Atlanta’s Music Midtown festival has enlisted rapper/producer Jermaine Dupri to produce their summer concert and has announced the initial line-up for its 2005 Music Midtown Urban Music Stage. The festival takes place from June 10-12 near the Atlanta Civic Center and will feature more than 100 musical acts. Dupri, the newly appointed President of Virgin […]

Fat Joe and world class boxer Roy Jones, Jr. have reportedly settled their differences stemming from a lyric on Ja Rule’s#### record, “New York.” In a previous interview, Jones expressed his feelings about the rapper’s lyric that stated “even Roy Jones was forced to lean back.” “It’s just that me and Joe were cooler than […]

Power Moves Inc. has announced a star studded line up of guests for "Deal Me In: 1st Annual Celebrity Spades Tournament,” which takes place tonight (April 6) at Strata in New York City. The event will feature 32 celebrities participating in a charity spades tournament to raise money that will be donated to their favorite […]

Much has been made of C-Murder’s (Corey Miller) suggestive name, but the rapper has adjusted the moniker after being convicted in the shooting death of a 16 year old. He will now be called C. Miller, based on his real name. While he’s proclaimed his innocence, he said that the general public has never known […]

Prince Paul is known for going against Hip-Hop’s collective grain and a new CD/DVD highlights his nonconformist mind state. Paul and company have recently released “The Dix: The Art Of Picking Up Women.” The set is a fictional journey of a soul singing group that eventually destroys itself for a variety of reasons. Through a […]

Eminem and 50 Cent have announced a massive tour, Anger Management 3, which will also feature Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz, G-Unit, D-12, Stat Quo and Obie Trice. The festivities will begin on July 7 in Indianapolis, IN and wraps in Em’s hometown of Detroit. This marks the first major tour for 50 and […]

Pharrell Williams recently launched The Ice Cream skate team, lead by professional skateboarder Terry Kennedy. According to an article published on expn.com, a sister site to television network ESPN that covers extreme sports, Williams snagged five amateurs who will tour the country for seven months with Kennedy. The team will scout talent and film tricks […]

Rapper Capone of group Capone-N-Noreaga is preparing to drop his first official solo effort, Pain, Time and Glory. The Queens, New York native recently inked a deal with Koch to drop his highly anticipated debut, which boasts cameo appearances from Scarface, Fat Joe, C-Murder, Peedi Crakk, Raekwon and others. Capone, who recently received national attention […]

Two weeks after resigning his post as chief operating officer of The Source magazine, publisher Jeremy Miller has announced the launch of DOWN magazine, a new publication focusing on the southern Hip-Hop scene. "I chose that name because essentially, it’s a magazine entirely dedicated to southern hip hop and down south [music], that’s pretty much […]

It’s been almost a decade since legendary Bronx producer/MC Diamond has released an album on a label. His debut, Stunts, Blunts, & Hip-Hop is considered by many as one of the finest records ever released. Last year, he dropped some classic unreleased material, as well as new work on Grown Man Talk. Now, he is […]

A fight between a patron and a security guard ended a Kanye West autograph signing session in Fresno, California yesterday. West’s autograph signing attracted thousands of people, who showed up at the launch of FTK, a new clothing store that recently launched in the area. According to the Fresno Bee, witnesses said a man attempted […]