Onyx member Sticky Fingaz has joined the cast of “Empire,” a series being developed by HBO. “Empire,” focuses on two brothers who own a “hip-hop entertainment empire,” and shows their rise in the business and the struggles they encounter. The series is created and directed by Sofia Coppola, daughter of famed producer/director Francis Ford Coppola.

Jamie Kennedy , the star of WB’s “JKX: The Jamie Kennedy Experiment,” is bringing his wannabe rapper character, Brad Gluckman to the big screen. “Suckaz,” will star Kennedy as the wannabe rapper from Malibu who thinks he is from the ghetto, until he finds out what it’s like. “I’ve always been a huge fan of […]

A man , described by Master P as a “stalker,” was arrested in Los Angeles on April 17 and charged with trespassing and criminal threats. According to P’s publicist, the man Antwan Baker, threatened P while he visited his attorney in LA. P said Baker began speaking incoherently and told him that he changed his […]

According to sources, bad blood may be flowing between Sean “P.Diddy” Combs and the Chairman of Island Music, Lyor Cohen. It seems the problems started when Cohen signed one of Bad Boy’s biggest act’s, 112 to Island/Def Jam. The signing, which Puff referred to as “a betrayal,” seems to have been the first in what […]

From Redman to Cypress Hill and many artists in between, rap music and marijuana have always been close friends and now High Times magazine makes huge the leap into hip-hop music. With THC (The Hip-Hop Collection) Vol.1, the magazine harnesses the power of the plant and its 500, 000 readers to assemble some of the […]

Nate Dogg was booked Friday in Arizona on felony charges of possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and a stolen firearm. He was also charged with misconduct involving weapons while committing a felony. Nate’s tour bus was stopped for traveling 85 mph in a 75 mph zone according to Arizona authorities. Authorities smelled marijuana when the […]

Vancouver, Canada based hip-hop group Swollen Members‘ won Canada’s equivalent of a Grammy for their second album, Bad Dreams on Sunday April 14th. The album, which is certified gold in Canada, took home the award for Best Rap Recording, edging out Solitair’s Easy To Slip, Ghetto Concept’s Still Too Much, Jeleestone’s Jeleestone 13 and Kardinal […]

Black studies Professor Cornel West announced on Friday that he was leaving Harvard University to return to Princeton, after a dispute with the President of the university over diversity angered several of Harvard’s prominent African-American Professors. West will return to Princeton as Professor Of Religion. "I am excited to return to the greatest center for […]

Def Jam has canceled all promotions surrounding the R.Kelly/Jay-Z collaboration album, Best Of Both Worlds. After having $100,000 press day at New York’s Waldorf Astoria that attracted Russell Simmons, Johnnie Cochran and Puff Daddy to name a few, the plug has been pulled to avoid any negativity being placed on one of Def Jam’s top […]

DJ Quik‘s 6th solo album, Under Tha Influence, has been pushed back to a June 4th release date. The album was delayed so that Quik and Dr. Dre could go back into a studio in Los Angeles to work on two last minute additions for the album. Under Tha Influence is being regarded as one […]

Will Smith‘s real estate company, Treyball Developments, is in the final stages of a plan to build a minority owned 500 room hotel in Broward County, FL. Treyball took the project after the county cut ties with the previous developer. In related news, Smith’s company Overbrooke secured rights to remake Bill Cosby & Sidney Poitier’s […]

Russell Simmons, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, Minister Benjamin Muhammad, Darien Dash (Dame’s brother) and others will be appearing at Urban Campfire for a post 9/11 dialogue with young adults at York College Performing Arts Theater tomorrow (April 13th). The gathering is design to create dialogue with young adults to discuss the issues in their lives […]

Voletta Wallace, mother of Notorious B.I.G., is preparing to file the biggest wrongful death lawsuit in U.S. history. The lawsuit will name the LAPD and current police chief Bernard Parks. The lawsuit is based on radio transmissions linked to police around the Peterson’s Auto Museum during the time that B.I.G. was murdered. "There is a […]

An associate of Marion “Suge” Knight was shot at a Compton, CA Shell gas station yesterday. Alton McDonald, 37, was pumping gas when a dark pickup drove up and started shooting. McDonald was hit in the upper body and died at Saint Francis Medical Center. According to police, a man who was with McDonald fled […]

Recently, Dr. Dre announced that his new album, “Detox,” will be a “hip-hop musical.” In a recent interview with MTV, Dre revealed that the album will focus on a hit man, his family and how he earns a living. Dre also says “Detox” will be the last album in his career as a rapper. After […]

Empire Musicwerks announces the long awaited and widely hailed re-release of “Nightmare In A-Minor”, the full length album from hip-hop group, Gravediggaz. The record was originally released independently, and is now being distributed by BMG. The record is scheduled to hit shelves on April 9, 2002. “This is an incredible effort from Gravediggaz that deserves […]

Xzibit and Jay-Z will be perform at the second ESPN Action Sports and Music Awards. The awards honor athletes who compete in snowboarding, skiing, surfing, BMX and motorcross. Jay-Z’s set will be backed up by musicians from top rock bands, including members from Korn, Limp Bizkit and Static X. Last years event was hosted by […]

As he experiences success with Blade 2, Wesley Snipes is set to star in "When The Ride Is Ruff," the first film from the Ruff Ryders rap collective. The film will star Wesley and have supporting roles by RR artists like the LOX. Snipes, known for his action roles, plays a motorcycle gang leader framed […]