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Beyonce, Mary J. Blige Featured on the-Dream's New Album | ARTICLE

It's been a year since the-Dream first previewed his album, IV Play MMXII, an event thrown together as if for the hell of it: at the time, no release date had been set. There was a...
April 5, 2013 3:30 PM ET
Maybach Music Group's Omarion: 'The Music Is Sounding Good Right Now' | ARTICLE

There's a large gulf between the pursed lips of the defunct R&B group B2K and Maybach Music Group's lobster bisque, but somehow, some way, Omarion is bridging it. (Sometimes through dance steps; we'll get to that.) Rick...
February 19, 2013 12:00 PM ET
Shaquille O'Neal's All-Star Playlist | ARTICLE

Shaquille O'Neal knows a good beat when he hears one.With over 200,000 songs in his truck thundering through 18-inch woofers, the only issue he has is narrowing down the selection. Thankfully, the TNT/NBA TV analyst recently got...
February 14, 2013 8:00 AM ET
A$AP Ferg Pulls Out Shiny Suit and A$AP Rocky in New York | ARTICLE

A$AP Rocky made things both easier and harder for those following in his wake when he hit Number One on the Billboard 200 last month. Name one sidekick rapper who has gone on to surpass the leader...
February 13, 2013 12:50 PM ET
Trinidad James Can't Maintain 'Gold' Standard in New York | ARTICLE

It's hard to believe that three months ago Trinidad James held the strange distinction of being a cultural flashpoint, a divisive figure on the level of, say, Chief Keef. Once he dropped the...
January 31, 2013 1:30 PM ET
Rockie Fresh Cuts Small Shadow in New York | ARTICLE

Rockie Fresh stood alone onstage at SOB's, not exactly smiling or grimacing or allowing any discernible emotion cross his unlined face. He's 21, an insider to Chicago by location, an outsider by sound. Whereas much of hip-hop...
January 24, 2013 1:05 PM ET
Riff Raff Takes Trolling to an Art Form in New York | ARTICLE

At around 1:30 in the morning, Riff Raff stands onstage at SOB's, wearing a pair of deep ski goggles across his zig-zagged braids, his Thriller jacket unzipped to show nothing underneath. There on his pale skin, one...
January 18, 2013 12:30 PM ET
John Legend on His New Album, Sitcom and the Comedy of 'Liz and Dick' | ARTICLE

Yesterday morning, while a mixture of rain and sleet sort-of pissed all over the streets of Manhattan, John Legend performed at the edge of Citi's pop-up skating rink in Bryant Park, a precipitation-free winter ...
November 28, 2012 9:00 AM ET
Rihanna '777' Tour, Day 6: In-Flight Surprises After London | ARTICLE

To promote her new album, Unapologetic, Rihanna has set off on an ambitious globetrotting tour that will hit seven countries in seven days. Rolling Stone contributor Jeff Rosenthal is on the plane with a small army of fans and assistants,...
November 20, 2012 4:55 PM ET
Rihanna's '777' Tour, Day 5: Escape From Berlin | ARTICLE

To promote her new album, Unapologetic, Rihanna has set off on an ambitious globetrotting tour that will hit seven countries in seven days. Rolling Stone contributor Jeff Rosenthal is on the plane with a small army of fans and assistants,...
November 19, 2012 1:40 PM ET
Rihanna's '777' Tour, Day 4: Hysteria in Paris | ARTICLE

To promote her new album, Unapologetic, Rihanna has set off on an ambitious globetrotting tour that will hit seven countries in seven days. Rolling Stone contributor Jeff Rosenthal is on the plane with a small army of fans and assistants,...
November 18, 2012 3:45 PM ET
Rihanna's '777' Tour, Day 3: Tending Bar in Stockholm | ARTICLE

To promote her new album, Unapologetic, Rihanna has set off on an ambitious globetrotting tour that will hit seven countries in seven days. Rolling Stone contributor Jeff Rosenthal is on the plane with a small army of fans and assistants,...
November 17, 2012 11:31 AM ET
Rihanna's '777' Tour, Day 2: Psycho in Toronto | ARTICLE

To promote her new album, Unapologetic, Rihanna has set off on an ambitious globetrotting tour that will hit...
November 16, 2012 2:35 PM ET
Rihanna's '777' Tour, Day 1: Mexico City, We Barely Made It! | ARTICLE

To promote her new album, Unapologetic, Rihanna has set off on an ambitious globetrotting tour that will hit seven countries in seven days. Rolling Stone contributor Jeff Rosenthal is on the plane with a small army of...
November 15, 2012 1:55 PM ET
Jay-Z Says No Guests Joining Him for Brooklyn Concerts | ARTICLE

Outside of the 40/40 Club in Manhattan, where the NBA 2K13 launch party was being held on Wednesday night, the red carpet was crowded – a wall of cameras that threatened to topple over onto their willing...
September 27, 2012 11:30 AM ET
Pusha T and Kanye's G.O.O.D. Music Crew Shrug Off Antagonism | ARTICLE

Pusha T was supposed to call some time before noon in New York, but he's in Hawaii, where the weather is perfect and the water is clear and the sun is probably beautiful, but it hasn't risen...
September 13, 2012 2:00 PM ET
Hip-Hop Manager Chris Lighty Dead at 44 | ARTICLE

Chris Lighty, the influential hip-hop executive who managed stars including A Tribe Called Quest and 50 Cent, was found dead on Thursday morning at his home in the Bronx, New York. Police sources told the
August 30, 2012 3:10 PM ET
Q&A: 2 Chainz on His Bond With Kanye, 'Wack-ipedia' and 'Bedroom Booms' | ARTICLE

It may look like overnight success, but 2 Chainz has been bouncing around for over a decade, recording first under the name Tity Boi –as one-half of Playaz Circle, the duo that scored a 2007 hit with...
August 13, 2012 8:00 AM ET
Slaughterhouse Emphasize Complex Wordplay on 'Welcome to: Our House' | ARTICLE

When host Sway Calloway asked the members of Slaughterhouse where they ranked among current rap crews, the question led to five full seconds of dead air last night in Sirius/XM's studios in midtown Manhattan. Label head Eminem, immediately...
August 10, 2012 3:40 PM ET
2 Chainz Throws Decadent Album Listening Party in New York | ARTICLE

At the New York listening party for Based on a T.R.U. Story, held last night in Jay-Z's 40/40 Club, gold bottles lined the walls, their bubbles and baubles glowing bright. Def Jam staffers worked the room, patting...
July 31, 2012 2:45 PM ET