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Written By: Sam on September 17, 2009 No Comment
Rapper Jay-Z has said he needs to continue to reinvent himself and his sound to remain popular in the hip-hop world

Rapper Jay-Z has said he needs to continue to reinvent himself and his sound to remain popular in the hip-hop world.
The husband of singer Beyonce is worried he might be too old for the business as most artists in his genre are under 30.
He told Scotsman.com: “Hip-hop saved my life. When someone does something for [...]

Written By: Sam on June 24, 2009 No Comment

The rapper has apparently made an appearance in a court in Yuma, Arizona regarding weapon and drug possession charges. Lil Wayne was supposedly discovered to have had cocaine, ecstasy and a handgun in his tour bus and these were found by the Arizona border patrol… of course, the rapper has pleaded not guilty to all [...]

Written By: Sam on May 13, 2009 No Comment

Even though Adam Lambert seems to be the favorite for the first place on American Idol, his competition is not likely to be giving up to easily. Kris Allen goes for a very bold song choice by doing Kanye West’s “Heartless”. The surprising part is that he does it only with his voice and guitar… [...]

Written By: Sam on August 4, 2008 No Comment
TI is Stuck in the Middle

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 [...]

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Written By: Sam on July 8, 2008 No Comment

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 [...]

Written By: Sam on June 23, 2008 One Comment
Ice T Blames Soulja Boy

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 [...]

Written By: Sam on May 17, 2008 No Comment

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” [...]

Written By: Sam on February 19, 2008 No Comment
Madonna Goes Hip Hop

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 [...]

Written By: Sam on January 9, 2008 No Comment
Play’s Accident

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 [...]

Written By: Sam on January 4, 2008 No Comment
Diddy’s Twins

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 [...]

Written By: Sam on November 23, 2007 No Comment
Double Up is Single Up now – R. Kelly Tour

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 [...]

Written By: Sam on October 17, 2007 No Comment
Kanye Gives Out Award

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 [...]

Written By: Sam on August 26, 2007 No Comment
Mos Def: headlining concert for justice

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 [...]

Written By: Sam on August 19, 2007 No Comment
50 Beats Kanye

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 [...]

Written By: Sam on August 15, 2007 No Comment
50 Gone Loco

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 [...]

Written By: Sam on August 10, 2007 No Comment
A new 50 Cent video

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 [...]

Written By: Sam on July 30, 2007 No Comment
Usher’s Wedding Mysteriously Cancelled

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 [...]

Written By: Sam on July 29, 2007 No Comment
Bob Dylan goes Hip-Hop.

Legendary singer Bob Dylan has consented to the first hip-hop remix of one of his classic songs, Most Likely You’ll Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine). Dylan has sanctioned Mark Ronson, the dance world’s hottest producer, to rework on the bittersweet break-up song from his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. After years of declining [...]

Written By: Sam on July 26, 2007 No Comment
Tupac’s mother fights for songs

The mother of late rapper Tupac Shakur is trying to stop his former record label selling unreleased recordings as part of a bankruptcy settlement.
Afeni Shakur is seeking an injunction in a bankruptcy court claiming Death Row Records is attempting to sell material that belongs to his estate.
Unreleased material should have been turned over to the [...]

Written By: Sam on July 23, 2007 No Comment
Diddy gets 10,000 pleas to be his PA

Hip Hop star been swamped with 10,000 pleas to become his Personal Assistant. The music mogul received these applications in just 4 days after may be not been able to find the right candidate in the entire Hollywood and Music Industry that takes care of top most celebrity stars. The reason for his desperate attempt [...]

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