Edgar Bronfman’s Lexa Partners and a group of investors have bought Warner Music Group for $2.6 billion in cash. The purchase has created one of the world’s largest independent record companies.Warner Music Group is home to such rappers as Missy Elliot, Nappy Roots, Fabolous, Sean Paul, T.I., Lil Kim and others.”Warner Music Group is one […]

Rap label Ruff Ryders will give a Thanksgiving Dinner in Harlem, New York for homeless people, people in need and anyone in the community that simply wants to eat. The Lox, Drag-On, Jin and the entire Ruff Ryders family will attend the event, which will take place at Celebrity Seafood restaurant at 2492 8th Avenue, […]

A $25 million dollar lawsuit against Sean “P.Diddy” Combs was tossed out of Manhattan federal court, after the judge ruled the civil racketeering lawsuit had a “limitless number of deficiencies.” Kirk Burrowes,a former President of Bad Boy filed the lawsuit, alleging that Combs set up a network of thugs known as “The Enterprise” that dealt […]

Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav and Ecko have teamed up to produce the "’Legends Flavor Flav Talking Alarm Clock. The talking clock is a miniature replica of the animated rapper, complete with hat, sunglasses and Flav’s signature clock draped around his neck, which serves as the actual clock. Purchasers of the alarm clock can be awakened […]

According to Forbes magazine, producer Dr. Dre and Eminem are the second most powerful celebrities in the world.The producing/rapping duo were ranked second worldwide on the Forbes Global Celebrity List, edging out Stephen Spielberg, Tiger Woods, Paul McCartney, Harry Potter author JK Rowling, Robin Williams and Ozzy Osbourne.Dre and Eminem raked in a combined $35 […]

Rapper/mogul Jay-Z maybe looking to ball in a different manner than his tenor in the rap game. After proclaiming The Black Album would be his last, Jigga is reportedly considering the purchase of the New Jersey Nets. To explore the options, the rapper has retained New York investment company Andrew, Alexander, Wise & Co., to […]

Russell Simmons’ Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HHSAN) has released a statement revealing its position on controversial lyrics Eminem wrote about African-Americans in a rap recited in 1993. The tape was released to the media at a press conference in New York City on Wednesday, by Source founder Dave Mays and his partner, Raymond “Benzino” Scott. […]

Wu-Tang’s Ghostface Killah will hand out 1,000 sleeping bags to homeless people in New York City next week, in an effort to help needy people.Ghost, along with Ross Fredmand and Duke Wu, owners of the re-launched Troop apparel company will join the “One Thousand Sleeping Bags Partnership,” to help address the growing problem.Ghostface, who appears […]

A bevy of Hip-Hop heavies past and present turned up for the first annual Hip-Hop Summit Action Awards benefit at the Laura Belle private event venue in Manhattan on Tuesday. Russell Simmons played host as decade-spanning artists Jay-Z, P. Diddy, MC Shan, Grandmaster Flash, and others arrived alongside civil rights advocates Jesse Jackson and the […]

Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA is leading the publication of a book on the history of The Wu-Tang Clan. Riverhead Books will release “The Wu-Tang Manual,” which will contain autobiographies from each member as well as a lyrical encyclopedia. “This is basically everything Wu,” Riverhead senior editor Sean McDonald told Billboard. “A large chunk will be the […]

At a press conference in New York yesterday, The Source Magazine unveiled a tape recording of Eminem freestyling, using racial slurs against African-Americans.The tape, which features a young Eminem rhyming over a beatbox and primitive drum machine, was recorded around 1993 according to a press release issued by the magazine.On the tape Eminem says: All […]

Terius “Juvenile” Grey will release his fifth solo album for Cash Money Records on December 23. Juve The Great is his first official release since his 2001 effort, Project English.The first single from the album will be “In My Life,” which was produced by Cash Money’s resident producer Mannie Fresh.Mannie Fresh said that the arrangement […]

Nelly has partnered with national chains Sam Goody’s and Tower Records to sell and promote his controversial “Pimp Juice” energy drink.In addition to selling the “Pimp Juice” brand, the chains will also promote and sell Nelly’s new remix album, Da Derrty Versions (The Reinvention), in stores across the United States.Taking advantage of a slot on […]

Retailing giant Sears is hoping to cash in on the popularity of “hip-hop inspired” clothing, with the launch of 50 “urban” shops located inside of the stores.Selected Sears department stores in Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, New Jersey, Chicago, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington D.C. will carry the clothing lines in premium store […]

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"The Source Magazine will hold a press conference today, unveiling what they allege is an audio track recorded by Eminem which according to a press release, contains "racial slurs about black women and black people in general."Source founder Dave Mays and Raymond “Benzino” Scott will play the recording from start to […]

Atlanta, Georiga police with the help of federal agents, broke up what they called one of the largest CD piracy rings in the country. Police believe the organziation pirated copyrighted material with a market value of over $50 million dollars. The ring was allegedly operated by a Lawrenceville, Georgia man named Khalid "DJ Rock" Satary […]

50 Cent and Luther Vandross led the American Music Awards last night, each taking home two honors. Rappers Missy Elliot, Lil Jon and Kid Rock also snagged awards, which took place last night at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium. 50 Cent, who was a no show, won two awards for Best Male Rap Artist and Best […]

Universal & Ebay have put 100 signed copies of Jay-Z’s The Black Album up for auction. One copy contains tickets to Jay-Z’s sold out benefit concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The performance will benefit Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund and Russell Simmons’ Hip-Hop Summit Action Network. To bid on the auction, […]

Twista recently wrapped up shooting the video for his first single "Slow Jamz," from his long awaited solo set, Kamikaze. The video and song features producer Kanye West and actor/comedian Jamie Foxx, both of whom make appearances in the video. "The video is like a house party, how we used to do it," Twista told […]