Hip Hop

Usually when a celebrity is killed, there is a massive investigation and people reveal anything and everything they know about the situation. In the world of Hip-Hop, police don’t seem to concerned and the “no snitching” rule usually rises up amongst the public when it comes to speaking to authorities. New information is revealed all […]

Kanye along with Jay-Z, rightfully received public criticism from elder hip-hip statesman Chuck D for their usual wealth flaunting on their collaboration album Watch The Throne’s first single “Otis.” Also read: Occupy Wall Street Is About African-Americans, Too Also read: Kanye West, Russell Simmons Visit Occupy Wall Street Protestors

NEW YORK — The birthplace of Hip-Hop is facing a foreclosure auction. 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, credited as the birthplace of hip hop, is the site of one of Hip-Hop’s founding fathers, Kool DJ Herc who helped create hip the culture as we know it. RELATED: Bronx Birthplace Of Hip-Hop Saved From Destruction Curbed reports: Turns out it hasn’t […]

Rapper Tone Loc will spend one day in jail, three years on probation and attend anger management classes after he recently pleaded guilty to domestic violence charges. The rapper, whose real name is Anthony Smith, was arrested this past summer for his involvement in a dispute with his child’s mother where an AR-15 assault rifle […]

NEW ORLEANS, LA.–A New Orleans rapper and seven others face criminal charges after they used real guns to simulate a robbery at a convenience store for music a video they were shooting. Danny Rogers, better known as “Lil Dee God’s Gift,” was acting out a mock robbery  armed with real, unloaded guns when someone passing by […]

West coast rap legend Jayo Feleony is under investigation by  authorities for allegedly squatting in a foreclosed mansion in the Hollywood Hills. Residents of the the neighborhood claim the rapper illegally entered the property and has since disturbed the community with his loud music and rampant marijuana smoking, which neighbors say they can smell from […]

Odd Future, the hip-hop collective of Tyler The Creator–MTV’s best new artist of the year–recently announced they signed the first artist to their OFWGKTA’s imprint. Rapper Young Ni**a, the first artist to sign the to the Sony/RED backed OFWGKTA record label, debuted his first single, “Come Threw Looking Clean” with the announcement. A statement from […]

Incarcerated rapper Lil Boosie hopes his influence can make a difference, recently highlighting the trouble that comes with drugs and crime to a 15-year old who said he wanted to be like just Boosie on Beyond Scared Straight, a popular rehabilitation show for troubled teens. Boosie’s message from prison was sent as a letter and read […]

Rapper The Game shared his thoughts on closeted gay rappers in a recent sit-down with DJ Vlad. According to Game, he doesn’t have a problem with gay rappers and believes he may have already collaborated with closeted rappers before. He continued, “I think there are several rappers that are in the closet and gay, and […]

Like Woodstock,  Hip-Hop’s Rock the Bells is making American music history uniting legends of Hip-Hop’s golden era and unknown newbies in a multi-city tour that’s immortalizing the genre’s greats and cementing its continued success and impact on fans young and old. “The festival isn’t very shy about revealing its biases in terms of which era […]

NEW YORK — VH1 is exploring the connection between hip-hop and cocaine. The network will air “Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation” next month. It explores the development of crack cocaine in the urban community and features rappers Snoop Dogg, Cyprus Hill’s B-Real and Wu-Tang Clan members RZA and Raekwon. […]

Hip-Hop artist Soulja Boy reportedly purchased a $55 million private plane for his 21st birthday. The aircraft purportedly costs $35 million, but the rapper paid an additional $20 million in improvements including custom Italian leather seats, flat-screen TVs, four liquor bars, a special travertine tiled floor and Brazilian hardwood cabinets. Read More At NYPost.com RELATED: […]