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Pitbull was found not guilty of driving under the influence and was acquitted Thursday during his trial for a D.U.I. he was charged with in 2007. The 28 year old whose real name is Armando Perez, took the stand and claimed that his celebrity status was the reason he was pulled over. “I was targeted […]

Although the great MJ was heavily in debt, don’t sleep on the possibility he could have been murdered with the thinking his estate would be more valuable if he was dead. He had a lot of shady and greedy Hollyweird types around him and we wouldn’t put Shyte past these characters: Los Angeles’ top cop […]

Dame Dash went on record in the video below with his beliefs on the Jay-Z and Chris Brown Black-Balling fiasco. Dame makes some valid points and then quickly goes into another rant about people piggy-backing.

After Nas taught audiences what it was to be a N***er too, he will be aligning himself with Damian Marley to teach the world about Africa. This is more than any history book will ever tell you. Initially the collaboration between the two was only meant to produce an EP, but as they have continued […]

Known for producing hits such as Rich Boy’s “Throw Some D’s,” Nas’ “Hero,” and Keri Hilson’s “Turnin Me On,” super-producer Polow Da Don has set his sights on providing more for the community. Partnering with the American Cancer Society and Upscale magazine, the producer along with his label, Zone 4, Inc, will be launching the […]

A British DJ is accusing the Black Eyed Peas of stealing one of his beats. On his Twitter, DJ Adam Freeland said: “OK. Check this. Listen to our song ‘Mancry’. Now listen to Black Eyed Peas ‘Party all the time’ WTF!” “Mancry” was released on Freeland’s album Cope in June. “Party All the Time” is […]

St. Louis rapper Nelly is planning a comeback and hopefully intends to take the driver’s seat again in leading Hip-Hop music. Nelly is geared to release his sixth studio album and has further plans to have the project released by November. While in Vegas, two cuts from the album, “1,000 Stacks” and “Angel Eyes” had […]

Jacob Arabov better known to the Hip-Hop community as Jacob the Jeweler was forced to forfeit a large sum of cash to the U.S. Attorney’s office as part of a plea deal. He was sentenced to 2 ½ years in jail in 2008 for conspiring to launder drug profits for BMF, The Black Mafia Family. […]

Clearly Wu Tang member Inspectah Deck did not get the memo that beef was beginning to settle with the tension between Joe Budden and the group from Staten Island. He has released a diss track titled, “House Ni**a” and tried to completely discredit the Jersey rapper and almost make him come off as an irrelevant. […]

The trial for Miami rapper Pitbull began yesterday in Miami, Florida over a DUI charge and if convicted, he could be faced with prison time. Real name Armando Perez, the charge stems from December 2007 when police pulled over the Cuban rapper when they clocked him doing 93 mph. Had this been his first instance, […]

One of the most debated issues in modern music today may have just been resolved. According to Reuters news service, an agreement was reached Tuesday on how money should be split between companies and artists from streaming music on the Internet. With the agreement, large music streaming companies will pay artists and copyright owners

Even the “Greatest Rapper Alive” needs help from time to time, and apparently, one of those times is at hand. Dwayne Carter, known to the world as Lil’ Wayne, has enlisted the help of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in his quest to remain a free man after being charged with possessing an illegal weapon. […]