Ludacris Reacts To Hottest MC Nod
This morning, MTV’s Brain Trust named Ludacris the #10th Hottest MC in the rap game. Hours later, Luda reacted via his Twitter account on rounding out the top 10.MTV...
Nicki Minaj Announces Pink Friday Tour
Nicki Minaj’s debut Pink Friday arrives on November 23rd. But before it hits retail, she announced via Twitter that she’s heading on a tour based on the title. Peep the first five dates below.Oct 22 Phi...
Monica & Shannon Brown Officially Engaged
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It was just announced on NecoleBitchie.com that Monica and L.A. Lakers point guard Shannon Brown are indeed engaged! The pair met for the first time on the set of one of her video “Love All Over Me.” Whi...
Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz Welcome Baby Boy
It’s a boy for Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz. Mrs. Dean gave birth to a healthy baby boy Thursday night in New York. Egypt Daoud Dean is Alicia’s first child and the fourth for Swizzy. The recently newlywed...
Vado Reacts To Justin Bieber Freestyle
Yesterday we posted a video of Justin Bieber (aka Shawty Mane) freestyling over Vado and Cam’Ron’s “Speaking In Tungs” hit the net. The NY Daily News reached out to the Harlem MC and got his two cent...
Kareem “Biggs” Burke Arrested In Drug Ring
Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder, Kareem “Biggs” Burke and 43 others (including a High Timesmagazine staffer) were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for their alleged involvement in a narcotic ring. According to the NY Post, agents raided Biggs’ home in North Bergen, NJ this morning. Reports say the network was ran by Geovanny “Manny” Rodriguez Perez and operated along the East Coast. Agents seized $1 million and 177 pounds of marijuana. In regards to the bust, special agent Jim Hayes said:
Lupe Fans Gather For Fiasco Friday
As promised, Lupe Fiasco fans are coming together today to celebrate the March 8, 2011 release date of Lasers. Initially the gathering was to protest against the delay of the project. The photos were taken...
Game Reveals Struggle With Fame, “I’d Give Anything To Be Like Y’All Again”
Everything is not what it seems as Game has taken his fans behind the music and revealed his struggle dealing with fame as a rap star.Via his Twitter page @TheGame, the platinum selling rapper explained t...
Shyne’s Open Letter To Def Jam, “Middle Fingers To You”
Shyne has penned an open letter discussing his frustrations with Def Jam Records and displeasure in the company's treatment of artists. In his letter, Shyne also calls out Island Def Jam CEO L.A. Reid. Def Ja...
Erykah Badu Says Rap’s Losing Edge
Erykah Badu vented via her Twitter account about hip-hop sounding like techno music lately. UGC complied her tweets into the two paragraphs below.
How y’all gone stand by and let our music turn into pop techno cornball ass music. We don’t own our music no more. Come to think of it, did we EVER own it? when I say own our music , I’m not talkin bout the artist I’m talkin bout the people … let me be quiet. I wanna hear from the young people? easy for me to complain about this techno-pop cause i have a taste for something else. but how do u feel? These rappers ought to be shame of they damn selves, I’m talkin bout the mc’ s rappin over this pop techno music. I believe in pimpin the system but got DAMN! not like this.
