Uncle of Wiz Khalifa Killed
Sad news. The uncle of rapper Wiz Khalifa, Imani Porter, was gunned down last night in Pittsburgh while sitting in a car at a local Steak ‘n Shake parking lot. Authorities are still searching for […]
January 2014
YG Launches New Webisode
Rapper YG is readying the world for his debut studio album, My Krazy Life, by launching a webisode series. The series called My Krazy Life plans to give fans an all-access look into his life […]
Drake to Headline REVOLT Concert
Drake will be headlining the REVOLT concert in NYC during Super Bowl weekend. The REVOLT concert is part of the Time Warner Cable hosted events taking place that weekend. Also set to be in attendance […]
Kanye West Issues Cease-and-Desist Letter to Coinye Founders
Well we knew it was just a matter of time. Kanye West’s Manhattan-based lawyer sent a cease-and-desist letter to the anonymous coders behind Coinye claiming copyright infringement. But the programmer, who uses the name Jonny […]
Diddy Officially Enters Tequila Business
Sean Combs and Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks business, today announced that they have furthered their relationship by creating a new joint venture that has purchased tequila brand DeLeon. The joint venture, a 50/50 […]
Has The Dream Left Def Jam?
The Dream has announced that he’s leaving Def Jam. Hints dropped yesterday when he made posts to his Instagram and Twitter accounts. I will miss this logo. It all started here! Love Everything that I […]
DJ Drama Joins Atlantic A&R Team
DJ Drama has joined the A&R staff at Atlantic Records. Based in Atlanta, he will be responsible for overseeing projects, artist development for current artists, and bringing in new talent. “My first two albums as […]
Tupac Musical to hit Broadway
Holler If Ya Hear Me, the musical inspired by Tupac Shakur, will premiere in New York City’s Palace Theatre June 19 . Previews for the the Kenny Leon-directed production will begin May 26. The non-biographical […]
Tyga Cops a New Toy
Not to be counting his money, but … TMZ is reporting the YMCB rapper Tyga just copped a 2014 Maybach 62 S Landaulet convertible. The pearl white car would have cost him $1.3M. But word […]
Chris Brown Rejects Plea Deal
Chris Brown has rejected a plea deal in his Washington D.C. assault case. Who can keep up with all this guy’s court dates? Chris Brown was in court today facing an assault charge in connection […]