Ace Capone, the CEO of a Philadelphia-based Hip-Hop label was convicted under Pennsylvania’s “Kingpin” law and was sentenced to life in prison today.   Capone, born Alton Coles, was originally arrested and charged in August of 2005, accused of running a $25 million dollar drug ring in Philadelphia, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland.   During […]

Hip-Hop entrepreneur P. Miller and son Romeo have joined with Walmart to give financial support to the community-centered Living Dream Telethon.   Founded by social activists Ladell Beamon and Percy Townes, the Living the Dream Telethon focuses on bringing mainstream awareness to the poverty, crime, and subpar education of Memphis’ inner-city children.   Through his […]

Chicago rapper Twista has released a collection of new and unreleased material in the form of a new mixtape, The Calm Before the Storm.   The mixtape features freestyles, exclusives and previous unreleased material by Twista.   The veteran MC garnered the support of a number of well known rappers for the mixtape, which is […]

Eminem’s rapping brother Nate Mathers was arrested early yesterday morning in a Detroit suburb and charged with drunken driving.   According to the Associated Press, Nate Mathers, who raps under the alias Nate Kane, was stopped by police when he failed to yield for an ambulance.   He failed a sobriety test, which revealed that […]

The rise of controversial German rap star Bushido will be explored in an upcoming biopic on the entertainer.   The film, titled Bushido, will be helmed by director Uli Edel and producer Bernd Eichinger.   Bushido marks the latest collaboration between the pair, who last worked together on the Oscar-nominated terrorism drama, The Baader Meinhof […]