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Chance The Rapper Announces 7-Track Project With Kanye West

Via | HipHopDX Chance The Rapper  is indeed working with  Kanye West  on a  seven-track project . The “No Problem” MC shared the news and provided an update on his long-discussed collaboration with Childish Gambino in an interview on Complex’s  Open Late With Peter Rosenberg . “I’ve been actively working on the project with Childish. I’m gonna do a seven-track [project] with ‘Ye,” he said about 13-minutes into the episode. “Kanye’s my favorite rapper that I followed without knowing for a long time.” He continued, “Donald Glover is like the first rapper that was like, ‘Come on tour with me. I like your shit’ that no one’s ever heard of, my  10 Day  shit. ‘I want you to come on out on the road with me.’ READ MORE  

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50 Cent Made About $8 Million By Selling His Album For Bitcoin Years Before It Was The Wave

50 Cent Is Sitting On A Bitcoin Fortune Leave it to 50 to catch a wave early. According to TMZ , back in 2014, 50 was the first rapper ever to accept bitcoin for the sale of his album, Animal Ambition . Customers could get their hands on his music for a fraction of a bitcoin, which was valued at around $662 per coin at the time. He ultimately made about 700 bitcoin in sales, which at the time amounted to about $400,000. The bitcoin laid dormant in 50’s account for the last 4 years. Now, fast-forward to today, and bitcoin is worth nearly $11,000 per unit. That means, 50 is basically sitting on about $7.6 million, if he decides to sell it at current value. Of course, the value of bitcoin fluctuates by the hour…so 50 might want to look into cashing out if he doesn’t plan to keep riding the bitcoin wave to see where it goes. Getty Continue reading

Eminem Is The First Rapper To Headline London’s Wembley Stadium

In his first London show since 2001, Eminem is set to take the stage at the “Venue of Legends,” Wembley Stadium. Em announced the July 11 concert on Zane Lowes’s BBC1 Radio show, revealing that the event was born out of a hangup with Royal Parks approvals. The original show was targeted for Hyde Park…. Read more

Exclusive: Iggy Azalea Says She’s “Not Surprised” T.I. Wants To Retire From Music

Earlier this month, T.I. told Power 105.1′s The Breakfast Club that he wanted to retire from the music game , and while he’s not the first rapper to express unhappiness with his day job, his proclamation was somewhat unexpected… Continue

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Exclusive: Iggy Azalea Says She’s “Not Surprised” T.I. Wants To Retire From Music

Exclusive: Iggy Azalea Says She’s “Not Surprised” T.I. Wants To Retire From Music

Earlier this month, T.I. told Power 105.1′s The Breakfast Club that he wanted to retire from the music game , and while he’s not the first rapper to express unhappiness with his day job, his proclamation was somewhat unexpected… Continue

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Exclusive: Iggy Azalea Says She’s “Not Surprised” T.I. Wants To Retire From Music

Exclusive: Iggy Azalea Says She’s “Not Surprised” T.I. Wants To Retire From Music

Earlier this month, T.I. told Power 105.1′s The Breakfast Club that he wanted to retire from the music game , and while he’s not the first rapper to express unhappiness with his day job, his proclamation was somewhat unexpected… Continue

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Exclusive: Iggy Azalea Says She’s “Not Surprised” T.I. Wants To Retire From Music