West coast G-Funk pioneer Warren G. is celebrating his love for marijuana with a new single featuring Blink 182’s Travis Barker. Warren G.’s new track “Let’s Get High” featuring Black Nicc dropped today (April 20) to mark 4/20, an informal holiday among some smokers of marijuana. An article published in The New York […]
Hip-Hop star Nas will give an exclusive performance during a star-studded showcase featuring several upcoming unsigned artists. On Thursday (April 23), Miami’s DJ Khaled will host BMI’s 12th Annual Unsigned Urban Showcase, which in addition to Nas, will feature performances by Trey Songz and Novel. Nas is expected to perform a medley of […]
Hip-Hop soul icon Mary J. Blige and Outkast’s Big Boi stopped in Atlanta this past Saturday (April 18) to raise awareness on the nation’s foreclosure crisis. The stars joined the “Bringing the HOPE Home” tour bus, which is currently embarked on a four-city, foreclosure prevention tour. At each stop, the HOPE campaign offers […]
Naughty by Nature group member Treach recently shot scenes for a new movie titled Think Twice, Little Gangsta. According to New Jersey’s Herald News, Treach, Ruff Ryders Records’ President Walt Rogers and other local rappers participated in the film, which was also partially shot in Los Angeles. In Think Twice Little Gangsta a […]
Jasmina Anema’s search to find a bone marrow donor is striking a chord among Florida-based entertainers and athletes, who have united to help the six-year-old leukemia patient. Rappers Rick Ross, Trick Daddy, Pitbull and Flo-Rida are among the celebrities lending their support and assistance to a special event in honor of Anema. The […]
NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development have confirmed a partnership with the Hip-Hop Association (H2A) to launch the Hip-Hop Education (H2Ed) Center for Research, Evaluation, and Professional Development. The H2Ed Center aims to ignite education reform by uniting national art programs and educational institutions for the purpose of the study and […]
Rapper Rick Ross is gearing up for the April 21 release of his album Deeper Than Rap by launching an autograph signing tour next week. Ross will hit several key markets on the East Coast to promote his third album, which features appearances by Kanye West, Robin Thicke, Nas, Trina, Ne-Yo, T-Pain and others. On […]
A student-selected prom performance from Glasses Malone was recently aborted by school officials on the grounds of “inappropriate music.” The students of Clearfield High School selected the West Coast emcee as part of a radio contest from station U92, which agreed to bring in an artist or band for the winning school. After […]
A number of Hip-Hop acts will band together and hit the road for Rhymesayers Entertainment and Rose Presents’ 2nd Annual Soundset Festival next month. Over eight hours of independent Hip-Hop music will be featured during this year’s event, which will take place at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota. Atmosphere will take the stage […]
Rapper/actor Xzibit is attracting attention from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for being delinquent on his taxes. According to reports the entertainer, born Alvin Joiner, owes the IRS $501,840 in federal taxes. The debt resulted from a $296,355 lien filed by the IRS in Los Angeles County on April 17, 2008. That […]
Ace Capone, the CEO of a Philadelphia-based Hip-Hop label was convicted under Pennsylvania’s “Kingpin” law and was sentenced to life in prison today. Capone, born Alton Coles, was originally arrested and charged in August of 2005, accused of running a $25 million dollar drug ring in Philadelphia, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland. During […]
Hip-Hop entrepreneur P. Miller and son Romeo have joined with Walmart to give financial support to the community-centered Living Dream Telethon. Founded by social activists Ladell Beamon and Percy Townes, the Living the Dream Telethon focuses on bringing mainstream awareness to the poverty, crime, and subpar education of Memphis’ inner-city children. Through his […]
Chicago rapper Twista has released a collection of new and unreleased material in the form of a new mixtape, The Calm Before the Storm. The mixtape features freestyles, exclusives and previous unreleased material by Twista. The veteran MC garnered the support of a number of well known rappers for the mixtape, which is […]
Eminem’s rapping brother Nate Mathers was arrested early yesterday morning in a Detroit suburb and charged with drunken driving. According to the Associated Press, Nate Mathers, who raps under the alias Nate Kane, was stopped by police when he failed to yield for an ambulance. He failed a sobriety test, which revealed that […]
The rise of controversial German rap star Bushido will be explored in an upcoming biopic on the entertainer. The film, titled Bushido, will be helmed by director Uli Edel and producer Bernd Eichinger. Bushido marks the latest collaboration between the pair, who last worked together on the Oscar-nominated terrorism drama, The Baader Meinhof […]
Prosecutors have agreed to dismiss a criminal case against hook specialist Nate Dogg, who last year was charged with stalking and threatening his ex-wife. Nate Dogg, real name Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, was arrested in July 2008 for allegedly stalking and making criminal threats against his estranged spouse by sending threatening emails and chasing the […]
Producer Scott Storch has been arrested for grand theft auto in Miami for violating the lease terms of a 2004 Bentley. The troubled entertainer posted bail shortly after he was apprehended. Storch was arrested on Friday after authorities maintained he failed to return the Bentley when it was supposed to go back to the owner […]
Madame Tussauds has announced that Hip-Hop star Snoop Dogg will be the latest rap icon immortalized in wax. Deceased rappers like Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. also have their own wax figures, but Snoop Dogg is the first living Hip-Hop star to be enshrined in one of Madame Tussauds’ world famous wax museums. […]
Jadakiss’ new album, The Last Kiss, debuted in at number 3 on Billboard Top 200, an impressive outing for the Lox rapper. The Yonkers-bred rapper moved close to 135,000 records when the Nielsen SoundScan numbers were announced today. Jadakiss has been a staple in Hip-Hop music for over 10 years, but hasn’t seen the crossover […]
Superstar Kanye West has just announced a partnership with the NBA to release a playoff themed version of his hit single “Amazing.” Produced by NBA Entertainment, the video incorporates “Amazing” as the musical backbone while featuring memorable clips of past NBA postseasons with LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and Paul Pierce. Having […]
