Queens, New York Hip-Hop icon LL Cool J and Harlem rapper Jim Jones have collaborated on a new track for LL Cool J’s upcoming album, Exit 13.   The album, which features appearances by Jim Jones, Method Man and Lil’ Kim thus far, is due in stores this year. [Jim wrote his verse with] No […]

Working alongside Brent Walker and Du Love, Violator CEO, Chris Lighty is on the prowl in search of the next “money making artist”.   According to Lighty, the Who Got Skillz competition was started in order to find, “The next artist who can take over Violator worldwide and really take it to the next level.” […]

Rapper Corey “C-Murder” Miller is continuing to connect with fans through his literary endeavors by taking part in a new venture with Conversations Book Club.   The event, which is called the Tru Conversations Hour, will give fans a chance to discuss Miller’s best-selling novel Death Around the Corner.   Readers will be able to […]

Sen. Barack Obama won the Iowa Caucus on Thursday night (Jan. 3), the first major test for the race for the 2008 Democratic nomination for President of the United States.   The win dealt a blow to Clinton’s aspirations to be the first woman to claim president, while seriously boosting Obama’s chance to be the […]

A key evidence suppression hearing that was scheduled in regards to Atlanta rapper T.I.‘s federal gun trial has been delayed six weeks according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Presiding U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman postponed tomorrow’s (January 4) hearing until February 19. T.I., born Clifford Harris, is accused of attempting to purchasing machine guns and […]

Rapper Play of legendary Hip-Hop group Kid-N-Play was seriously injured in a wild car accident that killed one person in Durham, North Carolina last weekend.   Play, born Christopher Martin and a female passenger were injured when his SUV was struck by a driver on Saturday (December 29) who was shot, while attempting to flee […]

Rappers Will Smith, the estate of Tupac Shakur, KRS-One and Michael Jackson are among the defendants named in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by R&B veteran Syl Johnson.   Johnson and his Twilight Record Co. filed the lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois, claming that the artists illegally used portions of his single “Different […]

The legal ups and downs continue to manifest for Marion “Suge” Knight as arguments were heard Wednesday (Jan. 2) in court over a legal motion that threatens to overturn a $130 million default ruling against the Death Row Records executive.   As a result of the motion, Los Angeles attorney Dermot Givens is seeking to […]

Hours after news broke concerning a new lawsuit against Grammy-winning hitmaker R. Kelly, the singer has fired back via his spokesperson.   The suit, which was filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court by R&B crooner Ne-Yo, is the latest development in the aftermath of Ne-Yo’s short stint on Kelly’s Double Up tour.   […]

Fonzworth Bentley will make an appearance on NBC’s Late Night With Conan O’Brien tomorrow night (Jan 3) on the show’s second live broadcast of the new year, to promote his etiquette book Advance Your Swagger: How to Use Manners, Confidence, and Style to Get Ahead.   Like many live programs, Late Night started airing immediate […]

R. Kelly was hit with a lawsuit last week in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming that he fired superstar singer Ne-Yo without just cause, owing him a six-figure payment.   According to Ne-Yo, born Shaffer Smith, R. Kelly fired him because he upstaged Kelly during the “Double Up Tour,” which Kelly kicked off in November […]

Virginia-based rapper Skillz continued his year end tradition with a twist for 2007, releasing a video for his annual “Rap-Up.”   The clip, directed by Chris Robinson, features appearances by comedians including D.Ray Davis and Affion Crocket, as well as impersonations of various artists who made the news in 2007, including rapper-turned-singer T-Pain and Bobby […]

In a year full of huge announcements comprising deaths, press conferences, arrests, and big album releases, these are the biggest news headlines in terms of reader volume.  Not necessarily the biggest stories, but the most read headlines of 2007. Sit back, relax, and review the year that was, in headlines.   Details Emerge In Pimp […]

The estate of Wu-Tang Clan member Ol’ Dirty Bastard has entered into an agreement with Long Island, New York based company MerchDirect, to produce a new line of Ol’ Dirty t-shirts, posters and other accessories featuring the late rapper’s image.   According to Newsday, Ol’ Dirty Bastards widow Icelene Jones entered into an agreement with […]

Rapper/actor Mos Def will host the “Sneakers Required New Year’s Eve Ball 2008” at La Terra in San Francisco tomorrow (December 31). Contrary to the normal dress code restrictions often placed upon Hip-Hop fans at various establishments, organizers are requiring attendees to wear their most fashionable pair of sneakers. Those who attend are also being […]

Performers from the worlds of Hip-Hop and R&B have come out to show support for celebrity fitness trainer Darius Miller, who was beaten into a coma early Wednesday (December 26) morning.   Miller attempted to stop a group of men from videotaping Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin’s two daughters outside of a downtown Atlanta club.   […]

A father in Volusia, Florida was shocked to find out that the Disney Channel Hits CD    purchased for his 6-year-old daughter as a Christmas gift was filled with unedited songs from the Diplomats.   While typically filled with music from such Disney acts as Hannah Montana, the Disney Channel Hits CD Jay Scott contained […]

Yung Joc hasn’t said much since his arrested at a Cleveland airport, but the rapper has broken his brief silence and now claims that the media and the public has it all wrong.   “I have the utmost respect for the laws of this country and would never deliberately commit an act that would jeopardize […]

As Jay-Z vacates his post as Def Jam president, another Def Jam legend is vying for the high-level music industry position.   Chuck D of iconic group Public Enemy says he is the person for the job.   “After 10 years looking on the collapsing of the record industry, and upon hearing the news of […]

Brooklyn bred rapper/mogul Jay-Z has teamed up with Charlie Blaichman of CB Developers and Abe and Scott Shnay of SK Development group to launch a five-star hotel chain.   According to reports, J Hotels, will be a five-star luxury hotel with a flagship location in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea District.   The […]