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Nicki Minaj is now set to executive produce and appear in a scripted comedy series about her early life growing up in Queens, New York; and the show is set to appear on ABC Family. The project from Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment is set to film a pilot episode in Minaj's hometown this winter, will full intentions to continue filming a series. Minaj was born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago, and then moved to the U.S. as a child. The currently untitled show is going to focus on Minaj's life growing up in Queens in the 1990s with her immigrant family and personal/musical evolution that got her to where she is today. "Nicki Minaj is a force to be reckoned with at everything she touches," said ABC Family's EVP Programming and Development Karey Burke. "Nicki is an

With Karega Bailey's cross-country move from D.C. to Oakland complete, the emcee/poet/educator is back to work as not only the Director and Special Education/Performing Arts Coordinator of Roses in Concrete Community School, but also as a staunch preservationist of hip-hop culture. Bailey caught the attention of Public Enemy's Chuck D in 2012 while they were both attending a conference in Atlanta. He's been on the grind ever since. His latest video for "Last Kut" bursts with classic hip-hop flavor and authentic musicality, including live horns. It also features a cameo from emcee Real T@lk, who Andre 3000 once called a "lyrical scientist." The video shows Bailey and friends kicking it at the barber shop dressed to the 9s as they spit solid gold verses. Simply put, "You only funky

Drake has finally responded to claims that some of his lyrics were written by ghostwriters. Meek Mill originally made the accusations on Twitter, saying that Drake used a ghostwriter for his guest appearance on the star's recent LP. The accusations then led to diss tracks being exchanged, and barbed jibes over the course of several weeks. Drake defended himself by saying that "music can be a collaborative process" in a recent interview with The Fader. "I need, sometimes, individuals to spark an idea so that I can take off running," Drake said. "Music at times can be a collaborative process, you know? Who came up with this, who came up with that - for me, it's like, I know that it takes me to execute every single thing that I've done up until this point. And I'm not asham

Kanye West had previously hinted that the follow up to his 2013 album 'Yeezus' could arrive this year, but has failed to actually appear despite the release of his song 'All Day' in March. In a new interview with Vanity Fair, West describes 'Swish' as a "two year painting" and readily admits that he could potentially still be working on the album in another 12 months. "I've been doing that (making a new album) too," he said. "That's like a sonic landscape, a two-year painting." West has already debuted another new song, 'Fade' at a New York Fashion Week event, another track that he's been working on for some time apparently. "That song I played has been a year and a half in the making and it may be still a year from being complete," West says. <

'What A Time To Be Alive' is the brand new joint mixtape released by Drake and Future. The mixtape will be available as an Apple Music exclusive for one week and was debuted by Drake on his OVO Sound Radio show on Apple’s Beats 1 on September 22. "When you get around Future it's like vortex," Drake said while presenting OVO Sound Radio. He went on to say he just went to Future's hometown of Atlanta to do "a few songs" but the collaboration grew into something more. "It's a little soundtrack for the people who need it right now," Drake added. Drake and Future toured the US together earlier in the year. Future's most recent LP, 'DS2', which was released in July, featured Drake on 'Where Ya At'. Meanwhile, Drake is believed to be working on new studio album 'Vi

Pharrell has confirmed there will be another N.E.R.D. record, speaking in a Twitter Q&A. Williams answered questions from fans via iHeartRadio's Twitter account on Tuesday (September 22). During the session, the singer was asked by a fan, "Are you going to make another N.E.R.D. album?", to which Williams replied "OF COURSE!". N.E.R.D. consists of Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, and Shae Haley. Their last album titled 'Nothing' was released in 2010. Last year, Williams had hinted at a new N.E.R.D. album when he was joined onstage by a fellow N.E.R.D. bandmate during his iTunes festival headline set at London’s Roundhouse in September. Haley told the crowd, "It feels good to be back in London. When we released our first album back in 2001 and first crossed the Atlantic, this was the