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While TI isn’t openly admitting to some of his legal problems, he is admitting that he’s having trouble telling unregistered voters in DC “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.” Someone should have thought about things more before pleading guilty to felony weapons charges and officially forfeiting his right to [...]

Clique Girlz have just premiered their first ever music video! Sisters Paris and Destinee and best friend Ariel rock out in the brand new video for “Then I Woke Up” where they let their dreams of being “hip hop queens” and “rock and roll dreams” run wild. Check it out the hottest new [...]

Ice T recently spoke on the sad state of rap music and he’s putting all the blame on Soulja Boy. He says “Fuck Soulja Boy! Eat a dick! This ni–a single handedly killed Hip Hop. That shit is such garbage man. We came all the way from Rakim, we came all the way from Das [...]

Sneak a behind-the-scenes look at the latest pop/hip-hop sensations in their new EPK where you can find out about Asher, Wesley, Jared, Nathaniel, and Nicky’s performance backgrounds that range from technical lifelong dance training to watching Justin Timberlake’s every move. Also, listen up for “Round & Round,” “These Are The Days,” and “She Bad” [...]

If the 17-second leak of the song Madonna and Justin Timberlake did was any indication, then the Queen of Pop is going hip hop on her new album which will be out in April. The singer has changed her style numerous times over the span of her career – a few hits and misses but [...]

Go back in the recesses of your mind and recall the 90’s hip-hop duo, Kid ‘N Play. Remember? I even remember their cartoon.
Anyway, apparently Play was caught in the middle of a car chase. He wasn’t being chased by the cops but instead was hit by the fleeing vehicle.
A man named [...]

Rap mogul Diddy’s twins D’Lila Star Combs and Jessie James Combs turned 1 year old last week. Their dad recently told Us Weekly about his and ex Kim Porter’s twins saying “They’re trying to stand up and discover everything. All it takes is one look from them and my heart melts.” Looking at those [...]

R Kelly did it again. He might deny it, his label might deny it, but we all know it’s true. R Kelly can’t stand a double tour with a person that threatens to become to tour star. He must be the only one to get all the attention, otherwise…he continues touring alone.
It’s not the first [...]

BET’s Hip Hop Awards went down in Atlanta over the weekend and Kanye West won ‘Best Hip Hop Video’. Now, for the guy who’s been whining about not getting any awards from MTV, why would he even think of trying to give his BET award away?!
Kanye suddenly gets a piece of humble pie because [...]

Although a jury last week convicted Jose Padilla of supporting terrorism, rapper-actor Mos Def thinks that Padilla may not have gotten the due process the criminal justice system promises.
“We all know the history of insufficient evidence or testimony under duress — at the very least, legal circumstances that demand some sort of reinvestigation, a new [...]

Kanye West may be beating 50 Cent in the music polls when it comes to pre-orders but that doesn’t mean Kanye can be declared the winner in their rivalry. Proof of that would be the list that Forbes just came out with – the list of the Hip Hop Cash Kings.
Jay-Z, who took in [...]

Kanye West’s rival 50 Cent recently lost his cool this week. He was reportedly furious at the fact that a new video of his was leaked to the web. What’s worse? He thinks that the leak was an inside job at Interscope.
The video ‘Follow My Lead’ was intended to drop in October and it features [...]

A new 50 Cent video has recently leaked out on youtube. The song is titled “Follow My Lead” featuring Robin Thicke and is confirmed to be 50’s next single. Apparently, this wasn’t supposed to come out until October but someone in 50’s crew leaked it. His new album “Curtis” is due for release on [...]

Raymond was scheduled to marry his fiancée Tameka Foster yesterday afternoon. The ceremony was to take place at the home of record executive L.A. Reid. For some reason the wedding never took place. It was mysteriously called off and nobody is certain why. Usher’s spokeswoman Patti Webster announced the cancellation earlier in the day. She [...]