
Azealia Banks doesn’t look up to many of her peers in the industry, but there’s one artist she has a soft spot for—Beyoncé. The “212” rapper reveals her admiration for the “Single Ladies” superstar.
“I definitely think career-wise and personally, I’m very, very inspired by Beyoncé,” she told Beats TV. “She’s so well-mannered and so classy and so well-poised. It’s important to have those kinds of skills.”
Banks’ Interscope Records debut Broke With Expensive Taste is due early next year. “The vision and vibe that I have forBroke With Expensive Taste is for it to be just as stylish and authentic as anything that I do,” she said. “There isn’t really a genre that I’m trying to go for or a specific vibe that I’m trying to go for. I’m going for authenticity.”
Fresh off the release of her “Atlantis” video, she alsoshared advice for her fellow female rappers. “Don’t spend your money on things you can’t afford. That money doesn’t last forever,” she warned.

Beenie Man will be bringing his brand of dancehall to the hugely popular reality show Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.
According to reports, the self proclaim dancehall king will be teaming up with Karlie Redd for the soundtrack for the new season of the show.
The song will be titled “Got The Draws” and a …

First it was Beyonce who blast gossip blogs for fueling rumors that she is pregnant.
Now Jay-Z has come forward to downplay those pregnancy rumors.
Hot 97 Morning show program director Ebro reported that he emailed Jay-Z to congratulate him and Jay-Z reply…

Rihanna dad will surely angered a lot of Rihanna fans with this comment.
While other members of Rihanna’s family and close friends are rejoicing that her on-again off-again relationship with Chris Brown has ended, not so for her dad Ronald Fenty.
According to the …

Romain Virgo is rolling with his bible and his cross while others are rolling with masks in the video for his single “Scary Movie.”
The graphic video was directed by Krystle Karee.
The single was released in March on the Afterlife Riddim, produced by JA Productions.
Romain Virgo stirred up a bit of controversy when some fans…

Snoop Lion just can’t seems to get a break.
The West Coast rap legend, turn reggae star, has managed to angered the Zulu Royal family during a performance in Durban last weekend.
Snoop Lion performed at MTV Africa …
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