Tony Yayo Makes Court Appearance, Co-Defendent Confesses
Rapper Tony Yayo made an appearance Thursday (Jan. 10) in Manhattan Criminal Court to face allegations stemming from an attack on the son of a G-Unit rival.Yayo was arrested last year for allegedly assaulting Czar Entertainment CEO Jimmy “Henchman” Rosemonds 14-year-old son.During the court proceedings, a revelation was made by the New York District Attorney, […]
Yung Berg Talks Arrest; New Album
Chicago rapper Yung Berg is set to record the first video for his forthcoming full-length debut album, Look What You Made Me, just weeks after his arrest in Miami during a separate video shoot. The rapper was arrested December 21 by Miami Beach Police, after officers observed him smoking marijuana on the set of […]
Director Of Salacious Remy Ma Clip Speaks Out
The director behind a controversial Internet clip featuring a woman claiming to be the lover of rapper Remy Ma has issued his own statement surrounding the clip’s authenticity. Cliffy Barz of the WebTV show Harlem Streets, uploaded the clip to YouTube in December of 2007 featuring a Harlem woman who claimed to have had […]
Soulja Boy Makes History With 3 Million “Crank That” Downloads
Things continue to look up for Soulja Boy, as the 17-year-old rapper generated has 3 million downloads of his hit single “Crank That (Soulja Boy).” The achievement, which Soulja Boy attributes to his fans, makes him the first artist to collect 3 million downloads of a digital track/song as a teenager. “I can’t […]
DIGITS: Top 10 Most Powerful Black Male Characters in Film
Lets be honest. In real life, Black men have it pretty tough. Of all human species in America, Black men have the lowest mortality rates of all nationalities, with the exception of Native Americans. Jails from coast to coast are still filling with Black men at an alarming rate, and they have become a part […]
Flo Rida Ft. T-Pain And Pitbull
Low (Remix)
Kool G Rap Ft. Haylie Duff
On The Rise
Khia Ft. Gucci Mane
What They Do
Donny Goines Ft. Dame Grease, Bigga Threat, Farrah Burns, R.E.U.B and others
Do It For Hip-Hop Remix
Bizzy Bone, DMX Shooting New Video In Graveyard
Rappers Bizzy Bone and DMX will team up later this month to shoot a video for Bizzy Bones latest single “A Song for You.” According to director Ethan Lader, the video for the song will be shot January 21 in Phoenix, Arizona, where they will turn a cemetery into a video set. “The […]
Say No To The Vocoder
No matter who becomes President, this election year is sure to bring change in Washington. Both parties are presenting candidates who want to learn from the mistakes of the Bush years and regain Americas standing throughout the world. Today, the Hip-Hop community represents an ever expanding range of backgrounds, ethnicities and experiences, so we have […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Dave Chappelle Sonned? Bobby Brown & The White Girl?
DISCLAIMER: All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on. YESTERDAYS RUMORS! Hip-Hop Rumors: Young Jeezy Crashes Lambo! Budden To Shady? Obama Lkes Jay-Z and Kanye! TODAY’S RUMORS! THE NEWS IS MORE INTERESTING THAN THE RUMORS! A LOT […]
Remy Mas Alleged Shooting Victim Sues For $80 Mil
Rapper Remy Ma has been slapped with an $80 million civil suit filed Wednesday (Jan. 9) from a former friend that maintains the artist shot her. The suit comes one day before Remy Ma was to appear in court for pretrial proceedings, according to a report in the Village Voice. Makeda Barnes-Joseph charges […]
The Game Heading To Trial February 4th
Compton, CA rapper The Game appeared in L.A. County Superior Court today (January 9) stemming from charges that he assaulted a man and pulled a gun on him during a game of basketball. The rapper previously pleaded not guilty to the charges. Today, the rapper appeared in court, where a judge set a trial […]
Gadget Review: Akai MPK49 USB/MIDI Controller
Ill be back later this week with a new installment of Tech Talk, but this particular review is dedicated to all the beat makers, producers and aspiring tunesmiths. I want to tell you about a product from Akai Professional called the MPK49. Released in 2007, it is geared toward those who want to go studio […]
Beanie Sigel Sentenced To Jail, Halfway House
Rapper Beanie Sigel is headed back to federal prison for violating his probation. The Associated Press reports that Sigel was ordered to serve one day in federal prison and six months in a halfway house, after he was found guilty on Wednesday (Jan. 8) of a second probation violation for taking a trip to […]
Ball With Biv: Celtics… Tested?
First of all, with the Celtics right now, I think people are really coming at them. It showed in some of the games in the past few weeks. In the Lakers game, Kevin Garnett got the elbow – he got the hit on the head. Then Lamar Odom gave Ray Allen that hit. You know […]
Sneak(er) Peek: Air Jordan XX3
Thats it. Its over. Its a wrap. Done deal. Finito. No Mas. With the release of the Air Jordan XX3, Nike and Brand Jordan are sealing the legacy of arguably, but not really, the most popular sneaker of all time. Yeah yeah, the ubiquitous Nike Air Force 1s, ahemUptowns, might get the award for omnipresence, […]
Tony Yayo’s Road Manager’s House Shot Up; Firebombed
The Staten Island, New York house of an associate of 50 Cent and Tony Yayo was shot up and almost set on fire early yesterday morning.According to The New York Post, unknown attackers shot up a house where Barja Walter lives around 4:45 am.In previous reports, Walter, 32, has been credited as being Tony Yayo’s […]
