by ILLIONAIRE on February 23, 2010

Ms. Keys will join Mary J. Blige to headline the upcoming 16th annual Essence Music Festival which will be held July 2 to July 4th in New Orleans. The festival will feature acts from Gladys Knight, Earth, Wind & Fire, De La Soul, Keri Hilson, Jill Scott, Melanie Fiona, Raphael Saadiq with the addition of LL Cool J, Estelle and Trey Songz, who have all been recently added to the lineup.
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by ILLIONAIRE on February 23, 2010

Friday 3/5 – Bridges Auditorium – Claremont, CA – (w/B.o.B)
Saturday 3/20 – Bob Hope Theatre – Stockton, CA
Wednesday 4/07 – House of Blues – Boston, MA – (w/B.o.B)
Friday 4/09 – House of Blues (Atlantic City) – Atlantic City, NJ – (w/B.o.B)
Saturday 4/10 – Fillmore NY @ Irving Plaza – New York, NY – (w/B.o.B)
Tuesday 4/13 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC – (w/B.o.B)
Wednesday 4/14 – Royal Oak Theatre – Detroit, MI – (w/B.o.B)
Friday 4/16 – Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI – (w/B.o.B)
Saturday 4/17 – Lund Arena, Gustavus Adolphus College – St. Peter, MN
Sunday 4/18 – Midland Theatre – Kansas City, MO
Tuesday 4/20 – Peoria Civic Center Theatre – Peoria, IL – (w/B.o.B)
Thursday 4/22 – East Tenn. State University Center – Johnson City, TN
Friday 4/23 – UNC – Charlotte – Charlotte, NC – (w/B.o.B)
Saturday 4/24 – Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Worcester, MA
Monday 4/26 – House of Blues – Houston, TX – (w/B.o.B)
Tuesday 4/27 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX – (w/B.o.B)
Thursday 4/29 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO – (w/B.o.B)
Saturday 5/01 – House of Blues (Las Vegas) – Las Vegas, NV – (w/B.o.B)
Sunday 5/02 – House of Blues (Sunset) – Los Angeles, CA – (w/B.o.B)
Wednesday 5/05 – Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA – (w/B.o.B)
Friday 5/07 – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA – (w/B.o.B)
Via: LupeFiasco.com
Hit the jump for Lupe’s interview with 3 News in New Zealand.
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by ILLIONAIRE on February 16, 2010

Hip-Hop’s rising stars of the past year will team up for a East Coast/Midwest Tour this coming Spring. Somolian-Canadian musician K’naan and DC Native Wale will play select tour dates in New York, Baltimore, Washington, etc.
3/31 New York, NY @ The Fillmore at Irving Plaza*
4/01 Boston, MA @ House of Blues*
4/02 New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place*
4/03 Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live*
4/04 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club*
4/06 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero*
4/08 Atlanta, GA@ Center Stage*
4/09 Williamsburg, VA @ College of William & Mary
4/11 Chicago, IL @ Metro
4/13 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues*
4/14 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall*
*denotes co-headlining date with Wale.
PREVIOUSLY: Wale x Gucci Mane – Pretty Girls (Video) | Wale – My Sweetie (Video)
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by LowKey on February 11, 2010
On Tuesday, Lloyd made a quick stop to the Big Apple to work on some material at an undisclosed location. A buddy of mine who wa with Lloyd the entire day attempted to set up some talk time with former Murder Inc crooner, but due to my laptop getting repaired for the 57766765756th time in less than 5 months, I had to tend to that instead of chopping it up with Young Lloyd.
I wanted to sit down with the big homey and specifically ask what his next move would be since he’s been pretty mute about his next recording home ever since severing ties with Murder Inc. I was informed he would be in the studio for a certain amount of time, but of course my crippled computer put a wrench in all my plans throughout the day.
I asked if I could trek down to the studio he was recording in, but Lloyd and his people wanted to keep the session extremely private for whatever reason. I understood. The day went on and Lloyd left town. I received a phone call today and was sent the above photo 10 minutes later. Not saying Lloyd is going holding court with The Roc, but I’m sure Mr. Carter and Lloyd weren’t in the same place by coincidence. You do the math.
Lloyd with The Roc??? Lloyd with Young Money???
Thoughts?????
by ILLIONAIRE on February 8, 2010

Drake will headline The Away From Home Tour which wll feature Canadian rapper/singer K-Os and synth pop New York band Frnacis & The Lights starting from April 6th through May 8th. This is Drake’s first North American solo tour. I’ll probably make the trek over to the ‘Cuse show on 4/30.
Hit the jump for the upcoming tour dates.
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by ILLIONAIRE on February 3, 2010

Before Wayne’s sentencing on gun charges this coming Tuesday, the rapper appears on Issue 1098 of Rolling Stone Magazine where he speaks about his final days before reporting to the big house.
“I don’t like to stop,” Wayne tells RS‘ Chris Norris. “I believe you stop when you die.” So in the weeks before he reports to Rikers Island, Wayne is keeping busy — recording tracks bound for Tha Carter IV (the album Cash Money staffers call “C4″ because it’ll be the bomb), shooting videos with his Young Money protégés, spending time with his growing family, and deliberately not asking anyone for advice about life on the inside. “This is Lil Wayne going to jail. Nobody I can talk to can tell me what that’s like,” he says. “I just say I’m looking forward to it.” – Rolling Stone
The new issue is on newsstands today.
RELATED: Lil Wayne, Drake & Pharrell Link for BET’s Haiti Benefit
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by ILLIONAIRE on February 2, 2010
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by LowKey on February 1, 2010