Kanye Charged In Airport Dust Up
Rap star Kanye West and his manager were hit with criminal charges stemming from an incident last September in Los Angeles International Airport. Kanye West and Don Crawley were hit with six misdemeanor charges, including vandalism, battery and grand theft. The charges stem from an altercation between the rapper and paparazzi in the […]
Rick Ross On New Album: This Is History
Rick Ross confidently presented his new album Deeper Than Rap during an exclusive listening session in New York City last night. I feel like Im making the best music of my career. Im stepping out and making it more music, he said, revealing nine songs of the LP. Its music. Thats what it is at […]
Andre Harrell to Receive Cultural Excellence Award
Andre Harrell to Receive Cultural Excellence Award By: Ismael AbduSalaam Music mogul Andre Harrell will be honored April 1st at Reverend Al Sharptons annual National Action Network Keepers of the Dream Awards Dinner. Harrell is scheduled to be the fourth recipient of the Cultural Excellence Award, which recognizes those who epitomize the principles of […]
Hip-Hop Cosa Nostra: This Thing Of Ours
Recently, some friends and I were sitting around shooting the s### about Slaughterhouse. Since no one I hang with is part of the online Hip Hop community, it was actually me shooting the s### all by my lonely as they looked on with faces crumpled up like used napkins. Then they channeled Woodsy. Who? One […]
Dipset Rapper King Tut Commits Suicide During Police Stand Off
A rapper associated with Harlem, New York rap group The Diplomats shot and killed himself during a dramatic stand-off with police in upstate New York yesterday (March 17). Hackensack, New Jersey police had been searching for 23-year-old Darnell King Tut Brittingham, for allegedly stabbing and assaulting a female companion, just 48 hours after he […]
Capone-N-Noreaga: “Channel 10” (Album Review)
Lets face it, in terms of Hip-Hop Capone-N-Noreaga seem to fit the profile of your favorite knuckleheaded uncle. When they are around, they are one of your favorite people to hang out with. They put out some good advice, ride with you, and whenever you are around their crib, you feel like its […]
SHOW REVIEW: Estelle and Solange Take Over Atlanta
Date: March 12, 2009Location: Center Stage, Atlanta, GeorgiaOne of the main tests a young musician must face is the art of giving a great live show. While its possible for them to get ideas by observing past and current greats, theres an instinctive aspect to crowd control and manipulation that cannot be taught. In a […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Ne-Yo Get @ Jim? Mya’s Single! Michael Jackson’s Bad Idea!
DISCLAIMER: All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on. TODAY’S RUMORS! NE-YOS HOOD TIES GET AT JIM JONES? Let me be vague. But I heard that a really good friend of Ne-Yo lives in Detroit. As you […]
New Mos Def Album Set For Summer
Multi-talented emcee Mos Def will return from a 3 year hiatus with his 4th studio album, The Ecstatic. Mos debuted two new tracks courtesy of his Myspace page (www.myspace.com/mosdef): the Mr. Flash produced Life In Marvelous Times, and Quiet Dog Bite Hard, produced by Preservation. Both songs are available for download via iTunes […]
