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Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber Working on New Material
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Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber are working on another record.
The 23-year-old singer and the "Never Say Never" hitmaker previously recorded a untitled song intended for his latest album Believe, but Justin's manager Scooter Braun insists the track "didn't make sense" on the record and the pair are now planning to work on new material: "It didn't go on Believe, because there's another record they want to work on. So, it just didn't make sense at this time."
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Kanye West Readying Sixth Album
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Kanye West will bring out his sixth solo album "right after" G.O.O.D. Music's Cruel Summer is released.
The "Stronger" hitmaker is likely to release the record before the end of the year, with the target being for it to quickly follow his collective's compilation LP into stores. "He's coming right after that. I'm not working on that Cruel Summer album, I'm working on his album," said Def Jam Vice President and producer No I.D.
Though No I.D. isn't working on Cruel Summer - which features artists including Big Sean, Pusha T, CyHi the Prynce, Common, Kid Cudi, Teyana Taylor, Mr. Hudson and Q-Tip - he promises fans will enjoy the record: "This is Kanye. You know what to expect from the family. He hasn't missed yet, so don't expect him to miss."
There's no word yet as to the title of Kanye's upcoming album.
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Nas Wanted to Burn Kelis’ Wedding Dress
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Nas wanted to set fire to ex-wife Kelis' wedding dress after they split up.
The couple separated in 2009 after a four-year marriage and the 38-year-old rapper - who has two-year-old son Knight with the "Milkshake" hitmaker - was very "hurt and angry" when he found a reminder of their big day.
"I found it in my house and thought, it's going somewhere. Either on the cover of my album, or burning in a garbage can. I was angry when I first found it. Hurt and angry - but I don't think she left it deliberately to hurt me. It's just part of the dress, so I don't know where the rest of it is. But it made all the sense in the world for me to hold on to that. I guess that's just my personality," he said, explaining why the cover of his new album Life Is Good, which depicts him alone in a club with the dress draped over his knee.
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50 Cent is Giving His New Album Away For Free
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Release Dates, Upcoming Releases, Hip-Hop & Rap,
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The "In Da Club" rapper plans to celebrate his 37th birthday on Friday by offering fans the chance to download his latest musical project 5 (Murder by Numbers) for free.
Fifty - real name Curtis Jackson - shared the news via a series of Tweets, Writing, "I'm listening to album 5 this joint banging. I'm giving it away as a birthday present to my self cool right? You can't buy album 5 it's FREE street king immortal will be for sale. My official Interscope album is called STREET KING IMMORTAL due out in nov (sic)"
The album is his first since 2009's popular Before I Self Destruct and has taken a long time to complete, due to disputes with his label Interscope Records. The hip-hop star's next official Interscope album, Street King Immortal, has finally been scheduled for release in November after being delayed since 2011, which 50 has previously blamed his record company for, accusing them of "moving in slow motion," on the project.
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The Atlanta-based rapper will soon release his new LP Ludaversal, and hopes fans of his unique style of rapping will see a new side to him.
"This album Ludaversal, it's all about progression. We're taking it to heights that you never, never seen before. I've had seven albums, so right now it's about trying to go to places that I haven't been," he said.
Ludacris - who has worked with the likes of Justin Bieber and Missy Elliott in the past - believes the new sound is heavily influenced by his travels around the globe: "I've been over the world for the past year and I brought a lot of experiences back with me and put them in the music. I've had a lot of personal experiences, so you're going to get to know the real me and things that have been going on over the past three or four years."
The album is due to be released on September 11.
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The veteran rapper has made a documentary, Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap, in which he debates rhyming with a number of key figures from the genre - including Nas, Chuck D, Kanye West, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and Run-D.M.C - and said he made it to show young people the origins of the genre.
"I was looking at the state of hip-hop, which has gotten a little pop for me, and I just wanted to document where we came from. All I want is for the kids to see where it came from and have a degree of respect for it. I don't feel rap has been respected as an art form. Because people have seen rappers rap off the top of their heads, they don't think it is difficult," he explained.
Ice - who had a hugely successful solo career before switching to acting in the late 80s - also wanted to give exposure to some of the forefathers of the rap genre.
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Justin Bieber’s Personal Album
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The 18-year-old singer has just released his second LP Believe and says when he was writing it he wanted to focus on all the good and bad things that have happened to him, including Mariah Yeater claiming he had fathered her child: "I'm always inspired by different things that I've gone through. Over the past couple of years, there are things I want to talk about - even with Mariah claiming that she had my baby. I wanted to be able to talk about that with my album."
Justin also revealed how he finds it easier to write songs after dark as he feels he is much more focused after dark. "The nighttime is usually the best time for creativity, because my mind wanders, and I'm able to focus more."
While he was inspired by the allegations, Justin recently admitted Mariah's paternity suit last year almost made him quit the music business: "At the beginning of it all I was in Florida, away from my friends and family and I was pretty sad. I got to the point where I thought, 'I don't want to do this. I just want to be normal'. It was difficult because I'd never gone through anything like that."
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Lil Wayne Didn’t Rush His New Album
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Upcoming Releases, Hip-Hop & Rap,
The "Drop the World" rapper recently completed the second in his series, and admits its predecessor - released in 2010 - was rushed as he was jailed for possession of a weapon.
"I Am Not A Human Being II, that's what I'm workin' on right now, actually I'm finished. The difference between this album and the last I Am Not a Human Being would be the music wasn't rushed. Last time the music was rushed because I had to take that eight-month vacation on that island so we had rushed the music, but this time we didn't rush the music."
Wayne spent eighth months in Rikers Island prison in New York over the weapons charge, during which time I am Not a Human Being was released. Wayne has previously said he wrote an album of love songs during his time inside, although he warned, "It's my version of love songs. And what I mean by 'my version of love songs' is that they're not saying, 'I love you.' They're saying...you know."
I am Not a Human Being II will be preceded by a single, "My Homies Still," but has no set release date at present.
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Rihanna Records New Material in London
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The "You Da One" singer has booked studio time with top up-and-coming UK music producers Burns and Nicky Romero ahead of her performance at Radio 1's Hackney Weekend in London on Sunday. "Rihanna is working with Marina and the Diamonds' boyfriend Burns, a Brighton-based producer who is good mates with Calvin Harris. They've booked three days in the studio, which they'll fit around him doing some work with Kelis. Rihanna's also working with Nicky Romero, another DJ and pal of Calvin," a source said.
Rihanna previously worked with Calvin on her track "We Found Love," from last year's Talk That Talk album.
The 24-year-old has high an extremely high work rate, releasing six albums since 2005. However, the Barbados-born star had delayed her studio sessions as she was reluctant to leave her family in New York, as her grandmother is battling cancer in hospital. "I'm in LONDON bitchesssss. I didn't wanna leave NY! I kept missing my flights hehehe (sic)" she wrote on Twitter.
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50 Cent Sets Release Date For Fifth Album
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Release Dates, Upcoming Releases, Hip-Hop & Rap,
The "Candy Shop" star will release the long delayed Five (Murder By Numbers) on July 3.
The rapper said part of the reason for the long delay - almost three years since his last album Before I Self Destruct - is because he has taken time to perfect each track: "I said I was gonna put a record out that was completely up to album standard, and I'm gonna do that. I worked on this album for a long time. It's been three years."
50 - real name Curtis Jackson - added his turbulent relationship with Interscope records has been part of delays to the record, which was originally to be titled Black Magic. 50 threatened to leak the entire album in full in January, and shortly afterward one song "Girls Go Wild," appeared on the internet, but 50 has since made up with his record company.
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