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| January 09/09 | Lil Wayne To Release A Rock Album | 
| Lil Wayne is reportedly working on a complete Rock album and Canadian rapper Drake says he's on it. "Wayne's coming out with a new album, it's a rock album," Drake told MuchMusic, continuing "a complete rock album. I have a song on there." Wayne will join Kanye West as artists who put out albums in a complete different genre. "It’s something different in just that whole 808's and Hearbreaks, just throwing individuals off," Drake says.
Drake recently signed a management deal with Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua (who manages Kanye) and Cortez Bryant (who manages Lil Wayne). Drake will be joining Lil Wayne (along with T-Pain, Keri Hilson, Keyshia Cole and other) on the 'I Am Music' tour when it hits Canada.
| | January 08/09 | January 8th - Today's Audio & Video | 
| Grafh tops our media today with his new “What Goes Around” music video while Joell Ortiz helps Colin Munroe’s teach “Piano Lessons.” T.I. hits the studio with B.o.B. and Young Dro after going back to court for child support issues. DJ Premier and Pete Rock go back and forth, Joe Budden takes on John Brown and N.O.R.E. takes you behind the scenes of the “Rotate” video. Check out Melissa Ford’s photoshoot, Katt Williams talk about being slapped and Mike Tyson’s funniest moments. Don’t sleep on the footage from yesterday’s riots in Oakland, California or Z-Ro in concert in Chocolate City.
Topping today’s audio is Lil Wayne as he get’s his Shine on in “Red Rum,” while Chamillionaire drops two songs including his own “Mixtape Murder.” Freeway drops remixes two T-Pain’s “Chopped N Screwed” and CNN’s “Rotate,” plus Gucci Mane says “That’s the Type Of Chick That I Like.” Oynx’s own Sticky Fingaz says he has “No Swagger” while Grandmaster Flash get’s Busta Rhymes to help him “Bounce Back.” Joe Budden “Steps Back” with Brisco and GZA weigh’s “7 Pounds.”
Check them all out below!
Music Videos
Grafh - What Goes Around
Colin Munroe ft. Joell Ortiz - Piano Lessons
Videos
T.I., B.o.B., Young Dro - In Studio
T.I. - Report On TIPs Child Support Case
DJ Premier vs Pete Rock - Manifesto 2008
John Brown vs. Joe Budden
N.O.R.E. - Rotate Behind The Scenes
Melissa Ford Vibe Photoshoot
Oakland Police Shoot Man, Full News Story
Oakland Riot Cam Footage Cop Car On Fire
Riot In Oakland After Police Shoot Unarmed Man In Back
Katt Williams talks Getting Slapped New Years Eve
Katt Williams Goes At Steve Harvey, New Years Eve Show
Funniest Mike Tyson Momments
Z-Ro Live In Concert Chocolate City
"I Will" Bow Wow Commercial
Cee Lo's New Artist Eddy
Audio
Lil Wayne - Red Rum
Chamillionaire - Best Rapper
Chamillionaire - Mixtape Murder
T-Pain ft. Ludacris, Freeway - Chopped N Screwed (remix)
Gucci Mane - Thats The Type Of Chick That I Like
CNN ft. Busta, Freeway - Rotate (remix)
Sticky Fingaz - No Swagger
Grandmaster Flash ft. Busta Rhymes - Bounce Back
Brisco ft. Joe Budden - Step Back
DJ Webstar ft. Jim Jones - Dancing On Me (remix)
GZA ft. Bronze Nazareth - 7 Pounds (remix)
| | January 08/09 | Kanye To Judge Design Awards | 
| Kanye West will be the only musician judge for this years annual Design Awards. Yeezy will join a panel of international designers from France, Britain, Italy and Autralia, through a deal with Wallpaper magazine. Kanye has expressed interest in architectur and fashion in the past, once even stating he wanted to become an intern at Louis Vuitton in order to help with his upcoming Pastelle clothing line.
In related news, Kanye West was also nominated for an award at this year's NAACP Image awards. The Louis Vuitton Don had his "808s & Heartbreak" album noimated for the "outstanding album" award.
| | January 08/09 | Charles Hamilton Covers Fader | 
| Charles Hamilton will share the January/February issue of Fader with UK pop artist Little Boots. Sonic The Hamilton will be featured on the annual NOW issue of Fader where they highlight the artists they will be listening to the most in the new year. Fader says its "all about the flash and shine of Harlem delight Charles Hamilton and London glitteratess  Little Boots."
The FADER 59 issue hits newsstands and your doorstep in a few days and will be posted on their website Tuesday, January 13th.
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