DMX has been sentenced to six months in jail after failing to pay child support for his 12 children, Buffalo News Network WIVB reports. The…

Jayceon “The Game” Taylor has been formally charged after getting into an altercation with an off-duty police officer during a casual basketball game at a…

AllHipHop.com reports, “Loon, the former Bad Boy rapper, who now goes by the name of Amir Junaid Muhadith, is currently serving a 14-year in lockdown after being arrested in Belgium in 2011 for trying to enter the country after being indicted on drug trafficking charges in North Carolina some years ago”. In a letter, the Amir’s family is […]

Musiq Soulchild is on to the next…identity that is.  The former Philly soulster has changed his name and his sound.  The Husel, as he now…

It’s no secret that Rapper Nelly is scrum-dilly-umptious! From that great bone structure and caramelly skin, to that amazing body, the St. Lunatic is on…

According to the police report obtained by TMZ, ”Kris Kross” rapper Chris Kelly, 34, had been using a combination of cocaine and heroin the night before his death. Kelly’s mother called 911 around 3 p.m. EST asking for medical assistance. When paramedics arrived they found Kelly lying on the living room couch unresponsive and with “no life […]

Open letter to Rick Ross Dear Rick Ross: As someone who survived several rap beefs, I’m going to give you some advice. You need to seriously address the threats and attempts on your life. You have worked hard to become a big name in hip-hop. You’ve paid your dues and you’ve grown lyrically since the […]

Lyricist, pioneer, icon, veteran and entrepreneur could all be used to describe MC Lyte. One of the most prolific and well-respected female Hip Hop artists to ever bless the mic, MC Lyte has consistently found ways to reinvent herself musically, while expanding her resume and gaining new fans. Reared in Brooklyn,New York, she always has […]

Born to Jamaican parents in South Wimbledon, London, on January 14, 1965, Slick Rick, born Ricky Martin Lloyd Walters, who has always been considered ahead of his time, is the most successful British-American rapper in music history. Brilliant word play, the effort-less ability to bring life to the stories he rhymed about, dead on pop-culture […]