Lloyd Banks and Young Buck were arrested after police allegedly found weapons in a van carrying the rappers and 11 other people as they were leaving the Anger Management 3 tour in New York this morning (August 9). Reports stated that police pulled the van over for running a red light on 41st and Eighth […]

According to authorities in Queens, DMX broke the terms of a plea deal struck after a December 2004 arrest. On Monday, the rapper was formally charged and now faces up to a year in jail. The rapper reportedly posted $500 bail and must appear in court again on October. 11. In December the rapper was […]

DJ Scratch, longtime DJ for EPMD and general turntable wizard, has launched a turntable school to help up and coming DJ’s with the art of scratching. The School of the Turntable Arts (SOTA) officially opened its doors earlier this year, to teach new DJ’s the art of mixing and scratching. "I started this school because […]

Damon Dash Music Group’s star rapper Beanie Sigel was released this morning (August 9) from a Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey. Sigel was welcomed home by his mother, Michelle Brown-Derry, his fiancée Melissa and DDMG’s Damon Dash and Kareem "Biggs" Burke. Sigel entered prison on November 8 and was released after serving most […]

Kanye West was recently honored at the Nation of Islam headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, where the rapper expressed support for the upcoming Millions More Movement. On July 24, West was presented with the Million Man March Image Award on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Millions More Movement. Combating the rising dropout rates […]

Yesterday, 50 Cent held a party at his Farmington, Connecticut mansion playing host to a few hundred revelers, including G-Unit, Mobb Deep, M.O.P., boxing champion Winky Wright, actress Nia Long, Lil’ Jon, Lil’ Scrappy and a host of other celebrities. The pool party, equipped with a harem of models, doubled as a celebration for the […]

Marion “Suge" Knight was fined $691 Friday (August 5) and cleared of a marijuana possession charge after pleading no contest to making an illegal U turn and driving without insurance in Barstow, California. Knight was arrested and incarcerated for more than a week after police said they found marijuana in his Ford pickup truck during […]

Foxy Brown rejected a second plea deal Friday (August 5) that would have prevented her from going to jail on assault charges. According to prosecutors, the deal, offered by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, called for Brown to serve 10 days of community service for attempted assault and harassment of two nail technicians last August. […]

Rappers Fat Joe, Pitbull, Nore and a slew of other upcoming Latin artists are scheduled to perform at the first ever Libertad Music Festival. The festival was co-founded by Fat Joe and Catalyst Entertainment and will showcase some the unique sounds of Chicano/Mexican Hip-Hop, Reggaeton, Latin and South American beats. The Libertad Music Festival aims […]

Christian Wolbers is not a name known to many in the Hip-Hop crowd, but his work is. Well known as the bass/guitarist in the Metal band Fear Factory, he is also a Hip-Hop DJ, programmer, and producer all under which he is credited as "The Edgemaster". "The Edgemaster" has worked with such artists as Snoop […]

Sean “P. Diddy” Combs has been hit with a lawsuit over the slogan for his Sean John clothing line. Gregory Hilderbrand filed a lawsuit in Chicago Federal Court, claiming that the brand’s slogan “It’s no just a label, it’s a lifestyle” violates his registered trademark “It’s a lifestyle.” Hilderbrand alleges that his own clothing line […]

For the past 15 years, EA Sports and John Madden have written the book on creating the perfect franchise football game. Within the last few years, the game has also become an extremely useful marketing vehicle for brand new artists that are featured on the Madden Soundtrack. Tapping new and proven talent alike, this year’s […]