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Cam'Ron Reveals That he Passed on a Role in 'Next Friday'

Cam’Ron Reveals He Passed on a Role in ‘Next Friday’

October 29, 2019

Film, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games

Cam'Ron sat down with Rap Radar and gave a lot of interesting insight about his past disagreements with JAY-Z, performing at the B-Sides 2 show, snitching and many more. The Harlem rapper revealed that he p... Read Article

A Roc-A-Fella Records Biopic Could Be The Works

Corey Copeland

February 28, 2019

Film, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop Film and Movie News, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder, Kareem "Biggs" Burke has his sights set on turning the story of Roc-A-Fella records into a movie. During a recent interview with Revolt TV, he opened up about his career and t... Read Article

Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke Returns to Music, Signs SAINt JHN to Management Deal

Shawn Grant

February 20, 2019

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

Legendary Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Kareem “Biggs” Burke has returned to music with his new venture Circle of Success Management Company. Biggs Burke has made his first signing to the company, Hitco artist... Read Article

Former Roc-a-Fella Producer Alleges Dame Dash Tried to Holla at Beyonce

Miss2Bees

January 17, 2019

Her Source, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

The Surviving R. Kelly docuseries opened up a can of worms. Dame Dash, Nick Cannon, and DJ Funk Flex all got involved when Dame appeared on Nick's Cannon Class and discussed the relationship with R. Kelly and h... Read Article

Funk Flex Bashes Dame Dash’s ‘Culture Vulture Talk’

Miss2Bees

December 20, 2018

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

DJ Funk Flex got dragged by a couple fans after posting an image with DJ Red Alert and YouTube's Lyor Cohen on Tuesday, December 18th. Hours later, the legendary DJ hopped on the airwaves on Hot 97 to call out ... Read Article

[Watch] Can’t Knock The Hustle: Is Dame Dash Cooking Up Heat for Kanye?

NDSmith

October 4, 2018

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Uncategorized

Damon Dash has like 30 different grinds. Author, director, music executive, actor, historian, art curator, reality star, fashion designer, father, YouTuber, influencer, publisher, movie guy, professional wil... Read Article

Spike Lee Speaks Out On Kanye’s TMZ Meltdown

Nick Slay

May 2, 2018

Digital Entertainment, Uncategorized

If there's ever been a filmmaker whose entire body of work speaks on the brilliance, legacy, and pain of Black people in America, it's without a doubt Spike Lee. If he's calling out Kanye West, well, in the ... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Kanye West Releases His ‘College Dropout’ LP 14 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

February 10, 2018

Exclusives, feature, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

On this date in 2004, Def Jam Records through the Roc-A-Fella imprint dropped the debut album of the uber talented producer/emcee Kanye West properly entitled College Dropout. The LP debuted at number two on th... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Cam’Ron Drops His ‘Purple Haze’ Album 13 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

December 7, 2017

Exclusives, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

On this date in 2004, Cam'Ron released his fourth solo album entitled 'Purple Haze' released on the Diplomats, Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam imprints. This was the first solo album from the Dipset capo following t... Read Article

Harlem Corners: A Look Into Ma$e and Cam’ron’s Relationship

Ime Ekpo

November 27, 2017

Exclusives

In hip-hop, recognition, humility, and respect are perhaps the main forms of behavior rappers expect to receive from each other. When the aforementioned behaviors are absent between two rappers, what is known i... Read Article

Cam’ron Releases Reebok Collab DMX Run 10 “Harlem Nights” in Time for Cyber Monday

Cam’ron Confesses He Was Dead Broke When He Signed to Roc-a-Fella

Miss2Bees

October 16, 2017

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

Cam'ron had one gold-selling album under his belt and solidified his spot in the game by 2001. However, he still managed to go broke according to a recent interview with MReck TV. When Cam signed to Roc-a-Fella... Read Article

Beyoncé Reportedly being Sued for Having Roc-A-Fella Logo in “Drunk in Love” Video

Deniqua

December 19, 2016

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

Dwayne Walker, a man who claims to have designed the Roc-A-Fella logo may be reaching just a tad bit. This is happening again, a man by the name of Dwayne Walker, the man who claims he designed the Roc-A-Fel... Read Article

Recap: Jonathan Mannion & Roc Nation Presents “PROPHECY,” The 20 Year Celebration of ‘Reasonable Doubt’

Royal Bey

July 3, 2016

Hip Hop Lifestyle News | Culture Trends

Jonathan Mannion and Roc Nation's "Prophecy" 20 year celebration of Reasonable Doubt was an epic extravaganza earlier this week. It was held at the Marlborough Gallery in the Chelsea area of Manhattan and featu... Read Article

Cam’ron Says Jay Z’s Beef With Un Rivera Was Over Charlie Baltimore

Rocko Rathon

June 1, 2016

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

From his highly quotable raps to his interviews, Cam’ron has never had a problem with entertaining the masses. Last weekend, he paid a visit to DJ Whoo Kid on Shade 45’s The Whoolywood Shuffle” and spoke on a m... Read Article

Victoria Beckham Has A Secret Rap Album?

Da'ryl Victoria

May 26, 2016

Her Source

It's quite hard to imagine fashion mogul and muse Victoria Beckham a.k.a Posh Spice as a British rapper, but once upon a time it happened. Back in 2003 Beckham spent some time in a recording studio with ... Read Article

The LOX Discuss Their Past Beef With Beanie Sigel And Roc-A-Fella

Rocko Rathon

May 20, 2016

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

Beef and battles have always been a part of Hip Hop, unfortunately sometimes things leave the booth and become physical. The silver lining throughout all of this is MCs often put their differences aside after y... Read Article

Dame Dash Places Full Blame On Jay Z For The Breakup Of Roc-A-Fella

Rocko Rathon

May 3, 2016

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

One of Hip Hop's most historic record labels, Roc-A-Fella Records enjoyed much success in the late 90s and early 2000s but things soon soured as co-founders Jay Z and Dame Dash parted ways in a highly publicize... Read Article

Memphis Bleek Remembers Trying To Warn Dame Dash About His Attitude Before Jay Z Split

Rocko Rathon

April 26, 2016

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN have been on a roll since launching their Drink Champs Podcast over a month ago, with guests such as Fat Joe, KRS-One, DMX, Jadakiss and more. Each episode is filled with previously untold H... Read Article

Watch Freeway’s Artist Scholito Wax Poetic Over Jay Z’s “Ignorant Sh*t”

The Source

June 10, 2015

Hip Hop Music Videos | Official Videos and Performances

https://youtu.be/Sy2LPEmn2f4 Scholito, Freeway's protege, drops the visuals for his latest freestyle.... Read Article

Freeway’s Artist Scholito Rips This “Ignorant S**t” Freestyle

tialong

June 3, 2015

Hip Hop Music | Listen To and Download Hip Hop Tracks, New Hip Hop Music | New Hip Hop Singles and Remixes

Freeway's artist hops on an infamous beat and talks that talk in a new freestyle. ... Read Article

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Cam’Ron Reveals He Passed on a Role in ‘Next Friday’

A Roc-A-Fella Records Biopic Could Be The Works

Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke Returns to Music, Signs SAINt JHN to Management Deal

Former Roc-a-Fella Producer Alleges Dame Dash Tried to Holla at Beyonce

Funk Flex Bashes Dame Dash’s ‘Culture Vulture Talk’

[Watch] Can’t Knock The Hustle: Is Dame Dash Cooking Up Heat for Kanye?

Spike Lee Speaks Out On Kanye’s TMZ Meltdown

Today In Hip Hop History: Kanye West Releases His ‘College Dropout’ LP 14 Years Ago

Today In Hip Hop History: Cam’Ron Drops His ‘Purple Haze’ Album 13 Years Ago

Harlem Corners: A Look Into Ma$e and Cam’ron’s Relationship

Cam’ron Confesses He Was Dead Broke When He Signed to Roc-a-Fella

Beyoncé Reportedly being Sued for Having Roc-A-Fella Logo in “Drunk in Love” Video

Recap: Jonathan Mannion & Roc Nation Presents “PROPHECY,” The 20 Year Celebration of ‘Reasonable Doubt’

Cam’ron Says Jay Z’s Beef With Un Rivera Was Over Charlie Baltimore

Victoria Beckham Has A Secret Rap Album?

The LOX Discuss Their Past Beef With Beanie Sigel And Roc-A-Fella

Dame Dash Places Full Blame On Jay Z For The Breakup Of Roc-A-Fella

Memphis Bleek Remembers Trying To Warn Dame Dash About His Attitude Before Jay Z Split

Watch Freeway’s Artist Scholito Wax Poetic Over Jay Z’s “Ignorant Sh*t”

Freeway’s Artist Scholito Rips This “Ignorant S**t” Freestyle

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