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 million over the past 12 months. According to Forbes, Fiddy […]
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 was created and written by me." Alley Cat who has […]
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 a brutal attack upon DJ Vlad, carried out at his […]
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 sometime, so I am just lending a helping hand," Macka […]
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 told THE STAR. Maintained a presence After his not too […]
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 the Mind, is an event, and all the songs on […]
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 back at it again years later. The next chapter in […]
Singjay Mavado is feeling 'so special' as his case was dismissed from the Savannah-la-Mar Resident Magistrate's Court last Tuesday. The ace deejay, who says he is innocent of all charges, says trouble somehow, always seem to find him. On Sunday August 3 during the RTI weekend in Negril, Mavado, real name David Brooks, was served a summons which charged him with, among other things, assault occasioning bodily harm and using indecent language after an incident at the Jungle night club. […]
DMX's Phoenix lawyer revealed yesterday (August 13) that the embattled rapper is currently in a Miami hospital. On (August 11), a Phoenix judge issued an arrest warrant for DMX after he failed to appear in court for a hearing relating to drug possession charges. The judge also raised the rapper's bond to $25,000. Charles Kozelka, X's lawyer, divulged to MTV News Wednesday that the warrant for his client's arrest still stands despite the judge's knowledge of the rapper's hospitalization. According […]
