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Rick Ross on stage at 1st Mariner Arena for MMG Tour Photos courtesy of @Robinrazzi Review and video courtesy of @ElleMarie Says Rick Ross ,  Wale ,  Meek Mill  and  MGK ‘s  MMG Tour  rolled through  Baltimore  Saturday night. This show was undeniably the hottest concert of the year.  MGK  opened up and his set was turned up! He thanked Baltimore for showing the most love and being “the best show I’ve ever done.” Wale  followed and showed love to the entire DMV. He performed a variety of his new music from his Ambition  album. But, he took it back and performed a few tracks from the beginning of his career. Wale had all the ladies feeling sexy as he performed “ Pretty Girls”  and single-handedly  flirted with everyone female in the audience. Meek Mill  had the crowd in a frenzy with his explosive introduction. Meek Mill is one of the youngest artists on MMG and the possibly the cutest. Meek Mi...

Getty Images Alicia Keys  has reportedly reunited with her father, Craig Cook, after years of being estranged from him. In a new interview with Britain's  "You" magazine, the singer shares how her and her father were able to mend the pieces of their broken relationship back together. "The process started when my [paternal] grandmother became ill," she said. "You realize what's important when you see a person you love dearly and you're not going to have them for long. It was important to her. And I saw [my father's] love for her. I realized he wasn't an evil person so I said, 'Can we start from this point on? Can we be friends? I can start to understand you and you can start to understand me.'" Alicia recalls the years of anger she felt after Cook left her family when she was just 2-years old, leaving her to be raised by single mom, Teresa. "My father and I are fine now," she shared. "I would say in th...

November 20, 2012 · Posted in  mixtapes ,  Music ,  upcoming  ·  Comment New Jersey’s 19 year-old MC,  Willy Gonza , drops his sophmore and most anticipated mixtape  Dreams Over Everything.  This mixtape features mostly all original music and guest appearances from fellow MC’s  Vinny Vintage ,  Beats By KillerHipHop.com’s winner   Freekstile ,  Googie GoHard  and  Sugar Shane. Production by  LLama  and  Dizzy Rambunctious.  Artwork by Sully Graphics. “Dreams Over Everything” is a tape you just can’t sleep on, download and spread it! Download Mixtape  |  Free Mixtapes  Powered by  DatPiff.com Check out Willy Gonza’s spankin’ new visual for his track  The Illest  after the jump If you like  Dreams Over Everything  follow Willy Gonza on  Twitter by  Eric Kidd Follow Me  @ Willybill1

NOVEMBER 20, 2012 · POSTED IN  MUSIC ,  VIDEOS  ·  COMMENT After releasing her album “Roman Reloaded: The Reup” today, Nicki Minaj also drops the video to her single Freedom. She also just performed this single at the 2012 AMA’s. Check out her  performance . Tags:  Music ,  nicki minaj ,  video

Even though  Kid Cudi  and  Dot Da Genius ‘  WZRD  album wasn’t as great as many Cudder fans expected, this visual is sure to give your thoughts a stir. This trippy a$$ video surely gets two thumbs up from KillerHipHop. Directed by  Walter Robot by  Eric Kidd Follow Me  @DJEricKidd Tags:  dot da genius ,  kid cudi ,  wzrd

NOVEMBER 20, 2012 · POSTED IN  COVERS ,  MUSIC  ·  COMMENT   LL Cool J  took to Myspace (people still use that?)  to announce the release date of his latest album “Authentic Hip Hop”. The ageless emcee says February 12th will be the day his 14th studio album will hit stores. Let’s hope the music is more authentic than the first salvo  ‘Ratchet’ . Ladies Lover Cool J ain’t playin’ with this comeback. The hip-hop legend is undoubtedly trying to let America know that he is one of the few remaining souls that can deliver real hip-hop. Authentic Hip-Hop  is in stores February 12th, 2013. by  Eric Kidd Follow Me  @DJEricKidd Tags:  dj eric kidd ,  ll cool j

NOVEMBER 20, 2012 · POSTED IN  MUSIC ,  VIDEOS  ·  COMMENT   Bad Boy’s Machine Gun Kelly releases the video for his track Hold On featuring Jeezy. Tags:  machine gun kelly. young jeezy ,  mgk ,  Music ,  video

NOVEMBER 20, 2012 · POSTED IN  DOWNLOADS ,  MIXTAPES  ·  COMMENT   Bad boy’s French Montana releases his latest mixtape  Mac & Cheese 3 . Features Diddy, Red Cafe, Los, MGK, J. Cole and more. Get the French Montana  Mac & Cheese 3 Mixtape Tracklist  and download link after the jump. French Montana - Mac & Cheese 3 (Download & Tracklist)

Nov 19, 2012 By   Michael Arceneaux I don’t know much about the early times of N.W.A so I’m  excited  to see how this project turns out On the heels of  S en. Marco Rubio’s  (R-FL) revelation that “Straight Outta Compton” is one of his all-time favorite rap songs comes word that a movie based on the life of the legendary rap group N.W.A.  is very much on its way to theaters. The Wrap has  the word : Negotiations are underway for Universal Pictures to pick up “Straight Outta Compton,” F. Gary Gray’s feature film about the hip hop band N.W.A., from New Line,  a person familiar with the situation has told TheWrap. The feature follows the legendary hip hop band’s rise to stardom, from being teenagers in poor Los Angeles neighborhoods to the breaking up o...

DID YOU SEE THAT!?? Monday, November 19, 2012 Nice one, Chief. Did Chief Keef not show up for his own music video shoot? Apparently, that's that sh** he don't like... lol. The rising Chicago rapper is getting support from Interscope, in support of his upcoming debut  Finally Rich . They even put up a budget to shoot a music video -- a rarity these days -- for his next single, "Hate Being Sober" featuring superstars  50 Cent  and Wiz Khalifa. But, when it came time to shoot, he was no where to be found, leaving both Fif and Wiz waiting. "@ChiefKeef didn't show up to his own video. I never saw anything like this on the first song. SMSaudio," 50 tweeted ( @50Cent)  on Friday (November 16). "Its not funny @ChiefKeef didn't sell any records yet, they will pull the plug on him.SMSAUDIO" In photos published to the Internet, it seems 50 and Wiz shot the parts, so it wasn't a total loss. As far as Chief Keef, it'...

Up-and-coming Seattle rapper Macklemore plays first of three sold-out shows Macklemore, the Capitol Hill rapper thought likely to succeed nationally this year, performs the first of three sold-out concerts Friday at the Showbox at the Market, in Seattle. Macklemore (right), the Capitol Hill rapper thought likely to succeed nationally this year, performs the first of three sold-out concerts Friday with Ryan Lewis at the Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., Seattle (206-628-3151 or  www.showboxonline.com ). Their other performances are Sunday and March 5. To read a recent Seattle Times profile of the rapper, go to www.seattletimes.com  and search Macklemore. Ben Haggerty , better known by his stage name  Macklemore , is an American musician. Macklemore works with  Ryan Lewis  (producer), Andrew Joslyn ( violin ) and Owour Arunga ( trumpet ). Haggerty has been releasing music independently since 2000, and has since gained a significant ...

November 19, 2012 · Posted in  Performance ,  Videos  ·  Comment Joey Bada$$ hit the UK shores earlier in the week to perform his debut show at London’s XOYO. DJ Semtex  was also on hand to grab a word from the man himself.

NOVEMBER 19, 2012 · POSTED IN  NEWS  ·  1 COMMENT   Fans can expect to hear the next single, “Sorry,” off the King of the South’s upcoming album on November 27.  It will be dropped as a leak from the album and will be available on iTunes.  The track will feature Andre and will signify just what kind of album we can expect from T.I.  Following that, he will drop “Hello” on December 11, which features Cee-Lo Green. The full title of the album is  Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head,  and is set to drop on December 18.  Tip is looking to reclaim the throne with the release of the album. By Sara Ergen – @ergense

NOVEMBER 19, 2012 · POSTED IN  MUSIC ,  NEWS  ·  3 COMMENTS   Second track of Game’s Sunday Service called “HVN 4 A GNGSTA” featuring Master P. Produced by DJ Premier. Take a listen below and let me know what you think? The Game  keeps his Sunday Service going strong with another new track this week titled ‘HVN 4 A GNGSTA.’ Compton rapper The Game has done a solid job at keeping his name hot over the last month, and as we creep into the last few weeks leading up to his  ‘Jesus Piece’ album  release date, it will be interesting to see how the buzz helps his record sales. Game is currently set to release the ‘Jesus Piece’ album at the top of next month on December 11th, and has decided to partake in what he has been calling “ Sunday Service .” The service is basically releasing something new to help promote the album every Sunday, and in the fourth week we get a new song called ‘HVN 4 A GNGSTA.’ The single was produced by none ...