Rap Music

3 April 2009

Brikks Killed In Armed Robbery

Three men are said to have invaded the star's Tennessee residence on Saturday, taking Brikks and his friend, Josquin Jackson, hostage and stealing the pair's jewellery, wallets and keys.The hip-hop ...

3 April 2009

Snoop Dogg’s Remixes Johnny Cash

Snoop Dogg has teamed up with Beyonce Knowles’ dad and Johnny Cash’s son to remix the late country legend's hits.Johnny Cash Remixed features the country star's music reworked by modern ...
2 April 2009

Jay-Z To Duet With Amy Winehouse

Now there’s a pairing we never thought we’d see… but apparently Jay-Z is hoping to get Amy Winehouse into the studio for a duet.The rap superstar who has worked with ...
1 April 2009

NAS Uses Album Profits To Build African School

NAS and his celeb best mate Damian ‘Junior Gong’ Marley have decided to donate all the profits from their forthcoming album to help build a school in the Congo.The stars ...

1 April 2009

Lil’ Kim Uses Fame To Boost Hough’s Career

Lil’ Kim has no shame in using her success to better herself, but now it seems she’s sharing some of her stardust with her Dancing With The Stars partner, Derek ...
24 March 2009

TLC To Tour Japan

The surviving members of TLC have decided it’s time to crack out the belly tops and camo pants again for a tour of Japan.Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkings and Rozanda ‘Chilli’ Thomas ...

24 March 2009

D12 Lawsuit Dropped

D12 can breathe a sigh of relief now that a Michigan appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit against them which claimed they cheated a bloke out of "millions of dollars".Okay, ...
24 March 2009

Trick Daddy Has Lupus

Trick Daddy might be an inspiration to millions already, but after revealing that he’s been secretly battling with autoimmune disease Lupus for the last 12 years, we have a whole ...

23 March 2009

Kid Cudi Chats About Retirement

After announcing earlier this week, via his personal blog, that he would be retiring after his debut album, Kid Cudi retracted the statement while on stage at the South By ...
23 March 2009

Monday’s Daily Rap

In Monday’s Daily Rap read about SXSW almost misses out on Erykah Badu after a stalker prevented her from leaving her home, get ready for the relaunch of Death Row, ...
23 March 2009

Bleek: “Jay-Z Is Kindest Ni**a I Know”

Rapper Memphis Bleek has dismissed reports of a rift with mentor Jay-Z, insisting the hip-hop mogul is the "kindest" person on the planet.The Is That Your Chick? star, real name Malik ...
23 March 2009

M.I.A. names baby Ikhyd

After weeks of speculation, new mum M.I.A. has revealed the name of her new baby boy; Ikhyd.The Paper Planes hitmaker gave birth to her first son with fiance Benjamin Brewer ...
20 March 2009

Friday's Daily Rap

In Fridays Daily Rap Rocky defends his decision to cast 50 Cent in new movie, Beyonce admits her weakness, Jim Jones prepares for his new album release and find out ...
19 March 2009

Kanye charged over airport attack

Kanye West has found that his fame can’t save him from falling foul of the law, as he has been charged with assault, theft and vandalism following an airport brawl ...

19 March 2009

King Tut Commits Suicide

Dipset affiliate King Tut shot and killed himself on Tuesday after a dramatic stand off with police on a New York highway.The rapper, real name Darnell Brittingham, was being hunted ...

19 March 2009

Rappers Deny Shooting

Jim Jones and Trick Trick have spoken out after reports linked them to a shooting at a Detroit nightclub.Rumours surfaced on the internet of an incident at the Esko Lounge ...

17 March 2009

Public Enemy’s Birthday Show

Public Enemy performed their seminal It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back album in its entirety at a New York show celebrating Flavor Flav’s 50th birthday on ...

10 March 2009

Q-Tip Offers Boxing Challenge To Cop

What is it with rappers and trying to act like hard men? The latest ‘star’ to get in on the act is ‘furious’ rapper Q-Tip, who has challenged a U.S. ...

10 March 2009

Lil Wayne’s Rebirth Stalled

Lil Wayne isn’t half making his fans wait after his experimental rock album has been put on hold indefinitely - after record bosses delayed its release for the third time.The ...

9 March 2009

M.I.A.: 'My Baby Is Not Called Ickitt'

New mom M.I.A. has shot down reports she has named her baby son Ickitt.Latina.com was the first website to suggest the Paper Planes hitmaker had given her month-old boy the ...

4 March 2009

Mongrel's Lowkey is detained and interrogated

Mongrel rapper Lowkey has been left "frustrated" and disturbed by a recent trip to Israel - after he was detained at an airport and subjected to "paranoid mind games" by ...

26 February 2009

DMX Attacks Prison Guards

Oh dear DMX, you get put in jail to make you a better man and then you go and get yourself in more trouble by attacking prison officers.The rap star, ...

24 February 2009

Is N.O.R.E. the next Chris Brown?

Rapper N.O.R.E. has been charged with misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct after he was arrested for allegedly causing a disruption at a Miami, Florida restaurant.The Nothin' MC, real name Victor ...

18 February 2009

Dipset Rap Wanted In Connection With Stabbing

Dipset affiliate King Tut is wanted by police in connection to a brutal stabbing just hours after he was released on bail for drug charges.The rapper, real name Darnell Brittingham, ...