Eminem’s Recovery : A Track-By-Track Guide

June 22nd, 2010 | By

Eminem returned from a five-year hiatus last year with the release of Relapse, and, fortunately for fans, he’s back again just a year later with his new offering, Recovery, which was released Monday (June 21).
The collection marks the first time the Detroit MC has broken free from his network of go-to collaborators, like Dr. Dre and the Shady Records camp, to work with outside talent such as Just Blaze, DJ Khalil, Jim Jonsin, Pink and Rihanna. The album continues Eminem’s post-drug-dependency life as he narrates his experiences through sober eyes. Here, MTV News delivers the goods on the set: Continue reading »

50 Cent And Floyd Mayweather Talk New Albums, Fake Rappers

June 18th, 2010 | By

For the original concept of his Black Magic album, 50 Cent said he was inspired by dance music while touring overseas.
Now that he’s in the U.S., on the Invitation Tour, the G-Unit team captain said he has a whole other muse for a completely different album. Continue reading »

BRANDY NOT PURSUING RAP CAREER

June 9th, 2010 | By

R&B singer BRANDY has laughed off reports she is seriously considering a career in rap after rhyming on a pair of tracks for her upcoming album.
The Never Say Never hitmaker introduced her rap alter-ego Bran’Nu in December, 2009 for a collaboration with hip-hop producer Timbaland.
The singer admits she shows off her MC skills once again on her upcoming sixth studio album, but she has no plans to pursue her hip-hop persona any further.

She says, “Maybe two songs (on her new album) feature rap, but I’m not turning into a rapper.”

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T-Pain & Roscoe Dash Shoot Video For New Disney Single…Talk Collaboration & Music [Video]

June 4th, 2010 | By

T-Pain and Roscoe Dash shot the video to their upcoming new single in Atlanta this weekend called “I Got My Own Steps.”
The high powered dance track will be featured in Disney’s upcoming film “Step Up 3-D” which will hit theatres on August 6th.
This is the third installment of the popular dance movie series.
Hip-Hop Wired caught up with Roscoe and T-Pain as they discussed their collaboration as well their upcoming solo albums and ventures.

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Kanye West ‘Took Over’ NYC Nightclub To Preview Songs

May 26th, 2010 | By

Kanye West has largely shunned the spotlight since his stage-crashing rant at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in September. Save for a few appearances — joining Beyoncé onstage at a London concert and joining a host of celebrities for the “We Are the World” remake — West has, for the most part, spoken only intermittently through blog posts and a guest turn on Fox’s animated series”The Cleveland Show.” Continue reading »