Unlike 50 Cent's Curtis which got bumped from June 26 to September 4, Kanye West's Graduation will be released a month earlier than the originally announced September date, according to ... Read More

I remember when Michael Jackson raised hell over Eminem's parody of the Gloved One the music clip for "Just Lose It." Em basically told Jacko to lighten up, it was ... Read More

It looks like 50 Cent's recent remarks about Master P (50 said Master P doesn't sell CDs anymore) have forced P to take the G-Unit General to war. Master P, ... Read More

A talent agent in New York has filed a $7.5 million lawsuit against Mims (born Shawn Mims) for failing to appear at a planned event, despite receiving $2500 in advance ... Read More

Just when you thought you were in for a hot summer, 50 Cent has announced that his forthcoming third album, Curtis, will now be released sometime in September. Even though ... Read More

Good news for fans of Eminem! Em's friend and collaborator 50 Cent has confirmed that the Shady One is secretly plotting a comeback. While speaking with Blender magazine recently, 50 ... Read More

*Ding! Ding!! Ding!!!* We have a new chart champ, move over KRS-One. Speaking of new songs, there are four of them in the updated chart. Dig in for this week's Top ... Read More

Most people missed an interesting exchange between Jay-Z and The Game during the latter's onstage performance of "One Blood" at the 2006 BET Hip-Hop Awards. Eager to dispel rumors that ... Read More

Despite critical and commercial acclaim for his previous album, Be, Common's place in the hip-hop 'forever' remains elusive. "The People" signifies his continued, gradual movement into the mainstream without compromising ... Read More

I've been jamming "Hip-Hop Lives (I Come Back)" and "The Victory" a lot lately. So, I thought I'd remind you that the eagerly-awaited album from KRS-One and Marley Marl will ... Read More

With barely a month before the release of Curtis, 50 Cent has launched a double-assault by releasing two videos--"Straight to the Bank" and "Amusement Park" from the album (with two ... Read More

Fabolous evaporated from the rap scene after releasing Real Talk in 2004. The Brooklyn-born rapper is now back on the saddle, gearing up for his next LP, From Nothin' to ... Read More

Scientific studies have shown that heat is produced by the random motion of atoms, molecules, and other small particles. These things rub together to produce heat, especially in the summer. ... Read More

Hate him or love him, 50 Cent is still one of the most successful figures in hip-hop today. He's gone from being a protégé of Eminem and Dr. Dre to ... Read More

When The Game got arrested for threatening an unidentified person last weekend, speculations ran amok--was he threatening 50 Cent for kicking him out of G-Unit or was he threatening Dre ... Read More

Big Hawk, who was shot and killed a year ago, returns from the grave with Endangered Species. Proceeds from the album sales will be donated to Hawk's widow and sons. ... Read More

I noticed something strange about my music library while preparing for this blog. As I scrolled down my iTunes album column to select Hip-Hop Lives, I noticed that Nas' Hip-Hop ... Read More

The good news is that we finally get to hear a brand new Kanye track. The bad news? It's only a snippet--a 28-second snippet for that matter. I guess when ... Read More

Despite what naysayers want you to believe, hip-hop is not some coffee shop in downtown Manhattan where rappers hold meetings to devise new ways of degrading women. Don't get me ... Read More

It's that time of the week again. Four fresh songs have been added to the chart, including 50 Cent's sizzling new single "Amusement Park." Here's this week's Top 10 Rap ... Read More

Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons has publicly apologized to Sen. Barack Obama whom he referred to as a 'mouse' in a recent New York Times interview. Simmons says his comment was ... Read More

One rapper who will be very proud of his mom this Mother's Day is Sean "Jay-Z" Carter. Jay-Z's mother, Gloria Carter, was recently honored with a proclamation from the New ... Read More

Picking 50 great summer rap songs from the last 11 years is no cool water, folks. But, neither is summer. One of the things that makes the period between Memorial ... Read More

Believe it or not, Young Buck regrets the long-running feud between his boss 50 Cent and former G-Unit member The Game. Unlike the rest of us who get an adrenaline ... Read More

Russell Simmons, Def Jam co-founder and long-time Democratic supporter, has thrown his weight behind Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich in the 2008 Presidential Election, according to the Cleveland Leader. In an ... Read More

Your favorite record stores will have the pleasure of being blessed by Jazzy Jeff's magnified right eye this Tuesday, as the innovative DJ makes a Magnificent Return to the game. ... Read More

Being one of the most influential--and most imitated--rappers of all time makes Jay-Z a gift and a curse to hip-hop. Hov has spawned countless clones (I'm looking at you, ... Read More

Ear Drum - Details on Talib Kweli's new album. The Return of Eve - A gallery of Eve's publicity photos. Summer Jam '07 - The lineup for this year's Hot 97 Summer ... Read More

Ah, finally...Ear Drum, the long-awaited sixth album from Talib Kweli, will now hit shelves on July 24th, 2007. As for the title, Kweli explains that it was inspired by the ... Read More

It's "Old School Rules" week on this week's Top 10 chart. KRS-One and Marley Marl manage to keep hip-hop alive on No.1, despite some considerable threats from another old school ... Read More

Last year, T.I. declared himself KING, and boy did he put his money where his mouth was after emerging as the year's best seller in hip-hop. The Grand Hustler is ... Read More