Rapper Nas isn’t shying away from the controversy surrounding his new album.   The rapper walked the red carpet in a black t-shirt that boldly said “N****r” on it. His wife Kelis and a bevy of woman who were dressed in similar garb accompanied the rapper.The rapper explained his fashion choice to a reporter for […]

Despite an upset by jazz artist Herbie Hancock, rapper/producer Kanye West and embattled soul diva Amy Winehouse emerged as the big winners at this year’s Grammy Awards.   West took home four of the eight Grammy awards he was up for, including Best Rap Album for Graduation, Best Rap Solo Performance for “Stronger,” Best Rap […]

Houston rappers Baby Bash and Chingo Bling have signed on to star in a new Latin themed comedy titled Primos. The movie, which also stars actor Danny Trejo, is a rags-to-riches story that was written by Joey Medina, who was featured on the Latin Kings of Comedy tour. Baby Bash recently released his album Cyclone, […]

A U.S. District Court in California has agreed to hear Dr. Dre’s appeal regarding the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against Death Row Records, seeking potential millions in unpaid royalties. According to the Associated Press, Dr. Dre, born Andre Young, seeks to determine the amount of unpaid royalties Death Row may owe since the company […]

Felicia “Lil Snoop” Pearson will host cast members of HBO’s#### series The Wire on BET’s Rap City next week.   On Monday, Snoop will talk with Jamie Hector, who plays Baltimore drug kingpin Marlo Stanfield. Hector will discuss females, his work on The Wire, his community initiatives and his new clothing line Royal Addiction.   […]

Three days after making controversial statements on a Los Angeles morning radio show, Miami rapper Pitbull is setting the record straight.The clarification stems from an interview conducted on Power 106’s Big Boy’s Neighborhood, where Pitbull expressed his frustration with his record label, TVT Records.Pitbull accused TVT of not properly promoting his latest release, The Boatlift, […]

Motown Records founder and chairman Berry Gordy, Jr. and multi-Grammy award winning producer James “Jimmy Jam” Harris are set to be honored by Universal/Motown Records, EMI and CONTENT at the Chairmen’s Luncheon in Los Angeles today (Feb 8).   Gordy and Jimmy Jam, the newly appointed chairman of the board of the National Academy of […]

Wreckshop Records will release a new album from late Houston rapper Big Moe titled Unfinished Business. The album is the first posthumous release from Screwed Up Click member Big Moe, who was 33 when he died of a heart attack in October of 2007. The first single from the album is titled “Pint To the […]

Multi-Platinum Producer Timbaland will release a completely mobile album to Verizon’s V Cast customers it was announced today (February 8).Timbaland will record the album over the course of the year on Verizon’s new Mobile Recording Studio Bus.”I am honored to have the opportunity to create music from so many places in the country and deliver […]