Music

Don’t you just hate reruns? Nasty leftovers? Covers of bad songs? Well, it seems that the biggest names in rap love them. Just like Hollywood

Recently, Kanye West was at the center of yet another controversy after a false online report suggested that he died in a car accident. Reportedly,

Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable is about to get his Chuck D on. Bill Cosby, the 72-year-old actor, author and comedic legend, is preparing to release a

Musicians are relying less and less on paying steep studio fees to record their creations. With software capabilities and the type of features available on

First of all, it’s understood that many of the noticeable absences at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors tribute to Def Jam were out of the

Maxwell’s return has been one of the most talked about events in R&B this year. But the the emergence of singer-songwriter K’Jon has also been

LL Cool J, Onyx, Public Enemy, Warren G., Slick Rick, Redman & Method Man, and The Beastie Boys. The legacy of Def Jam Recordings is like reading a Hip Hop Hall of

As video footage surfaced over the weekend revealing that Beyonce tried to stop Lil Mama’s ill advised ambush of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, many at

The 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards showcased what is rapidly becoming the premeire hip-hop awards show in the country. With stars ranging from the seemingly

Pharrell Williams has mastered the art of creating a musical hit. As half of The Neptunes production team, Williams and his partner Chad Hugo have

Last evening at SOB’s in New York kicked off with an acoustic performance by John Forte who performed songs from his latest EP Stylefree and

DeAndre Way, aka ‘Soulja Boy,’ was recently arrested in McDonough, Ga. According to Jason Bolton, Henry County Police captain, they received a call from a

  Shyne has spent the last eight years in prison following the infamous New Year’s Eve nightclub shooting in 2000. His expected release date was

“I done damn near lost my mama, I done been through so much drama …” There’s a difference between art and exploitation. When Marvin Gaye’s

“That’s the god.”   Mike Bigga was succinct and to the point in his appraisal of the legendary MC that was about to take the

“A woooooorld premiere-miere-miere-miere …” Hip-hop radio was a completely different animal in the early-to-mid 1980s. This was before music video channels like MTV and BET

Hip-hop icons Nelly and Jermaine Dupri teamed up with Atlanta radio station V-103 to raise money for Atlanta’s flood victims. The charity event titled “Atlanta Stand-Up: Jermaine

Harlem’s famed Apollo Theater is holding auditions in Atlanta and New York in search of  contestants to appear on the show this fall. The Apollo

I flew into Detroit Saturday afternoon not sure of what to expect. Maxwell was in concert at Joe Louis Arena, and I was determined to