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BREAKING: Daughter of Rap Star Juvenile Murdered

UPDATE: 17-year-old brother implicated himself in the crime... (read more)

Bun B Plans First Album After Pimp C’s Death

Ill Trill slated for April... (read more)

EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: “Rap-Up: The Ultimate Guide to Hip-Hop and R&B”

Cameron Lazerine and Devin Lazerine release the much-anticipated handbook chronicling hip hop history... (read more)

Judge Shuts Down Ja Rule

Rapper makes unsuccessful attempt to bail out two friends for gun charges ... (read more)

Rakim Plans Live Album

Live, Lost & Found set to drop on Koch Records... (read more)

Producer Static Major, of Former R&B Group Playa, Dies

UPDATE: Pretty Ricky's Diamond Blue “Baby Blue” Smith remembers Static
... (read more)

Jay-Z: "I Know" VIDEO

Hov wants to sex you up... (read more)

Erykah Badu Defends Eric Benet During VH-1 Storytellers Show

Admits to turning out former lovers Andre 3000 and Common
... (read more)

American Gangster’s Ruby Dee Overlooked at Oscars

And the winner is…... (read more)

Rick Ross featuring T-Pain: “Boss” VIDEO

Rick Ross channels B.I.G.’s “Warning” ... (read more)

Daniels Daughter Admits Relationship With Kellz

Says she was “swept up” by Kelly’s charming ways... (read more)

Talib Kweli: "Hostile Gospel Pt. 1" VIDEO

Kweli hopped on a plane for this one. ... (read more)

George Daniels Says R. Kelly Slept With His Daughter

Husband of Kelly’s former publicist confirms rumors on radio show... (read more)

Kanye West Plans Glow In The Dark Tour

Tour co-headlined by Rihanna, Lupe Fiasco, and N.E.R.D.
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Charges Against Tony Yayo Dropped

Rapper no longer faces criminal charges for allegedly hitting Jimmy Henchman’s son... (read more)

Matthew Knowles Claps Back At Aretha

Calls Aretha’s comments about Beyonce “childish” and “unprofessional”... (read more)

You Must Not Know ‘Bout Me: Aretha Franklin Blasts Beyonce

The “Queen” of Soul calls B’s Grammy speech a “cheap shot”
... (read more)

DJ Khaled Inks Deal With Def Jam

Launches new label We The Best Music... (read more)

Bubba Sparxxx Signs to KOCH

Rapper currently working on summer comeback

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Grammy Family

Amy Winehouse and Kanye West sweep up awards

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Snoop Dogg’s Album Release Date Pushed Up

Ego Trippin' moves from May to March... (read more)

Pimp C 911 Call

Caller remains calm after finding rapper dead

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Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige Announce Nationwide Tour

Heart of the City Tour Kicks Off in March          ... (read more)

Teddy Riley Puts Up Studio to Pay Bills

Super-producer owes creditors $1 million... (read more)

Ashanti Not Joining G-Unit

Singer will remain with The Inc.... (read more)

VIBE: The Hollywood Issue

Featuring 20 Who Will Kill It In­ ’08. THE SNEAK PEAK!

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Flavor Flav: From Reality to Comedy Sitcom

Realty TV’s Favorite Womanizer Lands Star Role in Comedy Show... (read more)

Pimp C’s Death Ruled Accidental Overdose

Coroner’s office reports cough syrup found in the rapper’s system... (read more)

Super-Tuesday Super Close

Q-Tip bets on Barack

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From the Blogs

  • Speak Easy


    I have to say I'm very excited to see what the good folks at Black Entertainment Television have in store for us with this year's BET Awards. With the (read more)
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    7:51: We are coming to you live from an upper middle class neighborhood in South Brooklyn, ready to report on this momentous night. 106 & Park's pre-s (read more)
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    Sunday, June 7th--SUMMER JAM. After Jay-Z's "D.O.A" song dropped on Hot 97 on Saturday I became a bit more excited about my attendance. Great weathe (read more)
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    Jay-Z: "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" (Produced by No I.D. & Kanye West) from the forthcoming Blueprint 3 (Props to LowKey) It's hot, but it's bad (read more)