Diamond Attracted To Soulja Boy's Intelligence And Manners

Rap Daily: Atlanta rapper Diamond recently discussed her new relationship with Soulja Boy, which has been the subject of gossip over the past week since photos of the pair snuggling hit the Internet.  Diamond was formerly engaged to Lil Scrappy, but all parties involved have confirmed their relationship is over.  In a new interview, Diamond told Dr.Jay's that Soulja Boy's intelligence and good manners were the two key things that made Soulja Boy attractive to her.  "We've been friends for awhile. He's always been real sweet, real manner-able guy, he's very, very smart, intelligent," Diamond said. "I learn from him...

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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Hit With $27 Million Dollar Lawsuit

Rap Daily: Rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are in the news again, as a former associate has filed a $27 million dollar lawsuit against the members. Roland Brown filed the lawsuit yesterday (April 28th) accusing the group of breach of contract, over unpaid royalties related to a Mo Thugs Records album.  The lawsuit was filed in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Please in Cuyahoga County, Ohio against Sony, Ruthless Records, Relativity, Loud Records, WMG, Mo Thugs Inc.. and each member of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. According to the lawsuit, Roland Brown wrote two songs on the multi-platinum album Mo Thugs Family Scriptures.  According...

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Rick Ross to Walk Out with Manny Pacquiao for Shane Mosley Fight

Rap Daily: Manny Pacquaio will show solidarity with Hip-Hop culture by having Miami emcee Rick Ross walk him to the ring for his May 7 showdown with Shane Mosley.  Ross confirmed the news yesterday via his Twitter account.  Both men became acquainted with each other after participating in Nike’s 2010 ”Boom” commercial campaign.  Last week, Pacquiao’s lifelong friend and assistant trainer Buboy Fernandez endorsed Ross’ Maybach Music brand via a Youtube video.  Ross has engaged in public feuds with both Floyd Mayweather, Pacquiao’s main rival, and Mayweather’s close friend 50 Cent over perceived slights in Ross’ “Mafia...

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Cash Money CEO Bryan "Birdman" Williams Buys $8.7 Million Maybach

Rap Daily:Cash Money Records' CEO Bryan "Birdman" Williams may own the most expensive car ever bought in the history of Hip-Hop, if his tweets are to be considered accurate.  The rap mogul, who has an estimated net worth of over $100 million dollars, is known for his love of expensive cars.  In August of 2010, Williams copped a red Bugatti Veyron worth $2 million dollars.  But he has apparently outdone himself with the purchase of a one-of-a-kind, $8 million dollar Maybach Exelero.  According to reports, the two-seater was originally a high-profile demonstrator commissioned by tiremaking giant Fulda.  The Exelero,...

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Police Presence At Master P. Show Had 'Racial Overtones

Rap Daily:The head of a local NAACP branch in Terrebonne, Louisiana, has criticized the amount of police present at a Master P. concert last night (April 27th) in Houma, Louisiana. Almost 40 police officers from Houma and Terrebonne's Police Departments were out in full force in bulletproof vests at the City Club, where Master P., Mystikal, Romeo and others were performing. The Narcotics Task Force and a SWAT team was parked nearby, in case the other 40 officers needed additional backup for strictly for the show, which drew about 100 people to the venue. According to the police, they were there due to other spring break events taking place...

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Eminem ft. Royce Da 5’9 “Fast Lane”

Rap Daily:The rap game is known for its frequent beefs, but here’s a story of reconciliation for a change. After eight years and six total diss tracks, Eminem and Royce da 5’9” are not only friends again, but labelmates (does that kind of make Em Royce’s boss?). Now, according to Rap Radar, the MCs will become co-collaborators for the first time since 1999’s The Slim Shady LP.A joint EP sharing its name with their previous team-up,“Bad Meets Evil,” will drop on June 14th. Says Mr. Mathers of the reunion, “Royce and I started hanging out again and inevitable that led us back into the studio. At first we were just seeing where it went without any real goal in mind, but the songs started to come together crazy, so here we are.”Royce’s group Slaughterhouse has...

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Murder Inc. Reunion with Lloyd, Ja Rule & Ashanti (Video)

Rap Daily: New Yorkers got to witness a Murder Inc. reunion at the Dirty Money concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom a few days ago. Opening act, Lloyd, brought out Ashanti and they performed their single, “Southside” in front of a surprised and excited crowd. Then Ja Rule joined them on stage as he and Ashanti performed 'always on time'...

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FAA Grounds Diddy's Helicopter Plans

Rap Daily: Sean "Diddy" Combs attempt to take a helicopter from his concert in New York on Friday (April 22nd), to an after party in New Jersey, was halted by the FAA.  The New York Post reports that Combs was supposed to hit Club 4 Sixty 6 in West Orange after his show at the Hammerstein Ballroom, but use of the club's helipad wasn't cleared in time.  Instead, Combs received a three-car police escort from the NYPD and police officers in New Jersey, as well.  A source to the The Post that Diddy was driven "like a head of state" in his Bentley, with police in the front and three SUV's tailing the...

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Capone Calls Out Prodigy Over Snitch Comments

Rap Daily: Queensbridge, New York rapper Capone from Capone-N-Noreaga is lashing out at Prodigy, over comments the Mobb Deep rapper made in his new memoir, "My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy." In a chapter of the book and in recent interviews, Prodigy accused Capone of snitching and testifying against Havoc's brother, Killer Black. "I didn’t even want to believe it. None of us wanted to believe it, but that’s what really happened though. We like Capone, and he just did that," Prodigy told Complex magazine.  Capone hit back at Prodigy's accusations in a new interview in Queensbridge, with ForbezDVD.com.  "I'm...

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Lloyd Banks Says He's Ready To Produce Records

Rap Daily:Queens, New York artist Lloyd Banks is best known for his rhyming ability as a member of 50 Cent's G-Unit, but the rapper is looking to broaden his horizons by jumping into the production game.  Lloyd Banks, who has worked with such top name producers as Swizz Beatz, Eminem, Timbaland, Justice League, 9th Wonder and others, is honing his skills as a producer in the recording studio.  "One of the biggest things I want to do is I want to produce," Lloyd Banks told AllHipHop.com in a recent interview. "As far as sounds. I kind of know what's missing or what would even just sound dope in certain places." The rapper, who will...

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Exclusive: Ludacris Says New Album 'Ludaversal' Is On Another Level

Rap Daily:Ludacris recently sat down with AllHipHop.com to discuss the progress of his upcoming eighth album, Ludaversal.  The rapper, born Chris Bridges, has been busy pursuing an acting career with roles in upcoming movies like "Breakaway" and  "Fast Five" co-starring Vin Diesel, which is due in theaters this Friday (April 29th). According to Ludacris, his busy schedule and his acting career have not interfered with his ability to make a hit album.  "When you hear the album you’ll know," Ludacris told AllHipHop.com. "People can expect me to take it to a level they know I’m capable of. If anybody has doubts, I have no...

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Em, Royce Announce 'Bad Meets Evil' EP Coming In June

Rap Daily:Fans of Eminem and Royce da 5'9 will rejoice this June, when the pair will drop a brand new untitled, "Bad Meets Evil" collaboration EP on Em's Shady Records imprint. Bad Meets Evil was a originally a song featuring Royce on Em's hit 1999 album The Slim Shady EP. Eminem and Royce da 5'9 started working on the collaboration EP after the success of The Slim Shady EP. The conceptual release starred Royce and "Bad" and Eminem as "Evil." Unfortunately, the project was never officially released. Around 2003, a falling out between Eminem, Royce and D12 put the project on hold. But the 2006 shooting death of D12 member Proof helped the pair...

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JA RULE NEW TRACK REAL LIFE FANTASY

Rap Daily: Hes been that quiet of late i had nearly fogot about Ja Rule who seemed to have fizzled out after the enormous success he was having seven years ago.But hes back in the studio working on two new projects pain is love 2 or pil2 for short and the renaissance project both albums set to drop June 7th a day before Ja has to report to prison for his 2 year sentence for gun charges heres the first single release called real life fantasy tell me what you think in the comments below is Ja Rule back to his best?...........

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Soulja Boy Working On 'Juice' Mini-Movie

Rap Daily: Atlanta rapper Soulja Boy is planning to drop a mini-movie to go along with his recently released mixtape, titled Juice.  The Juice mixtape, which hit the Internet on April 20th, features guest appearances by Roscoe Dash, Diamond, J. Money, Lil B., Tonio, Calico Jones, 2 Chains and Kwony Cash. Soulja Boy said the inspiration behind the mixtape came as he watched the classic 1992 movie "Juice," which starred Tupac Shakur, Omar Epps, Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins and Khalil Kain. "I was in LA a couple of months ago and I was watching the 'Juice' movie and I was like 'Damn bro! Tupac, extra turned up in that movie!'...

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The Game Comes Out On Stage With Lil Wayne After Being Released

Rap Daily:Amid conflicting reports that he was denied entry and subsequently detained at Canadian borders while on his “Red Nation” tour, it appears that former 50 Cent protégé The Game is no longer under the authority of our neighbors to the north. The Documentary rapper graced the stages of the Honda Center in Anaheim, California alongside Young Money chief Lil Wayne during a stop on the “I Am Still Music” tour last night (April 22), thrilling fans into a wild frenzy. Website Rap-Up uploaded a video of the performance of The Game’s track “My Life,” which features an auto-tuned Lil...

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Juicy J., Lex Luger Enlist All-Star Lineup For Mixtape

Rap Daily: Three 6 Mafia founding member Juicy J. is teaming with Lex Lugar to release the new mixtape Rubba Band Business 2. The mixtape, which has over 20 brand new songs produced by Lex Lugar, has already spawned the hit single "Who Da Neighbors." "[Rubba Band Business 2 is] all new songs and we bringing the pain on this one mane," Juicy J. told AllHipHop.com. "Rubba Band Business went good the first time around, so we bringing the pain in Part 2 as well." Rubba Band Business 2 features a variety of making guest appearances. Artists who lend their vocals to the mixtape include Curren$y, Mac Miller, Gucci Mane, Rick Ross, Casey Veggies,...

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Max B. Says He Could Be Home As Early As Summer

Rap Daily: Hip-Hop star Max B. could be coming home as soon as July, if things go according to plans with the appeal of his 75-year jail sentence. Max was sentenced to the prison sentence in June of 2009, for his alleged part in a botched robbery that lead to a homicide in a Fort Lee, New Jersey hotel. During an exclusive interview, Max B. explained how he prepared to enter the jail system and what he might face behind the walls, while serving the 75 years.  "The appeal process is done, finally, it's been done for about a month now," Max B. revealed. "So now what they do is, the prosecutor responds back and you get a letter. They...

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GAME'S GANG AFFILIATION GETS HIM BUSTED IN CANADA,

West coast rapper games detainment in Canada was reportedly because of his ties with the bloods.  According to reports,Games criminal activities restricted him from entering Canada.A rep for Substance Entertainment Group -- the promotion company behind Game's tour in Canada -- tells TMZ, the tour promoter got a call from Canadian Customs while Game was on the plane on his way to Canada. We're told customs informed the promoter that Game would be denied entry "due to new information received that Game is affiliated with organized crime and is an active member of the Bloods street gang." The rep claims Game was blindsided...

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Dorrough Planning Documentary Exposing DEA Drug Raid In Feb.

Rap Daily: On February 8th, at approximately 7:30 AM, the DEA executed a search warrant that accused platinum recording artist Dorrough Music of distributing drugs. The rapper, who said he is falsely accused of a crime that he has never committed, is responding with an untitled documentary and new song directed at the “Hip-Hop Police." “They kicked in the door, they came in here, I was in the bedroom the whole time,” Dorrough explained in the documentary. “They laid us on the ground and it was 10 DEA agents and five went upstairs. And while they were searching us they went through all my stuff and moved stuff around while we were downstairs” Dorrough...

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