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Raheem DeVaughn turns up the heat in this video which takes on Lil' Wayne's "I'm Single". The track appears on Raheem's new mixtape, "Jacking For Beats" out now. Music Biz: Warren G Speaks On Nate Dogg's Recovery! Fellow 213 member Warren G explains Nate Dogg's condition and how he and others are trying to help him get back on his feet. Aside from friends and former collaborators confirming visits and offering their well-wishes, there haven’t been too many reports on how one-time Death Row mainstay Nate Dogg’s health is progressing. In April, Damizza told DubCNN that Nate was alert but not speaking. Now, in a recent interview with HipHollywood, Warren G says Nate is undergoing therapy, and confirms that his longtime collaborator did in fact suffer two strokes. “Everybody’s just gotta keep him in their prayers, because he had two strokes and that’s real dangerous,” Warren G said. “A lot of people don’t come back from that. Luther Vandross did ...

Video: Notorious Here it is. Check out the exclusive preview for the upcoming Notorious B.I.G. biopic, "Notorious" starring Angela Bassett and Derek Luke. This is actually one of the few movies I might go see in the theatres when it comes out. Rodney Jerkins on Janet Jackson's leaving Def Jam! "We made a great record with the record 'Feedback.' We felt like we made a great record with a song called 'Luv' that was supposed to be the second single, but we just feel like we didn't get the support from the record company," he said in the interview. "She was asking to be released and got released."He continued, "I have a great relationship established with her now. I told her, 'Whatever you need, whatever type of record you make, I'm here.' I would love to do another album with her, I've expressed that to her, where I could make an album with her - possibly me, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis."He went on to say that J...

Audio: Ne-Yo - Boyz This is said to be a demo for Beyonce but apparently she turned it down after the "Irreplaceable" drama. What drama was that? When Ne-Yo called Beyonce out for claiming she wrote "Irreplaceable" when she know she didn't. The song has a slick 80s throwback vibe to it. I can easily see someone like Rihanna or dare I say Ashanti singing something like this. Music News: Rihanna has denied being broke! Rihanna has slammed reports that she is having financial problems this week while also admitting that life on top of the charts is lonely."You can’t get away from the business side. It takes over. The minute you get into the business side, it becomes you" says the singer who has been accused of paying for her own music videos. Rumors of financial trouble began to hit the net this summer, at one point calling the singer out for using tour money to pay for music videos that her record label had allegedly pulled the plug on. Webbie arrested! ...