Lil Wayne and other hip-hop artists who have served jail time
On October 22, 2009, Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon. On March 8, 2010, he was sentenced to a year in
August 19, 2013
No Comments
On October 22, 2009, Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon. On March 8, 2010, he was sentenced to a year in
In celebration of hip-hop’s 40th birthday, we decided to take a look back at 10 moments that helped shape the culture.
Cee-Lo was asked about his Dungeon Family associate’s unwillingness to return to recording music
Hip-hop fans have been buzzing over the last two days after Stephen G. Hill, BET’s president of programming and specials, tweeted that reclusive rapper André 3000 confirmed
The OutKast has member has mostly only been heard on guest appearances since ‘Kast’s last album, the 2006 soundtrack album for their film Idlewild. While his former partner Big Boi has released two well-received solo projects over that time span, “Three Stacks” has been more focused on other endeavors, like films and fashion.
During the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) in South Beach in June, filmmaker Spike Lee and Cadillac global vice president Don Butler waxed poetic about the
The great difficulty in adhering to the tastes/criticisms of “purists” is that, if every artist only followed the “rules” that were set forth by a genre’s originators, there would be little-to-no innovation.
Cee-Lo hopes his Dungeon Family affiliate finds something positive in his painful loss.
It’s quite odd that there was a time when hip-hop practiced segregation. In the ’80s and early ’90s, Southern rappers rarely got radio spins in
April 20 is a holiday for some people. While for many, today is just a regular early spring day, for others 4/20 is a day
While many Christians believe that the pop charts are only filled with sin and degradation, there have been several hit songs over the years that
2003 was an important year for hip-hop. It was a year that veteran stars made their last significant artistic statements, hit makers established their pre-eminence,
Black artists have had an interesting history with the Grammy Awards. There have been undeniable highs such as Stevie Wonder’s domination of the Best Album
In 1996, the Recording Academy finally decided to recognize the significance of rap music by creating the new category, Best Rap Album. However, the Recording
The OutKast “reunion” that caused die hard fans to jump for joy apparently wasn’t a reunion at all. Last week, Frank Ocean released a new
Big Boi and Andre 3000 have reunited for the first time in years. Well, if you count a previously recorded track with a new verse
Besides New York in the 1980s and Los Angeles during the early 1990s, there hasn’t been a city that has produced more chart-topping hip-hop artists
Big Boi and Jake Troth take the stage at the ‘Letterman Show’ to perform “Apple of My Eye’” off of Big Boi’s Vicious Lies and
A$AP Rocky thinks hip hop artists launching clothing lines is “corny” and “disrespectful.” Here are 10 of the worst rapper clothing lines.