Sean “Diddy” Combs and Outkast’s Big Boi have teamed to advance the career of new artist Janelle Monáe, who recently signed to Bad Boy Records, via a pact with Monáe’s Atlanta-based record label, the Wondaland Arts Society.   Big Boi will serve as co-executive producer of Monáe’s debut release, titled Metropolis Suite EP.   Monáe, […]

A number of U.S. rappers have been embraced and nominated by fans at this year’s MTV Australia Awards 2008, including Lupe Fiasco, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg and Wyclef, who was announced as host today (March 31).   Wyclef will preside over the award ceremony, which will feature eight live musical performances and eleven awards presented […]

50 Cent and his G-Unit collective will head to South Africa to give to major performances in Johannesburg and Capetown this May.   The Virgin Mobile 50 Cent and G-Unit Tour is being presented and produced by SABC 1, Showtime Productions and Virgin Mobile.   The concert will feature the rappers from G-Unit, including 50 […]

Hip-Hop helped make World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) WrestleMania XXIV (24) the most successful live event in the history of the WWE and the Citrus Bowl, in Orlando, Florida.   A series of high profile matches featuring boxing champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Snoop Dogg and an appearance by Kim Kardashian helped Wreslemania XXIV gross more than […]

Rapper/actor Mos Def will have some legendary shoes to fill as the newest cast member of the upcoming film Cadillac Man.   According to the Hollywood Reporter, the entertainer will play revered rock artist Chuck Berry in the feature, which is currently being filmed in New Jersey.   Set in Chicago during the 1950s, Cadillac […]

Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel will spend the next three months in prison, after he was accused of violating his probation for a third time yesterday (March 28).   Probation officials revealed that Sigel provided a false urine sample and tested positive for Xanax and Percocet five times over the past month.   Sigel, who admitted […]

Rappers Remy Ma and Papoose are moving forward to get married, even though Remy Ma now faces up to 25 years in jail. Papoose denied the story claiming they were merely friends after AllHipHop.com reported the nuptials earlier this month. Now, the rappers have confessed they lied to the press simply to protect their privacy […]

Rap star Remy Ma plans to appeal the jury’s guilty verdict that was reached yesterday (March 27) in her trial for assault and weapons charges.   Remy Ma’ attorney Ivan Fischer has revealed that he is planning to appeal the Manhattan Supreme Court grand jury’s decision.   A jury convicted Remy Ma on four counts […]

Czar Entertainment CEO Jimmy “Henchmen” Rosemond has responded to an apology issued by the Los Angeles Times, claiming the article not only libeled him, but also put his family at risk.   A March 17 article written by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chuck Phillips titled “Blood Feud” claimed that Sean “Diddy” Combs and Christopher “The […]

Rapper Ice Cube will star in a new flick for Dimension Films titled Janky Promoters, a comedy that centers around a pair of bumbling promoters who attempt to book a rapper for a show.   A director hasn’t been named for the film, which Dimension CEO Bob Weinstein said will also star a major rapper […]

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 […]