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[NEWS] CHRIS KELLY TRAGIC LAST VIDEO Drugged Out Rap Session
Hours before his death, a drugged out Chris Kelly attempted to rap … and spit out lyrics about a room full of dead bodies … and TMZ has the sad footage. The video — shot in Kelly’s Atlanta home around 7:00 AM on May 1 — is a window int...
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Jay-Z’s “Open Letter”
Art by Borbay Hov let Hot 97 premiere some new ish this morning. Jay-Z goes in on “Open Letter” with production from Swizz Beatz & Timbaland. Courtesy of Hot New Hip-Hop
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Please Welcome…”The Bash”
Someone get Wiz a cigar, the “Black and Yellow” rapper is now a father! Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa welcomed a baby boy named Sebastian Taylor Thomaz into the world. The new parents kept the name of the baby a secret during the pregnancy, Rose insisting tha...
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Jay-Z, Roc Nation & Beyonce Sign Publishing Deals With Warner/Chappell Music
Jay-Z and Beyonce continue to make major moves in the music industry with recent deals poised to directly affect the future of their respective music catalogues. Earlier in the week, Hov became first to sign an exclusive publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music. As...
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[NEWS] CHRIS KELLY TRAGIC LAST VIDEO Drugged Out Rap Session
Hours before his death, a drugged out Chris Kelly attempted to rap … and spit out lyrics about a room full of dead bodies … and TMZ has the sad footage. The video — shot in Kelly’s Atlanta home around ... -
LAURYN HILL THANKS ALICIA KEYS, STEVIE WONDER FOR WRITING LETTERS TO JUDGE
Earlier this week, Lauryn Hill was sentenced to three months behind bars for tax evasion. In the aftermath of her trial, the Grammy-winning icon took to her blog to thank her supporters including Alicia Keys and Stevie Wonder, ... -
Rock & Rap: Lesson 22
Early Country Music comes into its own the 1930′s, defined by the Great Depression Era. It’s the polished fiddle playing, singing and songwriting of Roy Acuff who helps to give Country its sound, separating its earl...
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Rock & Rap: Lesson 21
The first star of Country Music in the 1930′s is Jimmi Rodgers. Known as the singing brakeman he is the first to sell a millon records – 78′s His hit songs: “T for Texas” and “Waiting for A T...
Rap & Rock: Lesson 20
Modern Records, born in the late 40′s gave rise thru the 50′s with a great roster of blues artists who also influence Rock n Roll with their roster of greats, B.B. King, Bukka T. White, Elmore James, and John Lee Ho...
N.O.R.E. FACES OF DEATH (FEAT. FRENCH MONTANA, SWIZZ BEATZ, RAEKWON, & BUSTA RHYMES)
One of my favorite emcees has been busy these last few months. From an extreme weight loss and a marriage N.O.R.E. is still on the Run Eating!!! Check out this banga “Faces of Death” ft. an up and comer and some hip...
Jay-Z’s “Open Letter”
Art by Borbay Hov let Hot 97 premiere some new ish this morning. Jay-Z goes in on “Open Letter” with production from Swizz Beatz & Timbaland. Courtesy of Hot New Hip-Hop
