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Shyne has penned an open letter discussing his frustrations with Def Jam Records and displeasure in the company's treatment of artists. In his letter, Shyne also calls out Island Def Jam CEO L.A. Reid. Def Ja...

Erykah Badu vented via her Twitter account about hip-hop sounding like techno music lately. UGC complied her tweets into the two paragraphs below. How y’all gone stand by and let our music turn into pop techno cornball ass music. We don’t own our music no more. Come to think of it, did we EVER own it? when I say own our music , I’m not talkin bout the artist I’m talkin bout the people … let me be quiet. I wanna hear from the young people? easy for me to complain about this techno-pop cause i have a taste for something else. but how do u feel? These rappers ought to be shame of they damn selves, I’m talkin bout the mc’ s rappin over this pop techno music. I believe in pimpin the system but got DAMN! not like this.

Kanye West is reportedly entangled in a nude photo scandal as several of the multi-platinum selling artist's private, self-captured images have been leaked. RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned. The self-sn...

First Lady Michelle Obama returned to her hometown Chicago Wednesday to help raise nearly $400,000 for the state’s Democratic congressional candidates and to cast her early votes for the Democrat seeking to fill her husband’s former Senate seat. “I’m thrilled to be back in my hometown, Chicago,” she told a crowd of 200 donors at Chicago’s University Club attending a fundraiser for Democrat Alexi Giannoulias. “I get to sleep in my own bed tonight.” Giannoulias is vying for President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat, which is currently occupied by Sen. Roland Burris. Burris, who was appointed by controversial ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, opted not to run for a full term in 2010. Michelle Obama’s swing through Illinois as part of the Democrats' "Blue Illinois 2010" push was her first day on the first real aggressive campaign/fundraising tour she’s been on in the White House. “This is my first day out on the campaign trail,” she said. “This is not something I do very often.”

Young Money star Drake has confirmed recent speculation that he wrote his Alicia Keys record, "Un-Thinkable," about labelmate Nicki Minaj. According to Drake, he based his lyrics around his emotions toward Minaj. "It is [about Minaj], I'm not gonna lie," Drake told BET.com. "The concept came from a conversation that we had, or conversations we have. I wrote it based off two things: number one, based off that, and then two, based off Alicia [Keys] and Swizz and their situation and it just seemed fitting. It was like the perfect concept."

Weezy is back with a new letter from Rikers. He lets his fans know about his recent relocation. If you did not know Lil Wayne has been sent to solitary confinement for the remainder of his sentence because of the MP3 incident he had awhile back. Weezy talks about what he has to go through on a day to day basis in his new spot. 25 more days till he touches the town. Check out the letter after the jump.

Lupe spoke on this remix a few months back and now he finally decides to drop it. This is the remix to "We Beamin" featuring the supergroup All City Chess Club and Skateboard P.LISTEN & DOWNLOAD: Lupe Fia...

In the Oct/Nov edition of VIBE, Soulja Boy reveals that he and his friends were involved in a shoot out at his home last year. During a recording session, three thieves broke into his Georgia mansion. Alarmed b...

It appears as if the former Bad Boy has had enough. Shyne tells Sohh, that he wants to leave Def Jam Records. Po signed to the label eight months ago. He blames L.A. Reid for not understanding his vision and ...