Here’s what made the news today, Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
Wiz Khalifa was busted for marijuana possession after a concert in Winston-Salem, N.C., last night. He was cited, released and faces a court date after his second pot-related infraction in as many weeks.
Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA has donated the keyboard he used on Enter the 36 Chambers to a new exhibit called “Island Sounds: A 500 Year Music Mash-Up,” on display at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden on Staten Island.
B.o.B. celebrated the release of Strange Clouds with a big party in New York City last night.
Cadence Weapon took part in our Music Monday project, giving props in a video message to his first musical mentor.
Nicki Minaj has announced a slew of tour dates, including a stop at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre on August 12.
Kanye West has released a new song under his G.O.O.D. Music banner. It’s a remix of 16-year-old Chicago rapper Chief Keef’s “I Don’t Like” and features Ye, Pusha T, Jadakiss, and Big Sean.
An excited Azealia Banks may or may not be performing at the Costume Institute Gala in New York City on May 7. It has been reported that Nicki Minaj was the organizers’ first choice, but Minaj would not sign a contract to appear.
The Very Best have released a video for their new single “Yoshua Alikuti,” a shot-for-shot parody of/homage to Lil Wayne’s “A Milli.”
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