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MTV JAM Of The Week: Young Jeezy 'Leave You Alone'

Posted 3/16/12 12:11 pm EST by in Interviews, Jam of the Week, Music News, Uncategorized

Young Jeezy finally decided to unleash the visual for his soon to be club banger featuring crooner Ne-YO on the track "Leave You Alone." Taking a different route in the vid, Young is caught up in a love affair with a PYT who doesn't exactly have the blessings of her family. Hit the clip to catch the entire video.

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Lil Kim Details Puff Daddy Run In With Jodeci

Posted 3/16/12 1:05 am EST by in Interviews, Music News

By Rob Markman

In the 1990s, there was no R&B band quite like Jodeci. While Boyz II Men, with their clean-cut image, were cut from a more traditional R&B cloth, K-Ci, JoJo, Dalvin and DeVante were the bad boys of the genre. No wonder they fit in so well with rappers, collaborating with the likes of Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and Redman. They almost cooked up a collaboration with Lil' Kim as well, but the Notorious B.I.G. put a stop to that. Read More...

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Pitbull Reveals His Journey On VH1 'Behind the Music'

Posted 3/15/12 11:39 pm EST by in Interviews, Music News

By Sowmya Krishnamurthy

"My owner is life and that's what I fight for," says Pitbull. The story behind the "Give Me Everything" rapper's music was revealed tonight in Vh1's Behind the Music. Born Armando Christian Pérez, the 30-year-old traces his story back to Cuban immigrant parents in Miami. After a tumultuous family life in which his father succumbed to drug and alcohol addiction, Pitbull was raised by a single mother. Read More...

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Roc-A-Fella Co-Founder Kareem 'Biggs' Burke Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges

Posted 3/15/12 6:16 pm EST by in Interviews, Music News

Kareem "Biggs" Burke, one of the co-founding members of Roc-A-Fella Records, has plead guilty to drug charges for his role in a massive drug ring. The former music exec faces up to six years in prison on charges to distribute more than 100 kilos of marijuana following a drug sting headed by the DEA back in late 2010. Along with Burke, High Times Magazine editor Matthew Stang and co-defendant Geovanny "Manny" Rodriguez Perez were also charged in the crime. Read More...

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Childish Gambino Cancels Woodies Performance Following Injury

Posted 3/15/12 5:44 pm EST by in Interviews, Music News, SXSW

The mtvU Woodie Awards will go down on Thursday in Austin, Texas, with entertainment from a lineup that includes Mac Miller, Santigold and many more. But one of the show's scheduled performers, Childish Gambino (a.k.a. Donald Glover), was forced to cancel his performance due to an injury. Read More...

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Slaughterhouse Shoot 'Hammer Dance' Video During SXSW

Posted 3/15/12 4:21 pm EST by in Interviews, Music News, SXSW

The gang is all here. After a brief conversation with MTV, Slim Shady's next wave of hip-hop royalty Slaughterhouse resumed shooting the visual for their highly acclaimed record, "Hammer Dance." Be sure to stay tuned for more coverage from the shoot. "Im in the cluuub, bottle in hand doing my two step ... " For now, enjoy the photos. Hello Austin.

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Rihanna Opens Up About Chris Brown Collabos

Posted 3/15/12 2:40 pm EST by in Interviews, Music News

By Jocelyn Vena

Rihanna is finally opening up about her recording sessions with Chris Brown. Three weeks after Rihanna dropped her much-debated "Birthday Cake" remix featuring Chris Brown, the singer is finally commenting on why she decided to work with her ex-boyfriend. Rihanna and Brown also collaborated on a remix of his "Turn Up the Music," which was released on the same day last month. Read More...

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Jay-Z Attends June Ambrose VH1 Show Premiere

Posted 3/15/12 12:29 pm EST by in Interviews, Music News

By Miranda Johnson

Mogul Jay-Z hopped straight on a plane back to NY from his much hyped SXSW performance to support his devoted friend and celebrity stylist, June Ambrose. Hov displayed his loyalty to Ambrose by attending the screening of her new VH1 series “Styled by June.” Read More...

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Jean Grae Dismisses The 'N' Word During RapFix Live Freestyle

Posted 3/15/12 12:00 pm EST by in Interviews, Music News, RapFix Live

Arguably the dopest female MC breathing Jean Grae stopped by the RapFix Live set this week and unleashed a fury of vivid bars at the conclusion of the show. If you haven't heard, Grae says that she's the nicest hands down and can't be touched on the mic, male rappers can get it too. Watch the freestyle to see if you agree or not.

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Lil Cease, DJ Clark Kent Recall Favorite #5 Notorious B.I.G. Track

Posted 3/15/12 11:33 am EST by in Anniversary, Interviews, Music News

It's not just any artist who can take aim at 20 of R&B's biggest hitmakers before even dropping his first album, but that's exactly what the Notorious B.I.G. did when he dropped his promotional single "Just Playing (Dreams)" in 1993.

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