Norfolk, Virginia based group The Clipse has officially announced the release date for their highly anticipated album Til The Casket Drops. The group’s third major label release will hit stores October 20 via a new partnership with Columbia Records. The album features production by the group’s longtime collaborators, The Neptunes. Neptunes producer Pharrell Williams is […]

Sara Stokes, a former member of Hip-Hop group Da Band, was arrested last week for domestic violence in Moreno Valley, California.   According to TMZ.com, Stokes was arrested by police after she was involved in a physical altercation with her husband.   Stokes and her husband Tony fought on August 2. During the argument, Stokes […]

An Auckland, New Zealand high school official declined the opportunity to have controversial rapper The Game speak to his students this week.   Peter Gall, the principal at Papatoetoe High, told a local newspaper that his decision to prevent the Interscope recording artist from appearing on campus was made “in line with school policy.”   […]

Yesterday (August 9) Oprah Winfrey received a first-class tour of Brooklyn courtesy of a new friend in fellow mogul Jay-Z.   The pair visited several areas of Brooklyn, including Jay’s Marcy Project neighborhood, located in Bedford-Stuyvesant.   The entire conversation/interview is expected to be showcased in an upcoming issue of Oprah’s O! Magazine.   Despite […]

Rap star Nas is set to hit the road on a new tour of Australia it was announced today (August 10).   Nas will headline the Nas ‘low:fi’ Australian Tour, which will feature supporting acts Chali 2NA, DJ Qbert and MC Supernatural, who will engage in a freestyle battle set.   The four-date tour kicks […]

Andre 3000 will be honored during a one-day Power Generation Conference 2009 presented by the Woodruff Arts Center and the Andrew Young Foundation. Andre 3000, born Andre Benjamin, will be honored for his artistic innovation during the event’s Power Forum Awards Ceremony. Ambassador Andrew Young will also be honored during the event for his civic […]

Jurors could deliver a verdict in the manslaughter trial of rapper Corey “C-Murder” Miller as early as today (August 10).   The prosecution, as well as C-Murder’s defense attorney Ron Rakosky finished their closing arguments this morning in regards to the trial, which marks the second time Miller has been tried for allegedly killing 16-year-old […]

New Jersey rapper Joe Budden remains focused on his career despite an ongoing feud with Wu-Tang Clan.   The Slaughterhouse member will drop a new album titled Escape Route tomorrow (August 11) on AmalgamDigital.   Escape Route comes on the heels of Budden’s Slaughter House album with Slaughterhouse and is the third in a series […]