Rappers Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli, De La Soul and numerous others will be among those hitting the stage to perform at the first ever social Justice, Arts and Music (J.A.M.) awards in New York City.   The event, which is scheduled to take place Nov. 29 at the Hammerstein Ballroom, is a joint venture between […]

Mobb Deep’s Prodigy’s trial for handgun possession started yesterday in New York.   Police stopped the G-Unit member’s Chevy Suburban last October, after they witnessed Prodigy driving the opposite direction on a one way street, in an attempt to secure a parking spot in the Chelsea district of Manhattan.   According to the New York […]

Coming back for the release of their highly-anticipated album 8 Diagrams isn’t the only milestone achieved by revered Hip-Hop collective Wu-Tang Clan.   The group, which re-surfaced last year for a live performance in California, is also returning to its beginnings by reuniting with Loud Records founder Steve Rifkind for the album’s release.   Although […]

Football player-turned-rapper-turned professional wrestler Adam “Pac Man” Jones has bought 1,500 tickets to the TNA Tag Team Championship for Atlanta area high school students who are earning good grades.Jones, who grew up in the famed College Park section of Atlanta, will defend his Tag Team Championship belt with partner Ron “The Truth” Killings.The pair won […]

Multi-platinum New Orleans rapper Cory “C-Murder” Miller will tour Mississippi to promote his book Death Around the Corner October 11 and 12. The rapper will travel through Hinds and Rankin counties with Conversations Book Club, discussing the book Death Around the Corner and meeting fans. Death Around the Corner is a fictional work that chronicles […]

Fans of incarcerated rapper Foxy Brown will now be able to communicate directly with her via a newly launched website.Www.freefoxybrown.com will feature up-to-the-minute updates on the rapper, who was personally involved in creating the content contained on the site.Additionally, fans can send messages to Brown through the website as well as hear new tracks off […]

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony member Layzie Bone is officially off the market as a single man, as the chart-topping rapper recently proposed to his girlfriend at the debut of his feature film, I Tried. The rapper arrived to the screening of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s new movie I Tried hand and hand with Felicia, who is the mother of […]

G-Unit South rapper C-Bo’s forthcoming greatest hits album will truly reflect the taste of rap fans, as supporters of the West Coast Mafia Records CEO assumed the role of A&R for the release. Songs for the album, titled West Coast Classics, were selected by fans through web polls on C-Bo’s and West Coast Mafia’s Myspace […]

Prosecutors are dropping drug and gun charges against Lox group member Jadakiss, who was arrested last October when police found a loaded handgun in a car he was traveling in.   The rapper was arrested in his hometown of Yonkers, New York on October 6, 2006, when police stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. […]

Self proclaimed ” People’s Champion” Paul Wall and his jewelry business partner Johnny Dang have teamed up to release a second season of their collection.   The watch line, which is available online and in Paul Wall and Johnny Dang’s Houston based store TV Jewelry Inc., features various styles of watches ranging from $300.00 to […]

Rapper Talib Kweli will reunite with his Black Star group mate Mos Def next month as they headline this year’s Esurance ICER Air festival.   The duo will perform Nov. 3 on the center stage at AT&T Park during the big-air competition.   For ICER Air founder and president Glen Griffin, Talib Kweli and Mos […]

Hip-Hop legend Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell is organizing the Third Annual Battle of the Stars Celebrity Football Tournament, which will be held next year in his hometown of Miami, Florida.   Campbell, who will coach a team from his National Youth Football League, organizes the yearly competition between youth leagues from across the country to […]

Houston, Texas rapper Chamillionaire is preparing to shoot the video for Industry Groupie, the latest single from his critically acclaimed sophomore album Ultimate Victory.   The video re-teams the rapper with veteran director Marc Klasfeld, who shot the video for his single “Hip-Hop Police” featuring Slick Rick.   “Most of the time before you choose […]

Rap group Kidz in the Hall have inked a multi-song deal with ESPN to provide music for ESPN’s presentation of the 2007-2008 college football season.   The new songs will be featured across a variety of ESPN platforms, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and espn360.com.   Kidz in the Hall features group members Naledge and Double-O. […]

Dr. Cornel West will autograph copies of his new Hip-Hop CD Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations during an interview session with talk show host Tavis Smiley tomorrow (Oct. 3). The interview/autograph session will take place at J&R Music and Computer World in Manhattan, where Smiley will interview West, who will also answer questions from […]

Hip-Hop mogul Percy “Master P” Miller continues his charitable efforts, revealing that he will be building and expanding P. Miller Youth Centers in impoverished cities in the United States.   According to Miller, he is opening a number of P. Miller Youth Centers, which will include a  gymnasium and a library at each center.   […]

Rappers Jim Jones and Juelz Santana are among the artists who will join the Entertainers for Education Alliance (EEA), New York radio station Hot 97 and Catapult Online to present the 2nd Annual Stay In School Concert Wednesday on October 17 in New York.   The concert, which takes place at the Hammerstein Ballroom, will […]

Hieroglyphics crew co-founder Del The Funky Homosapien has hit the road in support of his first album in seven years, The 11th Hour.   The title of the Definitive Jux release, according to Del, represented various trials and tribulations the rapper encountered during his career.   “You can’t fully control all the different variables that […]

A concert promotions firm in San Diego has hit Los Angeles County with an $800,000 lawsuit, claiming the Los Angeles County Fair Association violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments by canceling a Hip-Hop car show featuring DJ Funkmaster Flex because the music was “offensive.”   Imagine Media Group LLC, entered into a contract with The […]

A number of rappers and activists will support Mos Def’s call for a National Student Walk-Out tomorrow (Oct 1) in support of the Jena 6.   In addition to Mos Def, rappers Common, Talib Kweli, Immortal Technique, M1, Rep. Cynthia McKinney, Idris Elba, Pharoahe Monch, the Malcolm X Grassroots, the National Hip Hop Political Convention, […]