Featured Blog Posts – April 2015 Archive (131)

Who would of thought that Ronald Herron would be sent to prison for the rest of his life was a foregone conclusion when he strode into Brooklyn federal court on Thursday, winking and smiling at friends and family.

But before that happened, Mr. Herron, 33, a onetime rapper who performed under the name Ra Diggs, and who was convicted of violently running a…

A Lower East Side Latin music group sued Kanye West and Damon Dash Thursday, charging that the hip hop moguls have smeared its name.

Michael Medina, a performer in the two-person Loisaidas band, says West and Dash’s new film with the same title glorifies violence and causes confusion with his trademarked group that has performed since 2008.

Medina seeks an…

Marion (Suge) Knight has fewer rights than detainees at Guantanamo, his lawyer claimed Thursday as he filed an appeal to overturn the rap mogul's "outrageous" jail restrictions.

Knight, 49, is being held "virtually incommunicado" on a murder charge in Los Angeles County jail after prosecutors convinced the court to curtail his contact with the outside world and set…

On Wednesday Jay and Tidal exec Vania Schlogel did a Q&A with students at The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music & pretty much covered everything you want to know

How will Tidal change the industry with regards to artists' bottom line? Spotify has received much criticism for the portion of revenue that the artists receive through their music being…

Jamie Foxx, this year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards host, is catching major heat for his transphobic comments about Bruce Jenner. Now his longtime friend, Kanye West, is telling Jamie he needs to say sorry!

During his opening monologue during the iHeartRadio Music Awards show on March 29, Jamie Foxx, 47, commented about reports that Bruce Jenner, 65, is taking steps to…

The new trailer for "Straight Outta Compton" shows the West Coast rap group N.W.A's rise and fall from fame.

The F. Gary Gray-directed biopic set in Compton, Calif., tells the story of the rap trio, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and the late Eazy-E, who brought gangsta rap to the forefront of music in the '80s.

"Our art is a reflection of our reality," Ice Cube says…

2015 6th Annual Spring Fashion Show & Concert W/ MARIO Live

Friday April 24th At The Temple

317 Clermont Ave. Brooklyn NY

Music By: Boogie Black, DJ MeloD & Half Pint

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Hip Hop Motivations Kenyatta "The Barber Walters Of Hip Hop" talks to Dame Dash about his problem with Vlad TV, Complex, Marc Ecko, and his business operation at Karmaloop with Kanye West.

Lol! I been saying this sh!t for years …...…

If you haven’t heard already, J. Cole has scored his first platinum album with 2014 Forest Hills Drive.

What makes it even more impressive is that Cole did it all without a feature, making it the first Hip-Hop/Rap album to do so since Vanilla…

DJ Akademiks speaks on Young Thug debut'ing a new look from his spring clothing line where he is rocking Leggings meant for males.…

Bad news/good news for Tyga -- he got served with legal papers during his big sneaker unveiling Tuesday night, but the guy who served him bought two pair!

Tyga was hit while revealing his new kicks for L.A. Gear at Shiekh Shoes in Hollywood.

You gotta give the process server credit ... he stood in line for more than two hours, bought two pairs of kicks at $120…