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RapCity A.M. News Round Up: Atlanta University Center honours 2Pac on the 15th anniversary of his death

September 14th, 2011

Yesterday was the 15th anniversary of Tupac Shakur’s death and in his honour Atlanta University Center’s Woodruff Library will display a large collection of 2Pac’s work. In association with the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation, the library has “assembled over 30 boxes of handwritten song lyrics, poems, tracklists, video treatments, manuscripts, and pieces of memorabilia from [...]

Tags: 2Pac, 50 cent, lil wayne, lupe fiasco
Posted in Blog, News, RapCity | Posted by Simone

RapCity P.M. News Round Up: Tinie Tempah drops $37k on Nike Mags

September 9th, 2011

Right now there is no hotter item online than the Nike Mag. The high top sneaker that was famously featured in Back To The Future Part II and only just made available now, has been put up for auction to raise money for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. While most auctions on [...]

Tags: 50 cent, lil wayne, master p, Nike Mag, Things Fall Apart, Tinie Tempah
Posted in Blog, News, RapCity | Posted by Cam

RapCity A.M. News Round Up: Drake’s Honest Interview

August 31st, 2011

We haven’t heard Drake talk at much length lately but he recently talked with Entertainment Weekly about working with Rick Ross and Stevie Wonder, a deluxe birthday edition of the album, the influence of ‘Watch The Throne’, and doing it all for the fans. It’s an honest interview and he speaks to a lot of [...]

Tags: 50 cent, drake, hip hop, hit-boy, jay-z, Kanye West, rap, rick ross, The Game, The Weeknd
Posted in News, RapCity | Posted by Emily

RapCity P.M. News Round Up: DJ Pauly D Channels DJ Khaled

August 29th, 2011

DJ Pauly D talks with Billboard about how great it’s been to be on tour with Britney Spears on her Femme Fatale tour. In terms of his future plans, Pauly D is going to hit the studio with 50 Cent for an upcoming album. He says, “It’s going to be a little bit of everything, [...]

Tags: 50 cent, Bun B, David Guetta, DJ Khaled, dj pauly d, houston, lil wayne, mack maine, nicki minaj, No I.D.
Posted in News, RapCity | Posted by Emily

RapCity A.M. News Round Up: Manifesto brings big names to Toronto in September

August 24th, 2011

From September 15th to 25th, the Manifesto Festival of Community & Culture will be happening in Toronto. Celebrating their 5th anniversary, among the more than 100 artists performing will be Rakim & Kid Capri, 9th Wonder & Phonte, Blu & Exile, Andreena Mill, Zaki Ibrahim, Michie Mee and more at a special free outdoor show [...]

Tags: 50 cent, Kanye West, manifesto
Posted in Blog, News, RapCity | Posted by Cam

RapCity P.M. News Round Up: Jay & ‘Ye Have ‘Throne’ Pop-Up Shop

August 11th, 2011

Jay-Z and Kanye’s ‘Watch The Throne’ is out in physical form today but you can only pick up a copy at Best Buy. However, if you live or are in New York City you can head down to SoHo and grab a copy at their pop-up shop. The store front is covered in Riccardo-Tisci’s cover [...]

Tags: 50 cent, jay-z, Kanye West, young jeezy
Posted in News, RapCity | Posted by Emily

RapCity: Five After Five

July 27th, 2011

For “5 After 5″ we bring you the five best tracks released into the world today via the World Wide Web. Click on ‘em and enjoy! Rick Ross ft. Ray J “Bananas” Remix 50 Cent “I’m On It” Jim Jones ft. Meek Mill & Fred The Godson “I’ll Be There” B (Blu) ft. Planet Asia [...]

Tags: 50 cent, fred the godson, Jim Jones, meek mill, new music, Planet Asia, ray j, rick ross, termanology, willie the kid
Posted in News, RapCity | Posted by Emily

RapCity A.M. News Round Up: 50 Cent Will Not Release A New Album

July 27th, 2011

50 Cent has Interscope Records in a choke hold as he canceled his upcoming album that was due out in November. Fifty leaked a new song “I’m On It” this morning and he’s threatening to leak a Dr.Dre’s new song “Psycho” at 2 p.m. today. Read more at HipHopDX. The Beasties Boys released a full [...]

Tags: 50 cent, bill bellamy, Lil B, lil wayne, the beastie boys
Posted in News, RapCity | Posted by Emily

RapCity P.M. News Round Up: Birdman Publishing A Book

July 26th, 2011

Yesterday it was announced that 50 Cent was getting into the comic book game. Today, Birdman has announced the first book published by Cash Money. If you like violence, love, and crime than Murderville, written by Ashley and JaQuavis Coleman, is probably what you’re looking for. Read more at Complex. CyHi Da Prynce credits Beyonce [...]

Tags: 50 cent, birdman, CyHi Da Prynce, michael jackon, nicki minaj
Posted in News, RapCity | Posted by Emily

RapCity P.M. News Round Up: Bob Dylan’s Grandson Is A Rapper

July 25th, 2011

Bob Dylan’s grandson, Pablo Dylan, is working on a rap career. Pablo is only 15 years-old but he’s already released a mixtape entitled ’10 Minutes’. Pablo wants to develop a career independent from his grandfather but still recognizes that he’s a big influence on his music. Pablo says, “of course we do two different things, [...]

Tags: 50 cent, bob dylan, Cee-Lo, Dr. Dre, jay rock, pablo dylan, snoop dogg
Posted in News, RapCity | Posted by Emily