• Dr. Dre Has a New Protégé: Justin Mohrle Follows Footsteps of Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and The Game

    In a lengthy profile, "D Magazine" examines Garland, Texas, rapper Justin Mohrle, a 23-year-old white kid who is being billed as Dr. Dre's new protégé. The young talent was handed off to Dre by rapper The D.O.C. after the former Death Row artist heard his demo. Now Mohrle is being molded by the same man who helped push Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, The Game and many others to superstardom, not to mention creating one of the most recognizable company's in music with Beats Electronics. Yeah, the kid knows he is in good hands.
  • Eminem Refutes Report of New Album 'Roots' Releasing in 2015

    Eminem has had a monster past two years, releasing a record setting studio album and growing his label Shadyville Records into one of the most well respected imprints in hip-hop. It appears that Marshall Mathers is potentially going to keep the momentum up and release another album in 2015. It would reportedly be titled Roots and is expected to feature the likes of Dr. Dre and Xzibit.
  • 50 Cent to be Editor for a Day at New York Daily News [PHOTO]

    Looks like 50 Cent will take an editing eye to more than just writing lyrics next week. As announced, the famed rapper will be participating in a guest editor spot and will be taking over the New York Daily News this upcoming Tuesday, Jan. 13.
  • Eminem, Stevie Wonder, James Brown and Marvin Gaye Recordings Used for Illegal Prison Mixtapes...Universal Music Bringing Lawsuit

    No good deed goes unpunished. Or at least no profitable act disguised as a good deed goes unpunished. The Centric Group and Keefe Groups, two of several such institutions cited by Billboard, have been selling "care packages" to families of incarcerated individuals, which can include music mixtapes as part of their appeal. Universal Music is calling these agencies out on it in a new lawsuit, alleging that selling these mixtapes for profit doesn't constitute fair use and the record is owed legal restitution. Among the acts represented on the tapes are Eminem, Stevie Wonder, James Brown and Marvin Gaye.
  • Eminem Sued By Hot Stylz Over "Rap God" Lyrics [LISTEN]

    Eminem may be a rap god, but somebody thinks he borrowed some of that title from them. According to TMZ, Raymond Jones from the Chicago rap trio, Hotstylz is suing Marshall Mathers and his label, Aftermath Entertainment for $8 million for the alleged use of a sample from their song "Lookin Boy" featuring Yung Joc in Eminem's "Rap God."
  • Eminem Criticized on Young Zee's 'Dear Shady' [WATCH]

    Eminem recently released his new album "Shady XV" and, as a reaction, Young Zee has responded with a track of his own titled "Dear Shady."In the track, Young Zee questions Eminem and vocalizes that he was distressed he was not included in some of Eminem's recent music ventures.On Eminem's song "Fine Line," he shouts out Young Zee and The Outsidaz, saying, "Zee, you always supported me / You vouched, I will never forget that and / How you guys accepted me for me and Pace / I love you too, you slept on my couch."Zee's music video accompanying his track starts off with dated footage of the Outsidaz and Eminem doing an interview, where Eminem says, "I met Zee in New Jersey. I came out like a month later. Met Zee. Met the rest of the Outsidaz. Got down with the crew. You know what I'm saying? And the rest is history. It's like a whole family thing."After the interview clip, the track starts and Zee gets into airing his grievances with Eminem, stating that he felt left out and that Em did not truly have his back when he was arrested or when his house unfortunately burnt down.The lyrics read: "Let me ask you / Why you ain't come to my avenue / When you grabbed dudes for your rap crew / I paid mad dues ... Anyhow, my house burnt down/ I'm in Jersey now / You ain't care, you ain't even come around / I got locked up for selling quarter pounds down Bordentown / You could have looked out, you could have came and bailed me out."
  • 8 Albums With Misleading Titles: The Smiths, Dr. Dre, And More

    Though an album title shouldn't tell you explicitly what kind of music you're in for (where's the fun in that?), a title does have a subtle influence over how we hear an album, or how we expect it to fit into the artist's career arc. These eight albums, however, went with titles that ended up being misleading for either one of these reasons.
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