Rap, Hip Hop & RnB

28 February 2011

Hyro - "Birth, School, Work, Death"

Seasons come and go. Trends pop and deflate. Careers rise and fall. Genres of music live and die. Once in awhile, an artist steps up who doesn't quite follow the ...

23 February 2011

Eminem Breaks YouTube Record

Eminem has broken virtual history on YouTube.com by becoming the first hip-hop artist to score one billion hits.The hitmaker's 28 official promos, including Not Afraid and Love The Way You ...
23 February 2011

Buju Banton Faces 20 Years In Jail

Buju Banton is facing up to 20 years in prison after he was convicted on drug charges on Tuesday.The Jamaican star, real name Mark Myrie, was hit with four cocaine-related ...

21 February 2011

Foxy Brown Kicked Out Of Fashion Party

Foxy Brown was asked to leave a fashion show she was booked to perform at in New York last week.TMZ.com reports the I'll Be hitmaker allegedly turned up at the ...
17 February 2011

Lil' Kim Beheads Nicki Minaj

Lil' Kim is courting controversy with her new mixtape art after featuring an image of a beheaded Nicki Minaj on the cover.Black Friday hit the streets on Valentine's Day along ...
17 February 2011

Pharrell's 'People' Discuss Nazi Salute

A spokesperson for Pharrell Williams has fired back at reports suggesting the hip-hop star performed an offensive Nazi salute during a recent concert in Las Vegas, insisting the allegations are ...
16 February 2011

Chris Brown Wins Back Some Fans

Chris Brown has proved he has a promising future in hip-hop if he decides to leave his R&B roots behind after impressing fans with his freestyle rap skills in an ...
15 February 2011

Video : Bobby V - Rock Wit'Cha

He may not refer to himself as Bobby Valentino anymore but the R&B star hasn't lost his romantic touch. Watch as Bobby V checks into a lavish hotel and explores ...

15 February 2011

Free Download From Diddy Dirty Money

Okay, we know it's a day old, but my Inbox was SO full yesterday that I totally missed this diddylicious news. This Valentine's day mixtape from Diddy Dirty Money 'LoveLOVE vs. ...

15 February 2011

Wyclef Jean & Sean Penn Unite For Haiti

Wyclef Jean and Sean Penn are pals again - they've put their recent spat behind them in a united bid to promote aid efforts in Haiti.The Fugees star fell out ...
14 February 2011

UB40 Face Bankrupcy

Five original members of British reggae band UB40 are facing bankruptcy, according to a U.K. report.Liquidators are chasing Robin Campbell, Brian Travers, Terence Wilson, Norman Hassan and James Brown as ...
11 February 2011

Ne-Yo Postpones UK Tour

R&B star Ne-Yo has postponed a series of concerts on his upcoming U.K. tour so he can focus on completing his new album.The So Sick hitmaker is due to hit ...

11 February 2011

Dr Dre & Eminem Plan Grammy Duet

Dr Dre is set to play his first live TV performance in a decade when he joins his protege Eminem on stage at Sunday's Grammys.The Real Slim Shady hitmaker is ...
10 February 2011

Baby Blue On Under Pressure

Baby Blue features on ITV2 show "Under Pressure" tonight, helping television presenter Konnie Huq become an MC! The show starts at 9pm.Fresh off the back of a stunning collaboration with ...

10 February 2011

Ne-Yo Dates Rescheduled

  With work on his fifth studio album going so well the American singer songwriter could not interrupt the creative process and has been compelled to push back his Glasgow, ...

10 February 2011

The Game Ordered To Pay $91,000 Bill

The Game has been ordered to hand over almost $91,000 to a jewelry store after allegedly failing to pay for a batch of custom-made bling.The hip-hop star ordered items including ...

10 February 2011

Nicki Minaj On Top

Nicki Minaj has scored her first U.S. number one album.The hip-hop sensation's Pink Friday has jumped up the Billboard 200 two spots to land at the top of the countdown ...
9 February 2011

Lil Wayne Pays $1.13m Bill

Lil Wayne has settled a $1.13 million unpaid tax bill.U.S. government officials filed papers in Dade County Florida Circuit Court last June alleging the Lollipop hitmaker owed income taxes from ...

9 February 2011

Trey Songz Sued Over Minaj Hit

Trey Songz has been hit with an $18 million lawsuit over his song Bottoms Up.Chiefs at Doc Mob Records allege they hired producer Milton James to produce the original, copyrighted ...
9 February 2011

Ciara Gets Behind AIDS Cause

Ciara is urging her fans to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS by regularly getting checked for the virus.Monday marked America's National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), which was dedicated to instilling ...
7 February 2011

Usher - Hey Daddy

Multi-platinum, critically acclaimed, pop superstar Usher has announced the release of his new single ‘Hey Daddy’ on March 21st.The track is taken from the deluxe edition of his album ‘Raymond ...
7 February 2011

Marley Associates Fight Over "Retard" Claims

A new war is brewing between rival Bob Marley associates Al Anderson and Aston Barrett after the former called his longtime rival a "retard" in a recent interview.Anderson, who fronts ...
3 February 2011

Video : Madcon - Outrun The Sun

Madcon first burst on to the UK music scene in August 2008 when their single ‘Beggin’’ became a Top 5 summer smash and notched up sales of over 2 million ...

3 February 2011

Sean 'Diddy' Combs Flashes His Wad

Sean 'Diddy' Combs was very popular at rapper Rick Ross' recent birthday bash - he handed out $1 million (£666,666) in cash to thrilled guests.Ross celebrated his 35th birthday on ...