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Snoop Dogg is the latest in Hip-Hop to have his name brought up in court for a lawsuit. As previously reported the Playboy empire filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Drake for a sample used in his hit “Best I Ever Had.” Following suit is Michael Henderson , a jazz bassist known for his work […]

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Rodolfo Godinez was sentenced to more than 200 years in prison Thursday for his part in the execution-style murders of three college-bound friends in a New Jersey schoolyard. State Superior Court Judge Michael Ravin followed the state’s sentencing request and handed Godinez the consecutive life sentences plus 20 years and stated that the murders were […]

Nicki Minaj is finally announcing the release date for her debut album. As previously reported the Barbie has the first single by a female emcee to top the Billboard Rap Songs category in over seven years with her hit “Your Love.” With the success of the single pushing her names further into headlines, Minaj has […]

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Jaleel White, the actor best known for his role on “Family Matters” as Steve Urkel, is under investigation after mother of his child told police he punched her in her breast implants. Police sources tell TMZ that the alleged victim says White punched her in one of her implants while they were driving on Pacific […]

A reported final tracklisting for Kanye West’s upcoming Good A** Job album has hit the net. Kanye’s fifth studio project is not set to hit stores until September but the internet was abuzz last night with rumors that the entire thing could leak at any moment. Fortunately for Ye the album is still yet to […]

When Mary J. Blige broke the news that she was set to join Howard University’s class of 2014, fans of the Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul were ecstatic. As previously reported confusion erupted however after a Howard rep denied her claims but said they would be happy to help her with “completing the formal process for admission.” […]

To the casual listener of Hip-Hop there are two components…the artist and the DJ.  As time has progressed, production has continued to evolve and names such as Swizz Beatz Timbaland and Dr. Dre have revolutionized what goes on behind the boards in terms of beats. Hailing from Massachusetts, a new face and name to some, […]

The real Rick Ross is still talking about the rapper Rick Ross who donned his named. As previously reported a judge decided to allow the release of the rapper’s Teflon Don album July 20th despite an injunction to block it by the former Kingpen. Now Freeway Ricky is speaking out against the emcee again, this […]

Drake has been denied by Good Morning America to perform for their concert series. ABC decided not to book Drizzy for the July 16th show in Central Park after the NYPD told the city Park Department that the security plan was not up to par. If you didn’t know already, Drake caused a huge riot […]

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Beyonce was almost hit by a taxi cab. I don’t know how Jay Z drives but clearly he needs to continue to work on his girl Bey’s driving skills. Reports say that Beyonce was almost hit by a car in London this past Tuesday, July 6th. Beyonce went to take care of some last minute […]

Nicki Minaj is talking about her trademark wigs that made her famous. The Harajuku Barbie who’s been photographed wearing pink, green, blue and purple hair is dishing details on her signature mane. As previously reported Lil Kim wasn’t too keen on Minaj  emulating her extensive wig collection and threw off the faux hair at a […]

When Snoop Dogg premiered his “Father Hood” reality TV show, viewers were introduced to his young daughter Cori affectionately nicknamed Chocolate. Unbeknownst to many however the young girl was suffering from a debilitating disease that Snoop says played a part in helping his failing marriage. According to the West Coast icon, Cori’s battle with Lupus […]