Monthly Archives: May 2007

Def Jam expected to make layoffs; Fires whole Roc La Familia staff

May

Def Jam

After laying off several employees already this week, it is rumored that Island Def Jam will let go of around 40 people by Friday (May 11)…. Read More

R. Kelly, Still no Trial

May 9th, 2007 in R. Kelly

R. Kelly has had six best-selling albums, three nationwide tours, and received a multitude of awards since being charged with child pornography five years ago, for… Read More

Buck Urges Game To Stop 50 Beef

May 9th, 2007 in Young Buck

Young Buck, who has for the most part stayed out of 50 Cent's recent beefs, is calling on 50 and Game to settle their feud. The… Read More

Three 6 Disc Tied To “Hollyhood,” Crunchy Black Goes For Self

In light of the recent success of their MTV reality show, "Adventures In Hollyhood," Three 6 Mafia are now pushing back the release date of their… Read More

May 9th, 2007 in Three 6 Mafia

Update: Busta Rhymes Rejects Plea Deal, Faces Jail Time

Busta Rhymes reportedly rejected a prosecutors deal in a Manhattan courtroom today (May 8) that would have sent him to jail for a year for two… Read More

May 9th, 2007 in Busta Rhymes

Common, Kanye Kick It Old-School In Clip For ‘The Game’

LOS ANGELES — Seeing Common rap today, it's easy to imagine how he did it way back in the day, when he was just a local… Read More

May 8th, 2007 in Kanye West

New 50 Cent Song

Check out the new EXCLUSIVE 50 CENT song "Amusement Park", click here!

May 8th, 2007 in 50 Cent

Snoop Says Rappers Need To End Beefs; Calls Sharpton, Simmons ‘Irrelevant’

Snoop Dogg insists that despite what you've heard about him lately, he isn't that bad a dude. True, he was recently barred from entering the United… Read More

May 7th, 2007 in Snoop Dogg

Jim Jones Admits Beef with Cam’ron

The future of The Diplomats could be in jeopardy as Jim Jones recently revealed to Hot 97's Miss Info of a beef with Dipset boss Cam'ron…. Read More

May 7th, 2007 in Camron

Hip Hop Under Fire

Hip-Hop Under Fire: A Video Timeline Of Controversies Over Rappers And Their Rhymes Check out rare clips of N.W.A, Eminem, Jeezy and many more from the… Read More

May 4th, 2007 in Rap