Grown Simba caught up with The Wall Street Journal’s own Lee Hawkins to wax poetic about his apology of the Autism line, releasing the album the same day as Kanye (who dropped Yeezus), his decision to move to New York City, and is close relationship with Hov.  Check out the interview below. Born Sinner is…

n March, Tim Riley got a call from Paul Rosenberg, Eminem’s longtime manager, who had a simple, slightly cryptic question: “What’ve you got going on this fall?” Riley had known Rosenberg for years dating back to his days in the music industry working in A&R for Jive and other labels in the late ’90s. In…

Wale, one of the rappers mentioned in Kendrick Lamar’s much-discussed appearance on Big Sean’s “Control,” recently spoke about his reaction to the verse. “I would’ve been offended if my name wasn’t in that shit,” Wale said in an interview with TMZ. “So shout out to TDE and shout out to Kendrick.” Wale also said how…

Michael Jackson‘s ex-wife broke into tears on Wednesday when she took the witness stand in a civil case and described the singer’s fear of pain and trust of physicians. Debbie Rowe said the pop star trusted doctors to prescribe pain medication to him, but they sometimes tried to outdo each other while losing sight of Jackson’s care. “Michael had a…

It’s been nearly 15 year since Atlanta wordsmith Ludacris released his independent debut album Incognegro and while the rapper’s currently in the process of crafting his next studio album, Ludaversal, he took some time to speak with MySpace Music about his celebrated debut. According to Luda, he believes the completion of Incognegro was a sign…

Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino recently sold 640,000 shares of his common stock holdings in the company, earning him $11.7 million, according to an Aug. 13 Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The two transactions, made on Friday and Monday, accounts for approximately 38 percent of his direct holdings in Live Nation. Live Nation spokesperson Jacqueline…

Minor music is sad, and major music is happy, right? It’s never been that simple – and a new study sheds more light on the link between music and emotions. Woman crying Listening to music that’s seen as ‘sad’ might release positive emotions. According to a study by researchers in Tokyo, listeners perceived the sadness…

Just Blaze was slated to record with longtime collaborator Jay Z on the recently released Magna Carta Holy Grail, but several things prohibited the producer from placing beats on the album. “I haven’t really talked about this publicly,” Just Blaze says during an interview with New York radio station Power 105.1. “He came to see…

Get More: MTV Shows Power 105.1′s Charlamagne Tha God has a lot of jobs. And next Tuesday (August 20th), he’ll add another one to his resume with the debut of Charlamagne & Friends. For his “In Your Head” segment, Big Sean recounts playing music for Eminem at his Detroit recording studio. [Rap Radar]

Def Jam co-founder and music mogul Russell Simmons has announced the launch of a new YouTube channel, All Def Digital, a collaboration between Rush Digital Media, Simmons’ media company, and Dreamworks Animation subsidiary Awesomeness TV, one of the most teen-trafficked video platforms. Partnered with Google/YouTube and GlobalGrind.com, All Def Digital will serve as a new…