‘NEWS’ Archives
T.I. Conducts Revealing Interview With FUSE TV
T.I. was officially released from prison on March 26 of this year. Since then, the Grand Hustle Records CEO has been busy recording new material (such as last month's F*ck A Mixtape ), as well as celebrating the chart successes of B.o.B. and 8Ball & MJG, both of whom remain on the Top 200 at present. In a rare interview, Tip spoke with [...]
Exclusive: Stephen Hill Discusses BET Awards’ Missing Guru Dedication
After the BET Awards, there was a tremendous uproar in the Hip-Hop Community over the lack of dedication to the life of Guru of Gangstarr. Most notably, J-Smooth said via Twitter, "what i learned watching the BET Awards: apparently Chris Brown is completely redeemed, and Guru is completely forgotten." But, the popular cultural commentator, along [...]
Jay-Z, Russian Billionaire and NJ Nets Make Bid On LeBron James
Mogul Jay-Z, the Nets billionaire owner Mikhail Prokhorov, and coach Avery Johnson all made a presentation and pitch to LeBron James to woo the basketball sensation to the New Jersey Nets. The trio, along with several other team officials, made a 90-minute pitch to the two-time NBA MVP. James officially became a free agent at 12:01 [...]
Exclusive: Rapper Rick Ross Replies To Freeway Ricky Ross $10 Mil Lawsuit
Hip-Hop star Rick Ross has weighed in on a $10 million dollar lawsuit filed by Freeway Ricky Ross on June 18th in Federal Court. Former Los Angeles drug kingpin Freeway Ricky is seeking $10 million from rapper Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Def Jam and Island Music Group. Freeway Ricky claims the defendants stole his image and likeness and have made [...]
2010: BET Awards Recap: Drake, Nicki Minaj Win Best New Rap Artist Awards
A number of rappers and R&B singers were honored tonight (June 27th) during the 2010 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Queen Latifah hosted the event, which featured several high performances by artists like Alicia Keys, Usher, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Eminem, Drake and Kanye West, who kicked off the 2010 [...]
Rapper Kanye West Accused Of Stealing 2007 Hit ‘Stronger’
Hip-Hop star Kanye West is entangled in a new lawsuit that was recently filed over his hit 2007 single “Stronger,” from the hit album Graduation. Songwriter/producer Vincent “Vince P.” Peters filed the lawsuit on Friday (June 25th) in United States District Court For the Northern District of Illinois. Peters claims he wrote the [...]
Lil Boosie, Other Gunmen Face Hearing Today
Rapper Lil Boosie is slated to appear in court today (June 28th) to face a hearing related to a first-degree murder charge. Boosie, born Torrence Hatch, will attend the hearing along with several other men who are accused in a string of shootings. A grand jury indicted Lil Boosie on a first-degree-murder charge on June 18th for his role [...]
N*E*R*D’s / NERD Paris Press Conference (Video)
N E R D / NERD speaking to the French Media abot his new project.
Lloyd Banks Shops New Record Label, As 50 Cent Updates On Def Jam Prospects
Lloyd Banks dropped in on Hot 97.7 this week to talk to radio personality FunkMaster Flex about his new ventures into independent labeldom. The G-Unit member was dropped from Interscope last year, but said that since the release of his recently successful single "Beamer, Benz, or Bentley," the label has been asking him to come back. Although [...]
Fat Joe Cleared Of All Sexual Assault Charges – He’s Innocent
After having signed a new record deal with E1 Music this past March as well as gearing up for the summer release of his forthcoming album The Darkside Vol. 1, Fat Joe seems to be experiencing quite a good streak. However, on Monday, the rapper was questioned by Wisconsin police after a woman accused the rapper and his entourage of physically [...]