‘I knew I wasn’t over,’ the Wu-Tang vet says of staying at the top after years in the game.By Shaheem Reid
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Raekwon is in Paris right now, thousands of miles from the United States, so the Chef didn’t learn until later Monday (September 28) that he was voted #10 on our 2009 Hottest MCs in [...]
‘That’s my favorite football player ever,’ Weezy says of Favre.By Shaheem Reid
Lil Wayne
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Even rap’s hardest working MC deserves a little break on his birthday, and Lil Wayne celebrated turning 27 by heading to Minnesota to seen the Vikings beat the San Francisco 49ers in a last-second nail-biter. Brett Favre threw a 32-yard touchdown pass.
Calling [...]
Singer takes to Twitter to announce that his new song is set to drop a day early.By Jayson Rodriguez
Chris Brown and Lil Wayne
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Chris Brown’s comeback officially begins Tuesday, when the fleet-footed singer will release his new single, “Transformer,” featuring Lil Wayne.
The “Forever” superstar announced via Twitter that he [...]
‘He gave it the edge I was looking for,’ Rivers Cuomo says of Jermaine Dupri-produced Raditude track.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Matt Elias
Rivers Cuomo
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By now, you are probably aware that on Weezer’s upcoming Raditude album (a.k.a. “the one with the dog on the cover”), frontman Rivers Cuomo has decided to shake things [...]
Watch the band in the studio, recording Humanoid.By Jocelyn Vena
Tokio Hotel’s Tom Kaulitz
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Tokio Hotel are bringing their fans inside the studio once again with another exclusive, behind-the-scenes clip provided to MTV News. In the video, the pop-rockers are working on Humanoid, due October 6.
Speaking from the Los Angeles studio where they recorded the [...]
‘I have a new single that I’m actually going to be performing on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ ‘ Gaga says.By James Dinh, with additional reporting by MTV News staff
Lady Gaga
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After her fake-blood-and-drama-filled performance at the Video Music Awards,
it seems that Lady Gaga won’t be taking a break any time soon. She’s appearing [...]
‘It’s very much what it looks like,’ Royce said of Slaughterhouse joining forces with Eminem.By Shaheem Reid
Royce Da 5′9″
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It’s what the fans want, it seems to be what the artists want, so will the world see the hip-hop supergroup Slaughterhouse join Eminem’s Shady Records family?
The group
— consisting of Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Crooked [...]
‘There’s a lot of stuff on [Brand New Eyes] that’s quieter, so we wanted a place to show that new side of us off,’ Hayley Williams says.By James Montgomery
Paramore’s Hayley Williams
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Paramore’s Brand New Eyes is a full-tilt rollercoaster of an album, snarling and booming one minute, hushed and fragile the next. And while the [...]
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II puts veteran MC back in the game.By Shaheem Reid
Raekwon
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The 2009 Hottest MCs in the Game rollout is on! As in 2007
and 2008,
the list, determined by the MTV News Hip-Hop Brain Trust, is based on an MC’s achievements right now, rather than an entire career. The [...]
‘Tonight was one of the best nights of my life!’ Kim Kardashian tweets after Sunday ceremony.By Jocelyn Vena
Kim Kardashian
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Khloe Kardashian is officially Mrs. Lamar Odom, and older sister and fellow reality star Kim couldn’t be happier for the pair, who married Sunday in Beverly Hills after dating for only a month.
“Tonight [...]