Queens, New York rap duo Capone-N-Noreaga will return to the rap scene as a group via a new deal with SMC Recordings.   The pair recently signed with the San Francisco-based label to release the long awaited follow up to their gold selling album The Reunion.   According to SMC co-founder Ralph Tashjian, CNN, along […]

A senior citizen in the UK was evicted from residence after neighbors complained that he blasted rap music all night long, for years. According to the UK’s Mirror, Peter Coles, 65, invited younger friends over to listen to gangsta rap music. After two years, officials at the residence have evicted Coles due to the loud […]

Ludacris may be hard at work to deliver an album of new music for fans, but the rapper/actor is finding time to use his celebrity status for two charity events.   Ludacris will celebrate the grand opening of his new restaurant, Straits Atlanta, with a $100 a plate private dinner.   Those who attend the […]

R&B singer and sometimes rapper R. Kelly has issued a statement surrounding a lawsuit recently filed against the promoter of the “Double Up” Tour.   Milton Kenneth Peacock, of Bowie, Maryland filed the lawsuit on April 11, claiming that promoter Leonard Rowe sold non-existent shares in three of the dates on the tour, which was […]

The UniverSoul Circus will continue its tradition of honoring outstanding leaders in the communities it visits, by celebrating Grammy Award winning rapper/actor LL Cool J and New York Senator Malcolm A. Smith during the Circus’ run in the New York/New Jersey area.   The two founders of the “Jump and Ball Tournament,” held every summer […]

The Los Angeles Times has yet to determine the fate of writer Chuck Phillips, the staffer responsible for the newspaper’s highly publicized Hip-Hop scandal.   A month after Phillips’ story appeared in the daily implicating Hip-Hop execs Sean “Puffy” Combs and Jimmy “Henchmen” Rosemond in the 1994 shooting of Tupac Shakur, he remains on the […]

Dipset member Freekey Zekey was nearly killed last night, when he was involved in a near fatal, three car pile-up accident last night (April 15) in New York. The rapper was in Harlem, at a stop light on 115th and 1st Avenue, when a 300 Chrysler hit his 2007 White S550 Mercedes Benz from behind. […]

The son of Frank Lucas, the heroin kingpin portrayed in the hit film American Gangster, is suing the New York Police Department for $25 million dollars.   The New York Daily News reports that Frank Lucas Jr., an aspiring rapper, claims that police used excessive force and harassed him, after an arrest on Staten Island, […]

Atlanta rap star T.I. will head to Philadelphia, where he will join Russell Simmons and a number of other stars and celebrities who will encourage young people to vote in the upcoming primaries, as well as the presidential race.   The Turn Up the Vote National Hip-Hop Summit is taking place at Temple University on […]

Members of Houston’s Hip-Hop community have organized an upcoming fundraiser in support of Public Enemy’s Professor Griff, who recently lost an estimated 90% of his belongings following a home fire at his newly purchased home in Atlanta.   A community reception will be held on Wednesday April 30 at Beacoup Wings n Wings, located at […]

R&B star Alicia Keys has issued a statement a formal statement surrounding controversial comments made in the May issue of Blender Magazine, which hit stands today (April 15).   In a recent article, the Grammy Award winning singer told Blender Magazine that “Gangsta rap was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. […]

Detroit rapper Esham and Royce 5’9 have announced the Sacrificial Lambz 2008 tour in support of Esham’s new album of the same title.   The tour, which opens in Flint Michigan, will hit 26 cities, before winding down in mid-June in Canada to promote Esham’s first album in three years, which is being released on […]

One of Anchorage, Alaska’s best known rappers was sentenced to 10 years in prison, after he was caught selling crack to a government informant. Joker The Bailbondsman, born Sean Sullivan, was convicted of two counts of distribution of crack cocaine and one count of attempting to distribute the drug. The rapper also had a prior […]

Two of Hip-Hop’s music’s best known independent record labels have come together for a new joint venture.   Koch Records will work with Houston, Texas based pioneering independent label Suave Records (formerly known as Suave House Records), to release a series of albums from 8Ball & MJG, Gillie Da Kid and Jiggolo.   For Koch’s […]

Busta Rhymes and Linkin Park are collaborating and shooting “We Made It” today (April 15) in Los Angeles, the first single and video from Busta’s Rhymes’ highly anticipated eighth studio album Blessed.   Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda will appear in the video, which is being directed by acclaimed director Chris Robinson.   […]

The RZA has announced the launch of a new online community geared towards chess players within the Hip-Hop culture worldwide.   The website, WuChess.com, a partnership between RZA and ChessPark.com, will allow members to challenge others around the world, including the Wu-Tang producer himself.   In addition to live play, members of the online chess […]

Cash Money/Universal Records artist Lil Wayne will be among the music industry heavyweights appearing at this year’s BMI Unsigned Urban Showcase.The 11th annual event, which is scheduled to take place at 9 p.m. on April 24 at the Luckie Lounge in Atlanta, will feature four aspiring artists who will perform in front of group of […]

Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight is taking his hunt for new talent to the small screen with his new reality TV show Unfinished Business.   The series will feature Knight as he builds his new label, Blackball Records, with a stable of aspiring artists.   The music executive will also reveal details about his […]

Business mogul and political activist Russell Simmons has assembled an all-star cast of rappers, who will launch the National Hip-Hop Team Vote 2008 campaign in Philadelphia on April 20.   Rappers like Styles P., Mike Jones, Webbie, Lil Boosie, Rich Boy, Lil X, Flo-Rida, singer Chrisette Michelle, BET’s Rocsi and Terrence J. and Reggaeton singer […]

Bun B addressed the humorous side of the dilemma UGK faced in working with Jay-Z on at the ASCAP, “I Create Music” expo in Los Angeles on Friday (April 11).   When the group was approached by Jay-Z, UGK had established a very solid, loyal following and group member Pimp C expressed concern with collaborating […]