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When the Toronto Raptors recruited Drake as their official ambassador last September, they probably weren’t expecting the stalwart Canadian to cost them thousands of dollars in fines. Unfortunately for both parties, Drake is learning that you can get away with saying a lot more in hip-hop than you can in professional sports….

“No chill ZONE!!!” Minaj writes in response to Miley Cyrus’ Instagram posts appropriating the “Anaconda” imagery….

Color Me Badd. Wiz and Nicki’s true colors shine through on this pop friendly collaboration set to appear on Blacc Hollywood. On the Nicki’s verse, she says that she can’t wait to unveil the cover to her album, The Pinkprint. Hopefully it follows this blueprint.Wiz’s Blacc Hollywood drops next Tuesday….

A visit to a friend’s very capable commercial studio the other day got me thinking about some of the musical and audio items that have remained essentially intact since they were introduced. In some cases improvements have been attempted, but the original design is still the best. In other cases there has been continual improvements,…

The monochromatic music shopper is going the way of the mono LP. Multicultural consumers — blacks, Hispanics and Asian-Americans — make up the new mainstream determining music’s trends, impact and earnings, according to a Nielsen report out Tuesday….

BET is bulking up its unscripted programming. The Viacom-owned cable network has handed out series orders to docuseries starring rapper Nelly, a new entry with Keyshia Cole and one featuring Meet the Browns stars David and Tamela Mann….

Been Around The World.   Snoop, Daz and Kurupt are preparing their new tape, That’s My Work 5 and take it overseas with their Trey Songz’ remix….

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Super Producer and Brownsville native, Reefa, sat down with TheFactsRemain.com to discuss his recent contribution to Rick Ross’ “Mastermind” album. The “What A Shame” creator adds his recent effort to a resume decorated with hit singles and classic album cuts covering the past decade. Records such as Game’s “One Blood (It’s OK)”, Red Cafe’s “Hottest…