Fashion mogul Kimora Lee Simmons has joined forces with Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) executive director Valeisha Butterfield, Motown Records president/Universal Records executive vice president Sylvia Rhone and singer Joss Stone to help launch the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network (WEEN).   Led by women executives in music, television, film, radio and other forms of […]

Footwear giant Puma has tapped rap pioneers Doug E. Fresh and MC Shan to help promote their new Puma x YO! MTV Raps line of Hip-Hop footwear and apparel named after the hit television show.   Doug E. Fresh and MC Shan are winding down a radio/press tour of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and […]

Memphis, Tennessee rapper Project Pat has inked an independent deal with Koch Records and is preparing to release a new album titled Walkin’ Bank Roll.   Project Pat, born Patrick Houston, is the older brother of Three 6 Mafia member Juicy J and is a close affiliate of the Oscar-Award winning rap group.   In […]

Jim Jones will join 50 Cent on one date of his promotional tour of New York City’s five boroughs, a move that proclaims peace between two of New York’s biggest rappers, according to Jones’ affiliate Freekey Zekey.   Zekey, the president of Diplomats’ Records, also dispelled the notion that 50 Cent was going to sign […]

Rapper Nas performed to a crowd of over 50,000 people yesterday during “A Concert for Virginia Tech” at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia last night (September 6).   The concert was held at Lane to benefit the university after a deadly April 16, in which a gunman named Cho Seung-Hui shot and killed 33 people, […]

Rapper Kanye West has accepted 50 Cent’s challenge to appear live on BET’s countdown show 106 & Park on Tuesday, September 11, the day both of their highly anticipated albums are released.   Terrence and Rocsi will host a “battle” during the show, where 50 Cent will perform singles from his upcoming album Curtis, while […]

Rapper Tony Yayo appeared in court today (September 6), in regards to assault charges stemming from an incident in which he allegedly slapped the teenaged son of music mogul Jimmy “Henchmen” Rosemond.The boy claims Yayo and several associates surrounded him and threatened him for wearing a Czar Entertainment shirt, a label/management firm run by Rosemond […]

N.O.R.E. is teaming with syndicated radio show host and former Rap City host DJ Mad Linx to produce a television reality show, NOREality: Independence Day, Season 1.   The show, which is based off of the rapper’s Internet series of videoclips posted on his Myspace page, as well as AllHipHop.com, starts taping this weekend in […]

Rapper Eve will experience more than the glamour and glitz of the MTV Video Music Awards this weekend, as she participates in the first ever “Ballin’ and Beats” charity event, presented by the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and Converge Entertainment.   The event, which will take place from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday (Sept. […]

Rapper Soulja Boy is riding the wave of success created by his hit single “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” which is the #1 Mastertone in the country on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint, as well as the #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 and Digital singles chart. The single has sold over 600,000 ringtones, 186,000 of […]

Popular DJ Anthony “DJ Hollywood A Bay Bay” Stewart is facing jail during his September 18 hearing, when prosecutors will seek to revoke his bail due to concerns for the victim’s safety.   According to The Shreveport Times, prosecutors will seek to hold Stewart in prison until his case is tried.   Prosecutors said that […]

Kanye West will continue the worldwide promotion of his upcoming album Graduation with the launch of his “Glow in the Dark UK” tour, an exclusive series of performances in the United Kingdom.   On November 1, West will kickoff the seven-date series, performing singles from Graduation, including his hit single “Stronger,” which shot to #1 […]

Misogyny in Hip-Hop music will be one of many topics explored as Congress prepares to hold its first hearing on media “stereotypes and degradation” of women.   According to Variety, the hearing, titled “From Imus to Industry: The Business of Stereotypes and Degradation,” will focus primarily on Hip-Hop lyrics and videos.   Rep. Bobby Rush […]

Busta Rhymes trial for two assaults was postponed today (September 5), after the prosecutor and Rhymes’ defense attorney acknowledged that they were not ready to begin.   Rhymes will stand trial November 7, for allegedly assaulting a fan who spit on his Maybach in mid-town Manhattan after the annual Amsterjam festival on Randall’s island.   […]

An advertisement produced by fast food chains Hardee’s/Carl’s Jr. that spoof’s rap music has caused outraged amongst teachers in Tennessee.   The :30 second spot aired during a recently televised Tennessee Titans football game and features a group of male students in a classroom being taught by a female teacher in a tight gray skirt. […]

Rapper Kanye West was named International Man of the Year at the GQ Awards last night (September 4) in London.   The 10th Annual Awards ceremony took place at Covent Garden’s Royal Opera House in London and was hosted by music legend Sir Elton John.   A panel of GQ experts selected West for the […]

Hip-Hop star The Game will stand trial on three felony charges stemming from a February incident, in which he allegedly pulled a gun on a rival player during a basketball game in South Los Angeles.   According to police, the rapper became involved in an altercation with a player from the unknown team at the […]

R&B singer R. Kelly’s trial for child pornography has been delayed again, to an unknown date. Kelly, 40, faces 14 counts of child pornography due to an infamous, videotaped encounter with an alleged victim that may have been as young as 13-year-old. Kelly has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Jury selection was to have […]

Rap pioneer Grandmaster Flash has been named as a presenter for the Long Island Music Hall of Fame’s (LIMHOF) second annual induction gala.   The event will take place Oct. 21 at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College CUNY, in Flushing, Queens.   This year’s Queens induction venue holds a special place […]

Another song produced by superstar rapper Timbaland is in question, as rap star Jay-Z and the producer have been hit with a lawsuit over the single “Big Pimpin.”   Copyright co-owner Osama Admed Fahmy filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Federal Court, claiming that Timbaland illegally replayed portions of “Big Pimpin” note-for-note, using a melody […]