So So Def CEO Jermaine Dupri and longtime associate Da Brat have been hit with a lawsuit over an assault that occurred in Jermaine Dupri’s Atlanta club, Studio 72.   Shayla Stevens, a former Atlanta Falcons and model, filed a civil lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court, claiming Da Brat struck her in the face […]

Jail time may be imminent for Lil Wayne, but it’s business as usual for the rap star’s Young Money record label and crew.   According to the label’s president Mack Maine, all efforts are geared toward releasing new material from Young Money’s stable of artists as well as maintaining its current standing in the eyes […]

Rappers AG of Diggin In The Crates, Sadat X and DJ Jab have formed a new super group titled Trinity.   The group debuted during Audible Treats’ CMJ ’09 Showcase and already has a deal with legendary indie label/record store Fat Beats.   The first record from the trio is titled “Roc Raida Tribute,” a […]

Rapper 50 Cent appeared on Philadelphia’s Power 99FM this morning (November 3) and addressed a number of controversial feuds currently taking place in Hip-Hop.   50 stopped by Miss Jones’ morning show and discussed Jay-Z’s feud with Philly artist Beanie Sigel, Jay-Z and Rick Ross.   Sigel recently dropped a track titled “Average Cat,” where […]

Today (November 3), Atlanta will be host to this year’s Red Bull Big Tune event, where a group of 16 aspiring producers will compete for the chance to record with industry stars.   Created in 2004 by producer/emcee Vitamin D and event coordinator Jonathan Moore, Big Tune has grown into a national event aimed at […]

Despite making public appearances together in the past month, Queens rapper Nas’ divorce from his estranged wife R&B singer Kelis continues on.   According to TMZ.com, Nas lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan filed court papers today (November 2), seeking to block Kelis’ request for $72,728 a month in spousal support.   Nas had been ordered to […]

During a radio interview over the weekend promoting his forthcoming fourth major label release, Before I Self Destruct, 50 Cent weighed in on the brewing feud between Jay-Z and one-time protégé Beanie Sigel.   On Saturday (October 31), 50 called into the Gomez Bros. show, one of the segments of “G-Unit Saturdays” on Sirius XM […]

Next Tuesday (November 10), the ImageNation Cinema Foundation will premiere in New York the ODB tribute film Dirty: One Word Can Change the World.   Directed by Dirty’s cousin Raison Allah, the documentary commemorates the colorful rapper’s life though personal interviews with the Wu-Tang Clan, Sunz of Man, Killarmy, the Black Knight, and the Brooklyn […]

Rick Ross continues his feud with rapper 50 Cent with a new version of 50’s track “Baby By Me,” which features Ne-Yo.   Ross delivers a group of lines aimed at 50 Cent and his G-Unit cohorts.   The rest of the remix features 50 Cent’s original verse with Ne-Yo singing the chorus.   The […]

Atlanta entrepreneur Russell “Big Block” Spencer has teamed up with EMI Music/Capitol to distribute the latest release from his label, Block Entertainment.   Block Entertainment was originally distributed by Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records in a joint venture with Atlantic Records.   The label released albums on artists like Yung Joc, Jody Breeze, Boyz […]

Two popular Hip-Hop radio stations relieved a number of DJ’s from their duties over the weekend.   On Friday (October 30), Clear Channel’s R&B/Rap station Saint Louis’ KATZ-FM 100.3 the Beat changed its format, playing a variety of Halloween and Christmas songs.   Jocks like Kiki the First Lady, DJ AJ and host Dwight Stone […]

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Sugarhill Gang’s pioneering single, “Rapper’s Delight.”   The single, which is recognized as the first hit Hip-Hop single to attain cross-over success, will be celebrated during “The Past, Present and Future of Hip Hop Tribute Concert” which will take […]