Eminem, Kid Cudi, Asher Roth Nominated For Doobie Awards
High Times magazine honors a few of their favorite smokers, including Red & Meth, B Real and the Kottonmouth Kings.
Russell Simmons Questions Red Cross Donations
The mogul and humanitarian speculates over the amount of Red Cross' monetary aid reaching Haiti earthquake victims.
iTunes Closes In On 10 Billion Downloads
The online music store will give $10,000 to the person who purchases the 10 billionth single.
Malice Talks Internet Blogging, Upcoming Book
One half of Clipse emphasizes the importance of the Internet, and describes the content of his forthcoming autobiography.
Busta Rhymes Readies Ninth Album For Summer
Busta Rhymes announces The Chemo's release date, believes strongly in comeback after Back On My B.S.
Complex Analyzes Lyrical Shots Against Jay-Z
From Nas, to Game, to Lil Wayne, Complex Magazine takes a chronological look at some of Jay-Z's past lyrical challengers.
Drake, Lebron James To Throw All-Star Weekend Event
The Young Money artist and the Cavaliers' guard will team up to host a party event during the NBA's All-Star Weekend.
Jay-Z Sues Investment Company For $3.7 Million
The Hip Hop businessman claims that an investment company has attempted to "bleed funds" from a deal involving a Manattan hotel loan.
CBS Explains Censoring of "Forever"/"Drop the World" Grammy Performance
CBS says the performance by Lil Wayne, Drake, and Eminem "didn't meet our broadcast standards."
Snoop Dogg To Announce "Snoop Bowl" Celebrity Coaches
Terrell Owens, Joey Porter, and Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor will coach Snoop's annual youth football championship.
The Roots To Produce John Legend's Next Album
Hip Hop and Soul converge on The Roots and John Legend collaborative effort, "Wake Up Sessions."
DX News Bits: Rev Run, The Roots, K'Naan, Usher
Rev Run offers to marry a couple on Valentine's Day, and the Olympics invites The Roots, K'Naan, and Usher to join the festivities.
Ego Trip Hosts New York Hip Hop Documentary Series
The ego trip crew presents "Under the Influence," a Harlem film series documenting the early Hip Hop era.
Lupe Fiasco Talks Upcoming Album, Gives Details On Child Rebel Soldier
Lupe says he's already delivered his album 'Lasers' to record label execs, and that CRS has recorded four new tracks.
Drake Talks Competition, Says He's Loyal To Lil Wayne
Drake tells Complex Magazine that he sees Kid Cudi and J. Cole as competition, and dismisses critics who question his affiliation with Weezy and Young Money.
DX News Bits: Swizz Beatz, Wyclef Jean, Prince
Swizz beats explains the Haiti relief song, Wyclef hires new people for his Yele foundation, and Prince records a song for the Minnesota Vikings.
DX News Bits: Jay-Z, Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie
Hov shares how "Empire State of Mind" came together, and Quincy Jones enlists several artists for the remake of "We Are The World."
DX News Bits: Trae's "Houston For Haiti" Event, Anthony "Scoe" Walker
Trae Tha Truth and Vince Young join Bun B during Houston For Haiti event and producer Scoe Walker launches a new artist development company.
Haiti Relief Aid: Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz, U2, Kosha Dillz
Hov, Swizzy, and U2 unite to record a Haiti relief track, and Kosha Dillz tours to raise money for the island nation
Freeway & Jake One Perform Select Dates Together
Free & Jake celebrate the upcoming release of The Stimulus Package with east coast shows, and a Jimmy Fallon spot with The Roots.
Jay-Z & Beyonce Make Forbes' Highest-Earning Couples List
The Hip Hop couple beats out Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie for Forbes top spot on this year's list, bringing in $122 million