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“It’s both, it’s a place where you can rehabilitate but it’s also a warehouse. Because mind you, that place is there for a reason. You got real live monsters that deserve to be there that committed crimes that are absolutely heinous. They are never gonna see the light of day and they are there forever […]

2009 has been a year of ups and downs for Method Man who’s found his name in the spotlight for unfortunate reasons. As previously reported, a woman filed charges against him claiming that he shot her with a pellet gun outside of one of his concerts. Things then took a steep turn for the worse […]

“You can’t sign a deal in a conversation — it’s a process. We’ll see what happens.” 50 Cent, the man whose name has become synonymous with controversy in the weeks leading up to his official release of Before I Self Destruct, is speaking out on his alleged contractual agreement with Jay-Z’s latest enemy, Beanie Sigel. […]

DMX made headlines in September after announcing that he was willing to allow bodily harm to be inflicted on him by the hands of a mixed martial arts fighter. Now reports are circulating that he came to his senses and pulled out of the scheduled beat down. As previously reported, he was scheduled to take […]

The always philanthropic and always present in the Atlanta community, Ludacris, strikes again with his charitable ways. September brought an onslaught of tumultuous flood waters that left parts of metro Atlanta devastated. Offering to aid his ailing city, Luda stepped up through his Ludacris Foundation to donate

It seems that a change of strategy was all too inevitable after gay and lesbian support groups were left reeling at the hands of Maine’s citizenry. The new order of the day seems to call for a more personal approach to replace the forceful tone often associated with such groups. Gay rights activists have taken […]

An Earth-shattering study by the USDA has it predicting that an unprecedented number of children will use food stamps at one time in their lives. Nearly 28.4 million Americans partake in the Department of Agriculture’s federal food stamp program for low-income families. That figure allowed the federal agency to calculate that nearly half of all, […]

The Ying Yang Twins, Atlanta’s hyper hood brotherly duo, helped usher crunk to the musical forefront and gave the world music to dance to. Now just shy of four years out of the limelight, the dynamic duo of Kaine and D-Rock is bringing their trademark shake anthems back to listener’s ears through a collection of […]

As Jay-Z begins to wrap up his ‘North American College Tour’ with Roc Nation affiliate Wale and his signee, J.Cole, he’s still prepping for his highly anticipated Blue Print III tour. The man, who apparently never sleeps, will trek across the country again to bring fans cuts from his #1 album. Jigga won’t be alone […]

Young Joc has revealed that he has officially ended his contractual ties with Block Entertainment.  As previously reported, the Atlanta MC was vexed with Block Ent. CEO Russell “Block” Spencer and Bad Boy CEO Sean Diddy Combs who were playing around with his career. In July, Joc recorded his version of Drake’s “Successful” where he […]

“I write my own raps; I do everything on my own, so what makes you say that?” The realm of Hip-Hop has always been seen as a man’s game.  Although there have been prominent voices such as MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Lauryn Hill, Eve and many others, the game has always been more geared towards […]

With rapper T.I. serving time behind bars, it looks a little vacant in the camp of Grand Hustle as it relates to who will be taking charge of the label and keep the music moving while the King is away. With new artists such as Yung L.A. hopping to the label and veterans such as […]