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Bu Thiam, vice President and A&R at Def Jam Records took to his twitter today to announce a worldwide ‘Watch The Throne’ listening party slated for August 1st. The album was set for an August 2nd release but has been pushed back against to August 8th. Read more at Hip Hop n More.

Ludacris says thank you to his supportive fans with an upcoming mixtape entitled, ‘1.21 Gigawatts’. Luda is currently getting ready to drop his next album, ‘Ludaversal’, but before then the mixtape will drop. The southern rapper hasn’t dropped a mixtape in nearly a decade but he feels he owes fans after years of support. Read more at HipHopDX.

Tyler, The Creator’s ‘Goblin and Mellowhype’s ‘Blackenedwhite’ is taking the group on a world tour, making stops in Japan, Europe and North America. Odd Future is headed to Vancouver and Toronto on October 3rd and October 18th respectively. Read more at Exclaim!

Soulja Boy got the ultimate 21^st birthday present in a $55 million dollar private G5 jet. He plans to drop another $20 million on upgrades with 12 custom Italian leather seats, flat screen TVs, four liquor bars, a travertine-tiled floor, and Brazilian hardwood cabinets. We’re still trying to get over his $300,000 Miami birthday party. Read more at Rap-Up.

Tags: jay-z, Kanye West, ludacris, Odd Future, soulja boy

Posted on Friday, July 29th, 2011 at 10:16 am by Emily and is filed under News, RapCity.

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