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Suge Knight Arrested For Assault With Deadly Weapon
UPDATE: Lawyer says Knight is "100% innocent" after Wednesday's charges, claims "He is not a person who would carry a gun or flash a gun at anybody. That's not Suge Knight."
Lil Wayne Confirms Contraband Reports, Says "I'll Be Home Soon"
Weezy F. says like LL Cool J, he can't live without his radio, and that his Rikers Island conditions compare to "New Jack City."
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 5/16/2010
Ludacris clears 400k, Black Eyed Peas pass the 2.5 million mark and Providence's Sage Francis cracks the Top 200 with "L(i)fe."
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 5/9/2010
Rap goes from #1 to not mentioned at all (in the Top 10), though Trina, Bone Thugs & Flying Lotus enter charts, and 8Ball & MJG sell 15k+.
Fabolous, Young Jeezy, Keri Hilson On Plies' "Goon Affiliated"
The Florida star moves his "Goon Affiliated" from May to June, and fans still get that "Becky."
D-Block's Sheek Louch Signs To Def Jam
The L.O.X. emcee announced today that he's returned to the majors, after a fruitful tenure on Koch.
Game, Diddy, Rhymefest Albums All Pushed Back
Drake, Diddy and Game may all battle it out on the same June 29, while DX's initial reports of an "El Che" pushback were correct.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 5/3/2010
B.o.B. reclaims a #1 debut for the Rap genre with The Adventures of Bobby Ray shocking charts, as Devin The Dude and Cypress Hill slide.
Gucci Mane Leaves So Icey Entertainment For Brick Squad 1017
Gucci Mane finalizes his new imprint with new management, after leaving his former label, manager and booking agency.
Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" Breaks Digital Download Record
The David Guetta-produced E.N.D. hit pushed the Peas past Flo Rida's previous milestone, giving them two of the Top 5 downloads, ever.
Afeni Shakur To Appear In Court For Marijuana Possession
The revolutionary, activist and mother of Tupac Amaru Shakur will appear before a court next month for getting busted with pot.
Solar Speaks To MTV's Sway, Clarifies Rumors On Guru's Death
Guru's post-2003 production partner says there was not a romantic relationship, defends false foundation reports, and says he kept mental and physical notes for the final letter.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 4/18/2010
Murs & 9th Wonder say "Never say Fornever," while MGMT crushes the charts, and Gucci Mane's retail mixtape outsells many artists' albums.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 4/11/2010
Lil Wayne's "Rebirth" crosses the 500,000 mark, while Monica, Usher and Ludacris keep the ATL reign strong, and E-40's finding nocturnal success.
Jay-Z Rumored To Bring Dr. Dre On Stage At Coachella Festival
Anonymous sources close to Aftermath Records told DX that Hova might show "what he's gonna do next" this Friday. Will "Under Pressure" wait?
La Coka Nostra's Slaine Says Sam Adams "Is Bad For Hip Hop"
The Edo G-bandmate emcee tells digital sensation Sam Adams "'Boston's boy' is about to get banned from Boston."
Wordsmith - Vintage Experience
While this solo debut album doesn't sound like a 1988 or 1994 time-capsule, it's carried with an honesty that Wordsmith longs for the substance in Rap like he heard in his childhood friends.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 4/4/2010
Usher and Erykah Badu rush the top of the charts, while Wu-Massacre just misses a Top 10 debut, and E-40 takes three chart places, while AOTP checks in.
Eminem, T.I., Lupe Fiasco Assist B.o.B. On His "Adventures" Debut
Bobby Ray enlists several superstars along with DXnext alumni Playboy Tre & Janelle Monae for April 27's LP. Tracklisting included.
Remy Ma's Appeal Case Is Going Well, Says Papoose
BREAKING UPDATE: DJ Kay Slay says that Remy Ma won her second appeal. How soon will she be home?
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/28/2010
Justin Beiber and Monica top the charts as Sade gets platinum, Snoop Dogg and Brotha Lynch Hung put California Gangsta Rap back on the map.
