This year’s VH1 Hip-Hop Honors show is poised to be the biggest, as the event will celebrate Def Jam’s 25th anniversary.   Actor Tracy Morgan is returning for hosting duties, and the ceremony will focus on the label’s influential founders Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin.   Also, their crucial supporting cast over the years in […]

Crooked I had refuted the notion that he is in any way signed to Death Row Records, an assertion made by the new CEO of the iconic label founded by Dr. Dre and Suge Knight.   A comment by Lara Lavi, CEO/President – Wideawake Deathrow LLC, seemed to suggest that Crooked I was still on […]

A New York judge has thrown dismissed a federal lawsuit against Clear Channel filed by popular shock jock Troi “Star” Torain.   Star, who was host of the “Star and Bucwild Show” on Power 105.1, was fired after he made lewd comments over the air about DJ Envy’s wife and four-year-old daughter.   In May […]

A ban on Muslims planning to attend an upcoming show by the Black Eyed Peas in Malaysia has been lifted organizers have confirmed.   The concert sparked controversy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where Islamic law forbids the consumption of alcohol and concerts promoted by liquor companies.   Beer maker Guinness is one of the sponsors […]

Hip-Hop star-turned Hollywood-producer Ice Cube has teamed with ESPN to created a documentary about The Los Angeles Raiders titled Straight Outta L.A.   The documentary will explore the origins of the Raiders from their time as an Oakland-based team, until 1982, when owner Al Davis won a court decision allowing the team to move to […]

Jay-Z has designed a shirt in homage of legendary African-American tennis star Arthur Ashe. A customized Rocawear Arthur Ashe shirt will be sold during this year’s U.S. Open in New York. The customized shirt marks the 40th anniversary of the National Junior Tennis and Learning Network, a tennis organization Ashe co-founded. “I am thrilled that someone […]

Rapper Snoop Dogg will shed his famous name on an upcoming album titled Bacc To Tha Chuuch Vol. 1.   As “Niggarachi,” Snoop has produced the new compilation as a continuation of his long running Welcome 2 Tha Chuuch mixtape series.   The new installment is the follow-up to Snoop’s 2007 official release Welcome 2 […]

TLC group member Chilli is the latest celebrity to land a reality show seeking to find true love.   Chilli, along with VH1, Doron Ofir Casting and FremantleMedia North America seek eligible bachelors to appear on the show in an attempt to win the R&B singer’s heart.   Casting agents are seeking eligible males between […]

This month, rapper Noreaga will take his quest to become healthy one step further, as part of his own “100 Miles & Running” challenge.   The Queens emcee has laid out an ambitious workout regimen that will require him to run 100 miles over the full month of September.   His efforts will be chronicled […]