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Ja Rule's Wife Adresses Their Financial Status

Posted 6/13/11 2:54 pm EST by in Interviews, Music News, RapFix Live

Now incarcerated rapper Ja Rule has his family's best interest at heart. Earlier this year the Hollis native's two year sentencing was postponed so that he could clear up his "tax issue," as his lawyer Stacy Richman put it back in March. Read More...

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Rick Ross And Mobb Deep's Prodigy Working Together

Posted 5/31/11 5:29 pm EST by in Interviews, RapFix Live

What's beef? Certainly not the Rick Ross v 50 Cent feud. As the on wax rivalry comes to a close, some of Fif's labelmates have begun to turn over a new leaf by working with his rap nemesis'. Take Prodigy for example, upon his release from a three year prison bid among the top priorities on his list was to reach out to a few MCs he respected who was getting it in and work with them. One of those artists was Rick Ross. 50 has made it clear in the past that when he has a beef with someone then the same goes for his supporters therefore making nice with Rozay a no-no. However, G-Unit artist Prodigy saw things a little differently. Read More...

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Wale Credits Maybach Music Group For His Creative Growth

Posted 5/27/11 11:23 am EST by in RapFix Live

Yesterday (May 25) on another exciting edition of the hottest rap talk show on the globe “RapFix Live,” our own Sway had the good fellas from the Maybach Music Group open up about the powerful union of artists under the tutelage of Miami star Rick Ross. Gracing the couch alongside his new boss Ricky Rozay, the cool and confident Washington, D.C. area rhyme slinger Wale explained to Sway about how his evolution as an artist has been sparked after joining forces with MMG. Read More...

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Maybach Music Group's 'Rap Fix Live' Freestyle

Posted 5/25/11 11:00 pm EST by in Music News, RapFix Live

Wednesday Rick Ross brought his Maybach Music Group to the “RapFix Live” couch for a sit down with Sway. Together the crew which consists of Wale, Meek Mill, Pill and Ross himself answered questions about their come up and their new compilation Self Made.

As is customary with all guest who visit “RapFix Live” Ross’ crew of young guns had to deliver their hardest bars. Ross introduced each member of his squad before they dropped their individual verses. Meek Mill set things off, spitting for over two minutes. Wale was next. The D.C. rapper’s punch-line laced verse was filled with a number of quotables while Pill ended the cipher with an impromptu, off-the-head freestyle.
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Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill And Pill Stop By 'RapFix Live'

Posted 5/25/11 3:54 pm EST by in Interviews, Music News, RapFix Live

Last week, "RapFix Live" brought fans intro the world of Eminem and Royce Da 5'9" when MTV News' Sway Calloway sat down with Bad Meets Evil, chatting about the duo's upcoming EP Hell: The Sequel. On Wednesday (May 25), we have the biggest Boss of them all: Rick Ross and his Maybach Music Group signees Wale, Meek Mill and Pill.
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Slaughterhouse Speaks On Group Chemistry

Posted 5/19/11 7:57 pm EST by in Interviews, RapFix Live

By Rob Markman

Being in a rap squad with four lyrically capable MCs can be tough on group chemistry, but let Slaughterhouse tell it and the quartet which features Royce Da 5’9”, Joe Budden, Crooked I and Joell Ortiz have it all figured out.

On Wednesday’s “RapFix Live” the foursome broke down their formula. It all starts with a beat, and as Crooked I told Sway, everything kind of just starts with an idea.
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Eminem Talks Making of Jay-Z's 'Renegade'

Posted 5/19/11 7:11 pm EST by in Interviews, RapFix Live

By Rob Markman

Before Eminem produced “Renegade” for Jay-Z’s classic 2001 album The Blueprint, the track originally featured Royce Da 5’9”. On Wedneseday's (May18) “RapFix Live” Eminem explained to Sway how the song went from a Bad Meets Evil track into the hands of Jigga Man.

“That record was actually made—we were starting to make that record. It was a situation where Jay had called me and I had another record that I wanted to present to him,” Eminem explains to Sway.
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50 Cent Reveals He Was Adopted In New Documentary

Posted 5/18/11 10:57 pm EST by in Interviews, Music News, RapFix Live

50 Cent and shock value go hand in hand like the recently married Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton. The G-Unit founder skyrocketed to the to the top of Hip-Hop totem pole with his gritty raps and compelling upbringing. Fif caught the attention of rap fans worldwide as an MC from the tough streets of "Southside" Jamaica, Queens where he suffered nine gunshot wounds and miraculously survived the shooting only to rule the rap game as the next king of New York. Along his journey to stardom 50 maintained all along that his family, which consisted of his grandparents, his son Marquise and his deceased mother was his support system. But little did his followers know the MC infamously known for never biting would one day reveal a major family secret. Read More...

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Eminem Gets Game From Ice Cube On RapFix Live Tomorrow

Posted 5/17/11 9:56 pm EST by in Interviews, Music News, RapFix Live

Is Eminem ready to put down the mic and get back behind the cameras? Tomorrow during an exciting RapFix Live episode Eminem touches on not just his and partner Royce Da 5' 9" 's Bad Meets Evil EP, Hell: The Sequel but Shady also recalls advice he received from West Coast O.G. Ice Cube during the early stages of his acting career.

"I think Ice Cube said this one time; I think I heard him say this one time," Em told Sway during their "RapFix Live" interview, which will stream on MTV.com on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET. "If you can rap, if you can perform to the camera for singing and videos, it should be a pretty, fairly natural transition." Read More...

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Eminem And Royce Da 5' 9" Are Coming To RapFix Live This Wednesday!

Posted 5/16/11 5:50 pm EST by in Interviews, Music News, RapFix Live

Eminem and Royce Da 5' 9'' 's alter egos "Bad" and "Evil" are taking over our weekly RapFix Live show for a special Shady edition. Em and Royce will chop it up with host Sway for what's guaranteed to be another epic conversation in the Hip-Hop show. Read More...

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