LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- With Britney Spears whisked out of the public spotlight Thursday and committed to a hospital psychiatric ward, it's now up to a team of professional caregivers to reverse her seemingly endless downward spiral. Spears, accompanied by more than a dozen police officers, was taken to the UCLA Medical Center before dawn Thursday in what one officer would only say was an effort to "get help" […]
With his latest album American Gangster still atop the billboard charts. It seems that Jay-Z, the former president of Def Jam Records, may already be in the studio working on a new album, and not just any album-- according to his latest release on Dj Clue's Desert Storm 8 mixtape-- Jay is planning to release the Blueprint 3. In the track titled "Aint I" Jay vents about all of the […]
After a brief break over the Christmas season, dancehall singjay Mr Vegas is back for 2008 with remixes and hot new tracks that are making their way on to the airwaves. Over the holidays, while some artistes were on every stage show, Mr Vegas, although doing a few shows, for the most part played the role of spectator. "I decided to take a well-deserved rest, I wanted to cool out," […]
Platinum selling, Queens, New York rapper Ja Rule is the latest rapper to sign on to be a SOHH Blogger. In this exclusive blog series Ja Rule holds nothing back. No stranger to controversy, Ja speaks to on the hate he's gotten in the past and his beefs with 50 Cent and DMX. "I'm so much past that," he told SOHH. "I'm going to have to turn into the guy […]
If all goes as planned, rapper Joe Budden will release his first album in five years, "Padded Room," in the spring. "Padded Room" will be the follow-up to 2003's "Joe Budden," which launched the hit "Pump It Up." Three editions of his "Mood Muzik" mixtape series have followed, but Budden tells Billboard.com that he's looking forward to another proper album release. "It's complete," Budden says of "Padded Room," which will […]
Days after his Arizona arrest, the stage offered an outlet to a furious Lil' Wayne, who verbally tore into his entourage at a show date in Virginia before reuniting with former Cash Money rapper Young Buck the next night in Tennessee. An Arizona court date delayed Weezy's appearance in Richmond, VA, Friday (Jan. 25) but once the rapper finally arrived onstage, he made his frustrations clear by ripping into members […]
Flo Rida's "Low" continues to reign supreme on the Billboard Hot 100 for a fifth week, and also inches into the top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for the first time with a 12-10 climb. It is also No. 1 on the Rhythmic Airplay and Hot Rap Songs charts. "Low" isn't really being challenged by the tracks at Nos. 2 and 3 on the Hot 100; Alicia Keys' "No One" […]
Dancehall artiste Aidonia, whose real name is Sheldon Lawrence, is getting set to release his Jail Story this weekend, as he speaks out for the first time about his recent ordeal of having had to serve time in jail for gun-related charges. Aidonia, who is currently out on bail since last Friday (January 18), wasted no time in getting back into the studio and has already recorded two songs. According […]
Popular dancehall artiste Moses 'Beenie Man' Davis appeared in court on Tuesday to answer to charges of tax evasion. However, Beenie's attorney was not present, as he was said to be at another court hearing. Therefore, Beenie Man is expected to return to the Tax Court in Kingston for a trial date on March 25. The 'Doctor' reportedly owes the Government $29.29 million in back taxes and $18.64 million in […]
