Rapper Freck Billionaire was arrested in New Jersey on Tuesday (March 25) and charged with drug crimes, after he was caught selling crack to an undercover police officer.   According to The Record, Freck Billionaire, born Jeffrey Whitters, and an associate named Steven Ramos were arrested after they sold crack to an undercover detective working […]

Mariah Carey may normally command the spotlight, but the Grammy Award winning songstress has made room for Miami-based rapper Rick Ross on the remix to her hit single “Touch My Body.”   The song, which finds Carey utilizing an almost rap-like flow, also features fellow R&B singer The Dream.   “Whenever an artist of Mariah’s […]

Rapper T.I. pleaded guilty to two counts of of illegally possessing machine guns and silencers, and one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm shortly around 1:30pm this afternoon during an Atlanta court appearance.   The rapper, born Clifford Harris, Jr. is scheduled to be sentenced on March 27, 2009 at […]

MTV will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the influential Hip-Hop video show Yo! MTV Raps starting on April 1. The network’s MTV, MTV2, MTV Tr3s, MTV Jams, MTV Hits, MTV Mobile, MTV Radio and MTV On Demand will feature old and new Yo! MTV Raps programming. Yo! MTV Raps ran from August 1988 to August […]

Bronx rapper Remy Ma was convicted on four charges of assault and today (Mar 27) by a Manhattan Supreme Court grand jury.  The rapper faces five to 25 years in jail.The decision just two days after attorneys for both the defense and prosecution delivered their closing statements.Remy Ma was convicted of two counts of first-degree […]

Rap star 50 Cent and Sierra Entertainment have announced plans for 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, the upcoming sequel to Bulletproof, the rapper’s first foray into the world of Xbox/Playstation gaming.   Blood on the Sand features G-Unit’s Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and DJ Whoo Kid providing voice and likeness in the upcoming video […]

Rapper T.I. is expected to appear at the Federal Court House today (March 27) where he will plead guilty to multiple firearms charges.   The Associated Press reports that T.I. and his lawyers have been engaged in intense plea negotiations over the past several weeks.   The 27-year-old rapper will serve around 12 months in […]

The Los Angeles Times’ Deputy Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin and reporter Chuck Phillips have apologized to readers for a March 17 story which used fabricated FBI documents to allege Sean “Diddy” Combs and Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace had advanced knowledge about the assault of rapper Tupac Shakur in 1994.   The article, titled “Blood Feud,” […]

Los Angeles Times editor Russ Stanton responded to a report issued today (March 26) by TheSmokingGun.com, which refuted a story published by Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist, Chuck Phillips.   Phillips’ story claimed that Sean “Diddy” Combs and Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace had knowledge that Tupac Shakur would be assaulted during a recording session at Quad Recording […]

A blockbuster story by The Los Angeles Times that claimed Sean “Diddy” Combs and The Notorious B.I.G. may have had advanced knowledge about the 1994 assault of Tupac Shakur at the Quad Recording Studios in New York may have been fabricated it has been learned.   According to TheSmokingGun.com, FBI documents used by Pulitzer Prize […]

Universal Zulu Nation founder Afrika Bambaataa will take rap fans on musical journey through Hip-Hop history with his new XM Satellite radio show Zulu Beatz.   The show, which is scheduled to premiere at 10 p.m. April 5 on XM Radio’s The Rhyme-XL Channel 65, will feature Bambaataa as the host, along with co-hosts The […]

Hip-Hop band The Roots are among the headliners of eight simultaneous, free Earth Day 2008 concerts organizers have announced.   On Sunday, April 20, The Roots along with Ricky Skaggs, The Neville Brothers, Los Lonely Boys and Mickey Hart from The Grateful Dead, are headlining free concerts in Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, […]

Hip-Hop hook master Nate Dogg recently pleaded guilty to assaulting to the boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend.   According to TMZ.com, Nate Dogg, born Nathanial Hale, appeared in an Orange County, California court on March 20.   He pleaded guilty to aggravated trespassing and battery, stemming from an incident in which his former lover accused him […]

With more than 20 years in the music industry, LL Cool J has utilized his standing as a rap veteran to promote not only his music, but the culture of Hip-Hop to music fans.   According to the rapper, the spirit of Hip-Hop is alive and well as he enjoys his first tour of Australia. […]

Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic rapper Plies has moved up the June 24 release date of his upcoming album Definition of Real.   The project, which features the Ne-Yo assisted single “Bust It Baby, Part 2,” is now slated to hit music stores and online retailers on June 10.   Definition of Real is the follow-up to Plies’ […]

Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s mother Cherry Jones will appear in Brooklyn Surrogate Court on April 1 in the ongoing battle over the rapper’s estate, according to The New York Post. Ol’ Dirty’s mother will challenge the role of Dirty’s widow Icelene Jones as administrator of his estate, once again claiming that Icelene is misusing funds the […]

Outkast road Manager and former pro-wrestler Chase Tatum was found dead in his Atlanta home on Sunday (Mar 23), of an apparent drug overdose.   The 34-year-old actor and personal trainer, who appeared alongside Big Boi in 2007’s movie Who’s Your Caddy? had a history of being dependent on painkillers and was set to enter […]

Sean “Diddy” Combs has settled a civil lawsuit with a man who claims the mogul assaulted him after an Oscar party in Hollywood last year.   Gerard Rechnitzer claimed that Combs punched him, pushed his girlfriend and spat on another woman outside of Teddy’s Nightclub at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.   In court papers, Rechnitzer’s […]

An actor with a recurring role on HBO’s#### series The Wire is recovering in a Baltimore area hospital, after being stabbed in the chest and buttock during a fracas at a local social hall on Sunday (March 23).   Christopher J. Clanton had a recurring role as Savino Bratton, a soldier in the Barksdale Organization […]

Compton Hip-Hop star The Game has announced the release date for his highly anticipated third major label release, L.A. X. (Los Angeles Times ).   According to The Game the album will hit stores on June 24, the first day of summer.   “I have a highly controversial album coming this summer and not the […]