Masia One: Not your average lady mic killa

April 25, 2011 3 Comments

Tweet With the state of female emceeing on the come-up these days, Masia One, hailing from T.O., hopes to bring a little Canadian juice to the situation. The Filipino rapper wants the U.S. to take her seriously, and she’s doing it without showing her flesh or rapping about how ill the nana. Masia, who has ...

Drake’s “Thank Me Later” almost double platinum

July 16, 2010 2 Comments

Tweet “Drizzy” Drake is flying high these days. Not only is his new album “Thank Me Later” well on its way to double platinum status, but his labelmate Nicky Minaj has the rap game on lockdown without even an album out. Drake’s “Thank Me Later” numbers are fabulous, considering this is a recession. With sales ...

‘You’re Canadian AND Jewish’: Drake does Kimmel

June 25, 2010 No Comments

Tweet Young Money artist de jour Drake was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel last night, espousing his views on hip-hop and working with behind-bars executive producer Lil Wayne. Kimmel said Drake’s success was happening despite several things working against him such as “You’re Canadian, AND you’re Jewish …”. Funny stuff. Drake performed “Over” and “Bedrock” ...

Nicki Minaj: Hip-Hop Queen?

February 25, 2010 8 Comments

Tweet Young Money artist Nicki Minaj has nary an album out but is the hottest female in the rap game already? How could this happen? How could a lyrical novice who started on Myspace with barely two mixtapes and a handful of features, and some major detractors, be a serious contender for hip-hop queen? Call ...

Why Toronto is taking over U.S. music scene

January 8, 2010 No Comments

Tweet Long a staple on mainstream radio, Canadian music artists, mostly from Toronto, are taking over the air waves across the United States.Newcomer Melanie Fiona’s “It Kills Me” is the No. 1 song this winter, knocking Mr. “sex inventor” Trey Songz from the top perch (even with a hot remix out) that he’s held down ...

Young Money releases long-awaited album

December 22, 2009 1 Comment

Tweet Lil Wayne’s first stab at moguldom has arrived in stores as of today. Young Money, the only supergroup in rap, has released its long-awaited album. While the members of Young Money read like a Parliament Funkadelic album, the essentials are that Wayne himself, Nicki Minaj and that mixtape king, Drake, are assembled here for ...

Would hip-hop sully Sade’s image?

December 17, 2009 No Comments

Tweet This month music fans were treated with new music from the sultry sound of the husky-yet-suave vocals of British-Nigerian singer Sade. The “Smooth Operator” star is back after a decade hiatus that has seen the music industry almost tank. But unlike any other time before her, Sade is entering a music business pock-marked with ...

Barbie-Q: Nicki Minaj puts on pounds as album awaits

December 15, 2009 3 Comments

Tweet When Nicki Minaj first hit the scene a couple of years ago, the hip-hop community was beside themselves at how this “model chick” who looked like she belonged on the cover of a magazine or a video vixen could have rap skills lethal as swords. While the male-dominated music industry sneered at her she ...

Mariko and Tommi 'HoustonLantaVegas' (Drake)

December 10, 2009 No Comments

Nicki Minaj Can't Be Lil Kim, Doesn't Want to

November 15, 2009 No Comments

Tweet After testing the waters this summer with her third mixtape chock full of sexual references and innuendo reminiscient of rapper Lil Kim, Young Money artist Nicki Minaj has noticeably pulled back on the sex talk.Not only was there a small backlash from Lil Kim fans that felt she was biting hard, but evidently the ...

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