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Seemingly out of nowhere, Gunplay drops a brand new mixtape called Cops & Robbers.
Ray Nagin, the former mayor of New Orleans, was indicted on charges of fraud, bribery, and other felonies, earlier today. A federal grand jury nabbed Nagin on 21 corruption charges, including six counts of bribery, nine counts of deprivation of honest services through wire fraud, four counts of filing false tax returns, and one count each of conspiracy […]
Lil B, one of Hip-Hop’s most polarizing figures, was part of a list of hopefuls to perform at this year’s Grammy Awards. But, it appears the Based God may have been banned from doing so.
As expected, Oprah Winfrey’s little chat with Lance Armstrong was a huge ratings hit. Last night’s Oprah’s Next Chapter episode featuring the seven time Tour De France winning cyclist averaged 3.2 total million viewers when it aired at 9 PM, and totaled 4.3 million viewers when combined with the audience from a second airing at […]
For the upteenth time, 50 Cent has pushed back his studio album, Street King Immortal one more time.
Although a couple of days ago it seemed like Amber Rose slipped up and revealed that she and Wiz Khalifa were already married, that is not so. The couple clarified that it was a case of pet names for each other getting misconstrued that caused any confusion.
Last night at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City, the VH1 Save The Music Foundation Songwriters Music Series with Swizz Beatz & Friends rocked the house for a good cause.
Now that the mixtapes have run their course, Tyga unveils new visuals for “Dope,” the first single from his forthcoming album Hotel California. The track interpolates patented gentleman’s club friendly hi-hat and synths the YMCMB rapper is known for with the bass line and chords used on Dr. Dre and Snoop’s “Deep Cover,” giving it that straight West […]
Dolls made in the likeness of the characters in the slave film Django Unchained have been discontinued. The figurines were pegged as “action figures,” and led to a public outcry calling for them to stop being sold.
It’s about time. Jerry Seinfeld is getting in the studio to work with Wale on his new album reportedly titled Nothing.
A Chicago teen was shot and killed after his school lost a contentious basketball game Wednesday (Jan. 16). Tyrone Lawson’s mother dropped him off at Chicago State University, for the game, and would never see him alive again.
Justin Timberlake shook up the music world last week when he surprisingly announced his return to music with his new Jay-Z assisted single “Suit & Tie.”