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Drake Calls Out Universal Motown Records Over Stopping Song Leaks
According to Drizzy, "Marvin's Room" and "Trust Issues" are for the people, not UMG.
Vinnie Paz & Ill Bill Announce Heavy Metal Kings Tour With Slaine
In July and August, La Coka Nostra meets Jedi Mind Tricks as three hardcore emcees share a bill on the road.
Sean Kingston Released From The Hospital After Three Weeks
UPDATE #5: The Beluga Heights/Epic/E1 Entertainment is well enough to leave the facility.
Ice Cube To Raise AIDS Awareness By Contributing Autographed Art To Charity
UPDATE: The Cube prints are available to the public, as of today.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/19/2011
Eminem and Royce Da 5'9 fulfill a decade-plus promise and get a #1 in return. Random Axe impresses the charts, and Gorilla Zoe isn't "lost" after all.
Master P's Ex-Wife/TRU Rapper Sonya C. Seeks To Adjust Child Support Pay
According to Sonya C., Percy Miller is paying less than $300 per month of child support for their four children under the age of 18.
Spank Rock To Tour Nationally With Ke$ha & LMFAO
UPDATE: The Diplo affiliate has a major summer tour position, assisting Ke$ha and LMFAO.
50 Cent Maintains He Still Plans To Record "Before I Self Destruct 2"
The G-Unit general took to Twitter to tell fans that his delayed album will hit stores this year.
Lil' Kim Publicly Aligns Herself With G-Unit South At Shawty Lo Concert
Kimberly may be on her way to getting money with her "Magic Stick" collaborator as Shawty Lo invites the Junior M.A.F.I.A. alum to his Atlanta stageshow over the weekend.
Tyler, The Creator Breaks Foot On Stage, Upcoming Dates May Reschedule
With Dr. Dre reportedly on-hand, OFWGKTA's emcee/producer broke his foot in multiple places, which may affect upcoming dates.
DJ Quik Plans To Create His Own Marijuana Strain, Recalls Eazy-E Offering Deal
DJ Quik Kush may soon be available in a Los Angeles weed dispensary, while Profile Records baller-blocked two Compton legends getting money together.
Ras Kass, 40 Glocc, Nik Bean Perform Three Dates In France & Germany
Zoo Life's founder and veteran star are in Europe this week, with the deejay who made some west classics with MC Eiht.
D-Block Affiliate DJ Big Mike Arrested For Music Piracy After RIAA Raid
Several years after the famous DJ Drama raid, the RIAA reportedly cracks down on the New England mainstay and D-Block affiliate, after years of surveillance.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/12/2011
Tech N9ne is a market giant, selling over 50,000 first-week units for his highest debut week to date. Wiz Khalifa approaches gold, and Waka Flocka Flame and Kid Cudi fight for chart survival.
Nicki Minaj Denies Opening For Britney Spears' UK Femme Fatale Tour Dates
UPDATE: The platinum rapstress denies reports that she will be opening for Brit on the U.K. leg of her tour.
Lil Wayne & Birdman Sued By Funkadelic Publisher For Song "Army Gunz"
Bridgeport Music is famous for padding pockets for illegal sampling, and they take aim on Cash Money's "Like Father, Like Son" album.
Loose Links: WC Contest, 10 Audio Submission Rules, Breez Evahflowin
DX & DubCNN's WC contest has a winner, while Breez Evahflowin' and Quite Nyce help a musical-jewelry company get off the ground.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/5/2011
Nicki Minaj and Drake's debuts may be in a close sales race, as Rick Ross, Wale, Pill and Meek Mill continue to hold rank on the charts, as Jadakiss pushes his retail mixtape another week.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 5/29/2011
Def Jam finds another Top 40 success in retail releasing a free project. Wale, Pill and Meek Mill get a Top 5 debut as Eminem is just weeks away from four million sold of "Recovery."
Brother Ali Speaks About Race, White Kids' Relationship With The Word "Nigga"
Ali looks back on his diverse youth and speaks about the curious relationship between race and culture in Hip Hop.
Lil Wayne Speaks About "How To Love" As A Transition Record For His Career
Weezy F. tells MTV's Sway about how the new Detail-produced record will take his show and his sound to a more universal place.
