Drake Inks Deal with Warner Bros.

According to Billboard.com Drizzy has landed a deal with Warner Brothers Music for his October's Very Own Imprint. Drizzy however will remain on Cash Money/Young Money as a solo artist. Check back later for more info.

Sir Micheal Rocks | Lap Of Lux 1.5 (Artwork and Tracklisting)

New "I Am Not A Human Being II" relese date

According to MTV, Lil' Wayne will release the second installment of I A Not A Human Being on February 13, 2013

Game | Jesus Piece Tracklisting

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Apple Paid 21 Million to License a Clock Design

According to a Swiss publication by the name of Tages-Anzeiger, apple paid roughly 21 million USD to license the clock design displayed above. Apparently the design was created in 1944 by a, Hans Hilfiker, a former employee of Switzerland’s Federal Railways service (SBB).

Details on the murder of Waka Flocka Flame affiliate Slim Dunkin

According to Billboard.com

"Slim Dunkin was in a music studio in Atlanta, Georgia, preparing to shoot a music video with Gucci Mane. After engaging in an altercation with another individual in the building, he was fatally shot in the chest.


"It appears the victim was scheduled to do a photo shoot," said Police Maj. Keith Meadows. "Before the video shoot took place, it appears the victim and suspect got involved in a verbal altercation. We don't know what that altercation was about.


"The suspect produced a weapon, discharged that handgun one time, striking the victim in the chest," he continued.


Police have been unable to identify the shooter. At the time of the incident, there were 13 to 20 people in the small office-type building."

Vote for XXL Freshman Class 2012

Here it is folks the finalist for 2012



• Action Bronson
• Alley Boy
• A$AP Rocky
• Black Cobain
• Bobby Brackins
• brandUN DeShay
• Casey Veggies
• Chevy Woods
• Chip tha Ripper
• Chris Webby
• Danny Brown
• Dee-1
• Don Trip
• Earl Sweatshirt
• Emilio Rojas
• Erk tha Jerk
• French Montana
• Future
• Hopsin
• Iggy Azalea
• Jon Connor
• Kid Ink
• Kirko Bangz
• Kreayshawn
• Laws
• Los
• Macklemore
• Mann
• Marcus Manchild
• Machine Gun Kelly
• Mr. Muthaf-ckin’ eXquire
• MullyMan
• Neako
• Outasight
• Phil Adé
• Playboy Tre
• Reek Da Villian
• Rockie Fresh
• Roscoe Dash
• Sam Adams
• ScHoolboy Q
• Slim the Mobster
• Smoke DZA
• Stalley
• Starlito
• STS
• The Kid Daytona
• Trouble
• V-Nasty
• XV

Go here to vote!

http://www.xxlmag.com/XXL-freshmen-2012/

Drake and co. catching flack for Take Care billboard in Toronto.

Exert from the Toronto Star

"A superstar rapper and his signature owl have ruffled the feathers of the city’s legal eagles.

Drake, one of Toronto’s most famous and proud cultural ambassadors, failed to ask permission to use a modified version of the official city logo on a Gardiner Expressway billboard promoting his smash-hit new album, a city spokesperson says.

The billboard, located at Dufferin St. and Springhurst Ave., features the word “Toronto” in the distinctive style of the logo. And in the spot on the logo where the image of City Hall is located, to the left of the “Toronto,” the billboard substitutes the owl emblem of Drake’s personal brand, October’s Very Own.

The album’s name, Take Care, and release date, Nov. 15, are below. The very bottom of the billboard, however, reads “Population 2,753,609” in the style of an official welcome-to-town sign.

“We would suggest,” city spokesperson Francine Antonio-Forte said in an email, “that the treatment of the word Toronto used on the billboard is very similar to the wordmark that forms part of the Toronto logo. The similarity of the wordmarks, in conjunction with other creative elements used for the billboard, may cause some confusion about the source of the information.”

Although the billboard went up in October, Antonio-Forte said city officials only learned of its existence late last week. They are now “reviewing the matter.”

“While the city is proud of its local and international talent, we have a general practice of reviewing and addressing reported or known cases related to the possible misuse of the Toronto logo,” she said.

The chorus of one of Drake’s songs, “City Is Mine,” goes as follows: “Yo, the city is mine/Which one?/T-O-R-O-N-T-O.” It is not clear whether he mistakenly believes his ownership of the place extends to its intellectual property; his management company did not respond to a request for comment.

Drake, full name Aubrey Drake Graham, was raised in Forest Hill. The 25-year-old formerDegrassi: The Next Generation star has endeared himself to Toronto fans by maintaining a vocal hometown pride throughout his rise to worldwide renown as a rapper — collaborating with Toronto artists, shooting a video at the Rogers Centre and Scarborough’s Guildwood Park, launching a local music festival, and promoting the city in songs such as “Successful” (“Word to Toronto”), “Ransom” (“Toronto, I got you”), “Underdog” (“I got my city buzzin’/You should take a trip and view it”), and "I'm On One" ("All I care about is money and the city that I'm from").

Take Care debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 631,000 copies in its first week"

J.Cole Covers YRB

COLE WORLD...

Carter IV...Double Platinum!?

Well ladies and gentleman here it is. Can't help but question how this came to be so early seeing as his total sale s number was 1,693,000. Damn weezy 300,000 in a week two months after your album drops?

T.I. reveals cover art for "I'm Flexin"

9th Wonder's The Wonder Years gets an XL

 

Upcoming iPhone Conference

Knot on Fabolous's Forehead???

Ya'll tell me.

Drake reveals cover to Take Care LP with loving words for fans.

Feels like it’s been so long. Is life moving so fast in this generation that when we desire something it begins to move in slow motion? Are we just used to getting what we want right away? Or do we require one another to feel right about all that is going on around us? Maybe our anticipation is justified by the fact that we genuinely cannot wait to share a moment again? Either way, your life and mine are scheduled to meet on October 24…I wouldn’t miss it for the world.

See you soon.

-Drake

"I Can't Feel My Face" rises from the grave?!

According to Mack Maine Weezy is back in the booth with Juelz. He also said that....well I'll let you read for youself.

“The next project he’s working on is I Can’t Feel My Face with Juelz Santana,” Maine told XXLMag.com over the phone. “Elz is talented man. He’s a young legend. Wayne’s back working in the studio. He has that and the Young Money album.”-Mack Maine

50 Cent tells truth about Fabolous/Ray J Scuffle

...ok.

Young Jeezy's TM103:Hustlers Ambitionz gets new release date.

Looks like fans will have to wait an extra three months for Snowman's new disc is now slated for Dec. 20th.

Trey Songz- #Letmeholdatbeat 2 x Anticipation 2 Cover

Trey will dropping both of these mixtapes on November 1.

Whoever Else (snippet)

If I Could (snippet)


Anticipating both of these joints.

Rick Rozay send warning shots at Kreayshawn

Here is an exert from this month copy of XXL Magazine:

"I can't wait to slap the sh*t out of whoever carries her bags," he sneers. "And I hope it's her n*gga. Dirty b*tch. You better know the f*ck you talking about. I'll pay 50K to mess up your whole week."

Seems like Officer Ricky is on the patrol.