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Drake, Tyga, Lil Twist: Which Young Money Release Are You Anticipating The Most?

Posted 10/27/11 11:33 am EST by in Poll, Uncategorized

Mack Maine might've excited fans when he announced that Lil Wayne is working on I Am Not a Human Being II and a sequel to his Rebirth album, but the Young Money CEO is more excited about the upcoming releases from his YM roster and Cash Money label mates. While on the set of Birdman's "Y.U. Mad" video, MTV News asked Tunechi about his next two albums, and he quickly diverted the attention to his artist Drizzy. Read More...

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Poll: Should Fabolous Respond To Ray J?

Posted 9/19/11 5:12 pm EST by in Interviews, Music News, Poll

Over the weekend a fist fight erupted in Las Vegas that didn't involve either Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Victor Ortiz. While Floyd was on hand to witness the exchange, it was musicians Ray J and Fabolous who were headlining this event. According to Ray J, Fabolous had been poking fun at him over Twitter and the singer bumped into Fab following Mayweather's victory and things got a bit out of hand. Read More...

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'Tuck Your Summer In': Will Kanye West And Jay-Z's 'Throne' Force Rappers To Lean Back?

Posted 7/22/11 10:10 am EST by in List Mania, Music News, Poll

As it seems that Watch The Throne is on track for an August release after blazing the Web with the leak "Otis," will other artists in the coming months have to do as the Windy City kid Kanye says when he spit the line “tuck your summer in” and take that as a possible warning that the dynamic duo of Jay-Z and Kanye West will run rap for the rest of the year? Read More...

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Rock The Bells 2011, Who Are You Most Excited To See?

Posted 5/25/11 12:59 pm EST by in Music News, Poll

The Rock the Bells 2011 festival may go down as the biggest hip-hop tour of the year.

Luminary artists like Lauryn Hill, Nas, Erykah Badu, Mobb Deep, Raekwon and Ghostface will all perform their most revered albums in their entirety during the four-city run.

In a press release for the festival, Nas spoke on performing his 1994 classic debut Illmatic. "For years, people have been asking me to do Illmatic in so many ways, from stage plays to movies to books, but the time wasn't right. Where music is going now, the time is right," Nas said in the statement. "This will be my biggest production, and it only makes sense to do it on the best rap tour, which also happens to be a brand I've built and am a partner in. Can't wait to kill it with my comrades AZ, Premo and Pete Rock!"
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Rick Ross Covers Vibe And Complex; Vote For The Best Cover

Posted 5/24/11 4:11 pm EST by in Music News, Poll

Rick Ross is having one hell of a week. On Monday (May 23) the Boss dropped his Maybach Music Group compilation Self-Made, the same day both Vibe and Complex magazines revealed their respective June/July covers; and what do you know, Rozay is double-booked. You can also catch the Boss and his new signees Wale, Meek Mill and Pill on “RapFix Live” this Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET. Not bad!

He’s a photographer’s dream indeed. On the Complex cover, Ross poses as a shark with his mouth wide-open, while comedian Andy Samberg appears as his hapless water-skiing victim. The men’s magazine cover draws inspiration from the 1978 “Jaws 2” movie poster.On the other hand, Vibe’s cover features the Boss shirtless in all of his tattooed glory for what the magazine dubs their “Sexy Issue.”

Well, RapFix wants to know which cover do you like best?
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Who Has The Best 'Racks (Remix)' Verse?

Posted 5/22/11 12:28 pm EST by in Poll

Rap rookie YC my have the most infectious rap single of the moment with his catchy money-ode “Racks.” A remix was inevitable, but on Friday night (May 20) a reworked version of the song surfaced with a whopping 17 rappers contributing verses.

Of course there was YC himself, then it was CyHi Da Prynce, Young Jeezy, Bun B, Twista, Ace Hood, Dose, B.oB., Big Sean, Cory Mo, Cory Gunz, Nelly, Trae Tha Truth, Waka Flocka, Wale, Wiz Khalifa and Yo Gotti.

The track’s producer Sonny Digital told MTV News that he favored Khalifa’s verse, but we’d like to hear from you. Which “Racks (Remix)” verse is your fav? Let us know in our comments.
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Where Will Chris Brown And Rihanna Reunite?

Posted 2/11/11 2:24 pm EST by in Poll

By Erika Ramirez

Days before the 53rd annual Grammy Awards debut this Sunday, Rihanna has allowed for the restraining order against Chris Brown to be eased.

Almost two years after Chris Brown's assault against the singer, Rihanna's lawyer Donald Etra told E! News that Rihanna requested the order to be brought down to a level one, which would go from both of them keeping away from each other to Brown being able to keep in contact but not harassing or annoying her. Read More...

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Did Nicki and Drake Kiss In 'Moment 4 Life'?

Posted 1/27/11 10:05 pm EST by in Poll

Nicki Minaj's "Moment 4 Life" is finally out to the world and everyone has seen the on-screen relationship between Nicki and Drake.

"It wasn't hard to get Drake. Drake does what I tell him to do," Nicki laughed to MTV News' Sway during an exclusive interview after the "Moment 4 Life" premiere. "I'm Nicki Minaj! You know Drake does what I tell him to do."

And now there's only one question to ask: Did Nicki and Drake really share a kiss?

Before you scream at your computer screen, let's take a second to run down a few pointers. Firstly, Nicki and Drake constantly say that they are just friends. Secondly, despite this "friendship," the pair were married on Twitter and then dissolved their web relationship via the same social network. Read More...

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Wiz Khalifa's 'Black And Yellow' Vs. Consequence's 'J.E.T.S.': Who's NFL Team Anthem Is Better?

Posted 1/23/11 7:00 am EST by in Poll

By Chris Yuscavage

Are you ready for some football?!?

If you live in Pittsburgh or New York (or, more appropriately, New Jersey!) this weekend, there's a good chance you are. That's because the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets are set to square off in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday afternoon for the right to represent the AFC in next month's Super Bowl.

But the battle between the two teams actually kicked off earlier this week when G.O.O.D. Music's own Consequence leaked a new record called "J.E.T.S. (Put Your Arms Out)" — a track meant to inspire his hometown Jets and will them to a victory in the big game this weekend.

The song also serves as an indirect response to Wiz Khalifa's "Black And Yellow," a song that dropped last fall and has served as the Steelers' anthem for much of the NFL season. They've been using the track throughout the NFL Playoffs to keep the crowd at Heinz Field hyped and they're looking to play it early and often once the game kicks off Sunday. And that rap rivalry got RapFix to thinking: If you took the actual NFL teams out of the equation and just considered the anthems created by the rappers from each respective city, which squad would come out on top? Read More...

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Jay-Z, Kanye West, Rick Ross, Waka Flocka: Which Lex Luger Beats Is The Best?

Posted 1/21/11 5:22 pm EST by in Mixtape Daily, Poll

By Hillary Crosley, with reporting by Cristopher Schafer and Samuel Rogers

Today MTV News spoke with producer Lex Luger who's behind Rick Ross' "B.M.F," Jay-Z and Kanye West's "H.A.M." and Waka Flocka's "Hard In Da Paint" as well as Fabolous' "Lights Out." The 19-year-old broke down a few of his hits for our "Mixtape Daily."

Rick Ross' "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)": "To take something that a lot of people thought was nothing and to turn it into another dimension of sound was crazy to me," Luger said. "The reaction from people that I saw was crazy to me. That's when I really knew this is what I wanted to do." Read More...

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