Following the assassination attempt on Rick Ross last week, Pusha T has come forward to talk about the incident. Ross and his girlfriend were shot at on January 27 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in a drive by shooting. Fortunately, no one was injured in the shooting attempt although the car Ross was driving did crash. Speaking to MTV News, Pusha T explained that he and Ross had the same mix engineer, and he said that he had rung up the Florida MC to check if he was ok.
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Written by GUTTAWORLDPosted in RAP NEWSTags: Chris Brown, Frank Ocean, RihannaFebruary 1, 2013
Authorities are still conducting their interviews in the aftermath of Sunday’s parking lot altercation? between Frank Ocean and Chris Brown. Ocean has made it clear to authorities that he is “desirous of prosecution in this incident,”? according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s spokesman, who said Brown has been named as a suspect in a battery report. And on Monday, TMZ, reported that a source close to Brown claimed the singer was not involved in the brawl and is interested in speaking to police.? But what if Brown, who has one more year of probation left to serve in connection with a felony guilty plea in connection with his 2009 assault on on-again, off-again girlfriend Rihanna? is charged in the melee?
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Written by GUTTAWORLDPosted in RAP NEWSTags: Beats by Dre, Dr.Dre, DreJanuary 11, 2013
As if Beats By Dre hadn’t garnered enough success, a new wing of the business is being launched. Daisy is a new digital music service with Beats By Dre will be offering shortly. Beats By Dre has earned Dr. Dre phenomenal success, pushing him to the top of the Forbes Highest Paid Musicians list. Now, the brand is expanding again, this time with a digital music service. Beats Electronics CEO, Jimmy Iovine, and company head, Ian Rogers, told Digital Music News that Daisy will offer users the ability to stream up to 12 millions songs after paying a subscription fee.
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Birdman has revealed his latest scheme for his record imprint. In what seems to be a high target to reach, Birdman has said that he is aiming to put out 100 albums every year. Speaking to MTV News, he explained the plan. “Right now, as we stand, we have [48 acts] between Young Money, Cash Money, We The Best,” he said.
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Written by GUTTAWORLDPosted in RAP NEWSTags: 50 Cent, French Montana, Ja Rule, MTVNovember 30, 2012
Rapper/entrepreneur 50 Cent has promised to put an end to French Montana’s career. “I’ll put him completely out of business,” 50 said of Montana. In an interview with Peter Parker, 50 Cent said that French Montana was the “new Ja Rule” for “running his mouth prematurely” and trying to “compete” with him. “He’s really not ready to compete on any level with me,” 50 said. Earlier in his career, 50 had a notable feud with Ja Rule. The dispute seemed to have a negative impact on Ja Rule’s career while actually helping 50 Cent’s career.
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Written by GUTTAWORLDPosted in RAP NEWSTags: Lil Wayne, Wayne, Young MoneyNovember 27, 2012
After nearly two decades in the rap game, Lil Wayne has announced that he plans on quitting soon, revealing to MTV that his upcoming “Tha Carter V” album will be his Swan song. But before that, he plans on releasing his 10th album “I Am Not A Human Being II,” because “I know y’all want me around for a little bit, and Carter V is my last album,” he told MTV‘s Sway Calloway. “Man, I’ve been rappin’ since I was 8 years old. I’m 30 now, man. That’s a long time, man.”
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