DMX’s label Bloodline Records is increasing their international efforts and is aiming to recruit talented rappers from England. The label recently held an open mic contest at the West End’s Mean Fiddler. The sessions were filmed and executives from the label will come back to the United States to judge the rappers and pick a […]

Police have arrested a suspect they believed pulled off a scam that duped hundreds of people out of a Lil’ Jon concert in Fargo, North Dakota. Scott Elkins, 31, was arrested on felony theft charges on Wednesday. Police said Elkins is a former radio DJ from Texas known as Hollywood Haze. Police tracked Elkins’ credit […]

Russell Simmons and the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) won a victory yesterday (August 18th), when a judge ruled that part of New York’s lobbying law was unconstitutional. Simmons and Dr. Ben Chavis, were being investigated over money spent during a 2003 rally against the Rockefeller Drug Laws. The commission claimed HSAN was acting as […]

Jay-Z and R. Kelly will revive their collaboration effort and will kick off the nationwide “Best of Both World’s” tour together on September 30. The tour kicks off in Chicago and will hit 40 cities in the United States before winding down in Phoenix, Arizona on November 28th. The “Best of Both Worlds” tour is […]

Fans of Lil’ Jon in Fargo, North Dakota, were duped out of a concert and money after a man falsely represented the rapper and promoted a phony concert. Fargo police are investigating a man they believe is responsible for the hustle, who called himself “Peter Schwartz” and billed himself as Lil’ Jon’s promoter. Police said […]

Durham, North Carolina rapper Twip hopes to strengthen his buzz with the release of a single & video, “Back Drop.” The explicit video, in the same vein as Nelly’s Tip Drill & Ludacris’ “P-Poppin,” premieres tonight on BET’s “Uncut” video show. “If they aren’t talking about me already they will after they see this,” Twip […]

Body Count guitarist Dennis “D-Roc” Miles passed away yesterday morning (August 17) after a battle with a disease that attacked his lymph nodes and skin. Miles, a member of the group fronted by veteran rapper Ice-T, was suffering with mycosis fungoides, a disease that has no known cure. He passed away at the City of […]

Former G-Unit member Bang ‘Em Smurf is behind bars, jailed on charges from the incident that he claims sparked his feud with 50 Cent. Smurf is serving a 3 ½ year term due to gun charges that stemmed from a neighborhood beef that resulted in a shootout. “I was in my hood one day – […]

Russell and Kimora Simmons announced that their respective sneaker lines were out-selling major competitors in stores across the country. The Simmons’ “Diva” sneaker and the Phat Farm Classic shoe moved over 36,000 pairs through 900 Finish Line stores, selling more than Nike, Reebok and Adidas in a single week. “Nike is $10 billion dollar company,” […]

The Outlawz have announced that their highly anticipated signing to Cash Money Records is not going to happen. A spokesman said the initial deal was never finalized and they are now exploring other options. “The Outlawz were waiting two months for their advance and Cash Money never signed the contract,” the group’s official website reads. […]

The release of Jamal "Shyne" Barrow’s album Godfather: Buried Alive has hit a snag, as prison officials claim the incarcerated rapper may have violated inmate rules by doing business from the prison phones. Officials took Barrow’s phone privileges away today (August 16) and are now investigating that rapper’s phone calls. If he is found guilty […]

While rapper Mr. Complex works the underground circuit and tours throughout the globe, during daylight hours he works in a world much different than underground Hip-Hop. As a production assistant [PA], Mr. Complex works with assistant director’s on various commercial movies and is planning his own film. While some may find it difficult to maneuver […]

Ja Rule, Ashanti and R. Kelly will appear on “Wonderful,” the first single from Ja Rule’s upcoming R.U.L.E. Ja Rule’s album hits stores November 9, one week prior to the release of Ashanti’s third album, which is untitled. Royce Da 5’9 is preparing to release a new album, M.I.C. The 16-track album is Royce’s third […]

Lil’ Kim has come forward to deny allegations that she lied to a federal grand jury about her knowledge of a daylight shootout in front of Hot 97’s New York offices in February 2001. "I am completely innocent of the charges I have been accused of, and am very confident that my co-defendants and I […]

After being featured on six songs from Ludacris’ two albums and Disturbing Tha Peace’s Golden Grain album, rapper I-20 is preparing to drop his solo album, Self Explanatory. According to the rapper, his album will be a memorable release in the annals of Atlanta’s Hip-Hop history books. “It’s an explanation of me,” I-20 says of […]

A Norfolk, Virginia concert promoter hit Snoop Dogg with a $5 million dollar lawsuit, while the rapper was on stage during a performance at the Virginia Beach Amphitheater on Wednesday. The plaintiff, Patricia Richardson, claims that she was arrested on January 28th 1997, the night of a Snoop concert she was promoting at local Club […]

DJ Whoo Kid, G-Unit’s in-house spin-doctor, recently took the liberty to rework an old Eazy-E verse and helped create “Still Cruisin,’” a brand new song that features Compton native The Game. “I got my hands on an Eazy-E accapella nobody ever heard before. I just did the same historical thing, called Red Spyda then – […]

Producers of “Method & Red” have shelved an additional three episodes of the show, as Method Man, Redman and the show’s other producers fight for the show’s creative direction. According to high level executives involved with the production of the show, Fox completely changed the vision of the show, prompting Method Man to publicly complain […]