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Drake’s new album title revealed

With Nothing Was the Same, Young Money rapper Drake won back a lot of the critical acclaim that had eluded him in some circles following

Kanye West working on new album with Rick Rubin

Kanye West is hard at work on his follow-up album to 2013s controversial Yeezus, and once again the mercurial star has recruited legendary producer Rick Rubin to assist with the project. Rubin said as much during a recent interview with Zane Lowe of Radio 1.

B.G. could be released from prison later this year, says Turk

Former Hot Boys member and Cash Money Records star B.G. was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison back in 2012 for gun possession and witness tampering, but his old bandmate Turk said in a recent interview that B.G. could be coming home very early–as early as this year.

Tyler Perry’s latest play: ‘Madea’s Neighbors From Hell’

The recently-released “Madea’s Neighbors From Hell” is the latest stageplay from Tyler Perry. Featuring Wess Morgan and Cassi Davis, the play features Perry’s trademark spiritually-uplifting messages and high-energy gospel music.

T-Pain still believes that his project with Lil Wayne can happen

Last week, singer T-Pain shared details regarding his supposed fallout with Cash Money Records and how it affected his anticipated project with label superstar Lil Wayne. Aside from Wayne’s incarceration at the time (due to a weapons conviction in New York City) and T-Pain’s own excessive lifestyle indulgences, apparently a “miscommunication” between Cash Money labelheads Birdman and Ronald “Slim” Williams and T-Pain’s own management team stalled the project.

Lil Boosie’s prison release has been unexpectedly delayed

It was widely reported in January that incarcerated rapper Lil Boosie would be released from Louisiana State Penentientary in mid-February. But music journalist Jeff Weiss posted on Twitter this weekend that Boosie, born Torrence Hatch, won’t be leaving prison as soon as was expected. According to Weiss, Boosie will not be released in February after all.

Lil Boosie expected to be released soon

Embattled Louisiana rapper Lil Boosie is getting closer to coming home. Boosie is reportedly now scheduled to be released from Louisiana State Penitentiary on Feb.

Marvin Sapp mixes urban contemporary and gospel on new release

Marvin Sapp is one of the most celebrated artists in contemporary gospel. The superstar pastor and singer is stepping into a new phase of his career with the release of his first holiday-themed project, Christmas Card. While many may expect Sapp to take a “traditional” route with the seasonal album, he says that he decided to go in the complete opposite direction.

MMLP2 shows you can’t go home again

One listen to The Marshall Mathers LP 2, the new album from hip-hop’s favorite provocateur, and it’s fairly easy to determine two things: 1) Eminem

Lauryn Hill released from prison, drops new song ‘Consumerism’

Rapper-singer Lauryn Hill has been released from prison after serving her three month sentence for failing to file tax returns. The former Fugee served her time at the federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, a minimum security facility. Hill pleaded guilty to failing to pay taxes on more than $1.8 million earned between 2005 and 2007.