Atlanta-based rap group Dem Franchize Boyz will take part in the Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes Foundation (LLF) celebrity Gift-Wrap event.The second annual event, which is sponsored by Macy’s and U.N.EYE Studios, will kick off Nov. 30 at The Mall at Stone Crest in Lithonia, Ga. and run through Dec. 24. Foundation members as well as […]

Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons will be honored next month at a reception and program presented by the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund.The 22nd annual event, which will take place November 13 at the New York Hilton, will kick off with a cocktail reception at 6 p.m.A dinner and program featuring […]

According to reports, rapper “Pimpin” of Dem Franchize Boyz was arrested for DUI in Atlanta last night.Jamal “Pimpin” Willingham was stopped for speeding by College Park Police on I-285.A sobriety test revealed the rapper to be under the influence and police charged him with DUI, littering and speeding.Willingham was released from jail on bond.Dem Franchize […]

The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan is calling on the Hip-Hop community, gangs and youth in general to hear a message titled “Justifiable Homicide: The Attack On Black Youth.”   Minister Farrakhan will give the speech at the Mosque Maryam in Chicago Illinois, where he will address the recent arrests of various rappers like T.I. and […]

A judge ordered rap superstar T.I. released from prison on $3 million dollars bond today (October 26) but the rapper must stay in home confinement until his federal trial for possession of machine guns and silencers.   Judge Alan Baverman said the rapper will be restricted to a house in Henry County, Georgia and will […]

Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club has been hit with a lawsuit by a woman who claims she was fired because she was pregnant. The lawsuit, which was filed in New York County Court, claims that she was fired by managers who said her pregnancy didn’t fit the club’s “sexy image.” The woman seeks an unknown amount in […]

Legendary Hip-Hop producer Pete Rock is planning to release a new album titled NY’s Finest, his first release in over four years.   NY’s Finest is the result of a joint venture Pete Rock’s Soul Survivor Records struck with New York based independent label Nature Sounds.   Pete Rock has assembled an all-star cast for […]

Comedian/actor D.L. Hughley will hit the stage next month to host rap mogul Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam.The show, which will take place at 8 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Comedy Festival in Las Vegas, will feature DJ Kid Capri as well as comedians Tiffany Haddish, Tony Roberts, Wil Sylvince, Malik S. and Damon Wayans […]

Representatives for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom have retracted proclamations for rapper Snoop Dogg and Perry Mann, founder of the Exotic Erotic Ball, a 2-day festival featuring exotic fashion, erotic art and a bevy of adult film stars.   A representative from the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice was supposed to present the pair with […]

Quincy Jones III’s QD3 Entertainment is preparing a new DVD titled Who Shot Ya, a documentary that examines violence in Hip-Hop.   Who Shot Ya will also feature a number of well known rappers discussing their personal experiences of being shot and the impact gun violence has on minority communities.   The release is the […]

Sean “Diddy” Combs has entered into an alliance with the Diageo liquor company and will take over brand management of the liquor brand Ciroc it was announced today (October 24).   Combs and Sean Combs Enterprises will play the leading role in the brand management of Diageo’s premium vodka Ciroc, as part of a multi-year […]

Rapper Mel “Drag-On” Smalls is set on making major moves in the rap scene with his new alliance with Full Surface Records.   Under the newly-signed deal, Drag-On will officially reunite with famed producer Swizz Beatz, who serves as the head of Full Surface.   Drag-On was featured on Swizz Beatz’ latest release One Man […]

Hip-Hop pioneer Ed Lover plead guilty to a violation relating to charges that he punched a New Jersey woman in the face at a Manhattan nightclub in December of 2005.   Ed Lover was originally charged with assault and second-degree harassment, stemming from a December 12 incident at Club Duvet in Manhattan.   Prosecutors claimed […]

Police in De Kalb County, Georgia have arrested one individual and are investigating a series of racial attacks at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts, after vandals tied a noose around the neck of a bronze statue of slain rapper, Tupac Shakur.   According to police, the first incident occurred early Saturday morning […]

Bronx-based rap collective Terror Squad is setting the stage for bigger things, as it signs a new deal with Koch Records.   Under the new deal, Terror Squad will release two albums on Koch.   “We’ve had major success with Koch and the Terror Squad imprint in the past, especially with DJ Khaled’s two albums,” […]

Philadelphia rap star Beanie Sigel has announced that his new album The Solution will hit stores on December 11. The Solution is Sigel’s follow up to this gold-selling 2005 release, The B. Coming. “I realize that the game has changed,” Sigel said. “Everything sounds the same…very repetitive. The Solution is the answer to all of […]

Imprisoned rapper Foxy Brown has been sentenced to 76 days in solitary confinement on Rikers Island over several infractions, including an altercation with another inmate.   According to The New York Post, Foxy Brown was removed from the general population of the prison and placed in a segregated cell, after she committed three violations this […]

Slain rap icon Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace will be immortalized in wax at Madame Tussauds New York, where a life like figure of the rapper will be unveiled on October 25.   B.I.G.’s mother Ms. Voletta Wallace will unveil the wax figure, which is a life-sized wax figure of B.I.G. in a white three-piece […]

An attorney for rapper JT Money has denied that his client was involved in a shooting last weekend at the Opera Club in Midtown Atlanta.   Police are seeking a black Hummer with three men who left the scene of the shooting, which took place on October 11 and left one mad wounded with a […]

Hundreds of fans of Lil’ Wayne are attempting to gain refunds to a controversial concert featuring the rapper at a Wilmington, North Carolina high school that was canceled.   Lil’ Wayne was booked to play at New Hanover High School on Sunday (October 21), but the concert was canceled due to low ticket sales, after […]