Diddy, Rick Ross and Janelle Monae are on the cover of the new VIBE magazine (Aug/Sept). Here’s the cover and afterwards, there is Diddy talking about it. For more on the Juice issue, go to VIBE.COM. Below are some quotes from Diddy’s Juice Q&A. He was relaxed, candid and in the best space I’ve seen […]

Mannie Fresh is the iconic producer that laid down the sonic blueprint for Cash Money Records. With his unique personality and sound, he’s transcended the term “beat maker” and permanently ventured into legend land. Well, getting a legend to give his Top 5 Dead Or Alive can be tricky, but Mannie Fresh is so awesome….he […]

Talk about a good a$$ job… Kanye West took time out of crafting his new album, ironically titled Good A$$ Job, to perform for the people at Facebook, who clearly have a good a$$ job. While there, Kanye performed four new songs off the album, including “Chain Heavy.” Check out a partial video of the […]

Take a look at Rick Ross responds to Michael Jordan’s comments and defends LeBron’s decision to go to the Miami Heat.

Check out the video from DMX just before he goes to jail!

Houston is hot.  Actually, hot doesn’t really describe the city’s temperature.  Sweltering is more like it.  For the last few days, it’s been pushing 90-degrees…at night.  Even with those temperatures many notables in the Hip-Hop and entertainment community have come down to participate in Trae Day, the annual July event awarded by the city to […]

Fans will have the chance ask Rick Ross all of their questions directly during the first-ever edition of “RapFixLive” a live-stream series.Ross will take questions instantly from a live Twitter feed and fans will be able to watch an unedited, real-time interview with the hip-hop heavyweight.

Sylvester Stallone & Terry Crews Congratulate Rick Ross on the Teflon Don album at BET.

 “You can’t talk about slinging crack rocks and having a wicked jump shot. The left digit in your age is a four,” Questlove of The Roots says with eery frankness. “You can’t talk about, ‘What up, boo? Come around my way.’ Your subject matter has to be a lil’ bit different.” Straight up…a lot of […]

Nick Minaj, the samurai? That is exactly what Nicki does in the creative of “Your Love,” a music video that features actor Michael Jai White. Check it out.

There are only a handful of recording acts, whose voices, personae and imagery will always be attached to the memory and legacy of hip-hop.  Naughty by Nature is one of the celebrated few. The very mention of “O.P.P.” and “Hip Hop Hooray” will generate an instant reaction – even in the midst of a diverse […]

MTV2 is busting a dope move with their 1st Annual Sucker Free Summit. They are giving out their Sucker Free Crown for the first time ever and talked to their coveted Tastemaker Academy, a small and select group of names from radio, TV, internet, and print who will decide who is most deserving of the […]

Diamond has come a long way from her days with Crime Mob. Now the rap mistress is coming forward full steam off of the Ludacris’ “My Chick Bad” feature appearance. Diamond chopped it up with Ms. Drama about everything from the music industry, Nicki Minaj vs Lil Kim, Crime Mob and her idol Eve.

The family of the late rapper Guru celebrated his legacy in Boston, Massachusetts during a ceremony from 2-5:00 PM on Sunday (July 18th)Close friends, family members and guests gathered at the University of Massachusetts in Boston to pay homage to Keith Elam, who would have celebrated his 49th birthday on Saturday (July 17th). Gang Starr […]

“Last night Drizzy closed out his series of videos in Atlanta, Fancy Feat. Swizz Beats and TI. Drake hooked back up with Anthony Mandler again to recapture some of that Over magic and they gotta another visual banger on their hands. It was truly a family affair as the whole Young Money Fam was in […]

Hello world… I’m good. Counting the days and still smiling. Most of those smiles come from hearing my kids’ voices over the phone. The others come from reading fan mail. Let me just say that I have the best fans in the world! The devotion, dedication, support, love, and most of all, prayers are simply […]

Being oppressed in America lends to immediate exposure of America’s harsh realities, which help impregnate the beliefs of the individuals.  To believe that the government would infiltrate the Black community and flood it with drugs and guns with the intent of it leading to the community’s could be farfetched until you realize it happened.  To […]

While Tacklebox, a recent Cool Kids mixtape burns up the net this summer, both Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish are still working on their new album that has been nearly two years in the making. Since releasing a series of fishing themed mixtapes with Don Cannon and now the L.A. Leakers, this Chicago duo has […]

In part two of AllHipHop.com’s cross examination of Chicago’s Cool Kids, Mikey Rocks tells us about what it was like going through the label trouble over the past few years and the excitement he has for his upcoming project. AllHipHop.com:  Chuck was telling me about how you guys have been just putting out mixtapes because […]

Our pals at VIBE sat down with the 19-year-old Soulja Boy and talked studying Nas, disappearing tattoos, and disparaging Twitter hashtags. For more on Soulja Boy – go to Vibe.com. VIBE: The world thought you kissed you 2.2 million Twitter followers goodbye last week. What happened? Soulja Boy Tell’Em: Some busters hacked my page. Little […]