Even Snoop Dogg is feeling the pressure from the recession. Big Snoop's "Rich & Infamous" clothing line is reportedly facing possible price raises due to the nations economy crisis. "The recession is affecting everybody," Snoop said in a recent... [READ MORE]

A shooting broke out at Beanie Sigel's 35th birthday party Saturday (3/7). With over 600 fans in attendance, the party took placee at the Philadelphia "Penn Landing" night club. Police say that 24-year-old Tyheem Baker was shot in the... [READ MORE]

Run-DMC will become the latest rap group slash artists to be featured in an upcoming movie. Biggie Smalls' "Notorious" biopic screenwriter Cheo Hodari Coker will adapt Bill Adler's authorized biography on the group called "Tougher Than Leather: The Rise... [READ MORE]

An in-depth look into the "N*ggaz With Attitude" will soon be coming to a theater new year. New Line Cinema is developing a film called "Straight Outta Compton" that will chronicle the rise and fall of N.W.A. Ice Cube... [READ MORE]

C-Murder has been thrown back in jail after violating the terms of his house arrest today (3/9). Corey Miller, C-Murder's government name, was taken into custody after he allegedly was out of range while wearing his tracking device. Deputy... [READ MORE]

Chris Brown is looking to cop a plea, but according to reports, he doesn't want to do any jail time (then again, who does?). Gossip website leader, TMZ, is reporting that Brown's people say he is willing to plea... [READ MORE]

T.I. and Shawty Lo ended their beef recently when TIP invited the fellow Atlanta rapper on stage so the two could perform together [watch here]. T.I. was performing one of his final shows before he goes to prison to... [READ MORE]

Saturday (3/7) the legendary Apollo Theater was filled with stars as Jadakiss and Fabolous performed and even brought out special guests. Jadakiss, who is set to release his "The Last Kiss" album next month, reunited with the LOX during... [READ MORE]

Uncle Murda plead "no contest" on Friday (3/6) to misdemeanor charges after he presented a fake identification card to a security screener back in May at the Los Angeles airport. Leonard Grant, Murda's real name, used the card that... [READ MORE]

Twelve years ago today the world lost one of the best rappers in history. Rap pioneer Notorious B.I.G. was shot and killed in Los Angeles back in 1997 after leaving a VIBE Magazine and Qwest Records party at the... [READ MORE]

The lawsuit that could have set a new precedent in the music industry when it comes to digital royalties, was dismissed last week. The suit, filed by F.B.T. productions against Universal Music Group, was seeking unpaid royalties for Eminem's... [READ MORE]

50 Cent's "Pimpin Curly" series continues this week with 5th installment entitled "Shots Fired" [watch here]. In the new episode Curly takes a new girl away from another pimp and finds an enemy taking a shot at his life.... [READ MORE]

Chris Brown appeared in court to be arraigned but his attorney Mark Geragos asked for and was granted a delay of the arraignment until April 6th [watch here]. Brown is apparently seeking extra time to possibly strike a plea... [READ MORE]

Kanye West is known for having unique tastes and interest in art, now the eclectic artist will dive into the film world with a new movie based on the work of Italian artist Vanessa Beecroft. Kanye will produce the... [READ MORE]

Diddy continues to be a very fan interactive artist as the music mogul launched "P Twitty TV," adding a cool new feature to his current Twitter account [watch here]. Diddy's Twitter TV is unprecedented with Twitter as it allows... [READ MORE]

As previously reported, the Hot Boyz are getting back together and now B.G. is saying it was all Lil Wayne's idea. "It's gonna be all the original members, it's gonna be me, Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Turk is supposed to... [READ MORE]

Next Monday, March 9th 2009, will mark exactly twelve years since Notorious B.I.G. died and to mark the occation, DJ Drama will host and release a new mixtape titled "The NOTORIOUS BIG Tribute." Producers and remixers Cookin’ Soul mix... [READ MORE]

Universal seems to finally grasp the concept that the future of music is virtual and YouTube is a major factor in promotion. New reports say that Universal Music Group is currently working on a deal to partner with YouTube... [READ MORE]

"Guess who's back, back again, Shady's back, tell a friend" Eminem knows how to make a comeback. After four years, the world's biggest rap star will not just be releasing one new album, but two. The first "Relapse" album... [READ MORE]

The L.A. County District Attorney charged Chris with felony assault and making criminal threats (also a felony). Brown will be arraigned today at 3:30 PST in downtown L.A. for the charges that a D.A. spokesperson says could land him... [READ MORE]

The Game is the latest artist to come forward and talk about the Chris Brown & Rihanna situation. "I think it's a sad situation," Game says in a new video [watch here]. "I think the point that everybody's missing is... [READ MORE]

As we previously reportled, Rick Ross teamed up with former G-Unit associate Bang Em Smurf for a G-Unit diss and now 50 Cent is talking about it. "I wasn't surprised," 50 told in an interview with Angela Yee [watch... [READ MORE]

Rick Ross seems to finally be focussing on what he should, his upcoming album "Deeper Than Rap." Ross' third solo studio album will feature high-profile guests like Kanye West and Lil Wayne who are both confirmed to be on... [READ MORE]

Lil Kim is now talking about being on the hit television show "Dancing With The Stars" [watch here]. In a recent interview, Lil Kim admits that she has a big task at hand since she has very little dancing... [READ MORE]

Busta Rhymes will have to wait longer to release his upcoming "B.O.M.B." album as it has been pushed back nearly two more months. The Flipmode Squad leader had a release date set for March 24th but now Busta will... [READ MORE]