50 Cent has accused the new FOX television series, Empire of copying the marketing for his Starz program, Power. The rapper made this accusation on…

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North Carolina-born rap star J. Cole‘s 2014 Forest Hills Drive debuted atop the Billboard 200 — selling more than 360,000 units in its first week while de-throning Taylor Swift‘s 1989. Cole’s popularity clearly has grown over the course of releasing three number one studio albums. He managed to top the charts without much promotion or any […]

  Rapper and actor Nelly talked to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about his new docu-series, Nellyville, which premieres tomorrow night, November 25th at 10:30 p.m. on BET. “Today, being in this business I think you have to open up more than what you previously had to do like when I first came into it,” Nelly says. […]

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. may be taking hits for reading issues on social media, but Marc Lamont Hill isn’t among those making fun of the boxing champ. Hill, a professor/media personality who often comments on social, racial and cultural issues via his various media platforms including Twitter, doesn’t think shaming Mayweather is funny. “I don’t see any […]

Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy was arrested after police found an assault rifle on his tour bus, reports the Los Angeles Times. The assault rifle may have a connection the murder of 38-year-old Eric Johnson, a promoter who was shot and killed backstage at a tour stop at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Silicon Valley on the […]

One of the most creative female rappers is making a comeback. If guessed Missy Elliot – you’re right! Listen to this edition of Hip Hop Spot to hear what Missy is…

Raekwon‘s debut project “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…” is a Hip-Hop classic that has landed Raekwon in a plenty of fans’ top five rappers list.…

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — When Nas became the first rapper invited to trace his family tree through the PBS series “Finding Your Roots,” he welcomed the opportunity. But it hit him hard when he saw 1859 documentation of an ancestor being sold as a slave, he said during a panel discussion Wednesday. “First I […]

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For the third time in his career, Bow Wow is changing his name. The rapper – who hit the scene as 13-year-old Lil Bow Wow in 2000, and dropped the “Lil” in 2002 –has put everyone on notice that starting Monday, June 30, he would like to be called by his government name. “After BET […]

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T.I. and The Game got into an intense standoff with gun-wielding LAPD early Wednesday after they mistakenly believed cops beat up their friends outside a Los Angeles nightclub, reports TMZ. In video posted to the website, the rappers and several friends are seen confronting police officers after leaving the Supperclub and finding other acquaintances sporting injuries […]

Sizzurp-addicted rappers are going to have to find a new drug of choice because one of their favorites has been taken off the market for…

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Fresh off their headlining-comeback appearance in the Desert at Coachella, OutKast has been selected as this year’s headlining act for the  BET Experience at L.A. LIVE, taking place in Los Angeles, CA, June 27 – 29, 2014. BET Networks and AEG made the announcement today. Celebrating their 20-year anniversary, OutKast are ready to create history as they […]