Filed under: Soul/R&B, R&B News

A year after Whitney Houston's untimely death, her 19-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina was spotted smoking weed in public with her boyfriend yesterday (Feb. 7) in Atlanta, GA.

Meanwhile, her family is in Los Angeles to attend Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party and honor Whitney's legacy.

The singer infamously passed away last year at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, when she accidentally drowned in a bathtub while on a drug binge.
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Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Soul/R&B, R&B News

It's not exactly what you're looking to sip on when you're all dressed up in a suit and tie, but apparently it doesn't matter to Justin Timberlake.

Today (Feb. 7), the singer announced that he has signed on as the Creative Director at Bud Light Platinum.

"Bud Light Platinum brings a refined, discerning aesthetic to beer that plays well with what I'm doing," Timberlake said in a statement. "I'm looking forward to not only being a part of the creative process, but in bringing other talented musicians to the forefront as well."
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Filed under: Soul/R&B, R&B News, Grammy Awards

A year after Whitney Houston's tragic death, her family is returning to the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The same hotel in which the singer met her unfortunate demise on the eve of the 2012 Grammy Awards.

The family is set to attend Clive Davis' pre-Grammy Awards party.

"We're going in support of Clive to show our appreciation of him as he honors Whitney," Pat Houston, the singer's sister-in-law and business manager, said at Madame Tussauds in New York on Tuesday.
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Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News

Nas thinks the Grammy Awards could show more love to hip-hop.

"It's cool," he told Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl during an episode of Chelsea Lately Tuesday night (Feb. 6). "But I feel it could be a little bit more love though. Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight."

Nas has conspicuously been nominated for a whopping 18 Grammys during his career and yet has never taken home one of the coveted awards (Check out: Rap at the Grammy Awards: 10 Hip-Hop Grammys Gone Wrong)
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Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Soul/R&B, What's Beef?, Songs

A Gospel group is suing Rick Ross, Jay-Z and Dr. Dre over their "vulgar" song "3 Kings," which allegedly samples one of the plaintiffs' songs. [AllHipHop]

Just when you thought this Meek Mill/Cassidy beef had bored itself to death, Meek goes ahead and mention's Cass's name in a new freestyle, rapping "When you was screaming 'Come to my hotel'/ Homey we was slinging work out the motel." C'mon son. [YouTube]

Surprise! Mystikal's working on new album, after spending most of the last decade in jail. The album's called Original, and is said to feature Rick Ross, Future and Lil Wayne. [AllHipHop]
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Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Soul/R&B, R&B News

Despite Havoc's Twitter rant about Prodigy's jail practices, Mobb Deep have reunited to tour the world, beginning with the Paid Dues Festival on March 30. [FACT]

Game just tattooed the album artwork from his 2005 debut, The Documentary, on himself. Wow. [RapFix]

Uncle Luke has asked Rick Ross to tone it down. "All this gangster bullshit is jeopardizing your career," Luke admonished. "Every gangster rapper takes on the role of a real hood legend to build up street cred. But I don't want you to fall into the trap of believing you are really a gangster." [MiamiNewTimes]
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