Island Def Jam artist Fabolous hit # 1 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Chart and #2 on The Billboard 200 Chart with his latest release, From Nothing to Something.   According to Soundscan the CD, which was released on June 12th, sold over 158,640 copies its first week in stores, making it Fabolous’ biggest first week of […]

New York rapper Mims, best known for his chart-topping single “This Is Why I’m Hot,” was recently granted his own channel on BlockSavvy.com, a social networking site that focuses on urban culture and lifestyle.   Mims’ channel will feature exclusive video performances and Mims will also interact with BlockSavvy.com members, answering questions and sending shout […]

After a hiatus of almost five years, Grammy award winning Hip-Hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony returned to the top of the charts with their newest album Strength and Loyalty in May.   Now the group’s resurgence continues with a new movie and the release of their signature watch, “The Bones Watch” through Freeze Watches.   Up […]

Hieroglyphic members Del The Funky Homosapien, A Plus and the Souls of Mischief are hitting the road this July in support of new releases on their independent label, Hiero Imperium.   Souls of Mischief will hit the road for a tour of Canada and the United States.   The tour kicks of in Johnson City, […]

A man that provided high level security services to celebrities like Sean “Diddy” Combs and Hillary Duff has been sentenced to prison for identity theft, after years of living and working under an assumed identity.   According to The Miami Herald, Combs’ bodyguard Robert A. Morillo was sentenced Friday (June 15) in federal court to […]

Rapper 50 Cent has been tapped to star as a drug dealer in the movie Righteuous Kill, which also co-stars legendary actors Al Pacino and Rober De Niro.   The rapper revealed the news on Tuesday, during the launch of a Mahattan showroom for his G-Unit clothing.   “I’m not even sure they know yet,” […]

Pioneering female rappers Salt-N-Pepa will star in their own reality show titled The Salt ‘N’ Pepa Show, which is one of seven new series that will premiere on VH1 in 2008. The 10-episode “celebreality” show features the Grammy winning group as they attempt to reunite both personally and professionally. Tension arises as the group attempts […]

After the critical success of last year’s Game Theory, Philadelphia Hip-Hop band The Roots are already at work on their next album, tentatively titled Rising Down.   Roots drummer and de facto leader ?uestlove offered up some details about The Roots’ tenth album   “We’re trying to make number ten as exciting as number one […]

Black Eyed Peas front man will.I.am has partnered with Hard Rock Hotel and Casinos to create a new uniform collection exclusively for employees of the popular chain.The Grammy Award winning rapper’s fashions will debut at Hard Rock’s two newest properties, the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Biloxi, which opens July 7 and Hard Rock Hotel […]

Rap star 50 Cent continues to expand his G-Unit Books brand with the signing of Meta Smith, author of such novels as The Rolexxx Club (2006) and Queen of Miami (2007).   Smith, dubbed the “Queen of Bling Fiction,” was signed to G-Unit book division due to the success of her previous novels, which were […]

A variety of popular rappers have come under attack in Chicago, where a Southside church has erected twenty billboards throughout the city, denouncing rappers they claim “demean women and perpetuate violence.”   The billboards were placed by the Faith Community of Saint Sabina church and urges community members to “stop listening to trash.”   Snoop […]

Hip-Hop activist Harry Allen will offer an alternate point of view concerning the history of rap music with his new photo exhibit, Part of the Permanent Record: Photos From the Previous Century.   The exhibit will be open to the public from June 29 to Aug. 16.   The displayed photos chronicle Allen’s stint as […]

Myspace.com will host the Myspace Live Concert Series featuring headliner T.I. and special guests at The Riv in Chicago on June 20.   The concert, which is free and open to the public, will be hosted by Nick Cannon and includes special appearances by Twista, DJ GQ, and Lupe Fiasco.   MySpace is also giving […]

South Auckland, New Zealand-based record label Dawn Raid has come out of liquidation and will return to the music scene.   The move, which became official May 8, was made possible by South Pacific Pictures CEO John Barnett and Michael Stiassny, chairman of Auckland’s Vector Arena.   According to Stuff.co.nz, the businessmen are now silent […]

A suspect in the murder of Dipset rapper Stack Bundles was found shot to death in Queens, New York yesterday (June 18), the same day Bundles was laid to rest, after being ambushed and killed in Far Rockaway last week.   According to police, Charles White, 20, was found dead in a Queens home, with […]

Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam Records rapper Serius Jones is displaying his sense of style as part of Summer Sensations, a new summer music campaign from leading Internet urban fashion web site DrJays.com.   A select group of emerging artists were selected to participate in the first annual campaign, by dressing in the most popular brands […]

Former New York heroin kingpin Leroy “Nicky” Barnes recently sat down with journalist and radio host Judith Regan during a two-part interview with Sirius satellite radio to discuss his life, prison, Hip-Hop and his new book, Mr. Untouchable, The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Heroin’s Teflon Don.   Regan, who was involved in a firestorm […]

Rap duo Dead prez will mark the celebration of Juneteenth with an appearance at the Shut it Down — Stop the Torture concert.   The event, which is hosted by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Amnesty International (AIUSA), Hip Hop Caucus (HHC) and the Congressional Progressive Caucus, will take place on Tuesday (June 19) […]

Over 20,000 fans came out to celebrate the Twelfth Annual Birthday Bash hosted by Radio One affiliate Hot 107.9 (WHAT-FM) in Atlanta on Saturday (June 16) and the sold out crowd unanimously crowned TI king of the evening’s festivities.   But it was a misconstrued statement by Young Buck that is causing the most scandal, […]

G-Unit producer Sha Money XL has signed a deal with Eidos Interactive LLC, to create tracks for their newest software, Traxxpad: Portable Studio, for Sony’s PSP.Traxxpad is an application that transforms the Sony PSP system into a music studio on-the-go.   Traxxpad: Portable Studio utilizes a range of high-end music making applications, with a focus […]