Music

As soon as the clock struck midnight, and the ball dropped to ring in the New Year, many of us — myself included — made

Gucci Mane has never presented himself as a well-read emcee with lyrical depth. Although the majority of his rhymes are nonsensical and lack critical thinking,

Just to be honest, there was a part of me that was a bit disappointed when the recent pictures of Kelly Rowland in Vegas began

Future rolling out cover guy Ginuwine is gearing up to release his seventh studio album titled, Elgin. Set to hit the streets Feb. 15, the

Christina Milian is a woman on the rebound on several fronts. Not only does she have to bounce back from an unhappy ending to her

Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka are treating jail as if it’s an amusement park. Instead of making resolutions to better themselves, both rappers are spending

Everybody deserves a second chance and the ageless and handsome El DeBarge is no exception. His highly anticipated CD, Second Chance, is his first release

South African rappers Die Antwoord’s new CD is a fresh take on hip-hop music. The group’s first album, $0$, was available for download at no

Swedish pop princess Robyn kicks off her North American tour on Jan. 26, 2011, in Toronto. She’s making a comeback with her new CD, Body

When Nelly Furtado gyrated onto the music scene a decade ago, she moved us with her sound that included folk, bossa nova and other Latin

On the heels of N.E.R.D.’s latest CD release, Nothing, comes The Best of N.E.R.D. The new CD and digital collection features 16 of the band’s

Teena Marie’s death could have been caused by a grand mal seizure — the same type of seizure she suffered a month before her death

R&B up-and-comer Jazmine Sullivan has apparently grown tired of the rigors of the entertainment world, and decided to take a break from the music industry.

Notable producers such as Swizz Beatz, Kayne West, will.i.am, and Jermaine Dupri all failed to top Billboard’s 2010 R&B/Hip-Hop Producers list. Polow Da Don of

Several prominent hip-hop artists struggled with their finances in 2010. According to reports, Xzibit owes the IRS $959,523. Xzibit’s financial  troubles started after MTV’s “Pimp

After yet another Chris Brown meltdown on Twitter, the embattled singer came to the logical conclusion that he needs to just “shut the hell up” in 2011. Brown

The late, beloved soul singer Teena Marie will be cremated, according to her wishes. Fortunately for her many fans, there will be a public memorial

The annual celebratory ritual known as New Year’s Eve kicks off with the biggest stars in hip-hop, and popular music, for that matter, ranging from

According to a list compiled by Billboard magazine, black musicians  are not being supported on tours like their white counterparts. Out of the top 20

Chris Brown was “minding his own business” when loose cannon, Raz-B, decided to lob woman-beating criticism at him on Twitter. The former B2K singer was