Action Bronson, Logic, Travi$ Scott And Dizzy Wright Knockout 'RapFix' Freestyle

Posted 12 hours ago by in Music News, RapFix Live

For Action Bronson, Logic, Travi$ Scott and Dizzy Wright it was their individual rhymes and unique styles which helped to build such dedicated fan bases. On Wednesday (May 22) the four XXL Freshmen closed "RapFix Live" with a unforgettable freestyle cypher while DJ Drama supplied the beats and French Montana, Fat Joe and Sway Calloway looked on.

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B.o.B. Blasts Sergio Garcia For Tiger Woods Controversy

Posted 16 hours ago by in Music News

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By Maurice Bobb

If Atlanta rapper B.o.B. had his way, Sergio Garcia, the Spanish golfer who made racist comments about Tiger Woods at the European Tour’s gala awards dinner, would lose major endorsements for his transgressions, just like Rick Ross and Lil Wayne did for theirs. Read More...

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Paris Hilton Signs With Cash Money Records?

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Paris Hilton is finally taking her relationship with Cash Money Records to the next level. The hotel heiress has long been a musical cousin of the storied music label, releasing a song with Lil Wayne, “Last Night,” last year and appearing in videos for others like, “Tapout.” Now, the “Bling Ring” actress has reportedly signed with CMR and hopes to release her new “house music” album by summer. Read the full story at MTV News.

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Watch 'RapFix Live' With French Montana, Fat Joe, DJ Drama, Travi$ Scott, Logic, Action Bronson And Dizzy Wright

Posted 18 hours ago by in Music News, RapFix Live

On the last episode of "RapFix Live" we spoke with Juicy J about his upcoming Stay Trippy album and Mannie Fresh about his feelings on the upcoming Big Tymers album. This week we have French Montana, Fat Joe, DJ Drama and 2013 XXL Freshmen Action Bronson, Travi$ Scott, Dizzy Wright and Logic. You're not going to want to miss it. Read More...

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T.I. Gets Lost In The Desert In New 'Hello' Video

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By Maurice Bobb

As a respected thespian, T.I. doesn’t take his music videos lightly. For his latest cinematic vision, the new video for “Hello,” which premiered exclusively on MTV Tuesday (May 21), the Grand Hustle CEO tapped director Marc Klasfeld for an introspective romp through the desert. Read More...

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Lil Scrappy Says He's Addicted to Marijuana, Enters Rehab

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By Sowmya Krishnamurthy

The first step to recovery is admitting that you have a problem. After failing a Georgia court-ordered drug test today, Lil Scrappy is revealing that he's addicted to marijuana. TMZ reports that Scrappy's urine test came back positive for the psychoactive drug. Scrappy's lawyer, Mawuli Mel Davis, told TMZ that the "Love & Hop Hop" star will check into a rehab facility before his next court hearing in June after acknowledging that he's indeed an addict. Read More...

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French Montana, Fat Joe, DJ Drama, Plus XXL Freshmen To Swing Through RapFix Live

Posted 22 hours ago by in Music News

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By Rob Markman

If it wasn’t for the Bronx—we’d miss out on a ton of amazing hip-hop talent. The recognized birthplace of hip-hop has produced some of the game’s top talent through the years from KRS-One to Fat Joe and Big Pun. Now it is French Montana’s turn.

On Tuesday Montana dropped his debut album Excuse My French and on Wednesday (May 22), the Bad Boy shot caller will be walking on to "RapFix Live" at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on MTV Jams and here on RapFix.MTV.com. Read More...

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Miguel To Tune Up New Installments In His Art Dealer Chic Series

Posted 22 hours ago by in Music News

By Georgette Pierre

This year is already shaping up to be a great for Miguel. From winning his first Grammy award to being named one of Time Magazine’s Most Influential People, the young crooner plans to build on his momentum and is dropping some new music this summer. Read More...

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Schoolboy Q, Action Bronson And Trinidad Jame$ Steal XXL Freshman Show In NYC

Posted 23 hours ago by in Music News

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By Rob Markman

Every year XXL Magazine picks a new crop of rap stars to grace the cover of their annual Freshman issue and every year there is some type of public outcry about who did and didn’t deserve to make it. Getting picked for the cover is only half the battle though, because after the shoot each rapper has to prove their own worth and that’s what most of the new XXL crop did on Monday night when they performed at a commemorative concert at New York’s Best Buy Theatre. Read More...

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Kanye West Wanted To Cash In With Cash Money, Says Mannie Fresh

Posted 5/21/13 6:53 pm EST by in Music News

By Maurice Bobb

Kanye West doesn’t forget where he came from, or, in the case of former Cash Money Records super-producer Mannie Fresh, where he could have come from. It’s common knowledge that Fresh worked with Yeezy on G.O.O.D. Music’s compilation album, Cruel Summer, and that the former Big Tymer signed a song deal with ‘Ye’s label for an undisclosed amount, but in a recent interview with Vlad TV, a lesser known fact about West’s humble beginnings came to light: the "Black Skinhead" MC once borrowed production equipment from Fresh and asked Cash Money Records for a deal. Read More...

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