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Rappers React to Whitney Houston's Death

2012-02-12T19:53:11Z

Whitney Houston's death at the age of 48 has created an outpouring of reactions on Twitter and elsewhere.

Diddy attended Clive Davis' pre-Grammy gala and said, "Whitney always hit you with that beautiful smile, that incredible energy. Whitney Houston had the greatest voice in the world. We truly lost an angel."

“Whitney was family to me," Smokey Robinson told CNN. "I will always love her. She is one of the greatest voices in the history of music."

At the Cash Money Records party last night, rapper Mystikal called the news "Very sad." Busta Rhymes told Rolling Stone, "She was my friend." Rhymes remembered the last time he saw Houston, at a small party with Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz and family. "It was an intimate moment – a friends and family moment. It wasn't a music gathering. It was getting together after a long work day and enjoying a nice evening."

Twista Pens A “Whitney Houston Tribute”

Twista pays his respects to the late Whitney Houston with “Whitney Houston Tribute.” Over a Legendary Traxster beat, the Chi-based rapper voices frustration and confusion shared by many.

The details surrounding Houston's death will slowly trickle out over the next couple of days, but her legacy as one of the most talented voices to grace music has long ago been cemented. There's really nothing else to say at this point except that she will be missed by millions.

Jay-Z Shares Pictures Of Blue Ivy Carter

2012-02-11T11:10:02Z

Jay-Z Shares Pictures Of Blue Ivy Carter

Photos of Jay-Z and Beyonce's daughter, Blue Ivy Carter

Born in NYC Jan. 7 and weighing in at 7 lbs., Blue Carter gets her debut in five adorable photos; in one open-eyed closeup, the music super couple's first child looks every bit the spitting image of her mom, 30.

Niggas in Paris video

2012-02-08T20:54:57Z

Jay-Z and Kanye West are set to release the official music video their hit single ‘Niggas In Paris' later this week.

Watch The Throne was considered one of the hottest albums of 2011, and will forever go down as a classic in hip hop. When two titans like Jay-Z and Kanye West team up, there's bound to be some magic, and fans would call that magic ‘N*ggas in Paris.'

Anyone that attended the ‘Watch The Throne' tour to witness Jay and Yeezy perform even one minute of the nearly 614 minutes of ‘N*ggas In Paris‘ performances will tell you that it was one of the most spectacular live events ever.

It took quite some time, but it looks like the hip hop duo is ready to team up to drop the official music video for the track. The music video is currently set to release on VEVO in just a few short days on February 9th, 2012.

Seeing how popular the track is, do Jay-Z and Kanye have what it takes to set a new record for most views in the first 24 hours on VEVO, which was recently set by Nick Minaj's ‘Stupid Hoe' music video?

Missy Elliot new album

2012-02-08T20:50:22Z

Timbaland and Missy Elliot will be releasing brand new albums set to release this June 2012.

Missy Elliot had taken quite the hiatus from the rap game before appearing on J. Cole's ‘Cole World: The Sideline Story' album, and it looks like the female rap legend will be making her triumphant return to the music scene this summer with her own brand new album.

“Music wise the only thing that I would reveal is that me and Missy Elliot are both coming out with our albums out at the same time, and that will be in June.,” Timbaland revealed to MTV News.

Drake Breaks Most #1 Rap Singles Record On Billboard Charts

2012-02-07T20:04:00Z

"Make Me Proud" did just that for Cash Money Records' Drake.

Cash Money Records star Drake has broken the record for most #1 singles on the Billboard charts. The Toronto, Ontario native's #1 appearance of "Make Me Proud" featuring Nicki Minaj, the emcee/singer has achieved the feat 11 times. Previously the honor was shared by Drake and Bad Boy Records mogul Diddy, with 10.

Drake's #1 previous 10 singles include "Best I Ever Had", "Forever" , "Say Something" , "Over" , "Fancy" , "Right Above It" , "Aston Martin Music" , "Moment 4 Life", "I'm On One" and "Headlines" .

Drake's Take Care album appeared at #9 overall on the Top 200 this week.

Wiz Khalifa Explains Title Behind Sophomore LP "O.N.I.F.C."

2012-02-06T20:02:00Z

When Wiz Khalifa announced that he was working on a new project last year titled O.N.I.F.C., he left fans little puzzled as to the meaning of the acronym. Now, the Taylor Gang head honcho has revealed the full un-edited title of his sophomore commercial release: Only Nigga In First Class.

In a recent interview with MTV's Sway, Wiz explained that O.N.I.F.C. actually stands for Only Nigga In First Class, although the edited version will be One Night In First Class. Inspired by Mobb Deep emcee Prodigy's 2001 solo debut Head Nigga In Charge (H.N.I.C.), Wiz that the title stems from a few instances while flying first class when he was slighted by the crew for being a young black man with priority seating.

"I'm just going to tell you what [O.N.I.F.C.] - it's the Only N[igga] In First Class," he explained. "It's inspired by Prodigy's H.N.I.C. When he dropped that, I felt like that sounded so strong and it really meant something and it had the n-word in it. I wanted to figure out something [along those lines] that was me, too…I said it on one of my songs, like, 'Ain't it funny when time pass?/Only nigga in first class,' and I was just talking about me being a young, rich dude and being black."

He added, "It looks crazy to [the workers on an airplane] when I walk up to them and I show them a [first class] ticket, or I'm going to priority seating and they're like, 'You sure?' It's kind of like that feeling - it's a good feeling, but it's like it's a bad feeling, like 'Damn, why y'all even feel like that about me?' When I look around and I see people in first class and they're getting they're dinners a little quicker than mine or they're looking at me or I don't get the pillow or extra [treatment] - or I get more because they know that I'm supposed to be there, so it's like the positives and the negatives."

LL Cool J Super Baller

2012-02-11T20:47:28Z

LL Cool J - Super Baller (prod. by Z-Trip)

Wiz Khalifa Taylor Hoe

2012-02-11T20:41:25Z

Wiz Khalifa Taylor Hoe

Prodigy Great Spitters

2012-02-11T20:36:35Z

Prodigy Great Spitters Feat. Cory Gunz

Video: Phonte The Good Fight

2012-02-11T20:51:55Z

Video: Phonte The Good Fight (Prod. by 9th Wonder)

Video: Freeway Master of Ceremony

2012-02-11T20:45:57Z

Video: Freeway Master of Ceremony

Video Brother Ali Shine On

2012-02-11T11:03:47Z

Brother Ali is gearing up to drop a new EP called The Bite Marked Heart this coming Monday, Feb. 13, aka the day before Valentine's Day. Along with having a fitting title, the project also features heart-heavy tracks like "Shine On" and six others that are, yes, completely new.