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Throwback Thursday

July 7th, 2011

Since the old influences the new, and the past is still kicking around in the present, we want to remind you of some of our favorite moments in hip hop history. Today’s Thursday Throwback is Lil Bow Wow’s “That’s My Name.” Bow Wow hasn’t been up to a whole lot in the last couple of [...]

Tags: BET, Billboard, Bow Wow
Posted in Blog, News, RapCity | Posted by Emily

Tinie Tempah ft. Wiz Khalifa “Till I’m Gone”

June 30th, 2011

Fresh off his International Artist BET award win, Tinie Tempah has released a video for his single “Till I’m Gone” featuring Wiz Khalifa. The video has classic components: hot girls, hot guys, expensive cars, and city scenery. The song is about traveling the world and leaving his girl behind. It’s not Tinie Tempah’s best video, [...]

Tags: BET, Tinie Tempah, Video, wiz khalifa
Posted in Blog, News, RapCity | Posted by Emily

BEP paying their humps, Chris Brown has a weird night at the BET Awards and Beyonce headlines Glastonbury

June 27th, 2011

- Beyonce’s spot as the headliner for this past weekend’s Glastonbury festival marked the first time in 20 years that a female artist has headlined the event. Click here to see how ridiculously hard Bey p’wned the festival. – An American DJ named Orrin Lynn Tolliver Jr has been awarded $1.2 million in damages from [...]

Tags: angels and airwaves, BET, beyonce, black eyed peas, chris brown, News
Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, News, Rumour Mill | Posted by Allison

BET release their list of the top 10 rappers of the decade

October 18th, 2010

BET has released their list of the top 10 rappers of the last decade, from 1999 – 2009. Eminem takes the number one spot followed by Lil Wayne, Kanye West, 50 Cent, T.I., Ludacris, Drake, Young Jeezy, Jadakiss, and Rick Ross. The criteria for the list included “flow, lyrics, subject matter, cultural impact, dough, and [...]

Tags: BET, drake, eminem, Jadakiss, Kanye West, lil wayne, ludacris, Missy Elliott, nicki minaj, rick ross, T.I, young jeezy
Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, List, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Allison

Justin Bieber nominated for BET Award… What?

May 19th, 2010

Justin Bieber is now officially an awards nomination magnet. He earned a bunch of Junos, four MMVAs and now – the ultimate sign that he owns the universe – a BET nomination. WTF?!? Yes, the 16-year-old sensation from Stratford, ON is up for Best New Artist. Seeing as Bieber is, y’know, white and all, he [...]

Tags: BET, justin bieber
Posted in Blog, News | Posted by Cam

Drake & Nas join BET Haiti benefit

February 3rd, 2010

Drake and Nas are the latest hip-hop artists set to perform at BET’s benefit show for Haiti, called SOS: Saving Ourselves: Help For Haiti. Ludacris, Akon, Chris Brown, and Wyclef Jean will also perform. Co-hosted by Diddy, Pharrell and Queen Latifah, the live show will air this Friday at 8pm ET.

Tags: Akon, BET, chris brown, diddy, drake, ludacris, nas, pharrell, Queen Latifah, SOS: Saving Ourselves: Help For Haiti, Wyclef Jean
Posted in Blog, News | Posted by Cam

Diddy & Pharrell to co-host Haiti benefit on BET

January 29th, 2010

The music world continues to lend its help to the people of Haiti. Queen Latifah, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and Pharrell Williams will headline a benefit concert February 5th, which will air on BET. Wyclef Jean, who helped spearhead last week’s Hope for Haiti Now telethon will also perform a special tribute to his native country.

Tags: BET, Haiti, pharrell williams, Queen Latifah, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Wyclef Jean
Posted in Blog, News | Posted by Cam