On Wednesday (March 25), T-Pain’s estranged father and former manager Shaheed Najm released a venomous tirade against Akon and his brother Bu, accusing the pair of using lies and deception to cause a rift with his superstar son.   Today the brothers are battling back against the explosive allegations, beginning with Najm’s claim of the […]

Cam’ron has emphatically ended the hopes that fans had for a musical reunion of The Dipomats, the Harlem-based group he founded. “I’m not doing the Diplomat album. I’m not rhyming with Jim or Juelz or nothing. I wish them all the best of luck,” he said. “Accept it, people, its not happening. I’m not doing […]

Hip-Hop star T.I. appeared in federal court today (March 27), where he was sentenced to one year in prison for buying illegal machine guns and silencers in October of 2007.   T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr. was caught purchasing the weapons in an Atlanta parking lot, just moments before he was scheduled to take the […]

Revered Hip-Hop duo Mos Def and Talib Kweli will reunite as Black Star during an intimate performance in New York’s Time Square.   The pair will run through a number of their classic tracks as Black Star during two performances at The Nokia Theater in May.   The shows come as both rappers prepare to […]

Jay-Z will headline at the “Last Smash Platinum Blast” concert, which is taking place next month at Arizona stadium. This is the first concert at the stadium in 32 years and will also feature Kelly Clarkson, The Veronicas,and Third Blind Eye. The concert, which is a one night only event, is hosted by Arizona University. […]

Rap star Flo Rida has hit back at allegations that he was involved in an incident that authorities have labeled an act of animal cruelty.   Flo Rida, born Tramar Dillard, was in Lexington, Kentucky to promote his album R.O.O.T.S., which lands in stores March 31st.   An eye witness called local Animal Control authorities […]

One of the dreams of late entertainment icon Shakir Stewart will become a reality next month courtesy on his very own Hip Hop Music Channel (HHMC).   The network was originally conceived by Stewart, his childhood friend Shawn Granberry, and movie producer Robert Watts as an outlet to showcase the diversity and power of Hip-Hop […]

Local police are seeking to question two unidentified men traveling with rapper Flo Rida, over charges of animal abuse.   Flo Rida was in Lexington, Kentucky on Tuesday and Wednesday (March 25), to promote his upcoming CD R.O.O.T.S.   The trip went bad when a witnesses allegedly saw two men step off of Flo Rida’s […]

Kanye West is planning a tour of Europe and the United States to promote his latest album 808’s and Heartbreak.   The tour is set to begin this summer in Europe, and arrive in the U.S. by the fall. West has consulted with many of the same people who helped inspire staging for his last […]

Revered female rapper Jean Grae will take time out tonight (March 25) to motivate and inspire young women towards finding professional success at this year’s Women on the Move school tour.   The third annual event, which takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight, at the New York University Kimmel Center in New […]

Pioneering Hip-Hop mogul and activist Russell Simmons led a protest today (March 25) in Manhattan to end the controversial Rockefeller Drug Laws.   The rally began this afternoon in front of Governor David Paterson’s Manhattan office, located at 633 3rd Ave. Enacted in 1973, Rockefeller Drug Laws decree stiff mandatory sentences of 15-25 years to […]

A man that works for Akon’s producer said that he was the victim of a home invasion by men representing for Suge Knight. Christopher Walker, an employee of Akon producer Detail, told news/gossip site tmz.com that five men broke into his Van Nuys, CA  home at about 3 am and stole about $170,000 in jewelry. […]

Pay Up Records is giving music fans something different to listen to with the digital release of Novel of Lies, a new EP from the rock collective The Chase.   The quartet — which consists of lead singer/rhythm guitarists Cory Kelly, lead guitarist Ryan Stancil, bass player Kyle Nicholson and drummer Matt Douglas — is […]

Shaheed Najm, father and former manager of superstar artist T-Pain, is lashing out at Akon for allegedly creating a permanent emotional and financial rift with his son.   In an interview with Ozone magazine, Najm details the entire situation, which reportedly began during T-Pain’s negotiations to sign with Akon’s Konvict Music.   According to Najm, […]

Super producer Timbaland has filed a lawsuit against his record label, Blackground Entertainment. The lawsuit was filed today (March 25) according to TMZ.com. According to reports, Timbaland is suing Blackground, claiming executives at the company contacted various record labels, in an attempt to sabotage his career as a producer. He also claims Blackground owes him […]

Diplomat rapper Jim Jones was in court today (March 24) to faces misdemeanor assault charges stemming from an altercation inside New York’s Louis Vuitton store last December with Ne-Yo’s manager Jayvon Smith.   According to Jones attorney Scott E. Leemon, the case will now be postponed until April 21 per a discovery motion by the […]

Dame Dash’s wife has filed for divorce from the Roc-A-Fella Records/Rocawear co-founder, according to a recent report. An electronic record of the case claims that Rachel Roy, a well-known fashion designer, filed for the divorce because of “nonmonetary relief,” reports the New York Daily News. The papers were filed in Manhattan Supreme Court earlier this […]

Mixed Martial Artist Din Thomas knocked Gabe Lemley out on Saturday night and then offered his fighting services to Rihanna as well. Thomas fought on the under card of March Badness, a PPV fight that featured Roy Jones, Jr. in Pensacola, Florida. After his victory over Lemley, Thomas called out Chris Brown. “It’s not cool […]

Producer/rapper T-Pain was hit with a $5 million dollar breach of contract lawsuit yesterday (March 23) for canceling a concert in Guyana after he allegedly received death threats.   The lawsuit was filed in Broward Circuit Court by Hits and James Entertainment, claiming the rapper caused damages for ditching an appearance, which was scheduled for February […]

A Hip-Hop concert in downtown Vancouver degenerated into a near riot between police and patrons after a no-show by headlining rapper Necro.   The show was sponsored by Abort magazine, and was set to take place at Richards on Richards nightclub last Saturday (March 21).   According to Abortmag.com, fans became restless after waiting hours […]