An emcee from Raleigh, North Carolina has found himself in a federal lawsuit over a 2007 dedication song to the Carolina Hurricanes.   The Hurricanes are suing Tyrone Banks for trademark violations over the track “Carolina Hurricanes,” which the rapper promoted as “the official Carolina Hurricanes song.”   The Hurricanes did concede the rapper approached […]

Two police officers in the small town of Taft, Texas are under fire for their role in the creation of a controversial Hip-Hop video.   The video for the song “Swangn,” by Stubo, featuring True Enough Of Salty Water Records has caused outrage in Taft, a town of about 3,500.   The video was shot […]

50 Cent recently commented on his motivation for hosting a benefit concert at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, where the rapper will bus hundreds of children from his former neighborhood.   50’s G-Unity Foundation will host the concert at the Northern Star Arena at the end of this month, as part of Six […]

Upcoming Atlanta rapper DG Yola confirmed reports that the rapper surrendered to authorities last Friday (August 7), to serve a one-year prison sentence.   DG Yola, born Mario Talley, is an independent rapper from the Westside of Atlanta, best known for his single “Ain’t Gon Let Up,” released via his Power Hitter Records, which is […]

A new short film featuring rapper Kanye West is slated to be released this September. Spike Jonze, who directed West’s “Flashing Lights” video, directed We Were Once A Fairytale. The short was originally supposed to be the video for “See You In My Nightmares,” but ended up becoming a bit lengthier. We Were Once A […]

Hip-Hop veterans Masta Ace and EDO. G. have announced they have formed a new group that will release an album next month. Brooklyn -bred rapper Masta Ace and Boston emcee   EDO. G. are known as A&E and will drop their debut, Arts & Entertainment in October.   The new album features guest appearances or […]

Dr. Dre is part of an ambitious plan being launched by Hewlett-Packard and Interscope CEO Jimmy Iovine, to improve the sound quality of digital music.   Under the new agreement, Hewlett-Packard’s laptops and headsets will feature the Beats by Dr. Dre software starting this Fall according to CNET.   “We have to fix the entire […]