Hip-Hop star Ice Cube has been cast as a rogue cop in a new action comedy set to be produced titled Ride Along.   The rapper’s Cube Vision Productions will produce the flick, with longtime production partner Matt Alvarez re-writing the script.   According to Variety, the movie is still in need of a director and […]

Revered Atlanta rapper Andre 3000 was arrested outside of Atlanta on Saturday (March 28), for driving his 2007 Porsche Carrera at speeds so excessive police called him “an accident waiting to happen.”   According to a report by local ABC-affiliate WSB-TV Monday afternoon (March 30), the Grammy Award winning rapper/actor was arrested by a member […]

Hip-Hop duo dead prez have announced they have combined with DJ Green Lantern to release Pulse of the People, the third installment of their independent album series, Turn off the Radio.   Pulse of The People will be produced by DJ Green Lantern and released via his Invasion Music Group in conjunction with dead prez’ […]

Prodigy of Mobb Deep has filed a $30,000 lawsuit against Vox Music Group for breach of contract. The Queens-bred rapper claims his record label, Vox Music Group, agreed to pay $10,300 a month and to provide a semiannual royalty accounting statement, but failed to honor their agreement. Documents filed last Monday cites the breaching of […]

This June, Dallas will play host to the second annual Texas Urban Music Summit. A smashing success last year, the event was initially created as an expansion of the Core DJ Retreat.   The focus of the summit is educating fledgling artists on the music industry and offering countless networking opportunities for media, DJs, executives, […]