A variety of female rappers will be on hand to celebrate the 2nd Annual Black Girls Rock! awards show, which celebrates black women.   World renowned DJ Beverly Bond founded the event, which recognizes exceptional women who have made significant contributions to their local communities.   This year’s co-hosts include Regina King and Gabrielle Union, […]

“If they were Jewish students who sat under the tree and the following day had swastikas or offensive racial imagery hung from those trees, and they decided to respond to that imagery with their fists, they wouldn’t have charges placed against them in this country or any other country, for that matter,” rapper Mos Def […]

Hip-Hop clothing mogul Marc Ecko has announced the fate of Barry Bonds’ home run ball, but not without criticism from the San Francisco Giants’ slugger.   Last week, Ecko announced that he was the anonymous bidder who won the bill during a September 15 auction, at a price tag of $752,000.   Ecko announced that […]

Miami rapper Pitbull recently completed a tour of Korea and Okinawa, where he performed for American troops as part of his first United Service Organization (USO) tour.   Pitbull joins rappers like Paul Wall, Coolio and Sean P. (of The YoungBloodZ) who have performed for American troops on USO tours through Iraq, Korea, Kuwait, Bosnia […]

Hitmaking production team Midi Mafia is taking steps to expand its grip on the entertainment scene with its record label, Family Ties Entertainment.   Fans can look for the new company to unveil its roster of artists with a full-length titled Family First.   The album, which is slated to be released in the coming […]

Proceeds from the premiere of the upcoming crime drama American Gangster will be donated to the Boys & Girls Club of America it was announced today [September 26].   The highly anticipated movie is the true story of 1970’s crime lord Frank Lucas, who smuggled millions of dollars worth of heroin into the United States […]

R&B duo Nina Sky recently inked a deal with Polo Grounds Music to release their delayed sophomore album The Musical.   The Musical features production from Scott Storch, Cool and Dre, Cipha Sounds, Salaam Remi, Ryan Leslie and The Jetsons, while rapper Rick Ross and R&B crooner Trey Songz make guest appearances.   The album […]

Run-DMC group member Darryl “DMC” McDaniels has achieved another milestone in his career by winning an Emmy Award for his critically acclaimed VH1 “Rock Doc” documentary DMC: My Adoption Journey.   The legendary rapper topped a number of critically acclaimed documentaries at the 28th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards black-tie dinner held last night […]

Rappers Master P. and David Banner appeared on Capitol Hill today (September 25) to testify before members of Congress, who conducted hearings with the top entertainment executives about lyrics in Hip-Hop music.   The hearings, titled “From Imus to Industry: The Business of Stereotypes and Degrading Images,” kicked off at 10:00 am in the Rayburn […]

The aftermath of a Morgan State University homecoming concert featuring rapper Lil’ Wayne continues to result in legal problems for the rapper, who has been named in a new lawsuit filed by a second Morgan State student.   In the suit, Carlisa Dixon claims that she was “impaled” by a metal pole in the chaos […]

Jay-Z’s popular clothing line Rocawear is in negotiations to become the naming-right pat to the Meadowlands arena.Jay-Z, who owns a portion of the New Jersey Nets, hopes to snag the rights to the arena’s name, which is currently held by Continental Airlines.   The rapper faces competition from clothing brands Izod and Southpole, who also […]

Sean “Diddy” Combs recently revealed that he was open to participate in a video for the “I Get Money” billionaire remix, which features fellow moguls Jay-Z and 50 Cent.   The single is the third release from 50 Cent’s#### album Curtis, which recently landed on the shelves and moved over 650,000 copies the first week […]

Rapper Young Jeezy is well known for his rhymes, but the rapper says his entry into the world of fashion has been just as successful, so much that he may hang up the microphone for the fashion world.   Young Jeezy, born Jay Jenkins is planning to celebrate the official launch of his Eight732 clothing […]

Rappers Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg and Mos Def are among the celebrities to lend their voices to the upcoming season of the award-winning cartoon, The Boondocks. The series, which is based off the comic strip by Aaron McGruder, will premiere on Monday October 8 on the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim block of programming at 11:30 […]

Police have revealed that there has is no evidence of organized dog fighting against rapper DMX and that so far, tests conducted by police in Arizona have come back inconclusive.   Sheriff Joe Arpaio revealed that police examined the carcasses of three buried dogs found on the rapper’s property during an August 24 raid of […]

Super producer Dr. Dre has revealed that Detox, his first studio album in over eight years has been pushed back again. The album will also officially be his final release, as he pursues other interests in the entertainment industry.   Dre, who gave his first interview in three years to the Los Angeles Times, revealed […]

Rapper Keith Murray became the victim of a robbery in South Africa, while traveling overseas to work on his new album.   Pretoria News reports that Murray and several other people were robbed at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday (Sept. 18) by two armed men, who entered the first floor of Cube recording studios in […]

Rapper The Game continues to be a free man after a judge dismissed charges against him pertaining to an incident where the rapper impersonated a police officer.   Reuters reports the judge in the case ruled Thursday (Sept. 20) that the charges would be dismissed in six months if the Game stays out of trouble. […]

Baton Rogue, Louisiana rappers Webbie and Lil’ Boosie have been hit with a $1 million dollar lawsuit by a local a promoter who alleges they failed to perform at a concert in January.   The lawsuit claims the Lil Boosie, born Torrance Hatch and Webbie, born Webster Gradney Jr., were hired by Tracye Stafford of […]

Rapper 50 Cent has reorganized a tour of Europe that was canceled earlier in the week due to schedule conflicts.   50 Cent will embark on an eight-date arena tour across the UK starting in November in support of his new album Curtis.   The rapper will make stops in Glasgow, Manchester, London  and other […]