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President Obama sang praises to the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights group last night. He spoke to members of the NAACP Thursday at their centennial conference celebrating 100 years of service. He opened by citing the group’s charter saying that there was a need to “eradicate prejudice, bigotry, and discrimination against citizens of the […]

Jo Jo Simmons is officially off the hook. The 19 year old son of Rev Run pled guilty Thursday to one count of disorderly conduct. In May, he was caught by narcotics cops after buying weed and rolling up in his BMW. Jo Jo tried to escape them by putting the car in reverse but […]

In a surprising yet interesting turn of events, recent actions by a trifling, mystery person revealed a bombshell. The “Mouth of the South,” Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges, was outted as one of Dr. Dre’s main contributors for his long awaited album, Detox. “O.G.’s Theme,” a demo version of a track that is scheduled to appear on […]

Having scored a publishing deal with Random House, rapper/producer Q-Tip will be releasing a memoir entitled, “Industry Rules.” Linking with the publishing group’s Ballantine Books imprints, the former member of the group A Tribe Called Quest will let this serve as a tell-all book that will be a reflection of his rap career including the […]

A friend of C-Murder is helping to clear his name. C-Murder, real name, Corey Miller, will be re- tried for murder in three weeks. He is charged with second degree murder for the death of 16 year-old, Steve Thomas at a night club back in January of 2002. C-Murder was convicted in 2003 but awarded […]

Paul Wall is cutting back during the recession in a unique way. He is currently shooting his new video using an I-Phone. The video’s director, Amir Valinia is using an I-Phone 3GS to film the video for Paul Wall’s new single, “One Mo.” Paul Wall told Fox 26 News in Houston: “If we do it, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]