Shawty Lo Announces New Album ‘Carlos’
Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo has announced a May release date for his sophomore autobiographical effort Carlos, the follow up to his 2008 debut, Units in the City. Carlos features appearances from a number of top rappers, including Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane, Rick Ross, Bun B, T-Pain, Lil Kim, fellow group members D4L and singer […]
Afeni Shakur Talks Tupac Lawsuit; Movie
Amaru Entertainment has responded to a lawsuit over the rights to the film adaptation of rapper Tupac Shakur. MorganCreek filed the lawsuit against Amaru Entertainment in Los Angeles Superior Court last week. The lawsuit claims Amaru Entertainment is in breach of contract for refusing “to honor and perform a contract of a production […]
Rapper Xzibit Address Diddy Comments: ‘I Have No Beef With Diddy’
Rapper Xzibit has lashed out at media outlets for putting what he labeled “spin” on comments he made about mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. When Xzibit recently appeared on Sirius Satellites’ Foxxhole radio where he shared a story about his New Year’s party with Combs and Karrine “Superhead” Steffans. The trio then headed to […]
Joe Budden: Padded Room (Album Review)
Joe Budden has his fans on the brink of insanity awaiting Padded Room. The composition had been pushed back from the fall of 2008 to the chagrin of his internet soldiers, loyalists that ride-n-die for the New Jersey rhyme animal. The Padded Room is here, but how crazy does Joe get with it? Now I […]
N.O.R.E. Busted For Battery In Fatburger
Queens, New York rap star N.O.R.E. was arrested in Miami Beach, after getting into an altercation with a customer inside of a Fatburger restaurant. According to Miami Beach police, N.O.R.E., 31, was arrested early Sunday morning (February 22). The rapper and another unidentified man were reportedly arguing inside of Fatburger, when N.O.R.E. ripped […]
M.I.A. Wins Best Original Song At Academy Awards
Award-winning British rapper M.I.A. can add another accomplishment to her list of accolades, courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The entertainer took home an Oscar for best original song last night (February 22) at this year’s Academy Awards. M.I.A. received the honor for her work on the tune “O […]
Smoking Features: De La Soul Ft. B Real
“Peer Pressure” B-Real speaks on working with De La Soul about this peer pressure weed song.
Maino Ft. Uncle Murda, Red Cafe and Busta Rhymes
“Murdergram 2009” [New Busta Rhymes Verse]
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 […]
