BET Awards a Go on June 28th, To Be Hosted by Jamie Foxx, Jay-Z To Perform Live

Jun. 25 | The BET Awards will be held on the 28th of June Live at 8:00 p.m., ET. Jamie Foxx will be hosting the awards, which isn’t something I’m looking forward to honestly. However, there should be a few good performances, notably those by Beyonce,...

Rapper Willie D. Gets Bail

Jun. 21 | Over at The Source, there’s a story about rapper Willie D. getting bail. If you didn’t know, Willie was charged with running an iPhone scam. Through a front called Texas One Wireless, he sought orders for iPhones from international customers...

Usher's New Album is Very Edgy, Apparently

Jun. 19 | Pharell, who is producing Ushers’ new album Monster has reportedly said that the new album will be “very mean”, and “the review of the mind of a monster”. Usher will totally tickle your ass... Sure, Pharell. Usher is about...

Lawsuit Filed Against Timbaland and Nelly Furtado

Jun. 18 | Timbaland will totally kick your ass.. Perennial hit-generating machine Timbaland along with Nelly Furtado have been named in a lawsuit by Finnish record label, Kernel Records, according to The Source. The lawsuit claims that the duo used elements from...

50 Cent – War Angel

Jun. 18 | This guy... So 50 is finally set to do what every rapper worth his salt is out doing these days: rescue hip hop from Soulja Boy.

Lil Wayne To Endorse Marijuana Cigars; Gains Massive Rappers.org Approval

Jun. 14 | So word’s spread out that Lil Wayne has agreed to endorse marijuana cigars. Marijuana cigars, for the uninitiated, are cigars rolled with marijuana instead of tobacco (you, you dummy!). Lil Wayne, who’s had a long approved of the drug (along...

Three Days of Partying at the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival

Jun. 13 | The list of rappers from Brooklyn includes the likes of Jay-Z, Biggie and DMX So when the annual Brooklyn Hip Hop festival comes to town, you can be sure of a mega hip hop treat with non stop partying for over three days. As far as hip hop festivals...

Taylor Swift and T-Pain Collaborating

Jun. 13 | What could be more natural than a 16 year old country music sweethear collaborating with badass rapper T-Pain for an awards fuction? Nothing. Absolutely, truly, nothing. Seriously, check out this pic. Since when did country music start being bling bling?...

Jay-Z is the Most Powerful Man in Hip Hop

Jun. 10 | Who’s the most powerful man in hip hop? Jay-Z. Yup, leaving behind Diddy, 50, Eminem, Russell Simmons, the Jigga tops the rankings by hip hop magazine The Source. Nice for Jay-Z. These rankings, of course, mean very little. Eminem might not be...

Oh the Irony! 50 Cent Says that "Money is Killing Creativity" in Hip Hop

Jun. 10 | When you’re named 50 cent, and your first album is named “Get Rich or Die Tryin’”, then you definitely are in love with money. So when 50 cent says that “money is killing creativity in hip hop”, the best I can do is...