The race for the top of the pop chart started yesterday (September 11) when highly anticipated albums by rappers 50 Cent and Kanye West hit stores.   According to early sales reports, Kanye West’s Island Def Jam album Graduation is on pace to sell over 750,000 copies the first week in stores, while 50 Cent’s […]

Hip-Hop mogul Percy “Master P.” Miller was among the thousands of guests that attended Oprah Winfrey’s star studded fundraiser for Presidential hopeful, Barack Obama.   Master P., who is a frequent contributor to Obama’s campaign for president of the United States, attended the event to break down stereotypes about rappers.   Winfrey, who criticized some […]

Former Rap City host and HIV/AIDS activist Big Tigger will hit the streets for a good cause as he prepares for the annual Big Tigger’s HIV/AIDS Ride for Life.   More than 1,000 motorcycle riders and 84 motorcycle clubs are expected for the event, which takes place Sept. 30 in Washington DC and will feature […]

Miami rapper Trick Daddy was arrested this morning (September 11), after he was involved in a fight that broke out at a local gentleman’s club in Broward County.   Trick Daddy, born Maurice Young, was at Tootsie’s Lounge, a gentleman’s club located in Miami Gardens.   A brawl broke out involving the rapper, who was […]

Philadelphia rapper Eve is planning a move behind the scenes in Hollywood with the formation of a new movie production company she hopes will be fruitful in later years.   “I still read scripts regularly and I actually have a movie production company that I’m developing with two of my girlfriends right now,” Eve told […]

Popular “Homie” Hip-Hop figurines are coming to the small screen in a new cartoon series set to debut on LATV, it was announced today (September 10). The network unveiled its fall lineup today and announced it will premiere The Homies Hip-Hop Show, which is based on popular two-inch dolls. Each show will consist of eight […]

Rihanna’s “Umbrella” single featuring rapper Jay-Z took home top honors at the 24th Annual MTV Video Music Awards last night (September 9) at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.   “Umbrella” took home awards for top Video of the Year, as well as the Monster Single of the Year.   Justin Timberlake won Male […]

Rapper Kanye West will take over Miss Jones’ Hot 97 radio show tomorrow (September 10) in New York.   West perform fill in for Miss Jones, performing her usual hosting duties, as well as offering listeners a preview of his album Graduation, which hits stores on Tuesday (September 11).   Fans can tune into West […]

Brooklyn, New York rapper Foxy Brown was sentenced to one year in prison today (September 7) for violating her probation.   Brown, 28, was already on probation for assaulting two employees of a Manhattan nail salon in 2004, was arrested on Aug. 14.   She was charged with assaulting her Brooklyn neighbor with a Blackberry […]

Fashion mogul Kimora Lee Simmons has joined forces with Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) executive director Valeisha Butterfield, Motown Records president/Universal Records executive vice president Sylvia Rhone and singer Joss Stone to help launch the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network (WEEN).   Led by women executives in music, television, film, radio and other forms of […]

Footwear giant Puma has tapped rap pioneers Doug E. Fresh and MC Shan to help promote their new Puma x YO! MTV Raps line of Hip-Hop footwear and apparel named after the hit television show.   Doug E. Fresh and MC Shan are winding down a radio/press tour of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and […]

Memphis, Tennessee rapper Project Pat has inked an independent deal with Koch Records and is preparing to release a new album titled Walkin’ Bank Roll.   Project Pat, born Patrick Houston, is the older brother of Three 6 Mafia member Juicy J and is a close affiliate of the Oscar-Award winning rap group.   In […]

Jim Jones will join 50 Cent on one date of his promotional tour of New York City’s five boroughs, a move that proclaims peace between two of New York’s biggest rappers, according to Jones’ affiliate Freekey Zekey.   Zekey, the president of Diplomats’ Records, also dispelled the notion that 50 Cent was going to sign […]

Rapper Nas performed to a crowd of over 50,000 people yesterday during “A Concert for Virginia Tech” at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia last night (September 6).   The concert was held at Lane to benefit the university after a deadly April 16, in which a gunman named Cho Seung-Hui shot and killed 33 people, […]

Rapper Kanye West has accepted 50 Cent’s challenge to appear live on BET’s countdown show 106 & Park on Tuesday, September 11, the day both of their highly anticipated albums are released.   Terrence and Rocsi will host a “battle” during the show, where 50 Cent will perform singles from his upcoming album Curtis, while […]

Rapper Tony Yayo appeared in court today (September 6), in regards to assault charges stemming from an incident in which he allegedly slapped the teenaged son of music mogul Jimmy “Henchmen” Rosemond.The boy claims Yayo and several associates surrounded him and threatened him for wearing a Czar Entertainment shirt, a label/management firm run by Rosemond […]

N.O.R.E. is teaming with syndicated radio show host and former Rap City host DJ Mad Linx to produce a television reality show, NOREality: Independence Day, Season 1.   The show, which is based off of the rapper’s Internet series of videoclips posted on his Myspace page, as well as AllHipHop.com, starts taping this weekend in […]

Rapper Eve will experience more than the glamour and glitz of the MTV Video Music Awards this weekend, as she participates in the first ever “Ballin’ and Beats” charity event, presented by the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and Converge Entertainment.   The event, which will take place from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday (Sept. […]

Rapper Soulja Boy is riding the wave of success created by his hit single “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” which is the #1 Mastertone in the country on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint, as well as the #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 and Digital singles chart. The single has sold over 600,000 ringtones, 186,000 of […]

Popular DJ Anthony “DJ Hollywood A Bay Bay” Stewart is facing jail during his September 18 hearing, when prosecutors will seek to revoke his bail due to concerns for the victim’s safety.   According to The Shreveport Times, prosecutors will seek to hold Stewart in prison until his case is tried.   Prosecutors said that […]