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Fight: Drake & Crew Scuffle with Bouncers in London

April 18th, 2012 | Chozen | 2 comments |
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Drake and his crew went out for night on the town in London and got off to a less than spectacular start when he and his entourage got into a little scuffle with bouncers at the Funky Buddha Club in Mayfair. The misunderstanding was eventually settled and Drizzy and his crew went if to party [...]

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Waka Flocka Covers SPIN (May/June)

April 18th, 2012 | Chozen | 0 comments |
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Waka Flocka covers SPIN magazine’s May/June “Loud” issue, which hits newsstands May 1st.

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Lil Wayne Covers XXL April / May Issue

April 18th, 2012 | Chozen | 0 comments |
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The king of live Hip-Hop live Lil Wayne covers Covers XXL April / May Issue, XXL used a picture from one of Weezy’s live performance. In his interview he spoke on his dominance in touring, favorite show moments, personal rituals before going on stage and the tips he gives to Young Money artists.

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Tupac Performs at Coachella 2012, This Was Pretty Damn Cool

April 16th, 2012 | Chozen | 8 comments |
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When I saw this last night, I thought it was so sick. They brought 2Pac back from the dead and had him perform a song he never performed during his lifetime. Fan or not you have to admit that’s some cool shit, we have the Pac hologram so there’s only one question left to ask….And that’s [...]

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2 Chainz Interview With Angie Martinez

April 13th, 2012 | Chozen | 0 comments |
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2 Chainz stopped by the Angie Martinez show to talk about a number of things such as, working with Kanye West on the Mercy joint, his jewelry, Nicki Minaj on Beez In The Trap and possibly being signed to Kanye’s G.O.O.D Music label. He also addressed his little tweef (Twitter beef) with 2 Chainz. What do [...]

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Q-Tip Calls Cipha Sounds & Rosenberg To Discuss G.O.O.D Music Deal

April 13th, 2012 | Chozen | 1 comment |
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Urban Media powered by Mixtapes.tv Q-Tip calls up to discuss signing with Kanye West, 2 Chainz, his African roots & much more.

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Justin Bieber Says He’ll Be Rapping More In The Future, Yes It’s What We’ve Been Waiting For! -_-

April 12th, 2012 | Chozen | 14 comments |
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As many already know, Justin Bieber has grown up from the young teenage boy that we all saw when he first appeared in the music industry.  He’s now shown that aside from being a great singer and a very talented dancer, he’s also got some real skills in the rapping realm as well. In his [...]

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Obama: “Kanye’s Talented, but He’s a Jackass”

April 12th, 2012 | Chozen | 6 comments |
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President Barack Obama holds a special place in his heart for Kanye West’s hometown of Chicago, but he doesn’t hold the rapper in such high esteem. After the Taylor Swift VMA fiasco Obama called Kanye a “jackass,” and it seems his feelings haven’t wavered much in three years. During a brief interview with David Samuels [...]

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Q-Tip Signs to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music Label

April 12th, 2012 | Chozen | 1 comment |
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Press release below: “I am thrilled to be working with Q-Tip once again,” said Mr. Weiss, who helmed the artist’s releases on Jive Records in the 1990s as a member of A Tribe Called Quest. “He is a respected voice in the music community as shown by his acclaimed solo albums and countless contributions to [...]

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Nicki Minaj Says “Beez In The Trap” Was To Honor The Strippers

April 11th, 2012 | Chozen | 1 comment |
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When I was doing my mixtapes, I would perform in strip clubs, I would perform in clubs and it was just like some of my most die-hard fans would be in these places. When I see the strippers and all of that, they always show me love, so I wanted to kinda make a video [...]

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2 Chainz and Kanye West On 106 & Park, Kanye Didn’t Say A Word

April 10th, 2012 | Chozen | 4 comments |
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2 Chainz stopped by 106 & Park to talk about his upcoming project Based On A T.R.U. Story is scheduled to hit stores nationwide on August 14th. He spoke on the influence Kanye had on him in the studio, he was later joined by Kanye who didn’t say a word. Nope, that’s not weird at all….

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50 Cent, Stallone & Schwarzenegger In New Film: “The Tomb”

April 5th, 2012 | Omar West | 0 comments |
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Although “The Tomb” is not scheduled to be released until 2013, and filming hasn’t even begun yet, the details involving plot, characters, directors, etc, have all been released to the public already. Stallone and Scharzenegger will be hitting the big screen for yet another action-thriller, and this time they’re bringing Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson with [...]

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It’s Official, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian Are Dating!

April 5th, 2012 | Omar West | 21 comments |
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Recent reports have come forward confirming that Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are officially dating one another.  TMZ photographed the couple exiting a movie theater in NYC after seeing The Hunger Games last night (April 4th). Years ago, an alleged affair between Kim and Kanye is what reportedly broke up Amber Rose and Kanye West.  Now [...]

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50 Cent Admits Bad Business Choices, “There’s Been A Lot of Mistakes”

April 4th, 2012 | Chozen | 0 comments |
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50 Cent admitted that he has regrets about some of his business decisions. The rapper told Rachel Ray that he feels that, had it not been for some missteps, he could be even bigger today than he is. 50 blames his mixing friendship with business as one reason for the mistakes. “Personally, I have to [...]

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Diggy Simmons Breaks Down The Beef Between Him and J. Cole

April 3rd, 2012 | Chozen | 0 comments |
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Urban Media powered by Mixtapes.tv Diggy Simmons sat down with 99.1 KGGI for his first interview to fully address the whole “beef” between him and J. Cole.  He explained how the entire conflict started.  He also stated that he actually made that song over a year ago in response to the song Purple Rain by J. [...]

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Vanessa Simmons & Rev Run Speak on Diggy’s J Cole Diss

April 3rd, 2012 | Chozen | 8 comments |
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Diggy Simmons shot back at J. Cole’s claims of bagging his sister, Vanessa, on the track “Grew Up Fast,” with his own diss track, ‘What You Say to Me‘. J. Cole and Vanessa attended St. John’s University at the same time, but she shot back at his claims on Twitter, revealing that nothing ever happened [...]

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Drake Interview with Kiss FM UK

March 30th, 2012 | Chozen | 1 comment |
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Urban Media powered by Mixtapes.tv KISS caught up with Drake in the middle of his Club Paradise Tour to talk about his new music, performing live, hanging out with Rihanna, future collaborations and loads more !

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Nicki Minaj’s “Starships” Goes Platinum! Really? Who’s Buying This Stuff?

March 29th, 2012 | Chozen | 14 comments |
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Despite much flak from both critics and fans alike accusing “Starships” of representing a clear transition into a Pop music phase, the record has sold over one million copies.  This week, “Starships”, sold 174k copies, surpassing the million needed for platinum certification, and it is believed to be her most successful single since “Superbass”. In [...]

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Is SXSW Becoming Too Mainstream?

March 26th, 2012 | Chozen | 2 comments |
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Artists talk about the rise of the popular music festival. (Season 2012). This was my second year at SXSW and it was amazing! I got to sit down with a lot of great artists and see some upcoming talent perform. The one thing that I noticed this year though was the amount of starpower that [...]

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Nicki Minaj Covers Complex’s 10th Anniversary Issue

March 21st, 2012 | Chozen | 0 comments |
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Nicki Minaj graces the second double cover of Complex’s 10th Anniversary Issue. Miss Info sat down with Nicki for the cover story, which can be read here.

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