A number of varied artists are coming together to support the 2nd Annual Roots Picnic this June in The Roots’ hometown of Philadelphia.   Public Enemy, Asher Roth, Santigold, The Black Keys, Kid Cudi and The Roots themselves are included in the picnic’s lineup, which will feature a main stage and a second stage to […]

UPDATED: 12:45 PM   Popular Detroit rapper Trick Trick was shot in his hometown of Detroit during a show featuring New York rapper Jim Jones this morning (March 16).   Trick Trick is in a Detroit area hospital, where he is recovering from a single gunshot wound sustained during the melee, reports the Detroit Free […]

Atlanta based rapper Pastor Troy is preparing a new album of material titled Feel Me or Kill Me, the follow up to his 2007 album Tool Muziq.   Troy’s latest album is his third under a deal with San Francisco-based independent label SMC Recordings.   The 12-tracks on Feel Me or Kill Me features production […]

Fresh off teasing fans with a trailer for an upcoming p### video featuring the mother or Rick Ross’ daughter, 50 Cent has officially released the X-rated clip for the public to view.   Throughout the close to 13 and a half minute video, which debuted last night (March 13) on boobootv.com, the G-Unit frontman portrays […]

Oakland, California rapper MC Hammer has been hit with a lawsuit over an inspirational book that a publishing company claims was never finished.   Simon & Schuster filed the lawsuit on March 5, seeking the return of a $61,000 advance doled out to Hammer for the book Enemies of the Father: Messages from the Heart […]

Coolio has scrapped a series of shows in Australia due to his arrest at Los Angeles International Airport last Friday (March 6). Coolio, who recently starred in UK Celebrity Big Brother, was arrested at the airport after a screener found crack cocaine in his possession, resulting in a scuffle between the rapper and security. He […]

After 13 years of speculation and legal wrangling, the late Tupac Shakur’s dream of musically uniting the East and West Coasts has become a reality with the release of his ambitious One Nation album.   The opus was originally conceived by Tupac in 1996, after he witnessed the media and fan fallout of his personal […]

Tina Davis, manager of Chris Brown, has denied that she sent Chris Brown a 3-page “sex text” to the embattled singer. “The relationship between Ms. Davis and Mr. Brown is that of manager and client. There has never been any other relationship. The rumors in circulation are false,” said Marshall B. Grossman, Davis’ lawyer. “There […]

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 […]