Gang Starr’s Guru Remembered By Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj, More Apr20

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Q-Tip, ?uestlove, Tony Yayo also pay tribute to late MC.By Shaheem Reid Guru Photo: Gregg Delman One of the all-time greatest wordsmiths in hip-hop history, Gang Starr’s Keith Elam — a.k.a. Guru, for “Gifted Universal Rhymes Unlimited” — died Monday. And...

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News Ticker: The Bea...

A “new” Beatles single will arrive on Record Store Day: a limited-edition 7” single of “Paperback Writer” backed with “Rain,” Spinner reports, that was originally released in May 1966. As Rolling Stone reported yesterday, the Rolling Stones will...

Rihanna Announces Last Girl On Earth Tour With Ke$ha, Nicki Minaj Apr06

Rihanna Announces La...

The trio will hit 25 cities across North America; additional dates to be announced.By MTV News staff Rihanna Photo: Florian Seefried/ Getty Images It’s about to be one busy summer for Rihanna. The singer has just announced that she’ll be hitting the road for her Last Girl...

Nicki Minaj Explains Why She Skipped XXL’s Freshmen 10 Mar19

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‘With all due respect, we felt like we kinda had graduated from the freshman class,’ MC says of her and Drake’s exclusion from the issue.By Shaheem Reid Nicki Minaj Photo: MTV News Nicki Minaj said she told XXL magazine, “No disrespect, but no thanks.”...

Sean Garrett Joined By Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj For The Pen Feb23

Sean Garrett Joined ...

‘You know we got a lot going on. 2010′s going to be a big year,’ singer/songwriter says in Mixtape Daily.By Shaheem Reid Sean Garrett Photo: Interscope Don’t Sleep: Necessary Notables Headliner: Sean Garrett Mixtape: The Pen: Vol. 1 Key Collaborations:...