May 20, 2013

Beyonce, 2 Chainz on The-Dream’s New Track ‘Turnt’ (Listen)

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*Beyonce and rapper 2 Chainz are featured on “Turnt,” the latest single from The-Dream. Teased Tuesday morning, “Turnt” has Beyonce singing, “Loving everything you do, baby I’m in love with you” after a chorus of “turned up.” “Turnt” is the latest single off of The-Dream’s upcoming fifth studio album, “IV Play.” A longtime-collaborator of Beyonce’s, [...]




2 Chainz Found Not Guilty of Weed Possession

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*2 Chainz has been found not guilty of marijuana possession following his arrest in February. The artist, real name Tauheed Epps, was taken into custody in Easton, Maryland on Valentine’s Day after police officers found drugs in a van the rapper was a passenger in. He was booked for weed possession, but on Wednesday a [...]




Nas’ ‘Movement Festival’ in Australia Cancelled

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*The inaugural Movement Festival, a multi-date Australasian hip hop event spearheaded by veteran rapper Nas, has been canceled just a week out from showtime, reports Billboard. Organizers Live Nation and Niche Productions pulled the plug today on the trek, which billed Nas as a headliner and rounded out its line-up with the likes of 2 [...]




Beyonce, 2 Chainz in Jay-Z’s ‘Made in America’ Lineup

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*In today’s interactive announcement on music-streaming site Spotify, organizers of the Jay-Z curated Budweiser Made in America concert revealed that Beyoncé will headline the first day of the two-day festival on August 31, while Nine Inch Nails has been booked for September 1. “One of the things on our mind was how do you top [...]




Tuesday Snaps: All Star Game Celebrity Game Left-Overs

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*Everybody and their mama was at this weekend’s All-Star festivities. We also caught some of your favorite, rappers, actresses and A-listers, at the All-Star game on Sunday night. Folk like Jay-Z and Beyonce, 2 Chainz, Spike Lee, Alicia Keys (with her adorable son, Egypt) and other fancy folk, tripped-a-referee, watching the game court-side. For more [...]




Morning Snaps: Rihanna at SNL, Cassie’s V-Mag Shoot

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*Rihanna, who is promoting her new album “Unapologetic,” chills backstage at Saturday Night Live. Cassie is working hard, posing for “V Magazine’s” November/December “Girls of Now” issue. 2 Chainz and Taraji P. Henson pose for a quick flick.  TI, Tiny, and Jordin Sparks backstage at his concert. For more celebrity spottings, visit theJasmineBrand.com.




2 Chainz Says Felons Can Vote Too … He Did (Video)

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*They may have served some time, but 2 Chainz is saying felons have the right to vote too. Clad in all his gold and long hair, the rapper just dropped a new track, “Don’t Sleep,” to make former criminals aware that it’s possible to make their voice be heard by casting a vote this election [...]




Drake Surprise Causes Mini Riot at Howard Homecoming (Video)

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*A surprise appearance by rapper Drake caused the crowd to lapse into chaos at a Howard University homecoming event on Friday as hundreds of fans suddenly attempted to rush the stage. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Headliner 2 Chainz was performing his track “No Lie” when he brought collaborator Drake out as a special guest [...]




TRUTH Minista Paul Scott: Breakin’ 2 Chainz: Why Do Smart Rappers Make Dumb Raps?

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“Sophisticated ignorance/write my curses in cursive” Otis-Kanye West and Jay Z *When the controversial rap superstar , “2 Shackles” granted an interview to an investigative journalist at the New Jersey Times he agreed that it would be no holds barred. When the reporter grilled him on everything from his recent baby mama drama to his [...]




2 Chainz Ain’t Got Nothin’ To Do With Lil Wayne’s and Pusha T’s Beef

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*When asked about the reignited beef between Pusha T and Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz made it abundantly clear that he sides with no one and it’s only about the music. “I have nothing to do with what Pusha is doing every day or what Wayne is doing every day,” he told CBS Local exclusively. “These [...]




Kanye Nominated for 17 BET Hip Hop Awards

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*Kanye West will be a dominating presence at next month’s BET Hip Hop Awards. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The rapper, who saw a successful year with his “Watch the Throne” collabo with Jay-Z, managed to earn 17 nominations out of the show’s 18 categories. Kim Kardashian’s man is up for Producer of the Year, [...]




Trey Songz Scores First No. 1 Album with ‘Chapter V’

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*R&B crooner Trey Songz has nabbed his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart with his new release, “Chapter V,” edging out three other new entries on the chart this week. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Songz’s fifth studio album sold 135,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan, moving last week’s chart-topper “Based On [...]




Rihanna, Frank Ocean Added to MTV’s VMA Lineup

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*Rihanna and Frank Ocean will join Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Green Day, Pink and One Direction in the performance lineup of this year’s Video Music Awards, to be held Sept. 6 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The gig will mark Ocean’s VMA debut after releasing his debut album [...]




2 Chainz is All About the Collabos, Remixes and Guest Verses

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*2 Chainz just kind of came out of nowhere, doing his Lil Jon thing appearing on everyone else’s tracks. The rapper has popped up on songs with Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber. He says it’s all a part of his master plan to stay cool, relaxed, and making that money. “My whole theory behind doing [...]




Eminem ‘Liked’ by 60 Million; Pharrell an ‘Idol’ Judge?

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*You all can hate on the white boy rapper if you want, but he’s got swag and crowd appeal because he just made Facebook history by becoming the first person to receive 60 million likes. He can totally brag now because the proof is in the social network and no one can say he’s not [...]