Kid Sister has finally announce the release of her debut album coming in stores November 12, 2009. The Album Ultraviolet is being produced with the help from Downtown Records / Universal Republic. If you haven’t heard this girl sing than check her out at MySpace/KidSister. The music reminds me of some old school hip-hop. A sound that is loosing ground to the likes of auto-tunes and gangster-rap.
If Kid Sister sounds like your kind of artist get ‘fresh with her’ and enter to win a free ticket to one of her upcoming concerts. She’ll be on a national tour of the …read more

Kanye West announced that he will not be doing his tour of the United States and Canada with Lady Gaga. He refused to tell anyone why he canceled the tour and Lady Gaga has confirmed that she did not ask Kanye to sit this one out.
So I guess it can only be assumed that he’s ashamed to face his fans. He knows that he will face ridicule wherever he goes for his composure on the MTV Video/Music Awards. I hope that this will be turning point for Kanye into realizing that he needs to be less opinionated and more diplomatic. …read more

Lil Wayne plead “not guilty” at a Yuca, Arizona court today. Trial is being set for the rapper as he intends to fight the charges. Originally the Arizona State police busted Lil Wayne for possession of firearms (owned by his body guards), as well as possession of cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana. The gun charges were dropped but the drug charges stand.
Lil Wayne has had to miss several concert appearances because of court time conflicts. So far this little ordeal has cost Lil Wayne several millions. Who knows if the drug charges will stand. I do however find it hard to …read more

Jay-Z was on Oprah today, September 24th, 2009. On the show he took Oprah on a special tour of his family home in Brooklyn and the Marcy Projects where he grew up. While there, they attracted a huge gathering of local fans who spotted the duo in town.
Make sure you check out the video of the interview after the jump.

Drake’s music video for his hit rap Forever just debut. The new music video features Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Eminem. Unfortunately I can’t just put the video up here so you’ll have to check it out at YouTube.com @ Drake – Forever. Watch it then come back and let me know what you thought of it.
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Kid Sister is hitting the road with her highly anticipated North American tour. With dates set for venues in Canada and the U.S. tickets are now on sale.
TOUR DATES

MON 10/19 - VANCOUVER, BC - Venue*
TUE 10/20 – SEATTLE, WA – Neumos*
WED 10/21 – PORTLAND, OR – Holocene*
THUR 10/22 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Rickshaw Stop*
FRI 10/23 – COSTA MESA, CA – Detroit Bar*
SAT 10/24 - LOS ANGELES, CA - Echoplex*
SUN 11/8 - AUSTIN, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest
WED 11/25 - CHICAGO, IL - House of Blues
FRI 11/27 - NEW YORK, NY - Webster Hall
SAT 11/28 – TORONTO, ON – Mod Club* w/ Flosstradamus

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Lil Wayne stunned the people at Billboard who announced yesterday that he grossed over $42 million in his 2008-09 North American tour. What’s amazing is that he made that much even after a few no show/ticket refunds, and court cases that held him back from performing a few times.

Billboard has been keeping track of tour sales for only just a few years now. However the only person to have come close to Lil Wayne’s new title win was Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige who raked in $34.6 in 2008.
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There have been a slew of artists recruited to perform in a celebration of Def Jam at the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors. The show is scheduled for October 13th and a portion of the show will be dedicated towards honoring Def Jam Record who are celebrating their 25th year in business.
Tracy Morgan will be the host of this year’s VH1 Awards and will be aided by other funny men like Chris Rock and Jimmy Fallon. Musical performers for the night will include songs by Eminem, The Roots, Method Man, Mary J. Blige, Kid Rock, Young Jeezy and Public …read more

Ja Rule did more than just serenade his fans in Sydney, Australia – he also made them duck and cover! The 33 year old rapper was in the Land Down Under to perform at a outdoor concert this Saturday. After spending time doing an interview on the radio show Nova 969, Ja Rule was invited to take a spin in the hosts new sports car. I guess someone forgot to mention that in Australia they drive on the opposite side of the road, so Ja Rule ended up disturbing traffic and frightening a few locals.

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After being on hiatus for much of 2005 and 2006, Fabolous is back in the game and he’s kicking things off with the release of his new album ” Loso’s Way”. The Album drops tomorrow so check it out at your local music store or get it here for just $10.99.
Loso’s Way for $10.99
You might have already heard his single “Throw it in The Bag” as it’s been making it’s way all over the hip-hop airwaves.
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