AllHipHop.com has confirmed that Baatin (Titus Baatin Glover) of Slum Village has passed away.   While no details are available regarding cause of death, the veteran rapper’s body was found early this morning in the 1400 block of Detroit’s Anglin Street.   The body was then transferred to the Wayne County medical examiner’s office, where Baatin’s next of […]

Kanye West has dispelled rumors that he’s publicly dubbed himself the ‘King of Pop’ following the tragic death of Michael Jackson.   The rumor began to gain legs courtesy of media personality Wendy Williams, who lent credence to the supposed statement on her radio show.   According to various news sources, Kanye is reputed to […]

A concert featuring Rick Ross tonight (August 1) in Bermuda has been canceled after the government denied the rapper a work permit to perform.   Earlier this week, Immigration Minister David Burch refused to issue a permit for Rick Ross to perform at the Cup Match Extravaganza, which was supposed to take place at Snorkel […]

Nick Cannon has addressed a scathing, recently-released song featuring Eminem attacking pop singer Mariah Carey.   Eminem released the track “Warning” this week which blasts Mariah Carey for denying their alleged romantic relationship and for mocking the Detroit rapper in her new video “Obsession.”   In addition to calling Cannon a “fa**ot,” Eminem refers to […]

DJ Drama has issued a detailed response to an upcoming article in XXL magazine in which Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy refers to the DJ as a “b**ch” who changed up after achieving success.    “After reading Jeezy’s unprovoked insults in that XXL article, it seems like the guy’s pretty emotional if you ask me,” DJ […]

Popular New York DJ/personality Funkmaster Flex is up for The National Broadcaster Association’s prestigious Marconi Award. Flex is one of only two other New York personalities up for an award at this year’s ceremony, which takes place in Philadelphia on September 24. Flex is up for the Major Market Personality of the Year for his […]

The ACLU is considering the case of a Lakeland, Florida man, who has been sentenced to two years in prison over lyrics in a rap song.   In February, a song by rapper Antavio “T.O.” Johnson was posted to a MySpace page run by local label Hood Certified Entertainment.   Johnson was already in jail […]