By Bossyy Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer The world got to know August Alsina, in 2013, when he signed with Def Jam. Towards the end of that year's summer, his single, "I Luv It," featuring Trinidad James, became a big hit. During the spring of 2014, his album, Testimony, debuted to much fanfare. In 2015, August
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Russell Simmons being on “Drink Champs'” latest Black Lives Matter episode gets TIDAL dragged so badly that they removed the tweet and Marc Lamont Hill responds, saying he was never comfortable with having him on, and that he stands with the women who spoke out [PHOTOS]
By Jay Rich Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer A few years ago, Russell Simmons was accused of sexually harassing and assaulting women. The #MeToo movement is strong and Simmons soon stepped down from his positions, at his companies. However, the founder of Def Jam maintained his innocence. Eventually, Russell Simmons returned to his companies, continuing
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Fabolous talks childhood upbringing, being pressed by Beyoncé, music, and more on “The Breakfast Club” [VIDEO]
By Jay Rich Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer From 2001 until 2008, Fabolous was one of the hottest rappers in the game, normally delivering a hit single, every year. But, Fabolous went through some label changes, leaving Elektra to Def Jam. Still, he dropped hits. When Jay-Z took over at Def Jam, taking a step
Kanye West suffers song leak on YouTube, which leakers titled “Wait For Drake,” consisting of a two minute rant of Kanye venting about Drake, accusing him of moving into his neighborhood to slight him, and that he spotted him, or a lookalike, in a restaurant
By Bossyy Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer Seeing Kanye West and Drake on opposing sides is actually a very sad thing. Early in Drake's career, he dropped "Find Your Love," and that single was produced by Kanye West. With Drake being on Young Money, his label head, Lil Wayne, was close to Kanye West. In
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Fabolous scores his seventh top ten debut of his career with “Summertime Shootout 3”
Irv Gotti talks hip hop’s age gap, Jay-Z and Dame Dash rift, and being in love with Ashanti on “Drink Champs” [VIDEO]
By Jay Rich Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer What Irv Gotti has currently going on makes him a candidate for the biggest comeback in hip hop history. Even in the general world of business, his comeback has been epic. From 1999 until 2003, Irv Gotti was a hip hop power-broker. Irv Gotti single-handedly saved Def
