New Orleans rapper Choppa has left Master P.’s No Limit Records and inked a deal with boxing champ Roy Jones Jr.’s Body Head Entertainment.Choppa is recording the first of the 5 albums he must deliver to Jones’ label.”I am putting out music on artists that I believe in [and] Choppa is one those artists,” Jones […]

Lauryn Hill accused the Catholic Church of exploitation and moral corruption and urged them to repent from the stage of a Christmas concert she was performing in at the Vatican.”I’m not here to celebrate, like you, the birth of Christ, but to ask you why you are not in mourning for his death in this […]

Snoop Dogg was hit with a lawsuit over an episode of his “Doggy Fizzle Televizzle,” after an actress claimed the show made her appear to be naked and engaged in sexual acts.In the lawsuit, Dorothy Burns claims producers of the show wanted to give the appearance that she was having sex with another actor, who […]

Concert promoters in South Africa pulled the plug on a tour featuring Ludacris, Trina and Kelly Rowland, citing poor ticket sales.Promoters of the Summer Vibes Tour cancelled shows in Cape Town and Durban, blaming poor attendance at Friday’s concert at the Dome in Johannesburg.Barry Florence, the tour’s promoter, said he had to cancel the shows, […]

A woman that was a key prosecution witness during the murder trial of Corey “C-Murder” Miller testified yesterday that she did not see Miller shoot 16-year-old Steve Thomas at a Jefferson Parish, New Orleans night club and witnessed another man with a gun before the shooting.Eloise Matthews testified under oath that she stood on a […]

Eastidaz group member Tracy “Tray Deee” Davis has pleaded not guilty today (December 12) to four felony charges, stemming from a November 7th shooting in a Long Beach, California parking lot.Davis, 37, allegedly fired into a parked car and fled the scene. He was arrested a short time later at his Long Beach home.According to […]

After months of speculation, Sony Music and BMG have merged their music divisions to form the world’s second largest music group, Sony BMG.<brUnder the deal, which was announced today by Bertelsmann AG and Sony Corporation, the two companies will be equal partners in the music business.”I am convinced that this merger will give us the […]

Outkast’s critically acclaimed and commercial blockbuster double CD Speakerboxxx/The Love Below has been certified six times platinum.The group’s album is competing with 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Trying to claim the title as the most certified album of 2003.The album debuted on five separate charts, has earned six Grammy nominations and moved over a […]

Tha Alkaholiks have inked a deal with Waxploitation/IMusic/BMG and are preparing to release a new album Firewater.”On this record we’re going back to our roots,” producer E-Swift said. “This one is for the longtime fans. It will be sort of a celebration of our 10 years out there.”Firewater will be Tha Liks’ 5th album in […]

Mogul Percy “Master P.” Miller has signed with the American Basketball Association’s The Las Vegas Rattlers.Miller, who’s fortune is estimated to be between $200-300 million dollars, has flirted with basketball in the past.In 1998, the 6 foot 4 inch rapper tried out for the Charlotte Hornets, only to be cut.The following year he inked a […]

Memphis Bleek and producer Just Blaze are planning to join forces and release a compilation album that features each’s respective artists that they been grooming on the side. The duo is each looking to build their own empire similar to that of the Roc, however they do not want to be under the auspices of […]

Incarcerated mogul Marion “Suge” Knight was hit with a lawsuit by the wife of Delmar “Daz Dillinger” Arnaud and the mother of Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus, claiming Knight slandered them on a song from the “Dysfunktional Family” soundtrack.Maria Watkins and Beverly Green filed the lawsuit yesterday (December 10).Lyrics on the song “Tha Row” claimed that […]

R&B, Hip-Hop Win Big At Billboard Hip-hop and R&B rocked the Billboard Awards last night in Las Vegas as Beyonce, 50 Cent, R.Kelly materialized as the biggest winners of the evening. Kelly and Beyonce were the king and queen for the evening, both receiving four awards for the evening. Beyonce emerged victorious categories new female […]

Tray Deee’s arraignment on felony assault charges was delayed after the rapper failed to appear in a Long Beach, California court.Tray Deee is facing a charge of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, possession of a firearm by a felon and shooting at an occupied vehicle.According to officials, Trey Deee could not attend the arraignment, which […]

Goodie MOb will issue a greatest hits package, Dirty South Classics encompassing the work of the group from all three of their gold-certified albums dating back to 1995. The album will feature past collaborative efforts with Outkast, such as “Black Ice (Sky High)” as well as the group’s debut song, “Cell Therapy.” After gaining critical […]

Legendary producer and Def Jam co-founder Rick Rubin surprised those who old enough to remember the days he was involved in hip-hop, by working with Jay-Z on his Black Album. Jay-Z, the first hip-hop act that Rubin has worked with in over 15 years, managed to snag the rapper for his farewell album. Rubin produced […]

Multi-platinum rapper DMX’s show at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska was postponed last night, leaving fans confused as to what exactly happened. According to promoters, the show was canceled because X’s flight was delayed by bad weather, which X’s representatives confirmed, but added that the promoter failed to sell enough tickets. "The promoter didn’t […]

The collection of hip-hop journalists who penned the best selling "ego trip’s Big Book of Racism!," are looking to turn their tome into television through a partnership with VH1. According to Chairman Mao, a member of the editorial team behind the defunct ego trip magazine, they are developing a "spin-off television program" titled "TV Race […]