hip hop

Pitbull Goes “Back In Time” With Theme Song to “Men in Black™ 3”
By Staff Contributor on March 24, 2012
The theme song to the highly anticipated action adventure comedy Men in Black™ 3, titled “Back In Time,” has been written and recorded by RCA…
Heavy D. To Be Remembered in New Tribute Documentary
By Staff Contributor on February 28, 2012
The story of influential rapper Heavy D will be chronicled in a documentary airing Sunday on Centric TV. “Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D”…
Super Model Selita Ebanks and Pooch Hall From “The Game” Set to Host RIP THE RUNWAY 2012
By Staff Contributor on February 24, 2012
Selita Ebanks and Pooch Hall are set to host this year’s “RIP THE RUNWAY”, BET Networks announced today. This year’s show embodies the theme –…
T.I. and Tiny Attend The Premiere Screening of T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle
By Staff Contributor on December 2, 2011
T.I. and Tiny attend the premiere screening of T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle at the Yotel Hotel on December 1, 2011 in New York…
Russell Simmons Featured on PETA Postage Stamps
By Staff Contributor on December 1, 2011
Russell Simmons is one of the 20 historical figures and celebrities to appear on a new line of limited edition postage stamps that have been…
Lil Boosie Pleads Guilty To Drug Smuggling, Gets 8-year Sentence
By Staff Contributor on November 30, 2011
Lil Boosie has been biding his time behind bars since June 2010, after being charged with first-degree murder, but on Tuesday (November 29), the Baton…
Nicki Minaj Wins Big At AMAs
By Staff Contributor on November 22, 2011
Singer/rapper Nicki Minaj, winner of Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album poses in the press room at the 2011 American Music Awards held at…
T.I. – I’m Flexin Ft. BIG K.R.I.T
By Staff Contributor on November 14, 2011
T.I. returns to his hometown of Atlanta in a music video for his first post-prison single “I’m Flexin”. The extended time away didn’t do anything…
Kanye West, Nicki Minaj Rock Victoria’s Secret Show
By Staff Contributor on November 10, 2011
As if the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show needed any additional flash — what with the $2.5 million mermaid-inspired bejeweled “Fantasy Treasure Bras” and scantily…
World’s First Battle Rap Game for iPhone Available
By Staff Contributor on November 9, 2011
Jump Shot Media, LLC, a Silicon Valley-based mobile and social game company, has announced the official release of its flagship mobile game, Battle Rap Stars™….
LL COOL J Honored as “I AM HIP-HOP ICON” Award Recipient at the “BET Hip Hop Awards”
By Staff Contributor on October 13, 2011
Celebrating its sixth year, the “BET Hip Hop Awards,” hosted by comedian Mike Epps, will tape at The Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center on Saturday,…
Who Will Be Hip-Hop’s First Billionaire?
By Staff Contributor on September 26, 2011
This week marked the launch of the Forbes 400, our annual list of America’s richest citizens. Headed by Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Larry Ellison,…
N.W.A. Biopic In The Works
By Staff Contributor on September 22, 2011
Though the pop, jazz and rock worlds have lavished biopics on their artists since “The Benny Goodman” story, rap has only a few to its…
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Mindless Behavior, New Teen Phenomenon, Releasing Debut Album
By Staff Contributor on September 19, 2011
#1 Girl, the debut album from Mindless Behavior, the #1 new teen group conquering the pop universe, will be released on Tuesday, September 20th. After…
Will Smith To Make Rap Comeback
By Staff Contributor on August 30, 2011
Six years after his last solo album the Fresh Prince is reportedly planning a comeback, recording with in-demand hip-hop producer La Mar “Mars” Edwards. “We’re…
‘Watch the Throne’ Breaks iTunes Record
By Staff Contributor on August 17, 2011
Jay-Z and Kanye West have broken a record set by Coldplay for the most iTunes downloads of an album during its first week of release,…
Ice-T Narrates VH1 Documentary On Hip-Hop And Drugs
By Staff Contributor on August 10, 2011
Twenty-five years after crack cocaine ravaged American cities, a new VH1 Rock Doc explores how the drug also transformed popular culture, especially hip-hop. The latest…
Snoop Dogg Pitching Hip Hop Version of ‘American Idol’
By Staff Contributor on June 16, 2011
Snoop Dogg has been pitching TV networks on an American Idol-type show to find the next hip hop star, the New York Post reported. While…
Singer Nicki Minaj Poses At The MTV Movie Awards
By Staff Contributor on June 16, 2011
Singer Nicki Minaj poses in the press room during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios’ Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal…
Diddy-Dirty Money Embarks on Their First 20-City US Tour
By Staff Contributor on March 30, 2011
Some call it new-age dance music, Diddy calls it “train music.” With its international blend of sounds, no matter where in the world hip hop…