The Quick Rise and Long Fall of Yung Berg…A Timeline
2008 was like a reality show gone wrong for Yung Berg. And we watched. Sure, he had two hits singles on the charts and dropped his proper debut, Look What You Made Me, but the Chi-Town representing MC was best known for controversy. Disagreements with rappers, catching a beat down and a slap, offending […]
Jamaica Eliminates Sex and Violence From Airwaves
The nation of Jamaica has instituted an island-wide ban of all music which glorifies violence or sexual activity. The ban, which became official earlier this week, is targeted at quelling the growing dancehall trend called “daggering,” where participants stimulate sexual intercourse on the dance floor. The style was popularized by dancehall star Mr. […]
AHH Stray News: T-Pain Concert Canceled Over Death Threats
Under intense death and kidnapping threats, hitmaker T-Pain has pulled out of a scheduled concert in Guyana. According to show promoter Kerwin Bollers, T-Pain was set to perform a headlining Monday Mash set today (February 23) as part of the nation’s Carnival celebration. The promoter elaborated that the repeated threats, made through phone and email, […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Common Hates Lil Wayne? Xzibit Might Have Beef!
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! THE DAILY TWO CENTS I know that I have had a lot of rumors on this page about Chris Brown and Rihanna and the case of […]
AHH Stray News: Naughty By Nature Touring Canada
East Orange, New Jersey Hip-Hop group Naughty By Nature will embark on a cross-Canada tour starting tomorrow (February 23). The group will kick off the tour at The Queens Hotel in Nanaimo and will travel through 16 different markets before winding down March 15 in Ottawa at the Capital Music Hall. Toronto rapper Peter Jackson […]
The Game Faces $1.5 Million Lawsuit Judgment
The Game may be ordered to pay over $1 million in damages stemming from an alleged basketball fueled assault in February 2007. Shannon Rodrick, a basketball coach, claims that the Compton star, real name Jayceon Taylor, punched and threatened him almost 2 years ago during a Los Angles City Hoop game. According to […]
Sneak(er) Peek: Damani reps Adidas & All-Star Kicks Redux
So Damani, an upcoming MC from Inglewood, CA connected with the folks over at adidas for his own shoe. Not bad for a cat who hasn’t even dropped a proper album yet. These red, black, green [shout to X-Clan] and gold flavored take on the adidas EQT B-Ball lows are seen below. Damani also recorded […]
T.I. Does Tour Before Heading To Jail
Convicted rapper T.I., who is set to serve time in prison next month on gun possession charges, has recently launched a 12 city tour to promote his latest album Paper Trail. The tour, which started Thursday (February 19), is expected to make stops at 12 cities throughout the US before concluding on March 15, […]
Big Tigger Covers Detroit’s Acclaimed Auto Show
The automotive industry in Detroit is under serious financial duress, but BET will highlight the positives with a television special. The network will examine the North American International Auto Show with a 30 minute one-off entitled “Still Rollin’: The 2009 Detroit Auto Show, “airing tonight (February 21) on the network. The special, hosted by Big […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: New Rihanna Pix Surface! Scott Storch In Rehab? Ja Rule Is Back!
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.ANOTHER BABY FOR LAURYN HIILL? OHHHHHH…I don’t mind L-Boogie having another baby. I gave up on her being my baby like 10 years ago! But, the rumor is she […]
