Lawyers for civil rights activist Rosa Parks requested that an appeals court reinstate her lawsuit against Outkast, whom she claims misused her name in a their song "Rosa Parks." Lawyers for the 88 year old Parks claimed that she has the right to sue to challenge the Outkast’s use of her name, which appeared on […]

D.J. Quik, is hard at work on his follow up to 2000’s platinum release, "Balance & Options." The as-yet-untitled album will feature guest appearances from a variety of artists. Recently, Quik finished recording a song with Reflection Eternal member Talib Kweli. The song, titled "7:30″ was produced by Quik. "First of all, he is very […]

The Tupac Shakur estate has reached a settlement with Jimmy "Chopmaster" Dright and Network One, the company that he owns. Dright possessed unreleased recordings on Tupac Shakur, which he released without the proper authorization from Tupac’s Estate. According to Launch, the estate of the late Tupac sent a letters to retailers asking them not to […]

Plans for the second Hip Hop Summit are underway. The event, which is sponsored by Hands, will include a keynote address from Minister Louis Farrahkhan & will be moderated by Hip-Hop legend, KRS-One. The event will take place in New York City at The House Of Justice. A town hall meeting is also being scheduled […]

Ice T stars in a new flick directed by Abel Ferrara (King Of New York), titled "R Xmas." The flick, which was unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival Thursday (May 10th), is a strange Christmas tale about drug dealers and corrupt policemen. Ice T plays a racist gangster and also stars Drea de Matteo and […]

Wyclef Jean is producing actor Steven Seagal’s debut album. Seagal’s album, which is being recorded in Kingston Jamaica, is being recorded with some of the most respected names in today’s Jamaican music. “Doing movies took up all of my time but music has always been my first love,” Seagal, who stars opposite of DMX in […]

Hezekiah Walker, who is pastor of the Brooklyn based Love Fellowship Tabernacle Church, had a few criticizing words about artist Lil Kim, saying that his church is for all people. "Church is not only for the righteous. A person like Lil’ Kim – These are the ones that need to be in the church. It’s […]

The release of the Run DMC’s Crown Royal along with the ever-absent presence of DMC, has rumors swirling around the crew. At a recent concert at University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, DMC spoke candidly about the future of the group and his role. "I am try to show people that I have evolved […]

Suge Knight was released from prison 5 days earlier than was expected. He left Mule Creek State Prison near Sacramento, California after serving over half of a nine year bid for violation of his parole, stemming from an incident in which he beat alleged Crip gang member Orlando Anderson. The incident is believed to have […]

Juvenile is in the news again this month. According to reports, Juvenile has stirred up the rage of his neighbors, because he allegedly leaves his tour bus parked and running on a narrow road in the exclusive Woodville neighborhood where he lives in Mandeville, La. The other members of the community are seeking a court […]

Run-DMC will be hitting the road this spring, performing almost 30 lives shows to support their latest album, Crown Royal. Here are the dates: 4/12 – Detroit, MI @ Wayne State University (with Uncle Kracker) 4/17 – Orlando, FL @ University of Central Florida Arena 4/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ St. Joseph University 4/20 – […]

Wyclef Jean has signed on with Pepsi in his first ever advertising campaign, in a year long marketing agreement. The relationship calls for creative collaboration on new Pepsi advertising, including a new original Appearing in his first advertising campaign of any kind, hip-hop sensation Wyclef Jean is partnering with Pepsi-Cola in a yearlong marketing agreement. […]

Rock from Heltah Skeltah recently signed on with DJ Lethal’s Interscope imprint, Lethah Dose. The record will feature production from The Neptunes, DJ Shok (Ruff Ryders) and more. There will be appearances from the Duck Down fam as well as from Fred Durst and others. The record is scheduled to drop in July. Rock debuted […]

Tupac Shakur’s latest posthumous album, Death Row Records double CD, "Until The End Of Time," debuted at No 1 on the album chart this week — six days after release, putting the label back on top. The release moved approximately 430,000 units. More than 20 selections of never-before-released material from the Death Row vaults are […]