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There was a Nas and Frank Ocean collab, but… well we’ll discuss it below. Calm down ladies, it turns out Tyga isn’t engaged and Elton John bares his cheeks. See these stories and more in today’s Music Notes.
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American Idol inspired her to get back in the real spotlight again. Jennifer Lopez recently hooked up with a new agency to boost her back into film and music. [THR]
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Nas & Frank Ocean got together for a collab. It was going to be amazing. But Hit-Boy – mastermind producer behind Watch The Throne – lost it. [MTV News]
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Eminem has been quietly working in the studio for a while now. All the hard work has paid off, because we might see an album a lot sooner than expected. [MTV News]
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Ladies, ladies. Calm down. Tyga isn’t engaged. But now you know he’s willing to drop a lot of cash to make your ringer finger glow. [Hot New Hip Hop]
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Everyone’s reporting Lauryn Hill’s mugshot. Ok. But what about the message she sent fans via Tumblr? In part it reads, “Over-commercialization and its resulting restrictions and limitations can be very damaging and distorting to the inherent nature of the individual.” Heads up to every artist trying to make it big. #Wisdom [HuffPost]
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Remember when ‘I’m Yours‘ was covered by damn near anyone with a camera? Here’s Jason Mraz singing it again – but there’s a cute surprise in the middle you can’t miss. [HuffPost]

Elton John’s full moon: do you really want to see this? [do you really want to see this?]
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Christina Aguilera hints that she might leave The Voice. She’s only been a judge for…how long? And she’s already bored with it? [K1047]
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Congratulations to Janelle Monáe for becoming the new face of Cover Girl. You might recognize her from fun.’s ‘We Are Young.’

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There’s a reason why Tyga isn’t known for his understated nature and correspondingly his “Rack City (Remix)” features verses from some of the biggest rappers in the game including Wale, Fabolous, Young Jeezy, Meek Mill and T.I.

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In addition to featuring these legendary rappers the video features barrels made out of gold, dancing ladies and lots and lots of money. If you thought that “making it rain” was a figure of speech, tune into this video to see the rainfall in action.
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Tyga’s new disc Careless World is one of the highest profile hip-hop releases of the month but it may not chart in the top ten due to the fact that 150,000 physical copies of the disc had to be recalled because a sample of a speech by Martin Luther King Jr. that appears on the disc wasn’t cleared by King’s camp prior to the release date on Tuesday.

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“They basically recalled [the albums],” Tyga explained during a recent interview with V-103. “I’m looking at my Twitter and fans were hitting me up all day, posting pictures. They have them, and they have some in stores but then they got a piece of paper next to them [saying] ‘Recall: Can’t sell.’ My fans were going crazy, like ‘I got it in my hands, I’m thinking about just stealing it but I want to buy it, though.’ ”

Tyga – “Far Away”
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While not every copy of the album was recalled, this incident did prevent the disc from being sold by chains such as Target and Best Buy. A new digital version of the disc was ready on Tuesday and physical copies of this version were shipping yesterday and are expected to reach retail stores on Monday.
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So what do you think of the Tyga recall and how will affect his position of the charts? Let us know in the comments section below as you listen to Tyga Radio.

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In case you’re not a regular patron at your local strip club you should know that the Tyga song “Rack City” is getting more play than Van Halen’s “Hot For Teacher” and the rapper and his crew couldn’t be happier about helping out the exotic dancers of the world with his music.

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MTV was on the set of the remix video for the song featuring Wale and Fabolous where Wale explained, “I’m just happy that I can be a part of a record that’s influencing and making so many young, ambitious dancers so much money.”
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Wale went on to add, “I think it’s important that we continue to make songs like this, because it’s very beneficial to so many young women across the country. The strip clubs are stress relief. Welcome to Rack City!”
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Tyga – “Rack City”
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The remix, which was produced by DJ Mustard, will appear on Tyga’s upcoming disc Careless World and the video, which was shot in Miami, should be debuting soon as well. So are you excited for the “Rack City” remix video and what are you thoughts on the track? Let us know below as you rock out to Tyga Radio.

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Tyga has been accused of causing a riot in San Diego after failing to show up for a performance. The rapper was scheduled to play at World Beat Center on January 6, but did not appear.
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According to TMZ, a crowd of over 1,200 people was left disappointed and responded by trashing the venue. Security at the venue was unable to handle the unruly crowd and San Diego police officers were called to the scene. Twelve cops arrived and got the situation under control.
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World Beat Center claims that floors and walls were destroyed during the rioting. Due to the damages, Tyga is reportedly banned from performing there in the future. The rapper has yet to respond to the allegations and it remains unclear why he failed to play the show.
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This news comes after reports that Tyga was arrested in Las Vegas earlier this month. The rapper was stopped while driving and police discovered he had a warrant out for his arrest due to four prior violations, including driving without a license, registration violations and unlawful acts of financial responsibility. Tyga was taken to the Clark County Detention Center and released the following day.
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The rapper is currently finishing his sophomore effort, Careless World: Rise of the Last King, which is expected out later this spring. The album was delayed from an initial January release.

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