Hip-Hop star Lil Wayne has hired a former FBI geneticist in his attempt to avoid being prosecuted in New York on a gun charge.   The rapper has enlisted Bruce Budowle to challenge DNA results linking him to a .40 Caliber handgun found on his tour bus following a performance with Ja Rule at The […]

Yesterday (July 6), Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff denied Katherine Jackson control of her son’s estate, instead awarding temporary holdings to attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain.   Under the ruling, the two men will hold their temporary powers until August 3. McClain and Branca’s estate control allows them to negotiate a settlement […]

Grammy Award winning Houston, Texas rapper Chamillionaire has announced that the seventh installment of his Mixtape Messiah series will be available on August 4th.   According to Chamillionaire, Mixtape Messiah 7 will be his final chapter in the popular series.   “Download it, take it, do what you want with it, just know that this […]

Compton, California rapper The Game has sparked controversy in rap circles, after a performance in Bordeaux, France, last night (July 5), where he called out Jay-Z.   The rapper, flanked by two members of his entourage, stormed onto the stage during his performance at the Le 4 Sans, where he immediately took aim at Jay-Z, […]

Armed with a renewed focus and an all-star list of collaborator, West Coast rap star/actor Mack 10 plans to wrap up the summer in grand fashion with his forthcoming album Soft White.   The release is the follow-up to the Inglewood, Ca. native’s previous offering, 2005’s Hustla’s Handbook, which included the Nate Dogg-assisted single “Like […]

Former Bad Boy artist Loon has made a declaration to change Hip-Hop following his conversion to orthodox Islam.   While reports surfaced last year of Loon’s (now named Amir Junaid Muhadith) conversion, the Harlem rapper recently made a public declaration on Al Jazeera, the sole independent news network stationed in the Middle East.   “Loon […]

A three-year-old child was hospitalized after an accident at the home of rapper Snoop Dogg.   Police in Diamond Bar, California responded to a call shortly after 10:00 PM, from the gated community where Snoop resides.   The three-year-old boy toddler slipped and fell underwater into a spa, but was rescued by an adult shortly after […]

Hip-Hop mogul Jay-Z has been hit with another federal lawsuit, stemming from his trendy Manhattan 40/40 club.   The lawyer defending Jay-Z against a lawsuit filed by former employees is seeking to withdraw from the lawsuit, claiming the mogul has failed to pay the legal firm for their work.   According to The New York […]

Common has dropped out of an upcoming performance in Toronto, Canada during the Rock The Bells festival. According to reports, the budding actor’s film schedule is preventing him from making the date, which takes place tomorrow (July 5) at the Molson Amphitheater. Mos Def will fly in from the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland to […]

The death of Michael Jackson has inspired a return to rap by rapper-turned-preacher Mase. “I’m excited. Mike [Jackson] passed away. It lit a fire under me and made me want to go in the studio and do something,” Mase told DJ Self of New York’s Power 105 FM after the legendary pop singer died. Still, […]

Rapper 50 Cent releasede his new mixtape Forever King last night (July 3) online.   Forever King is the second mixtape from 50 Cent to be released this month.   Two weeks ago on June 16, 50 Cent released the gritty War Angel mixtape, an 11-track collection from the G-Unit general.   The new 12-track collection […]

A memorial service for Michael Jackson has officially been confirmed and will take place this Tuesday (July 7) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where Jackson rehearsed for an upcoming tour.   Organizers are giving away 17,500 tickets to fans lottery style, who must register at StaplesCenter.com.   Of those 17,500, only 11,000 will […]

Rapper DMC plans to celebrate Independence Day in his old neighborhood of Queens, New York, where he will celebrate being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.   DMC will be displaying the actual trophy bestowed upon him by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which he earned in April, when he […]

Veteran rapper/actor Busta Rhymes is going beyond the borders of the United States to give fans a lively dose of hip-hop with his upcoming tour of Canada.   The outing, which kicks off July 16 at the Ottawa Blues Fest in Ottawa, ON, will be in support of Rhymes’ latest album Back On My B.S. […]

BET has expressed remorse over a performance by Lil Wayne, Drake and Young Money Records that involved underage girls during songs “Best I Ever Had” and “Every Girl.” The songs, which have overt sexual references, were performed during the Sunday BET Awards ’09 show as a bevy of young girls danced on stage. The group […]

New Orleans Hip-Hop star Lil Wayne has postponed his upcoming European tour on doctors orders. Lil Wayne was slated to kick off the tour today (July 2) in Paris France. The rapper, who is famous for his rigorous tour schedule, was scheduled to play ten dates in throughout Europe, including two in the United Kingdom. […]

Representatives for R&B singer R. Kelly have responded to recent media reports claiming the singer was involved in another scandal, this time allegedly with a 17-year-old girl.   Reports had stated that the singers home in Olympia Fields, Illinois had been raided the day before Kelly’s first ever tour of Africa.   Police were allegedly […]

Geto Boys member Willie D has pleaded not guilty to 15 counts of wire fraud. The Houston emcee was arrested in May for allegedly running an international iPhone scam.   Authorities claim that Willie D, real name William James Dennis, would conduct the scam through eBay by having foreign consumers make bulk purchases.   Once […]

Instead of scrambling to dismiss Jay-Z’s claims on “Death of AutoTune,” the technology’s creator Antares Audio is using the superstar’s stance for product advertisement.   Dubbed the “next generation” of professional pitch correction, Antares Audio has created Auto-Tune Evo.   The new technology immediately deciphers the pitch of any inputted information, and finds the closest […]

As the release date of their joint LP (Survival Skills) approaches, Buckshot and KRS-One have declared their single “Robot” as the official “Death of Auto-Tune” track. KRS-One made the bold statement this past week in Chicago at a Rock the Bells tour stop. The duo’s lead single is a scathing critique of the deluge of […]