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Release your inner music freak Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo has passed away today at the age 40. The streets of Atlanta were filled with people paying their respects for the rapper. Shawty Lo perished in a car accident. He leaves behind numerous children and was once set to have a reality show on the WE network but it was later rejected. R.I.P.  The Weeknd has unveiled a sleek new look for his upcoming album titled, "Starboy". The singer just shed his signature dreads for a sleek high top fade. I'm wondering if the new album title has anything to do with his newfound success into mainstream music. If you were previously familiar with The Weekend prior to his mainstream success, you might recall he had a huge Internet following and several highly acclaimed mixtapes which end up making up his debut album, "Trilogy".  Kid Cudi recently made headlines for calling out Drake and Kanye West and now his baby mother has filed a restraining order against him. The b...

One of the many albums I'm looking forward to this year is Eve's Lip Lock. Hey! I can't believe it myself. If you would of asked me this a year ago; I would of said something totally opposite. I've never been the biggest Eve fan but I'm loving her new single She Bad Bad and its accompanying video. Speaking of She Bad Bad; Eve plans to release a remix to the song featuring Pusha T & Juicy J. To top it off Eve will premiere her new single next week Make It Out Of This Town. Are you all looking forward to Eve's new album? Well while you let that question marinate in your mind; Shawty Lo's new reality TV show; All My Babies Mama's won't see the light of day! Say what? Well that is word according to various reports. Oxygen(the network the show was supposed to appear on) is said to make a formal announcement any day now regarding the cancellation of the show. 38,000 online votes were said to play a part in Oxygen's cancellation of the show. The o...

Many of you have probably already heard or seen this trailer for the new reality TV show starring rapper Shawty Lo. If you haven't seen it then this is your chance. Looks to be a very interesting show. The show is set to premiere next year on the Oxygen channel.

Hello all! I want to thank everyone for checking out my blog and their continued support. It really means a lot. It takes a lot to run this blog. Sometimes there can be such an overwhelming amount of music news. I try and make sure I bring the latest in R&B/Hip-Hop music news, audio, gossip, commentary, etc. I hope you enjoy the blog. Please leave comments and let me know what you think at anytime. Tonight I posted some new songs and I will be honest. They are not the greatest by any means(in my opinion). Maybe you all will find them a better listen than me. Then again I can be a rather hard critic on music. You are hereby authorized to check out these new songs. Enjoy! He recently deaded his beef with T.I. I thought he deaded it awhile back. Anyway Shawty Lo returns to the music scene this time with the newest go to hook girl herself; Mya. Check it out below! Audio: Shawty Lo feat Mya - About My B.I. I thought this was Gucci Mane at first with all the 'yeaaas' and what not...

Keyshia Cole has chosen "You Complete Me" as the second single from her upcoming album, "A Different Me". I recently heard the song on the radio late one night. Unlike her first single, "Playa Cardz Right" feat 2Pac, this song is actually an original one. I don't know how I feel about this upcoming album. The samples I heard on Amazon didn't do the album any justice. I will really have to give the album a full listen to decide if I like it or not. Audio: Shawty Lo feat Lil' Kim - Get Money First single from Shawty Lo's new album coming soon. Video: The Game feat Ne-Yo - Camera Phone Music Biz: D'Angelo Not A Bad Boy! Despite rumors suggesting a signing with Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records, R&B crooner D’Angelo is remaining at his current record label AllHipHop.com has confirmed.“While both gentlemen hold one another in the highest regard, the stories circulating in the press are totally false,” according to D'Angelo's ma...

Video: Slim feat Yung Joc & Shawty Lo - So Fly 112's frontman Slim embarks on a solo career with this debut video[single]that has been doing very well on the R&B charts. Check it out! Slim's debut album, "Love's Crazy" will be in stores soon. Guest artists include Faith Evans and 8Ball & MJG. A friend of mine who likes this song as well heard Slim on the radio station here. She says that 112 is still together and they weren't actually signed to Bad Boy Records. I'll have to find out more about that. Music News: Shots were fired last night at an after pary for producer Jermaine Dupri. Celebs such as Diddy, Larenz Tate, and Gabrielle Union were sent running out the back entrance. One minor injury occurred but the suspect is on the loose. I remember the night before I was supposed to go to this club, shots had been fired up there. It had been on the news and everything. I was a little adamant about going there but I did and I had a good time. The ...