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    A Look at Lil Wayne’s First Day Behind Bars
    Share   Lil Wayne has been booked and processed into the Eric M. Taylor Center on Rikers Island to begin his one-year jail sentence. According to most experts, the first 24 hours are the most crucial to ensuring a successful incarceration. Dr. Jefferey Ian Ross, a faculty member at the University of Baltimore’s Criminology Division, advises that the superstar...
    by hiphopucit at March 10th, 2010 at 09:03 am
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    Nicki Minaj in a Lane of Her Own
    Share Females and hip-hop are strange bed fellows. There is a second set of rules that applies to women who choose rap as their profession. Whether that’s fair or not is another topic. But in the entire history of hip-hop there are only a handful of women who made a lasting impact on the genre. We all know the list: MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Foxy Brown, Lil Kim,...
    by hiphopucit at March 4th, 2010 at 11:03 am
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    Young Jeezy Talks New Album “TM103″ Releasing in June [VIDEO]
    Share On Tuesday night, Young Jeezy and his Mob Squad lit up Madison Square Garden during the Blueprint 3 Tour stop. “It’s not a rap concert; it’s a show,” Jeezy said just hours before the performance. “Me and Jay sat down and talked about it. That was the whole thing: ‘Let’s give them a concert, not just a rap show.’...
    by hiphopucit at March 3rd, 2010 at 09:03 am
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    A Prison Guard Breaks Down Lil Wayne’s Prison Routine [VIDEO]
    Share Now that Lil Wayne’s teeth are in order, the superstar MC is expected once again to turn himself in to authorities, this time on Tuesday, to finally begin his one-year prison sentence stemming from a 2007 arrest on gun charges. The rapper will be formally sentenced in a Manhattan courtroom by Judge Charles H. Solomon after last month’s postponement...
    by hiphopucit at March 1st, 2010 at 09:03 am
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    Nicki Minaj – Like You’ve Never Seen Her Before
    Share Sometimes one isn’t enough, after two you need just a little bit more but three always seems to be that magic number.  For Young Money Entertainment’s rising new female rapper, Nicki Minaj things are always best in threes.  Finally after finishing her successful stint on the Young Money Tour and in between working on her upcoming debut album, Nicki played...
    by hiphopucit at February 21st, 2010 at 08:02 pm
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    Nicki Minaj Cover’s FADER Magazine
    Share Even with their leader heading to jail soon, Young Money artists continue to make headlines. Most recently, Nicki Minaj will make the cover of the upcoming Fader Magazine for their annual spring style issue. Sharing the cover with Yeasayer, Nicki Minaj talks about her bi-polar personality… “Anybody that knows me knows that I have a very, very bipolar...
    by hiphopucit at February 19th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
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    Jay-Z & Lebron James Discuss The “2 Kings Power Summit” [VIDEO]
    Share   DALLAS — One event that’s becoming an annual NBA All-Star weekend tradition is the “Two Kings Dinner & Afterparty,” hosted by Jay-Z and Cleveland Cavalier LeBron James and sponsored this year by Bing and Sprite. As much as it is a celebration, the event is also a way for executives and stars from all worlds to meet and share ideas....
    by hiphopucit at February 15th, 2010 at 09:02 am
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    Drake Speaks On His New Sprite Commercial [VIDEO]
    Share   Drizzy tells Billboard that for his Sprite commercial, he needed his mans-n-them to help capture the moment.  “The day we were shooting they had generic extras in this beautiful set they had created. I told them, ‘Look, honestly, this is not really how I record. My recording sessions don’t look like a part —we actually come to work’,” says Drake....
    by hiphopucit at February 12th, 2010 at 01:02 pm
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    Nicki Minaj Gets Jay-Z’s Stamp of Approval + Letterman Performance [VIDEO]
    Share Nicki Minaj is definitely getting noticed in the music industry. But has Nick’s fame reached all the way to the top? Well, none other than Jay-Z recommended her to Robin Thicke as a guest star on his single “Shakin’ It 4 Daddy.” Not only did the singer take Jigga’s advice, but he also brought the sexy Queens MC with him on various...
    by hiphopucit at February 5th, 2010 at 09:02 am
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    Eminem Gives Drake Some Valuable Grammy Advice [VIDEO]
    Share “I think it’s a great night for hip-hop,” Drake said at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (January 31). “Just that medium being acknowledged at all.” The 23-year-old Canadian, himself acknowledged with two nominations, also had a great night — he got to close the show with the first-ever live performance of “Forever,”...
    by hiphopucit at February 1st, 2010 at 09:02 am
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