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The economy might be slowing down, but they’re still firing on all cylinders at the Black Keys’ retro-rock factory. “Time don’t slow/It’s passing you by/No matter how we try,” Dan Auerbach intones on the smooth-rolling title track from No Rain, No Flowers, the band’s 13th album. If anything, Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney have built their success by sidestepping time rather than giving in to it. In their reality, rock remains suspended in arena-packing amber, 1970s radio drive-time vibes are an eternal power source,...

Scott Storch has been famous for a lot of things when it comes to his star-studded career, but perhaps the most talked-about element of his life is the steamy romance he once shared with his ex-girlfriend Paris Hilton. But while that was in the past and he has since long moved on, he has been getting under a lot of limelight as of late.

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This time around, it’s because of the recent series of candid confessions that he came clean about regarding his whirlwind romance with Hilton during an appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast. And while that was that, what’s further interesting is how this news has come amidst his baby’s mother Florence Mirsky’s racial slur controversy.

Scott Storch gets candid about his whirlwind romance with Paris Hilton

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One of the most legendary albums never to be released is Detox by Dr. Dre. What was originally proposed as Dr. Dre's third studio album (and his final album) has produced a life of its own. There have been countless rumors and recollections from collaborators regarding why the album never released.

Hardcore hip-hop fans are still wondering whatever happened to Dr. Dre's Detox, but perhaps there's a more pressing question, especially as there continues to be speculation on if Detox's release could still be on the horizon. Granted, there's a more pressing question to debate at the center of this conversation: Should Detox still come out?

After providing a timeline on Detox's history and reasoning for why Dr. Dre never dropped Detox, it will become all the clearer as to why the window has closed - and should stay closed - on Detox's drop.

A Timeline of Dr. Dre's Detox...

After spending nearly a decade generating buzz with mixtapes and singles, Bad Gyal is ready for her next big move. At the beginning of the year, the Barcelona-based star released her debut album La Joia, which is Catalan for the “The Jewel.” On the adventurous LP, she explored genres like dancehall, reggaeton, Brazilian funk, and house music while subverting the male-dominated urbano space with big femme energy.

“I like the concept that a jewel comes from a dirty, hard space, but then you work on it, you cut it, and...

Recently, the masterminds behind reggaeton's biggest stars and hitmakers have been coming into their own as artists. Last year, music producer Dímelo Flow released his debut album, "Always Dream." In June, producer Tainy also dropped his debut album, "Data." And now, Sky Rompiendo (real name Alejandro Ramírez Suárez) - one of the most in-demand Latin music producers of the past decade and the genius behind artists like J Balvin, Karol G, Maluma, and Feid - is shifting his focus from working behind the scenes to creating his own record. It's a move that has been long in the making, but for Rompiendo, the timing has been everything.

"I was inspired by all these producers like Pharrell, Timbaland, and Scott Storch - that whole movement of them eventually putting their faces up front and being more present in the scene versus not just always being behind the scenes," Rompiendo tells Popsugar.

A week after BET brought hip hop’s best to the stage for its 18th Annual Hip Hop Awards, the network will celebrate 50 years of hip hop coast to coast with the broadcast of the ceremony this Tuesday, Oct. 10. Led by returning host and Grammy nominee Fat Joe, this year’s event will feature performances from DaBaby and more and appearances by pioneers including Jermaine Dupri, LL Cool J, and Ludacris. Hip hop’s best, including the co-lead nominees Cardi B and 21 Savage, battle it out for the top honors, including Hip Hop Artist of the Year. The 2023 Annual BET Hip Hop Award will have its broadcast premiere on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 9 p.m. Et on BET. You can watch BET with a 7-Day Free Trial of Philo. You can also watch with Directv Stream, Sling TV, Hulu Live TV, Fubo, or YouTube TV.

How to Watch 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards When: Tuesday,...

Dr. Dre and his legal team have taken action against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after she used the “Still D.R.E.” instrumental in a self-promotional video shared Monday, Jan. 9.

The objectively goofy clip pairs the “Still D.R.E.” beat — which Dre produced with Mel-Man and Scott Storch —with some slo-mo clips of Greene not exactly working hard but walking around the halls of Congress. There’s also some footage of Greene taking a phone call from “Dt” (yeesh) and celebrating the end of Kevin McCarthy’s abject humiliation...

In 2002, Christina Aguilera shed her teen pop princess image to reveal something dirtier, rougher, rawer and realer through Stripped, her fourth studio album known for singles like “Dirrty” and “Fighter.” The LP, which celebrates its 20th anniversary today, saw the then-21-year-old maturing her sound and public image fast, darkening her previously platinum blonde hair, and taking control of her sexuality.

“The music I was making on my first album, I was still very much under the thumb of a lot of older men and women,” Aguilera says of her early carer experience.

Beyoncé’s 2006 single “Deja Vu,” from her second solo album, B-Day, topped Rolling Stone‘s recent list of the 70 greatest Beyoncé songs — released to celebrate her seventh solo album, Renaissance. In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, legendary R&b producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins — who’s collaborated with Michael Jackson, Brandy, Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, and Mary J. Blige, among many others, and is currently working on songs for Sza’s next album – told the full story behind making that song. To hear the whole episode, which also...

When producer Scott Storch spent a week in a South Beach studio with Beyoncé in 2002, he had never met her before, despite working on Destiny’s Child tracks. But as soon as she started singing some of the songs they wrote together, with the help of rapper Est, for what would become her 2003 debut Dangerously in Love, her level of artistry became clear. “When I was in the studio,” Storch says, “I was thinking to myself so many times, this is the best singer I’ve ever worked with and probably will ever work with.

Grammy Award-winning record producer, Scott Storch is supporting his fans’ wellness through his health partnership with Swissx. The musician’s fans can enjoy the finest, purest hemp products, which are beautifully packaged, for a uniquely luxurious Swissx experience. Storch’s Cannabis Club Box, which is sent once per month for the entirety of users’ subscriptions, features up […]

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Musicians Scott Storch and Stanley Enow are working together to not only create impressive beats for the world’s entertainment, but also raise awareness for a worthy cause. Storch, an eight-time Grammy Award-winning record producer, is collaborating with Enow, a Cameroonian rapper, to support the latter’s Stanley Enow Foundation, with the backing of Swissx. The duo […]

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Grammy Award-winning record producer, Scott Storch is capturing his fans’ attention once again with his health partnership with Swissx, the Amazon of wellness with a sharper image! The musician is proudly endorsing his Cannabis Club Box, for which he has approved and certified all of its plant medicine contents. Storch’s fans can enjoy the finest, […]

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During a historic and captivating performance, music producer Scott Storch inspired government leaders who attended John Gibbs’ Congressional campaign fundraiser at the Mar-a-Lago Club this past Wednesday, March 30. The eight-time Granny winning producer’s show was so inspiring that U.S. senators and their wives began dancing on top of the tables at President Donald Trump’s […]

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For the second year in a row, Taylor Swift has swept the Gold Derby Music Awards, but not in every category. She was upset by Lana Del Rey for Album of the Year. Scroll down for our complete list of winners, and watch our video presentation of the winners above.

More than 5,000 registered Gold Derby users voted in these awards, which honored the best music from the eligibility period of September 2020 through September 2021, the same as the Grammys’ calendar. And they awarded Swift six times out of her seven nominations. She won repeat prizes for Artist of the Year, Record of the Year (“Willow”), Song of the Year (“Willow”), and Best Pop Artist. She also claimed Best Pop Album (“Evermore”) and Best Music Video (“Willow”). That gives her 11 total wins over just two years of the GDMAs.

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Lil Nas X leads the 2nd Annual Gold Derby Music Awards nominations with 11 bids. These nominations were decided by well over 1,000 registered Gold Derby users who supported their favorite artists, songs, and albums. And you can start voting for the winners effective immediately here. Voting will take place through Friday, January 21, 2022, with winners to be announced the following week. See the complete list of nominations below, and watch our winners announcement above.

SEEDrake withdrew his own 2022 Grammy nominations just as voting started

The Gdma nominations for Lil Nas X include a sweep of the four general field categories he was eligible for: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for “Montero,” Song of the Year for “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” and Record of the Year for both “Call Me by Your Name” and “Industry Baby” featuring Jack Harlow. Elsewhere he’s also nominated in pop, hip-hop, and music video categories.

Yeek tries to untangle a confusing web of attraction on his new track “Back N Forth.” “Girl, you got someone, so why you acting like you don’t?” he asks. “‘Cause I, I got my baby waiting for me back at home.” But nothing seems to end happily here — the hook ends on a sour note: “Now I’m alone.”

During the gliding chorus, Yeek starts with a choppy, staccato delivery before shifting to stretch out gummy syllables; the effect is like coasting towards the bottom of a slope on...

Taylor Swift was the big winner at the 1st Annual Gold Derby Music Awards. For years our users have voted for their favorite achievements in film and TV. This year more than 10,000 got to cast their votes for the best in the recording industry for the first time. Scroll down for the complete list of Gdma winners, and watch our winners announcement above.

SEEBeyonce on track to break Alison Krauss’s Grammy record with these wins, according to our predictions

Swift achieved a clean sweep of her general field categories. She was named Artist of the Year, while “Folklore” won Album of the Year and “Cardigan” was named Record of the Year and Song of the Year. She also won the award for Best Pop Artist, bringing her total to five wins out of six nominations. The only category she lost was Best Music Video, which went to Lady Gaga...

When The Roots released “Don’t Say Nuthin” off their album, “The Tipping Point,” in 2004, producers Questlove and Scott Storch said they wanted to create a track that purposely took the group away from their usual live instrumentation in favor of more electronic-inspired backing beats.

While much of the initial response to the song focused on Black Thought’s indiscernible mumbling on the chorus, fans and critics alike soon applauded the group for digging into the boards to create a fresh and original-sounding record, where the lyrics seemed to dance...

For the first time in our history, our users were able to vote for their favorite songs, albums and artists of the year in the inaugural Gold Derby Music Awards, which cover the same eligibility period as the Grammys. Over 900 users cast their ballots, and Lady Gaga came out on top with eight nominations. Scroll down to see our complete list of contenders in 12 categories, and watch our video presentation of the nominees above, including inside info on which artists came close to noms but missed. You can vote for the winners right now here in our predictions center.

SEEUpsets abound at 2020 Latin Grammys as Natalia Lafourcade and Alejandro Sanz beat Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Karol G

Lady Gaga was nominated in every possible category — more than once in a couple. She’s up for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (“Chromatica“), Record of the Year and...

H.E.R. looks to be the VIP at BET’s annual Soul Train Awards, racking up a leading eight nominations going into the ceremony, which will be telecast at the close of Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 29, at 8 p.m. Et.

Chris Brown is the runner-up among nominees, with seven, followed by Beyoncé and Young Thug with six, and Chloe x Halle, Summer Walker and Usher with five apiece. Yg landed four nominations, and Brandy and Pj Morton came up with three each in Wednesday’s announcement.

Actor-singers Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold return as third-time co-hosts for the show, which will air live on on BET, BET Her, VH1 and MTV2.

DJ Cassidy’s popular Twitch series, “Pass the Mic,” which has R&b and hip-hop stars of the past and present participating in epic medleys, will have its broadcast premiere as part of the evening, immediately following the awards program.

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How does someone like Ariana Grande follow one of pop’s greatest, boldest break-up albums? With a horny, campy collection of R&b slow jams, of course.

In all its naughty glory, Positions doesn’t teach us anything new about Grande: she’s always had a penchant for both subtle (“Imagine”) and not-so-subtle (“Side to Side”) sexual innuendos and come-ons, delivered sweetly from that Broadway-born voice of hers. Her theater kid side adds an extra dose of lightness to the project, a now-signature element of all her albums. Combined with...

Chloe and Halle Bailey were barely teenagers when their YouTube cover of Beyonce’s “Pretty Hurts” became a viral hit, winning the attention of the pop superstar herself, who signed them to her Parkwood label, featured them on the Lemonade visual album, and took them on her Formation tour as her opening act. By now, as they move into their early twenties, they’re a musical force in their own right, and their second album is a multi-faceted R&b treat, full of glistening vocal chemistry, sharp writing, and a...

Lush yet still head-rattling, simple but deceptively complex, horny and consensual: There are few songs in existence better than “Back That Azz Up.” Juvenile’s 1999 song has it all — the New Orleans rapper kindly requesting his paramour “back that ass up” instead of demanding it, a blistering Lil Wayne feature, and, just as importantly, a galaxy-rich Mannie Fresh beat. Nevertheless, deep in the comment sections of Instagram Live, a cavalcade of adults (many of them celebrities) acted like a cheerleading section as they demanded Scott Storch play “Still D.R.

Mannie Fresh and Scott Storch went head to head on Wednesday in the latest Instagram Live virtual beat battle commissioned by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland. The battle was initially billed as Storch vs. T-Pain, but the latter got cold feet and pulled out shortly after the announcement. “His boy @scottstorchofficial bout to curb stomp me,” he wrote on a since-deleted...

Ever since the Colombian star J Balvin introduced the producer Marco “Tainy” Masís to Bad Bunny, the two men have collaborated on a string of critical and commercial hits: The 2018 album X 100Pre, which has been certified ten times platinum by the RIAA, 2019’s Oasis, now double platinum, and the massive one-off “Callaíta,” which has more than 550 million streams on Spotify alone.

So it’s no surprise that Tainy also contributed to Bad Bunny’s Yo Hago Lo Que Me Da La Gana (Yhlqmdlg), which came out Saturday at midnight.

50 Cent is producing a new celebrity profile docuseries, including an installment chronicling the rise and fall of controversial rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine. Moment in Time, produced via 50’s G-Unit Film & Television production company, will feature six to eight one-hour stories per episode. No release date or network information has been announced.

Other episodes will document 50 Cent’s feud with entertainment executive and convicted drug trafficker Jimmy Henchman; Snoop Dogg’s murder trial/Number One hip-hop album, 1993’s Doggystyle; the career of music producer Scott Storch; and basketball player Rafer...

Udpated: The story of Tekashi 6ix9ine is a bizarre one: the Brooklyn rapper allegedly affiliated himself with a gang for street credibility, and then found himself extorted and kidnapped by them, is now in prison for his involvement with their crimes, and cooperated with police to convict them.

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson thinks it will make for great TV, and so will the legal dramas of other celebrities, including himself: the rapper-actor-entrepreneur has inked a deal for a scripted docuseries on such subjects called “A Moment in Time” that will be produced by him through his production company G-Unit Film & Television, a rep confirms to Variety — adding that there will be episodes on “many more” celebrities as well. The news was first reported by TMZ.

“Each season will showcase historical moments in hip-hop culture and revolve around a different music icon, sports hero, infamous drug organization,” a statement reads.

Gucci Mane, Lil Pump and Smokepurpp are performing together for the first time at Coachella under the stage name Gucci Gang ... and we're told the trio will use the gig as a springboard to become rap's next big thing. Sources close to the rappers tell TMZ ... Gucci Gang is in talks for future performances beyond Coachella. We're told they'll soon be working with some of the hottest upcoming artists, producing tons of new tracks.  View...

The producer and songwriter Jeff Bhasker has worked on four albums with Kanye West. 808s & Heartbreak was their first collaboration, and likely the most memorable. “It was probably the easiest Kanye West record that ever got made,” he said. “It flowed the most effortlessly because we basically did it in three weeks.”

Ten years after its release, 808s & Heartbreak is an absolute. Its influence never really ceased reverberating, and its imprint still appears with some frequency across hip-hop (and pop music writ large). Kanye West’s fourth studio album raised...

Russ, an Atlanta Mc, shows off his R&B chops on his new song, “Serious,” from his upcoming album, Zoo, out September 7th.

“Serious” is a lovelorn jam built around a mid-tempo drum grove and a delicate mix of piano and guitar. In the lyrics, Russ tries to prove his devotion to the object of his affection, moving between the hook’s simple plea – “Baby take me serious” – and cheeky punchlines like, “I been thirsty since before your water broke / I been thirsty since before Tha Carter IV.”

“Serious” marks Russ’ second offering from Zoo,...

[[tmz:video id="0_cih153a3"]] French Montana's birthday shindig proved yet again to be a celebrity magnet ... drawing tons of them for his 33rd affair. The rapper went all out -- with sponsorship help from Brother Love Diddy's Ciroc French Vanilla -- for the festivities Thursday night at a Bev Hills mansion. A bunch of Montana's buddies rolled through -- DJ Khaled, The Weeknd, Lil Uzi Vert, Belly, Ot Genasis, Cassie and producer Scott Storch among them. A post...

Lil Wayne's back grinding in the recording studio -- despite doctor's orders to cool out -- and he has an All-Star guest with him. Damian Lillard was hanging with Weezy Thursday at a studio we believe to be in Los Angeles. Lillard captioned the pic "#Confirmed" ... letting fans know the rumors are true, they're doing a track together. This is also the first time we've seen Wayne since his hospitalization earlier this week. TMZ...

Fallen rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight appeared in court Thursday, pleading not guilty making a death threat against “Straight Outta Compton” director F. Gary Gray. A spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office told TheWrap that Knight pleaded not guilty to one count of felony criminal threats. Knight is due back in court on the matter August 10. Also Read: Suge Knight Accused of Threatening Scott Storch Out of His Songwriting Royalties According to TMZ, Knight was indicted on the charge in February. The former Death Row Record boss allegedly “threatened to commit a crime which would result in death and.

Disgraced former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight, who’s currently awaiting trial on a murder charge, has now had another accusation thrown at him. Record producer/rapper Scott Storch, who’s produced artists including Dr. Dre, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake and many others, accuses Knight of bullying Storch into handing over songwriter royalties for a fraction of their worth, according to legal papers obtained by TheWrap. According to the legal papers, Storch was coerced into signing over the royalties while he was high, and “in fear of his personal safety due to Knight’s threats and intimidation.” Also Read: No,...

Music mogul Scott Storch pulled a Britney -- 24 hours after getting married, he wanted out, and is now filing for an annulment due to extreme intoxication. The famed producer just filed the docs, attempting to get out of marriage ... which went down in 2011. Scott says he and Christina Gray said, "I do" on June 7, 2011 -- but separated the next day. He says they haven't been together since then. In the docs, Scott admits he and...

Scott Storch just learned how Not to blow through a $70 mil fortune ... he successfully completed debt education school. The judge in Storch's bankruptcy case ordered him to take a course in financial management. Storch -- who's produced tracks for Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake and Beyonce -- was down to $100 in cash, some clothes, and a watch after a string of poor decisions ... including reportedly blowing through $30 mil just on drugs. Graduating calls for a celebration ... only this time ... Byob.

In so many ways, Dr. Dre’s new album, Compton: A Soundtrack, is a pleasant surprise. First, there is the fact that it exists at all. Before last week, the phrase “the forthcoming Dr. Dre album” was a punch line in and of itself, thanks to the good doctor’s mythically delayed, over-ten-years-in-the-making third album, which, since 2001, was set to be called Detox. As the years went by, the expectations became more impossible and the hype more biblical (in 2004, Dre’s onetime co-producer Scott Storch called it “the most advanced rap album musically and lyrically we’ll probably ever have a chance to listen to”), so it was something of a relief when Dre finally announced on Beats 1 last week that he’d scrapped Detox for the supremely humanizing reason that “it just wasn’t good.”But, in the same breath, he confirmed that he had a new record on...

Hit maker Scott Storch won't be flat ass broke for long ... not if Rick Ross, Chris Brown, and Tyga have anything to say about it -- according to Scott, they're his meal ticket out of bankruptcy. Storch tells TMZ ... he’s already recorded hot tracks that'll have him back in the black as soon as late summer when Brown's album comes out. Storch says it features a collab he produced for Chris and Tyga. He's...

Scott Storch -- the famed music producer who produced tracks for Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and a slew of others -- was worth $70 million. Now he's got a hundred dollars cash. Storch filed for bankruptcy claiming he has a grand total of $3,600 of assets to his name -- $100 in cash, $500 in clothing and a $3k watch. Most shocking ... his music companies are valued at $0. Storch produced some of the biggest records in music history,...

Not to be outdone by Pharrell (Although, aren't we all outdone by Pharrell at all times?), Rick Ross's new album, Mastermind, is also streaming at iTunes Radio before its official release next week. Ross features the likes of Kanye West, the Weeknd, Lil Wayne, and Big Sean on tracks produced by Scott Storch, Mike WiLL Made It, Diddy, and DJ Khaled. Looks like Maybach Music called in all the favors this time around. Check out Ross's duet with Jay Z below, and you can stream the full album at iTunes Radio.

Record producer and alleged subject of Christina Aguilera’s “F.U.S.S.” Scott Storch claims he was robbed at gunpoint early this morning outside his New York City hotel. According to TMZ, the incident took place at the Palace on Madison Avenue (aka where Serena lived on Gossip Girl) when two men came up to Storch’s SUV and...Read more»...

Hip hop producer Scott Storch -- who's worked with everyone from Dr. Dre to 50 Cent, Snoop and P!nk -- claims he was robbed outside of a NY hotel today ... and the gunmen threatened to kill him in the street. TMZ has learned ... 39-year-old Storch just filed a police report in NYC, claiming he was leaving the New York Palace hotel on Madison Ave. when he was approached by two men with guns while he...

Scott Storch can walk the streets in Florida without fear of being picked up by the police -- because a judge lifted the arrest order against him this week after he paid off a huge chunk of his child support debt.As TMZ first reported, Storch was behind on payments to the tune of $28,300 and when he failed to show up for a court date on the matter, a judge ordered the music producer to be arrested.

Rapper and record label exec Birdman is settling into his new, ginormous Miami Beach mansion.

The co-founder of Cash Money Records -- home to Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and Drake -- purchased the Palm Island pad in late September for $14.2 million, TMZ reports.

70 Palm Avenue was previously owned by record producer and former The Roots keyboardist Scott Storch, who lost his self-proclaimed "drug den" to foreclosure in 2010.

The 9-bedroom, 17-bathroom pad was the home base from which hip-hop's most unlikely white boy blew $30 million dollars in six months -- a great deal of it straight up his nose, and the rest on trips and toys. "I didn't need a 117-foot boat," he later admitted.

It was then snatched up by RockStar energy drink inventor Russel Weiner for just under $7 million.

Located on the exclusive Palm Island, Birdman's new mansion boasts a below-ground pool, elevator, and a private dock with ocean access.

Music Mogul Birdman spent $14.5 mil in cash money for a Miami mansion the size of a Four Seasons.The rapper -- who co-founded Cash Money Records -- bought the 19,000-sqaure-foot pad last month -- which sits on the ultra exclusive Palm Island.The 9-bedroom, 17-bath palace is amazing -- 25-foot-ceilings ... a below ground pool ... an outdoor pool with cabana ... a theater, gym, spa area ... in-house massage room ... 100 feet of waterfront And a private dock. Ya know,...

Scott Storch is officially a wanted man -- a Florida court has ordered the legendary hip-hop producer to be arrested immediately for failing to pay over $20,000 in child support and other bills ... TMZ has learned. According to court docs, Storch has failed to cough up $28,300 to his baby mama as ordered by the court -- then failed to appear in court to explain himself.Following the missed court date, a judge issued an arrest order,...

The G.O.O.D. Music producer, who has also worked with Nicki Minaj and Rihanna, tells Mixtape Daily he's 'gonna be dropping some stuff.'

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Behind the Beats: Hit-Boy

Here's a challenge: place all of Chauncey "Hit-Boy" Hollis' beats in a single playlist, take a listen and try to find some common threads. Besides the name in the production credits, there aren't too many sonic similarities in Hit-Boy's celebrated productions.

"That's been my whole thing ever since I started producing," Hit-Boy told Mixtape Daily of his musical diversity. "I look up to Scott Storch, like when he came out he was doing Beyoncé, he was doing Chris Brown, he was doing Fat Joe. None of his music sounded alike, but it just sounded like the highest echelon of that genre, and that's what I want to do."

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Legendary hip hop producer Scott Storch is being sued by an aspiring singer ... who claims she paid Storch a ton of money to produce her album ... but he was too drugged out to get the job done. The woman on the attack is Treena Ruberg ... who claims Storch -- who's worked with superstars like Dr. Dre, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake and more -- agreed to produce 6 songs for Treena in exchange for $45,000 back in October 2011 ... $30k...

10:38 Am Pst -- Storch tried to hide a baggie of cocaine in a trash can at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Vegas before cops arrived ... this according to the police report, obtained by TMZ. In the report, the arresting officer says cops fished out the baggie after receiving a tip from hotel security ... and discovered it contained 2.7 grams of blow.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hip-hop producer Scott Storch -- a recovering drug addict -- was arrested in Vegas earlier...