Earlier this month, an M.I.A. Cam'ron surfaced, revealing to New York's Miss Info that he had sold Juelz Santana's contract to Def Jam for $2 million, making way for Juelz to sign directly with the label and ready his first album since 2005. Why the wait? Why the slow down in material from the young Dipset member? Was he jus being lazy? Falling back? There was actually more going on […]
This month marks 20 years since N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton changed the landscape of mainstream hip-hop. After that album was released, hip-hop was changed forever, and even today, the genre is feeling the effects. Ice Cube -- one of the group's original members, alongside Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, and DJ Yella -- reflected on the classic album recently, via an interview with the LA Times, calling it one of […]
Last year it was Jay-Z who led the way on Forbes new list for Hip-Hop Cash Kings, but he was dethroned despite landing a huge deal with Live Nation, worth an estimated $150 million. Hov did land at no. 2 on the 2008 list, but it was 50 Cent (real name: Curtis Jackson) who is crowned the 2008 Hip-Hop Cash King by the magazine, who reportedly earned a whopped $150 […]
Fresh out the lot with a brand new album project, veteran deejay Alley Cat is taking his music to the next level. Dancehall Knowledge Vol 1, which was recently released by the songwriter, is boasting some uplifting and rebellious music; something that Alley admits was deliberate. "It's inspiring with a little bit of rude bwoy touch but 95% reality-based defending the struggles of the people, all songs except track 11 […]
DJ Vlad filed a $4 million dollar lawsuit against Rick Ross in Federal Court in New York on Friday (August 15), claiming that the Miami MC orchestrated a "brutal attack" on Vlad (born Vlad Lyubovny) at the Ozone Awards in Houston last Sunday. According to a press release from Vlad's attorney, Brian Caplan, the assault and battery lawsuit against Ross (born William Leonard Roberts II) alleges that "Rick Ross orchestrated […]
Dancehall's Money goddess, Macka Diamond, says she is doing her part in assisting students in acquiring back-to-school items. Macka, who recently assisted with the enhancement of the music department of five rural schools (York Castle, Marcus Garvey, Ocho Rios, Iona and Oracabessa High), has decided to extend a helping hand for students going back to school. "It's back-to-school time and yuh done know how it go, parents have it hard […]
Two years after his smash debut album 'Step Out', Busy Signal is ready to get 'Loaded' with the release of his second album. Scheduled for release on September 9, Busy's new CD, Loaded will show a more mature and creative side of the artiste. "There will be a whole heap of new songs, something unexpected, I try to bring some creativity to di people, something different from the regular," Busy […]
We never saw it coming because of the history of their rivalry, but according to T.I. and Ludacris, a collaboration between the pair was never outside the realm of possibility. "There's a time and place for everything, and now is the time," 'Cris told MTV News exclusively about the track "Wish You Would." It's a cut from Luda's next LP, which is due in October. "This [upcoming] album, Theater of […]
For the past few years beef between Hip Hop heavyweight Jay-Z and Game has been hovering but not to the point of ever boiling into a full blown feud. Even after Jay-Z denounced the rumors, Game came right back with even more verbal taunts including publicly saying "Memph Bleek can suck my dick /Beanie Sigel can suck my dick/Jay-Z can suck my dick/Roc-A-Fella can suck my dick." Now Game is […]
