The R&B group 112 has been signing to women since their 1996 debut 112, but 10 years later the group is starting to diversify and launch new businesses. Daron Jones, producer and member of the group 112, has teamed up with T.I., Mike Jones, Killer Mike, Free (formerly of 106 & Park) and countless others […]

Hip-Hop/R&B video models Melyssa Ford and Karrine “Superhead” Steffans have both been able to gain mass recognition and transition that success into other careers, but Ford says the similarities end there. Ford, a Canadian-born model and host on Black Entertainment Television, said that Steffans’ best-seller “Confessions of a Video Vixen,” was sending a negative message […]

TVT Records and Slip-N-Slide Records will head to court August 26 over unreleased material by Miami, Florida rapper Pitbull. According to a report in the Miami Herald, the two labels are battling over the release of Welcome to the 305, an album that contains material Pitbull recorded before signing with TVT. The Slip-N-Slide recordings were […]

The Magic Johnson Foundation and his clothing line Magic 32 have teamed up with the Native American Youth to Elder Foundation (NAYEF) and local DJ’s to organize a Hip-Hop basketball league to uplift Native American communities. The Magic32 NAYEF All-stars is a basketball league made up of mostly Native Americans that use Hip-Hop and basketball […]

R&B singer Lil’ Mo intends to sue Ja Rule, Murder Inc. Records and Def Jam for $15 million dollars in unpaid royalties stemming from the 2001 hit song "Put It On Me." The song was a huge hit in the summer of 2001 and helped Ja and company become household names. "That [song] helped boost […]

Rapper Mystikal, who is currently incarcerated for sexual battery, has been hit with another charge for allegedly failing to file his federal income tax returns, according to officials at the IRS field office in New Orleans. The New Orleans rapper, whose real name is Michael Tyler, is charged with two counts of not filing his […]

The Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota has been declared August 19-21 a “Hip-Hop weekend,” complete with performances from Slick Rick, Slum Village and others. The 4th Annual Twin Cities Celebration of Hip-Hop celebrates the power of community through Hip-Hop culture and education. The theme this year is “Be Healthy” and workshops, MC’s, DJ’s, Breakdancers, Beatboxers and […]

Pharrell Williams has landed on top of Esquire magazine’s annual “Best Dressed Men in the World” edition. Esquire chose Williams for "injecting dressed-up luxury into hip-hop style and thereby influencing a new generation of guys to consider more than just a pair of baggy jeans a reflection of their youthful vitality." Twenty other men made […]

Lil’ Kim won a legal battle Wednesday against James "Lil’ Cease" Lloyd and Ground Zero Entertainment, who were trying to release a DVD with the female rapper’s image. The order was handed down by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff on Wednesday when Lil’ Cease failed to appear in court for the civil lawsuit. Lil’ Kim […]

Killer Mike’s moniker is certainly suggestive of aggressive activity, but in the Atlanta rapper’s opinion, Hip-Hop artists have isolated themselves from each other in a way that stagnates diversity. “We put ourselves in our own little box. [People say,] ‘Well, I’m art so I’m going to stay in this box’ and ‘I’m conscious so I’m […]

2Extremes Inc. has teamed up with various rap artists, journalists and leaders in the Hip-Hop community to launch the second annual Hip-Hop Leadership Camp at UCLA this weekend. Guest speakers include E40, Sway, (MTV and The Sway& Tech Wake Up Show), Chino XL, Big Jon (EMI Publishing), Big Paul (Sr. Director Promotions & Marketing – […]

An Emmy Award winning makeup artist has dropped her $25 million dollar lawsuit against Snoop Dogg that claimed the rapper and several men in his entourage raped her. Kylie Bell claimed that she was incapacitated after drinking what she was told was champagne in Snoop’s dressing room during a taping of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” According […]

Slip-N-Slide Records, recording home for artists Trick Daddy and Trina, will celebrate it’s 10th year in the music business in September with a three day Slip-N-Slide "MIA" celebration in Miami, Florida. The Slip-N-Slide weekend will feature an invitation-only cocktail party at a private mansion on South Beach, a yacht party and an A-list party hosted […]

The 23rd annual Golden Hoops Tri-State Basketball Classic will be joined this year by celebrity guests Jae Millz, Rucker Pro Legend Pee Wee Kirkland, former Knicks player Dean Meminger and Rucker Entertainer’s Basketball Classic Commissioner Greg Marius. The Tri-State Classic features some of the best high school boys and girl’s ballers, as well as former […]

The 4th annual USA & World Hip-Hop Dance Championship is taking place this August in Los Angeles, California. Trained dancers, choreographers and avid followers of this high energy movement will gather August 19-21st to express themselves creatively through dance at the event, dubbed “The Olympics of Hip-Hop Dance." "We have been producing dance events for […]

A federal jury convicted rapper Tab “Turk” Virgil of three felony charges yesterday (August 9). Virgil was convicted of being a felon with a handgun, a fugitive with a handgun and a drug addict with a handgun. The charges stem from a shootout during a January 2004 drug raid of an apartment. SWAT team member […]

Lloyd Banks and Young Buck were arrested after police allegedly found weapons in a van carrying the rappers and 11 other people as they were leaving the Anger Management 3 tour in New York this morning (August 9). Reports stated that police pulled the van over for running a red light on 41st and Eighth […]

According to authorities in Queens, DMX broke the terms of a plea deal struck after a December 2004 arrest. On Monday, the rapper was formally charged and now faces up to a year in jail. The rapper reportedly posted $500 bail and must appear in court again on October. 11. In December the rapper was […]

DJ Scratch, longtime DJ for EPMD and general turntable wizard, has launched a turntable school to help up and coming DJ’s with the art of scratching. The School of the Turntable Arts (SOTA) officially opened its doors earlier this year, to teach new DJ’s the art of mixing and scratching. "I started this school because […]