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Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa: Whitney Houston Death Felt by Rappers

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Even though she was a singer, Whitney Houston's death has also touched the hearts of the hip-hop community. While attending the 54th annual Grammy Awards Sunday (Feb. 12), rappers Rick Ross and Wiz Khalifa openly expressed their condolences for the legendary songstress.

"Rest in peace Whitney Houston the one and only," Ross told The BoomBox. "I pray we all remember her for the positive impact she had on the culture."

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MTV 'Hottest MCs' List: AOL's The BoomBox Weighs In on Wale -- Video

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MTV is once again counting down the "Hottest MCs in the Game," and when it came time to consider No. 10, Wale, the network enlisted the help of our very own BoomBox editor, Georgette Cline. Our intrepid leader knows her hip-hop, and in the clip below, she holds forth on why Wale is worthy of the list.

"He proved that he was resilient," Georgette says, praising the D.C. MC for weathering his split with Interscope and releasing 'Ambition,' the aptly titled chart-topping sophomore disc he dropped in November 2011. 'He came back. He stayed true to his lyrical content."

Cline cited 'Lotus Flower Bomb' as one of the rapper's key tracks, since it's an anthem for both sexes.

"That was an awesome song for women, but I knew dudes were singing that, too," she says.

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Nicki Minaj Gets High: Rapper Reveals What Gives Her a Rush

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After her grand entrance at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, followed by her performance and levitation, fashionably sacrilegious rapper Nicki Minaj can't say she's not dressing to be noticed. Who knew that it's these outrageous outfits, each crazier than the next, that give the rapper a thrill.

"I like the idea of doing something that everyone else is not. I get high off that," Nicki admits in an interview with New York magazine. "Just the idea that other people don't have the balls to do something -- that's my thing." In the new issue of New York Magazine, Nicki reminisces over her days as a young girl, playing with make up, begging her mother to let her partially bleach her, like her fashion hero Cyndi Lauper. "I've always been experimenting." Ooh, guess that first blonde hair highlight was the gateway drugs.

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Malik Yusef: Co-writer Says Kanye's Song of the Year Loss Is Still 'Art'

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Kanye West and songwriter Malik Yusef Jones picked up multiple Grammy Awards Sunday night (Feb. 12) in the Best Rap Collaboration, Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song categories with their hit 'All of the Lights.' But what does Yusef think of not winning Song of the Year, which, like so many other major awards at the ceremony, was snagged by Adele?

In a recent essay he wrote for The Huffington Post, the multi-talented songwriter talks about the "creeping feeling of defeat," Whitney Houston, the power of love and his admiration for Adele's "true beauty" because she knows struggle. Read his account of music's biggest night, personal highlights like meeting Drake's father and afterthoughts.

Read the full article on Huffington Post Entertainment.

Jay-Z, Beyonce Skip 2012 Grammys to Eat Pizza in Brooklyn

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As reported by AOL Music, last night's Grammy Awards ceremony brought out all the stars, but there was one music industry power couple that was noticeably missing from Sunday's festivities (Feb. 12). No, not Kanye West and Jay-Z -- Beyonce and Jay-Z! The new parents were no-shows at the music industry's biggest night, despite both being nominated for multiple awards.

So where was our favorite musical couple? At home in New York having a shockingly normal Sunday evening. Bey and Jay actually ditched the Grammys this year so they could have a date night at their favorite pizza parlor in Hov's native Brooklyn!

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Lil Wayne, Grammys 2012: Is the Rapper Really a Skater? -- Video

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Lil Wayne made a surprise appearance at the Grammys Sunday night (Feb. 12), dropping in during David Guetta and Chris Brown's neon EDM -- electronic dance music -- tribute, to kick his verse from their collaboration 'I Can Only Imagine.'

Glowing kicks and flipped-up lid notwithstanding, Weezy's appearance was trumped by a shout out at the end of his verse, when he changed up the lyrics of the song to make reference to his newest passion -- skateboarding.

"You're a firework, light up in the dark/ You can find me at the skate park, yeah!" he shouted, before quickly exiting the stage.

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Melanie Fiona, Whitney Houston: Singer Cried 'Three Hours Straight' After Idol's Death

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Melanie Fiona had a lot to be thankful for at this year's Grammy Awards. Before winning the trophies in the Best R&B Song and Traditional R&B Vocal Performance categories -- both for her feature on Cee Lo Green's 'Fool For You' -- the Canadian songstress was numb with grief over the death of her idol, Whitney Houston.

"I can't tell you the last time I felt that I was hit with something so shocking," Fiona told The BoomBox while at the awards show. "I literally had bags in my hand. I dropped them, and I cried for three hours straight. I couldn't stop the tears from falling. I was emotional. I felt like I had lost somebody I'd known my whole life. Even though I didn't physically actually know her my whole life, she's had such a huge presence in my life, my entire life, and is such a huge part of why I'm sitting here doing what I do today. It was devastating. I immediately felt exhausted, like I didn't wanna do anything else, just overcome with grief. I just chilled out and really took a moment to reflect and just honor her."

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