Rapper Kanye West and group the Black Eyed Peas earned 6 Grammy nominations each, it was announced tonight (December 2), during the “Grammy Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night.” LL Cool J hosted the one-hour special, which was broadcast live on CBS from Club Nokia. Beyonce lead all artist with 10 nominations, [...]

The New Orleans Police Department arrested six men yesterday (November 30th) during a protest to free incarcerated rapper Lil Boosie and to contest Lil Wayne’s one-year jail sentence. According to the Times-Picayune, off duty police officers saw the men spray painting the words ‘Free Lil Wayne’ on the side of a building. The same men [...]

Gucci Mane, real name Radric Davis, has broken his silence since his November 12 sentencing and now charges that he was completely to blame for his legal plight. “I have accepted full responsibility for my actions and I am ready to deal with what is in front of me right now,” Mane said in a [...]

Baton Rogue, Louisiana rapper Lil Boosie has been sentenced to four years in prison for violating the terms of his probation. The rapper, born Torrence Hatch, was to serve two-years of a ten-year suspended sentence and was placed on active supervised probation for his third offense on a marijuana possession charge. The sentence was the [...]

With Eminem’s Relapse 2 being uncertain for a November release, two of its recruited heavyweight producers Denaun Porter (Mr. Porter) and Just Blaze have shed light on the album’s progress. In an exclusive dual interview with AllHipHop.com, Porter detailed how his production relationship with Eminem has grown since their work on the superstar’s debut album, [...]

Some may be disappointed to learn that Juve is abandoning the social commentary that fueled a creative high mark for him on his last album, 2006’s Reality Check, and more specifically the LP’s second single “Get Ya Hustle On.” Juve’s daring indictment of political shenanigans (both local and national) that took place during and after [...]

Juvenile is clearly tired of all the Hot Boys talk that consumed his recent round of interviews. While politely answering all of the HB-related questions asked of him during his most recent interview with HipHopDX , when one too many inquiries into the genuineness of the Boys’ reformation began to be made Juve quickly interrupted: [...]

Jay Z is probably the only “rap” dude that can get grown men excited.  Now, for what may appear to be obvious reasons, after that statement, I feel the need to interject “no homo.”  Do people even say that anymore?  And not to digress, but I ask, was it ever cool to say anyway?  Last [...]

Hip-Hop producer Swizz Beatz was honored by Russell Simmons and the Foundation For Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) last night (October 27). The non-profit foundation was started by Rabbi Marc Schneier as a way to strengthening relations between ethnic community through face-to-face dialog. Simmons currently serves as chairman of the organization, which has been in existence for [...]

A cameo appearance by rapper Plies on Kay Slay’s upcoming album More Than Just a DJ has caused a rift between the emcee and the Hot 97 radio jock. According to Kay Slay, he approached Plies about appearing in the video for the first single “Blockstars,” which originally featured Plies, Jim Jones, Busta Rhymes and [...]

Kanye West can breathe a sigh of relief, as the Grammy-winning rapper/producer had all charges stemming from a 2008 incident at the Los Angeles International Airport dropped. According to the Los Angeles Times, court commissioner Mark Zuckerman sentenced West and his road manager Don Crowley to perform community service for the American Red Cross. TMZ.com [...]