Nobody wants to be a sell-out in Hip-Hop. It’s almost a dirty word that can be a death blow if it sticks to you. However, there are times you have just got to get that paper. There are those rare occasions where big time companies tap a rapper for access to their “brand” and the […]
After attempting to assassinate the MMG General’s character via Twitter, Shyne Po called into The Cipha Sounds & Rosenberg Show on Hot 97 to elaborate on exactly why he’s so mad at Rick Ross and Diddy. No Deric Angelettie pun intended. Apparently, the Brooklyn (by way of Belize) MC’s gripe with Rozay’s portrayal of street culture reached its boiling […]
Last night, the highly controversial 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards made it’s debut last night. Despite all of the issues surrounding the event, what real fans came to see were the cyphers and the stand out performances.
Rick Ross’ new jacking-for-beats style mixtape, The Black Bar Mitzvah hit the net last night. One of the few songs missing on the free tape is a version of “Birthday Song” which features a verse from the king of stunt lyrics, Sean “Diddy” Combs. This version is complete with the original verses from Kanye West and 2 […]
We’ll chalk up news of Sean “Diddy” Combs finally claiming Cassie as his girlfriend and the release of a story titled “Diddy’s Girl” in the latest GQ as merely a coincidence. The R&B/Pop singer with a penchant for fashion forward haircuts and wearing minimal clothing also appears in a photo shoot spread for the October […]
The 1999 club shooting that ended with Shyne being sent to jail for 10-year bid, also spared the precious life of Jennifer Lopez—so says the former Bad Boy rapper. Speaking to Charlotte’s WGIV 103.3, the 33-year-old explained that had things happened differently, Lopez wouldn’t be here. “I was thugging and bugging that night, ya dig? […]
When Sean “Diddy” Combs was exonerated of gun charges stemming back to a shooting at Club New York in 1999, he paid off all of the hospital fees of the victims of the shooting. In court documents revealed yesterday according to the New York Post, paid $850,000 out of his own pocket to settle claims by […]
Sean “Diddy’ Combs has always had an unintentional knack for comedic timing throughout his career. After he has been lampooned on numerous comedic sketches, and he finally dove right into comedy in 2010’s Get Him To The Greek, it was evident that Diddy’s persona and life is made for laughs.
Forbes writer Zack O’Malley Greenburg has combined his love of music and business since joining the company in 2005, and he’s even managed to give Hip-Hop culture a steady presence in the widely-read business magazine. Helming the blog The Beat Report, O’Malley Greenburg focuses not only artists but, more specifically, the business of music. One of […]
Tupac Shakur was more than just a rapper, he was a movement. Born Tupac Amaru Shakur, in East Harlem, he would go on to become a staple on the West Coast rap scene. As a child, Pac was pre-disposed to a sociopolitical mindset as the son of active members in the Black Panther Party. Throughout […]
This past month at Webster Hall in New York City, the Smack DVD/Underground Rap League’s Summer Madness 2 went down. The round robin style battle rap tournament took place with celebrities like Busta Rhymes, Diddy, Q-Tip and more hitting the show to watch some of the greatest battle rappers in the world throw down for all […]
Future’s “Same Damn Time” single has been a big success for the Atlanta rapper, and he had no idea things would end up that way. “I never know what’s going to happen with the record, I just put ‘em out,” Future tells Hip-Hop Wired. “[You] just hope the fans receive it, the time I put […]
