A New Rochelle man was charged with grand larceny after he allegedly tried to extort $25,000 from Lil Kim, in return for forking over her diamond "Queen Bee" necklace. John Acheson, 31, was charged with two counts of attempted grand larceny and attempted coercion and is facing up to four years in prison. Acheson called […]

Death Row Records CEO Marion Suge Knight was arrested for possible parole violation on Friday. According to reports, Knight allegedly punched a parking attendant outside a Los Angeles nightclub. Knight was arrested Friday in Los Angeles for the altercation, which took place June 21. He was jailed and denied bail Authorities said that Knight was […]

Inebriated Rhythm and the city of Boston will present the first annual Hip-Hop Peace and Unity Festival in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 19, to celebrate hip-hop’s cultural diversity. The free event will feature a roundtable discussion conducted by KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane and Pharoahe Monch, with city businessmen, servicemen and congressmen from Boston, hoping to […]

In an interview with Los Angeles Times writer Chuck Phillips, Irv Gotti broke his silence surrounding the allegations that his Murder Inc. company and various spin-off businesses were involved in money laundering with Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, a notorious Queens, New York drug dealer. Gotti stuck to the claims that he was simply helping out a […]

A movie based on the life of hip hop phenomenon, 50 Cent, may be in the works. Terry Winter, a member of the creative team responsible for HBO’s Sopranos, is discussing a script with 50 Cent. “I’ve started developing a film with Terry. It’s similar to 8 Mile but based on my life,” said 50 […]

DMX was arrested last night for swearing during the a performance in the Caribbean, local police said. Organizers the annual St. Kitts Music Festival, which takes place on the Caribbean of Saint Kitts, said that they warned DMX that obscenities were not to be used on the stage because of laws barring it in the […]

Lil Kim’s estimated $250,000 worth of jewels was recovered by a United Airlines worker in a a locker room for airline employee’s yesterday. The jewels, which were found wrapped in a rag, disappeared on June 20, as she headed to Los Angeles for the BET Awards. "I’m deeply gratified that Lil’ Kim’s unnerving experience has […]

Obie Trice has been added to the line up of the "Roc The Mic" tour, which features his Shady Records label mate 50 Cent and Roc-A-Fella head, Jay-Z. "It’s good for me," Trice said. "It’s hot for me to join a tour like that with 50 and the rest of them cats. I’m definitely excited […]

Wu-Tang star Raekwon and his Ice Water label make the cover of Insomniac Magazine’s Hip Hop Business Issue. Raekwon and the co-owners of Ice Water, Inc. talk turkey about their business venture with Universal Records. The special Hip Hop Business Issue of the 7 year old nationally distributed industry magazine, Insomniac, provides deep information for […]

Hip-hop mogul/activist Russell Simmons is under investigation for aggressive lobbying tactics in his bid to repeal the Rockefeller drug laws in New York City, officials said Wednesday. The Lobbying Commission is investigating the music mogul for the amount of money he contributed in influencing state officials. Executive Director David Grandeau told Reuters, anyone who spends […]

The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) is standing up to the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive (ATF) and their decision to investigate Snoop Dogg, after he appeared at Tuesday’s BET Awards in an armored vehicle surrounded by armed guards. CCRKBA Executive Director, Joe Waldron, questioned why […]

Mystikal pleaded guilty today (June 26) to extortion and sexual battery charges claiming that he forced his hairstylist to perform sexual acts on him and two bodyguards. "I’m glad that it’s getting behind me," Mystikal said after copping his plea. Mystikal was facing an aggravated rape charge, which could have landed him in prison for […]

After a federal appeals court ruled in May that Rosa Parks could appeal a lawsuit she filed against Outkast over their hit song that uses her name in the title, a judge has reinstated most of the original lawsuit. Parks’ initial lawsuit had been dismissed on summary judgment in 1999. Parks will now attempt to […]

50 Cent took the Best New Artist and Best Male Artist due to the success of his 5x platinum album, Get Rich or Die Trying, at Tuesday’s BET Awards show. Missy Elliot snagged Best Female Artist, while Grandmaster Flash led a tribute to the late Jam Master Jay by an allstar cast of DJ’s that […]

Snoop Dogg recently revealed that he is done with the "Girls Gone Wild" franchise and will be releasing his own line, that focuses on ethnic women. "If you notice, there hasn’t been no girls of (ethnicity) at all on none of those tapes," Snoop told the Associated Press. "No black girls, no Spanish girls – […]

If your a fan of The Neptunes, there will be no shortage of the production duo’s material this summer. In addition to music they are producing for other artists, six songs from the duo’s 15 song album The Neptunes Present…Clones will be released as singles. Pharrell and Jay-Z’s "Frontin" is already getting steady play on […]

Queen Latifah has gone under the knife for breast reduction surgery, according to published reports. The rapper/actress flaunted her double-D breasts for the final time at the Academy Awards in March. But, now the “Chicago” actress has opted to go to a C-cup for reasons out of her control, her rep stated. “Queen Latifah did […]

Veteran R&B crooner Raphael Saadiq, formerly of Tony! Toni! Tone, is seeking talent for his label, Pookie Entertainment. Pookie, which released the critically acclaimed and Grammy nominated self titled debut album by Lucy Pearl (which featured Saadiq, Dawn Robinson from Envogue and A Tribe Called Quest member Ali Shaheed Muhammad), will release Saadiq’s first ever […]