New Orleans rapper Juvenile is hitting the road this week to perform a series of free concerts for members of the United States military. On Friday (June 30), the UTP/Atlantic artist will travel to the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, to perform at Bayfest Hawaii 2006 to support his latest album Reality Check. The rapper will […]

Rapper/producer DJ Quik has begun a five-month stint in jail for assaulting his sister. The rapper (born David Marvin Blake) surrendered in Fontana Superior Court last week to begin his sentence. The incident occurred in 2003 when Blake pulled a gun on his sister during a family argument, according to police reports. The rapper was […]

Rapper/producer Kanye West and singers Mary J. Blige and Chris Brown emerged as the big winners Tuesday (June 27) with two awards each at this year’s BET Awards. West, who grabbed the award for Best Duet/Collaboration with Jamie Foxx for “Goldigger,” tied with Blige for the Video of the Year award. The songstress garnered the […]

Rap legend LL Cool J was honored with ASCAP’s Golden Note Award last night (June 26) at the 19th Annual ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Kevin Liles, former Def Jam president and current VP of Warner Music Group co-presented the award to LL Cool J […]

Rapper DMC of Run-D.M.C. and longtime Hip-Hop photographer Ernie Paniccioli have entered a deal to license images to Omage, a new retrospective line of clothing. The collection features graphic t-shirts inspired by Hip-Hop’s five elements: break-dancing, graffiti, deejaying, emceeing and knowledge of self. The shirts, priced at $24-$32, are currently available at select retail locations. […]

French rapper Monsieur R has avoided prosecution by the French government for controversial lyrics that compared France to a s### and the government to Germany’s infamous Third R####. In the song, FranSSe, Monsieur R (born Richard Makela) makes reference to relieving himself on Napoleon and General Charles De Gaulle while repeatedly referring to France as […]

Rapper Lil’ Scrappy is setting the mood for his forthcoming sophomore album, Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live by shooting videos for two of the album’s tracks. The Atlanta native will travel to Los Angeles, CA this week to shoot videos for “Money in the Bank” and “Gangsta Gangsta.” Both clips will be helmed by acclaimed […]

The United States Supreme Court has decided against hearing a petition filed by TVT Records to overturn a legal decision, which voided a $132 million jury verdict to TVT from Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG). According to reports, the decision comes after a June 2005 ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, […]

Rapper Foxy Brown has been tapped to perform at the first HIV/AIDS awareness reggae concert by LIFEbeat’s Hearts & Voices Benefit Concert Series. The concert, dubbed "Reggae Gold Live 2006 Summer Jumpoff," is presented in conjunction with E.A.R.S. Entertainment Group and New York’s Power 105.1 FM. The sixth annual Hearts & Voices AIDS Benefit Concert […]

Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams has been tapped to appear in Louis Vuitton’s new fall 2006 and winter 2007 ad campaigns. The nationwide advertisements will feature the rapper/producer surrounded by monogrammed Louis Vuitton suitcases, as well as the fashion house’s new Innsbruck carryall bag. “We brought to this campaign a touch of the street, elevated […]

Bad Boy rapper Babs of Making The Band fame was arrested early Saturday (June 24) after an altercation at a Brooklyn, N.Y., house party. According to representatives, Babs spent the night in jail after an incident involving two unidentified women. One woman allegedly believed Babs had stolen her former boyfriend. The two women showed up […]