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Suge Knight‘s life is currently fully-loaded with struggle. Not only has the former Death Row music exec in the hospital after taking a tumble in prison, but his bail has been set at $75,000.

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A Travi$ Scott show is an event in the truest since of the word. On Saturday, at Fool’s Gold Days off in Atlanta, the rapper performed “Skyfall,” featuring Young Thug, from his Days Before Rodeo free album.

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There’s an underlying power in the phrase “Dear America,” as it often foreshadows that a purposeful statement is forthcoming. Toronto’s own P. Reign, a bubbling rapper you may recognize from his affiliation with longtime friend Drake, appropriated said phrase on his recent Dear America mixtape and EP.

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Now that Universal Pictures has sparked Fast and Furious 7 fever all across the world, Iggy Azalea is coming forth with details about her small part in the upcoming sequel of a sequel’s sequel.

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Nelly’s is getting ready to to star in his own reality tv show on BET called, Nellyville.

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Suge Knight has been desperately pleading his case that he did nothing wrong during a run-in with the paparazzi that caused him to get arrested. But maybe the gangsta rap music mogul may want to let a lawyer do that for him.

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Dating back to Kendrick Lamar’s 2009 self-titled EP, TDE’s president, Punch, has been known to kick a verse every so often. He continues his string of tracks with a new release called “My Darling Nicki (Interlude).”

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Jean Grae has proven time and again that she can do whatever she wants, and the release of her latest audio project is a testament to her versatility. The formidable MC shifts gears with a new self-produced EP titled #5, and it’s a different sound for listeners who only know Grae’s music via her Hip-Hop releases.

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Chris Rock and Prince brought some Black star power to Saturday Night Live over the weekend that surely resulted in a series of high-fives amongst the producers. The timeless one-two punch of comedy and music legend brought about the show’s best ratings with their adult audience since last March. Via Deadline: Saturday Night Live ratings […]

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Fabolous represents Brooklyn, but the “Cuffin’ Season” rapper recently ventured out to New Jersey to cop some kicks. 

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What better time than now for ELLE to reveal their latest cover starlet as Rihanna, following her return to Instagram? And by the looks of it, bad gyal RiRi is back like we’ve never seen her before.

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Amelia West, a 29-year-old mother of two, is currently sitting in jail following a failed murder-suicide attempt involving her children and toilet bowl cleaner.