Fed Until Next Album
Rapper Gucci Mane may be serving time, but his camp is keeping the fans fed with new music, via a new mixtape, which he'll be dropping in stores next month.
The Burrprint 2 is the follow-up to one of the biggest mixtape releases of 2009. It is also the first of a series of commercial mixtapes the rapper plans to release this year.
The new tape is hosted by DJ Holiday and is a mix of all new songs and interludes featuring some of the biggest names ... Continue Reading
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DJ Skee's Live From L.A. Podcast: 3/16/10
BallerStatus.com has partnered with DJ Skee to provide fans of his popular Sirius/XM satellite show, "Live From L.A.," with an exclusive weekly podcast of his show.
Normally, his show can be heard on Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. EST / 7 p.m. PST on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio's HipHopNation. If you don't have Sirius/XM or missed a broadcast, that's what podcasts are for. Here you can stream the entire 2-hour show, or download for your portable media ... Continue Reading
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New Jersey Woman Chasing Fattest Living Woman Title, Trying To Reach 1,000 Lbs.
A New Jersey woman is on a mission ... to become the fattest woman in the world, and already weighs in at 600 pounds.
According to the New York Post, 42-year-old Donna Simpson has set a goal for herself to reach the 1,000-pound mark within the next two years.
She says her favorite foods are cakes and doughnuts, and regularly eats mounds of fast food like cheeseburgers and fries. And ... to help in reaching her goal faster, she tries to move as little ... Continue Reading
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G-Unit's Lloyd Banks Says Going Independent Is 'A Very Smart Option'
Since 50 Cent's G-Unit Records fulfilled its obligations to Interscope, they have been free agents ... and rumors have put them as going indie, since their fanbase is solid.
The Unit's Lloyd Banks recently weighed in on the speculation, saying that while going independent makes more sense to them, they still have a few options on the table before he sets an exact date for his forthcoming third solo LP.
Especially, since he's been able to generate ... Continue Reading
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Bench Warrant Issued For Lil Wayne In Arizona
Despite being behind bars, Lil Wayne is still enduring legal troubles.
Just this week, a judge issued a bench warrant for the rapper in Yuma, Arizona -- where he is facing drug and weapons charge -- because he didn't show for a court ordered appearance.
Obviously, Weezy couldn't appear since he's currently serving a one year prison sentence for a separate gun charge in New York.
Lil Wayne's attorney, James Tilson, told the AP that his client couldn ... Continue Reading
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