Miami rap star Trick Daddy has signed a deal with MTV/Pocket Books to release his autobiography, officially titled Magic City: Trials Of A Native Son.   The new book will be penned with the help of award-winning journalist Peter Bailey, a former staff writer at The Miami Herald.   Magic City, which was acquired from […]

U.S. Hip-Hop star Wyclef Jean arrived in Port au Prince yesterday with former U.S. President Bill Clinton and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during a high profile trip to Haiti.   The appearance is part of an effort to bring attention to the Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.   Jean was part of […]

Rap pioneer Yo-Yo is making a return to music with a new album titled My Journey To Fearless: The Black Butterfly.   The EP is the first full-length release from the Grammy nominated rapper since 1996’ album Total Control.   My Journey To Fearless feature cameos from Raheem Davon, Missy Elliot, Keri Hilson, DJ Toomp […]

Former actor turned rapper Joaquin Phoenix gave his act a harder edge courtesy of a mid-performance brawl with a loud heckler.   Phoenix’s show took place last night (March 11) at the LIV nightclub, located in the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel.   The Walk the Line star arrived four hours late, and graced the stage […]

A former member of NWA has filed a lawsuit against Ruthless Records, claiming the company has refused to pay royalties, after licensing one of his records to Black Eyed Peas’ member Fergie for use in her hit Hip-Hop song “Fergalicious.”   The Arabian Prince, born Kim Nazel, filed the lawsuit on March 9 in the […]

Former cocaine kingpin “Freeway” Rick Ross is in danger of being sent back to prison despite a judge ruling to release him.   Ross has been in prison for the last 14 years, serving an original 20 year sentence for attempting to purchase 100 kilograms of cocaine from a federal agent in 1996.   Due […]

Superstar T.I. and his K.I.N.G. Foundation have formed a coalition with the Political Swagger Foundation and C.H.A.N.G.E. Initiative to remove guns from urban communities.   The first stop for T.I. is Houston, where on March 14 the Atlanta native will host Responsibility Is a Lifestyle: Give Back Your Gun Day.   The event commences at […]

As one of the WWE’s most popular Superstars, John Cena is known to garner cheers and applause among pro-wrestling fans as he makes his way to the ring to the sounds of his M.O.P.-sampled entrance theme, “The Time is Now.”   The music, in addition to Cena’s freestyling in the ring when he first came […]

Joe Budden and girlfriend Tahiri are hoping to enter the world of television, after connecting with several people interested in bringing their lives to the tube.   “We had six meetings this week with TV producers and we had a few other meetings with a couple people that have some big plans for the both […]

Rapper/actor Saigon is setting the stage for the release his long-delayed debut album, The Greatest Story Never Told, with a new partnership with Amalgam Digital.   Under the new alliance, Saigon will be able to market, promote and release music under the label, which includes rappers Joe Budden, Max B and Peedi Crakk among the […]

Coolio has been formally charged with felony drug possession and one count of misdemeanor possession of a smoking device, after authorities allegedly caught the rapper with crack cocaine. The California-bred artist now faces three years in jail, if he receives the maximum penalty. On Friday March 6, Coolio was entering LAX and a routine search […]

Rapper Saigon has recorded a full-length album within 24 hours, a remarkably fast time even by Hip-Hop standards. Amalgam Digital will distribute the digital-only opus, titled All In A Day’s Work. “This album…is a bonafide Hip Hop classic created from beginning to end in 24 hours. It is a definitely a spark in the right […]

Harlem, New York rapper Jim Jones will launch a five-day run of his critically acclaimed play Hip Hop Monologues.   Jones will perform in five different showings, which will take place March 24-28th at the 37 Arts Theater in New York.   Hip Hop Monologues, which is produced by Damon Dash, Sony Entertainment and J […]

Three 6 Mafia members Juicy J and DJ Paul are set to release two new solo albums within a month of each other.   J’s new project, Hustle Till I Die, is slated to feature Three 6’s trademark production sound, and serve as a follow-up to 2002’s Chronicles of the Juice Man.   According to […]

What was supposed to be a celebration of Beanie Sigel’s 35th birthday turned into a near deadly shooting that left one man critically injured.   On Saturday (March 7), Sigel (Dwight Grant) held his party in Penn’s Landing at Club Solo.   The event drew nearly 600 partygoers, and according to Philadelphia authorities Sigel’s mother […]

North Carolina-based rapper Cesar Comanche is drawing inspiration from a different source regarding his latest album, Die In Your Lap.   According to the entertainer, the motivation for the release is more literary than musical as he referenced legendary playwright William Shakespeare’s classic play Much Ado About Nothing.   “The theme of it is the […]

Rapper John Forte is putting his new found freedom to good use as a new teacher with The City College of New York.   Staring on March 31, Forte will work with In Arms Reach, a program designed to provide a positive environment for at-risk youth and children of incarcerated parents.   Forte will teach […]

C-Murder was jailed today (March 9) and sent to Jefferson Parish jail, for allegedly violating the rules of his house arrest.   Prosecutors had long contended that Miller had repeatedly violated the terms of his house arrest multiple times, while awaiting to be retried for the murder of 16-year-old Steve Thomas.   Miller is accused […]

Chris Brown may be willing to cop a plea to a lesser assault charge in exchange for no jail time, according to sources with TMZ. With a legal team that has reportedly dissected Rihanna’s affidavit in detail, Brown appears to believe it is reasonable to agree to a misdemeanor plea rather than the current felony […]

For the first time in his illustrious career, the legacy Big Daddy Kane will be the subject of a feature-length documentary.   Simply titled BDK, the biopic features Kane narrating on his humble beginnings growing up Brooklyn, and his first exposure to the culture that would define him.   “The first time I brought a […]