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Miami’s original “Boss” is gearing to release his eight album Finally Famous on September 15th. Breaking away from his long time label Slip-N-Side and Atlantic Records, this time Trick Daddy is controlling his own destiny now as Finally Famous will be released on his own label Dunk Ryders. Trick stated: “I look at it like […]

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In the long list of controversies surrounding Katt Williams, it looks like this following news might be a serious set back; we just discovered from several sources that comedian and actor Williams has filed for bankruptcy. Over the past several years, Katt Williams has been involved in several tours that have grossed over $50 million […]

News, R. Kelly

R. Kelly does a lot of questionable things, but he does not scam money. That’s the claim of a regional court in South Africa. The court declared Wednesday that R. Kelly will not have to testify in an investment scam case. A woman from Durban South Africa, Busisiwe Priscilla Zakwe, made a claim that she […]

In the latest trend of suing rappers, a polish city is taking another MC to court. The city of Garzow, Poland is suing 50 Cent for canceling a concert. He was scheduled to perform in August 2008 for a promotional concert. When he suddenly canceled, city officials said that his financial advisors did not refund […]

The latest in Hip-Hop legal woes is a case of copyright infringement against Akon, Swizz Beatz and Bone Thugs N Harmony. Songster, a music publishing company, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in a California courthouse claiming copyright infringement against the three. According to Songster, the three artists illegally sampled, “When The Day Will Come,” by the […]

Tito Jackson, the late Michael Jackson’s brother, has spoken out and confirmed rumors that he and his siblings did, in fact, try to stage an intervention for the troubled singer, who was struggling with an addiction to prescription drugs before his death. According to Britain’s Daily Mirror, Tito, 55, said in an interview that he […]

It is no secret that The Game has had more than a few brushes with the boys in blue over the years. From weapon’s charges to drug possession, Jayceon Taylor has not met a law, or a cop, that he has liked yet. Thus far, his police stigma has been contained to stateside offenses, but […]

Undoubtedly the most loyal member of Gorilla Unit, Lloyd Banks, is working to revitalize his seemingly shell shocked career, unofficially of course. He has recently revealed an interest in expanding his brand, possibly traversing across the musical plane into mainstream success, possibly making use of a reality show to accomplish that feat. Having amicably split […]

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West Coast Rap King turned Hollywood shot caller, Ice Cube, has now set his sights on the small screen. The rap legend turned movie mogul has inked a deal with TBS to bring his blockbuster film series Are We There Yet to television next year. TBS has ordered 10 episodes of the series set to […]

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Killer Mike plans to leak the final version of his new single “In My City.” He announced his plans via Twitter earlier today tweeting to his fans that it would be released between 2:30 and 4 p.m. today. “In My City” is produced by popular Atlanta mixer, DJ Don Cannon. Killer promised that fans would […]

News, T.I.

Alfamega is denying that his new song is directed at T.I. Over the weekend a song by the ex- Grand Hustle rapper was released called “I Apologize.” A statement was released as well explaining the intentions of the song. “This song, is an apology to anyone from age 8 to 80, that’s affiliated with or […]

With the sharp rise of police brutality and misconduct that has been occurring, the NAACP has found a way to utilize technology to report such instances and take necessary steps forward in ceasing this ongoing epidemic. A survey in January composed of U.S. emergency physicians showed that 97.8 % believed that excessive force by police […]