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Snoop Dogg said he initially felt misunderstood at the beginning of his rap career that ended up turning into a legendary one while accepting his "I Am Hip Hop" honor during a politically-charged BET Hip-Hop Awards show near Atlanta.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar surprised attendees Saturday evening by introducing and handing Snoop the award during the 11th annual…

Earlier today (Sept. 16), The Game ignited a war of words with Meek Mill over what stemmed from an alleged robbery of Sean Kingston’s $300,000 chain at Penthouse Nightclub & Dayclub, TMZ reports. The Compton native claimed that Meek “snitched” on him, but no evidence of that reveal has surfaced.

A video from a club performance from The Game surfaced last…

Coolio and his crew were just cuffed at LAX for allegedly trying to get a loaded firearm through security.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the rapper and his team were leaving L.A. Saturday morning when they got flagged by the TSA. We're told a book bag belonging to the group contained a loaded gun. Our sources say a member of Coolio's crew claimed the bag, but…

Imprisoned Harlem rapper Max B had his 75-year sentence for a deadly 2009 robbery trimmed by at least 55 years in a momentous legal victory for the hip-hop icon.

A conflict of interest on the part of one the artist’s former attorneys led Bergen County Judge James Guida to re-sentence him to 20 years after he took a plea deal and pleaded guilty to aggravated…

Netflix is now in the Spike Lee business.

The streamer has greenlighted a new series based on the filmmaker's 1986 indie film She's Gotta Have It, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Similar to the premise of the film, the show centers on Nola Darling, a Brooklyn-based artist in her late 20s struggling to define herself and divide her time among her…

50 Cent is counting down the days until he can go straight to the bank without paying child support.

The rapper took to Instagram to share a countdown of when his child support is up for his eldest son Marquise Jackson in a now-deleted post.…

Comedian Katt Williams is behind bars once again.

According to the Fulton County, Georgia, jail records, he was jailed for a February charge of criminal property damage in the second degree.

The 44-year-old stand-up comic has seen his fair share of legal trouble lately.…

Bobbi Kristina Brown's ex-boyfriend Nick Gordon is legally responsible for her death, a judge ruled Friday after Gordon bailed on a Fulton County, Ga., court hearing.

A jury will now determine damages owed to Brown's conservator in the $50 million wrongful death civil lawsuit alleging Gordon had been responsible for injuries that preceded the aspiring singer's July…

In June of this year, reports surfaced that Apple Music was in talks to acquire the Jay Z-owned music streaming service, Tidal. Most expected the deal to get done at some point this year, but now that looks like it won’t be happening anytime soon according to top Apple Music executive, Jimmy Iovine.

The co-founder of Interscope Records spoke to Buzzfeed News on…

It’s the new Kanye — the always rude Kanye, spaz in the news Kanye.

Kanye West had a clear message for fellow artist Kid Cudi on Wednesday night after Cudi accused the"Famous" rapperof having “30 people write songs” for him on Twitter earlier in the day.

“Don’t ever mention my name in a bad manner. NONE OF Y’ALL,” Ye shouted at his Tampa Saint Pablo tour…

Rapper Meek Mill is mourning the loss of his cousin, who was killed on Tuesday during a string of senseless violence in the streets of Philadelphia.

Meek Mill, born Robert Williams, took to Instagram to remember his 21-year-old cousin Angelo Colon, who was shot in the head on Tuesday night, WCAU-TV reported.

"Damn Lo! Watching my family die to these…

The War on Drugs is an “epic fail,” Jay Z argued Thursday in a blistering animated op-ed for the New York Times.

The rapper — narrating his withering indictment over furiously scrawled illustrations from artist Molly Crabapple — echoed a widely held view that drug laws implemented by President Nixon and enhanced by Ronald Reagan had disproportionately targeted…

It's more drama for Mary J. Blige.

The R&B singer's ex-husband Kendu Isaacs is seeking spousal support, according to TMZ following their plan to divorce in July.

The gossip website said that Blige, 45, is trying to block Isaacs, who was also her manager, from receiving any support.

It's unknown if the couple, who married in 2003, have a prenup.…

If you’ve been wondering why Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter V tape has yet to grace your streaming services, you may want to ask the man himself. Tunechi is reportedly the culprit behind the madness, and refuses let the tape see the light of day.

Weezy previously claimed that his former label, Cash Money Records was holding his album hostage, but Birdman has now called BS to…

Evrything Cost talks making hits with Puff Daddy and his early meetings with the puppet master of Bad Boy Entertainment.

Interview with Maino:…

TIDAL has "received about 100 payment default records" and its parent company Aspiro has posted a $28 million dollar loss since Jay Z purchased the streaming service in March 2015, The Daily Mail has reported. Swedish business outlet Dagens Naeringsliv discovered the losses after taking a closer look at Aspiro's accounts.…

Herre's some money.

It would seem Nelly's habit of buying face Band-Aids has gotten out of hand, as the rapper is in millions of dollars in debt. According to TMZ, Nelly owes the Missouri Department of Revenue nearly $150,000 and the IRS $2.4 million.…

Rapper Lil Wayne declared racism dead on Tuesday, citing his white concertgoers as an example.

When asked by “Undisputed” co-host Skip Bayless about a predominantly white Westchester audience for which he’d once performed, the New Orleans native said it signified to him “there was no such thing as racism.”

“A lot of white kids love rap. Explain that. What does…

Lira Galore, Rick Ross’ ex-fiance, was featured on an episode of OWN’s Iyanla: Fix My Life this past weekend, in which she explained some of the reasons she believes she and the “Make It Work” MC were unable to make it work themselves. They were engaged for only two short months, breaking up at the end of last year.

“Our relationship was phenomenal, but then he…

This Kanye West fan may have taken the rapper's song "Touch The Sky" a little bit too literally.

A boundaries-challenged concertgoer attempted to climb aboard West's hovering stage during his concert in Atlanta on Monday.

West, 39, was in the middle of his 2010 hit "Power" when the eager fan began to hoist himself onto the airborne platform that the…