Damon Dash has announced he will re-start legendary Hip-Hop imprint, Roc-A-Fella Records, which was originally founded by Jay-Z, Damon Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke. The first release under the Dash-controlled label is Curren$y's Pilot Talk, which is due in stores on June 15th. “Def Jam or Universal bought the brand. I think the 'beef' [with us and Jay-Z] was that Jay made it clear he didn't want me or Biggs to be a part of it,” Damon Dash told MTV… Continue
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane has officially parted ways with his former management company Mizay Entertainment and booking agency Hitt Afta Hitt Enterprises.
Mizay Entertainment is helmed by Debra Antney, while promoter Johnnie Cabbell is the owner of Hitt After Hitt Enterprises.
Both companies and their respective owners are named in several federal lawsuits, claiming they booked Gucci Mane in several cities throughout the country,… Continue
A Phillies fan was tasered by cop after running onto the field during Monday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals, sparking a police investigation into whether the officer used force appropriately.
The fan jumped a fence at Citizens Bank Park, dodging two security officers in the bottom of the eighth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals.
One officer used a Taser and the fan went down in a heap.
Several Phillies placed gloves over their… Continue
Just days after Floyd Mayweather Jr. beat up Shane Mosley, he's already scheduled for another fight ... and it's all over his musical entrance to a recent WWE event.
According to a new lawsuit, Pretty Boy Floyd is accused of jacking a beat from a musician named Anthony Lawrence Dash and remixing it for his entrance music for Wreslemania 24 in March 2008. Dash also claims Floyd is using the song on his website.
Ice Cube outdoes himself as the director, narrator and interview subject of the upcoming ESPN "30 for 30" documentary "Straight Outta L.A." The film examines the love affair that Cube and many people living in Los Angeles had with the Raiders before they moved back to Oakland in 1995.
"Straight Outta L.A." also documents the origins of gangsta rap, including Cube and N.W.A's rise and how the group played a part in popularizing the NFL franchise by… Continue
Lil Jon once proclaimed "crunk ain't dead," and these days, he could easily rework that former mantra in support of his long-delayed Crunk Rock album.
The long-in-the-works project finally has a release date set, June 8, and Jon is in full promo mode behind the project. The album, in the works for four years due to a feud with his former label, transformed over time from a rock-leaning effort into one that reflects his new life as a working… Continue
ATLANTA — Jim Jones' Jones Family team took home Converse Band of Ballers Tournament trophy for their second consecutive time on Saturday, but the day's main talking point was Jones' surprise teammate: his formerly estranged partner in the Diplomats, Cam'ron. Cam's arrival at Clark Atlanta University caused quite a stir, as fans and media swarmed the Harlem rapper. Cam barely had a chance to enjoy the Jones Family's physical win against Shawty Lo and OJ Da Juiceman's team,… Continue
A relative of rap star Nelly has been killed. St. Louis’ KPLR is reporting that Michael Johnson was shot several times while either entering or exiting a home last Wednesday. St. Louis police reportedly don’t have any leads in the case. It has been reported that Johnson, 36, was a bodyguard for the rapper, but Nelly describes him as a “cousin and friend.” Nelly is upset with St. Louis’ KTVI’s coverage of the story writing on his Twitter account,… Continue
Jailed rapper Lil Wayne has been hit with another lawsuit surrounding his hit 2008 single “Lollipop,” taken from his hit album Tha Carter III.
Philadelphia rapper/musician Dirahn Gilliams filed the lawsuit in United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Friday (April 30th), claiming Lil Wayne’s song “Lollipop” was based on his 2007 track “Grindin’ Like a Goon.”
Defendants in the lawsuit include Lil’ Wayne, producer… Continue
Antonio Monterio Hardy, better known as Big Daddy Kane of the legendary Juice Crew and his bride Shawnette married yesterday (May 1) at a private ceremony in North Carolina.
Derrick "D-Nice" Jones of Boogie Down Productions was in attendance and described the wedding on Twitter.
D-Nice and Big Daddy Kane were once part of rivals crews during a legendary Hip-Hop feud between KRS-One’s Boogie Down Productions and Marley Marl’s Juice Crew… Continue
LAS VEGAS - Oscar De La Hoya has fought Shane Mosley, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. He lost to them all - Mosley twice.
But what De La Hoya saw Mayweather do to Mosley in a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night convinced him that Mayweather is the best of this generation and possibly of all time.
"Mayweather is special. We have to respect that," De La Hoya said.
Her ex may be brooding about their break-up but Halle Berry appears to be moving on fast.
The newly single star was spotted hand-in-hand with an unidentified man Friday night just hours after Gabriel Aubry announced their split, TMZ reports.
Berry and her tall new man were catching a performance of the Broadway play "Fences."
Prior to stepping out with her new man, the 43-year-old actress co-hosted the 13th Annual EIF/Revlon… Continue
And the catfight continues!
We hear Wendy Williams was a no-show at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday night, because the seating arrangements had her dining right next to her archenemy – Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth.
In what our source is calling a "gross oversight," the American Urban Radio Network, who invited both of the women to the lavish annual fete, apparently didn't realize they had an ongoing… Continue