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T-Pain Really Lent His Bugatti To Ace Hood & Is Down For Future Collab

Posted 5/1/13 6:17 pm EST by in Music News

T-Pain hasn’t been feeling the comparisons drawn between himself and Future (who has been dubbed as “the new T-Pain” because of his auto-tune use) so a couple months back when he sent out an Instagram message poking fun at Future’s hook on Ace Hood’s “Bugatti,” fans figured he was just taking an open shot. But it turns out that he literally lent them his old Bugatti for the video shoot, and he actually wouldn’t mind working with the Atlanta rapper and producer. Read More...

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Snoop Lion Gives His Support To Gay Rappers

Posted 5/1/13 5:49 pm EST by in Music News

By Alexis Tirado

Snoop Lion, who visited our “RapFix Live” studios last week, recently appeared on VH1's "Big Morning Buzz Live" to discuss whether or not hip-hop is ready to accept a gay rapper. “In the near future it can happen, it’s just not right now,” he said to host Carrie Keagan, “I don’t have a problem with it. It’s the mentality of the rap generation." Read More...

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Watch 'RapFix Live' With Wyclef Jean, Kid Ink, Havoc

Posted 5/1/13 3:41 pm EST by in Music News

With all of the platinum and gold plaques on Wyclef Jean's walls, the star producer didn't have to drop a free mixtape online on Monday (April 29), but we're sure glad he did. We're even happier that the Fugees founding member will be joining MTV News on "RapFix Live" Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET on MTV Jams and RapFix.MTV.com along with Kid Ink and Mobb Deep's Havoc.

Catch Wyclef Jean and Kid Ink on "RapFix Live" on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com and live on MTV Jams. Be sure to join the Twitter conversation using the hashtag #RapFixLive. Send your questions for the artists to @MTVRapFix!

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Reebok CEO Condemns Rick Ross' 'Stupid Advisors?'

Posted 5/1/13 3:09 pm EST by in Music News

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By Sowmya Krishnamurthy

Rick Ross' issues with Reebok may not be over just yet. At the Footwear News (FN) CEO Summit this week, Reebok CEO Uli Becker, allegedly blasted the rapper for having bad people advising his business decisions. Read More...

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Is Lil Wayne's Apology To Emmett Till's Family Better Than Ross' Retraction?

Posted 5/1/13 2:06 pm EST by in Music News

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By Maurice Bobb

Lil Wayne should get together with fellow rap mogul and product pitchman Rick Ross and teach a college course on semantics because, collectively, they are masters in creating mazes of circular logic when dancing around an apology. Call it "Semantics 101." Read More...

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J Cole's 'Cole Summer' Lyrics Catch Tia Mowry's Attention

Posted 5/1/13 1:27 pm EST by in Music News

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By Sowmya Krishnamurthy

J. Cole may be embarrassed by his own raps on the new LP Truly Yours 2. On "Cole Summer," the Roc Nation lyricist recently rapped about his sexual fantasies of getting intimate with twin actresses Tia and Tamera Mowry from the 90s TV show "Sister, Sister"...and it caught their attention. Read More...

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The Fugees Explain The Score Album Title In 1996

Posted 5/1/13 12:38 pm EST by in Music News

In the above clip, check out a 1996 interview with MTV News where Wyclef Jean with his Fugees bandmates explain the meaning behind their hit album The Score, then catch Clef on Wednesday's (May 1) episode of "RapFix Live," along with Kid Ink and Havoc.

Catch Wyclef Jean and Kid Ink on "RapFix Live" on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com and live on MTV Jams. Be sure to join the Twitter conversation using the hashtag #RapFixLive. Send your questions for the artists to @MTVRapFix!

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J. Cole Delivers Truly Yours 2 EP

Posted 5/1/13 6:11 am EST by in Music News

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As promised, J. Cole followed up his latest single "Cole Summer" with a new 6-track EP Truly Yours 2 on Tuesday evening (April 30)...just because you all deserve it. The new project, a teaser for his sophomore album Born Sinner, even got the attention of actress Tia Mowry (of "Sister, Sister" fame). Read More...

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Download Chance The Rapper's Acid Rap Mixtape

Posted 4/30/13 5:23 pm EST by in Music News

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Chicago's got plenty more than Chief Keef to offer in terms of fresh hip-hop talent these days. For example: Chance the Rapper, who dropped his latest mixtape Acid Rap today. Download at ChanceRaps.com and peep the tracklist after the jump. Read More...

Pusha T Passed On Kanye West's 'Paris' Beat

Posted 4/30/13 4:14 pm EST by in Music News

Heineken Red Star Access Presents G.O.O.D. Music Event in Atlanta Hosted By Tahiry Featuring Cyhi da Prynce And Pusha T

By Chelsey Wilkins

Get ready to hear a lot from Pusha T this year. The G.O.O.D. Music rapper is gearing up for the release of his debut solo album, My Name Is My Name and he’s also busy touring alongside Fabolous for “The Life Is So Exciting” tour. While he keeps making moves to the top, in a recent interview with AskMen, he admitted to passing on the beat for Kanye and Hov's “Paris” track, a major hit that went three times platinum! Read More...

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