Q&A: 50 CENT

HE BECAME THE KING OF BLING—A WEALTHY RAPPER, MOVIE STAR, AND INDUSTRY MOGUL. BUT A WORKING-CLASS HERO? NOW 50 CENT WANTS TO GO BLUE-COLLAR OR DIE TRYIN’. DETAILS: “New Day,” the first single from your upcoming album, Street King Immortal, begins with a line of Robert De Niro’s from A Bronx Tale: “It don’t take much strength to… Read More Q&A: 50 CENT

Lil Wayne Sues Quincy Jones III For Using Songs Without His Permission In “The Carter” Documentary

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After unsuccessfully blocking the movie from release, now Lil Wayne is suing the producers of “The Carter” for using his music in the film without his permission. Lil Wayne has filed a lawsuit against Quincy Jones III, who was a producer behind the documentary about the YMCMB rapper, called The Carter. Weezy F Baby is suing Quincy for using his songs in the film, without his permission. The film makes use of a bunch of Wayne’s hits, like “Lollipop,” “Stuntin’ Like My Daddy,” “Pussy Monster,” “Let the Beat Build,” “La La,” “Mr. Carter,” “A Milli,” and “Dontgetit.” All the songs (*aside from “Stuntin’ Like My Daddy”) appeared on Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III album.  Although he originally agreed to appear in the film, and allowed cameras to follow him around, when all was said and done he tried to block the movie from coming out, because he disliked the way he was portrayed. The case was thrown out by the judge, and the movie was released in November of 2009. As TMZ reports, Weezy claims Quincy never asked to use his music, and he is suing him for for unspecified damages and asking for an order prohibiting the producers from using his music.

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Drake Talks About Wanting Justin Timberlake And Sade Collabos

Drake talks about his desire to collaborate with Justin Timberlake, and R&B soulstress, Sade, in the future. As part of YMCMB, Drake is part of some of the biggest collaborations in the game, but the Toronto rapper is never satisfied.  He’s involvement in Aaliyah‘s posthumous project has been well-documented, and while details on that album are still murky, we… Read More Drake Talks About Wanting Justin Timberlake And Sade Collabos

Q&A: Mickey Factz Talks Reality, His ‘Mickey MauSe’ Project & Long-Delay Debut

An invisible clock with its insatiable second hand greedily swallows time. Before his birth, Mickey Williams, Sr. used to share rhythmic lullaby’s with his junior. Cradled in the womb, hip-hop permeated and enriched the child who would become Mickey Factz. Art twisted his double-helix. Reared in New York City, Mickey Factz, became greatly impacted by… Read More Q&A: Mickey Factz Talks Reality, His ‘Mickey MauSe’ Project & Long-Delay Debut