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Damon Dash Brings Artists Together With DD172

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Mos Def, RZA, the Black Keys can be found collaborating at the hip-hop mogul’s new art gallery/ music studio. By Steven Roberts The Black Keys Photo: Nonesuch Damon Dash recently took MTV News on a tour of his new Lower Manhattan art gallery/ studio compound, DD172. It’s weird to think that the shirtless guy in the “Big Pimpin’ ” video exposing his six-pack abs and splashing models with Armadale vodka has an art gallery, but Dame would like to broaden the definition of a hip-hop mogul.

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Leighton Meester Hooks Up With Lil Wayne To ‘Make It Rain’

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The ‘Gossip Girl’ star says Weezy’s been ‘diggin’ on’ her songs for a while.

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David Banner To Give Away Death Of A Pop Star For Free

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The MC speaks out against violence with ‘Something’s Wrong,’ in Mixtape Daily.

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RZA Wants In On Raekwon, Ghostface, Method Man’s Joint Album

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Plus: Gucci Mane releases his three-tape series The Cold War , in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes RZA Photo: Shareif Ziyadat/ Getty Images Our top section is called “Don’t Sleep,” and that’s a motto that Gucci Mane has lived by for the past two years.

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Ne-Yo Says ‘World Get Ready’ For New Rihanna Album

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘Rihanna has some stuff to say and she’s going to say it,’ singer says of new songs.

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Common Wants To Curb Chicago Youth Violence

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Following death of Derrion Albert, rapper says it’s ‘our responsibility’ to teach kids to value their own lives. By Steven Roberts, with additional reporting by Jayson Rodriguez Common Photo: MTV News In the wake of the tragic death of 16-year-old Derrion Albert, many hip-hop artists have spoken out about violence, not only among the youth of Chicago, but in other cities like Atlanta and Newark

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Method Man Confirms Joint LP With Ghostface, Raekwon

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Plus: Havoc steps up his lyrical game while waiting for Mobb Deep partner Prodigy’s release, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid and Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Steven Roberts Raekwon and Ghostface Photo: LOUD The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive We got all three to confirm it

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Wale Talks About Following DJ AM, Travis Barker As VMA House Band

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘AM was one of the greatest DJs I’ve ever seen play,’ Wale says of late DJ. By Steven Roberts, with reporting by Tim Kash Wale in Times Square in New York City on Monday Photo: Ben Hockin/ MTV News In the wake of the untimely passing of DJ AM on Friday, musicians, DJs, friends and fans alike have been paying tribute to his memory — and his formidable skills behind the turntables, which earned him and Travis Barker the spot as the house band at the 2008 Video Music Awards. This year, the house band will be Wale and his band UCB (which stands for the Uncalled 4 Band), and the Washington, D.C.-reared MC had great things to say about DJ AM, and the legacy he hopes to live up to at the awards, which take place at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on September 13.

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T-Pain Explains Why He’s Been Hiding From Diddy

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘I don’t know what the hell to expect from that guy right now,’ Pain says of Last Train to Paris. By Steven Roberts, with reporting by Sway Calloway T-Pain Photo: Gary Gershoff/ WireImage It’s been a little while since T-Pain was featured on nearly everyone’s record while still topping the charts with songs of his own. But when MTV News caught up with T-Pain via Skype, he insisted he was still working with a bunch of people — he’s just been hiding from Diddy .

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‘Harry Potter’ Author J.K. Rowling Writing A ‘Political Fairy Tale’

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‘No one knows anything about it,’ writer happily reports, following years of high expectations.

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