Rap Music

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, ...

16 February 2009

T.I ft Justin Timberlake - Dead And Gone

Dead & Gone is the brand new T.I. single set for release on March 2nd (digital) and March 9th (physical) via Atlantic Records.It follows the epic Just Blaze produced, UK ...

16 February 2009

M.I.A. confirms baby birth

M.I.A, who amazed us all at this year’s Grammy Awards, has confirmed that she is now a new mummy in a message to fans and friends on her MySpace page.The ...

12 February 2009

Eminem’s Comeback Breaks Records

Eminem’s comeback single has broken download records in America to soar to the top of the singles chart.The rapper's Bottle will officially take the number one spot on Thursday after ...

12 February 2009

MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice Duet

Woo! At last, a get duet we can get our musical teeth right into… fallen rap stars MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice are to team up for a concert in ...
17 December 2008

Donny Goines - Minute After Midnight

Since he walked onto the music scene only a mere three years ago, Harlem's Donny Goines has never faltered with his musical offerings. Never one to sell out or side ...

16 December 2008

J Holiday - It’s Yours

J. Holiday follows up his first Grammy Awards nomination – Best Contemporary R&B Album for his RIAA gold debut Back Of My ’Lac (on the Music Line Group/Capitol Records label), ...

3 December 2008

Madcon - Liar

Norwegian hip hop/rap duo Madcon will release new single ‘Liar’, their follow-up to smash hit ‘Beggin’, on 23rd February.Madcon, short for Mad Conspiracy, consists of Tshawe Baqwa (otherwise known as ...

3 December 2008

Akon - Freedom: With Video!

The versatile musical dichotomy is always at the heart of each Akon album. It could be a metaphor for the man himself. On one hand there is an extrovert whose ...

3 December 2008

Wiley - Cash In My Pocket

Cash In My Pocket is the hotly anticipated new single from rapper, producer, MC Legend - Wiley and is out in shops for you to spend your hard-earned pennies on ...

2 December 2008

Black Britannia - The Windrush Volume 2

Black Britanyaa, the East London Hip Hop crew, thrive on doing things differently and bring you “The Windrush Volume 2”, so called because Volume 1 was the actual Black migrants!The ...

24 November 2008

Kanye West - 808’s & Heartbreak

Kanye West returns with the release of ‘808’s & Heartbreak’, another groundbreaking new album by the worlds premier hip hop artist. Guests on the new album include Mercury Record’s very own ...

21 November 2008

Alesha Dixon - The Alesha Show

Monday November 24th sees the release of “The Alesha Show” – the sensational new album from UK superstar Alesha Dixon.‘The Alesha Show’ is a thrilling mixture of the brightest, shiniest ...

20 November 2008

T.I - Paper Trail

Paper Trail is the new offering from Atlanta’s hottest export T.I. set for release in the U.K on November 24, through Atlantic Records/Grand Hustle. The album made a phenomenal ...

19 November 2008

Wiley - See Clear Now

See Clear Now is the hotly anticipated new album by rapper, producer, MC Legend - Wiley due out on December 8th via the legendary Asylum Record label, a division of ...

14 November 2008

N.A.S.A - The Spirit of Apollo

N.A.S.A. (North America/South America), and their worldwide debut The Spirit of Apollo is set to be released on Anti- on February 16. 2009. N.A.S.A is an ongoing creative collaboration between ...

13 November 2008

Ledisi - It's Christmas

Verve Forecast released It’s Christmas, a joyous new holiday recording from multi-talented singer, songwriter, producer, performer, and actress Ledisi. Recorded mostly live over the course of just three days, the ...

23 October 2008

Kenan Bell - Good Day

Attracting fans across the water from every demographic, Kenan Bell (pronounced ken'an) is no ordinary US rapper; in fact, he cringes at the title."In so many places there's a negative ...

20 October 2008

50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct

50 Cent exploded onto the music scene with his blockbuster debut Get Rich Or Die Tryin’. Now he’s set to deliver his fourth major label album, Before I Self ...

22 September 2008

The Game - My Life

The Game has returned in fine form, with a UK Top Ten album (LAX) under his belt he now gets set to release his first new single from it. My ...

27 June 2008

Fight Like Apes 'Lend Me Your Face'

What happens when four highly motivated couch potatoes, trawl through the b-movie underworld in search of the purest of gold...? They Fight Like Apes! Hailing from Dublin, and weighing in ...

16 April 2008

Wiley New Single Wearing My Rolex

Rapper, producer, MC Legend - Wiley returns from self-imposed retirement, with a brand new single, ‘Wearing My Rolex’. Set for release on April 28th (digital) and May 5th (physical) ...

8 April 2008

Will.I.Am - Heartbreaker Featuring Cheryl Cole

Will.I.Am Returns With His New Single Heartbreaker Featuring UK's Own Cheryl ColeWill.I.Am returns this year with a brand new partner in crime - Cheryl Cole. While hanging out in LA, ...