Kareem “Biggs” Burke Arrested In Drug Ring
Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder, Kareem “Biggs” Burke and 43 others (including a High Timesmagazine staffer) were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for their alleged involvement in a narcotic ring. According to the NY Post, agents raided Biggs’ home in North Bergen, NJ this morning. Reports say the network was ran by Geovanny “Manny” Rodriguez Perez and operated along the East Coast. Agents… Continue »
Joe Budden – Black Cloud
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Lil Wayne Sent To Solitary Confinement
Rapper Lil Wayne placed in punitive segregation cell at Rikers Island due to MP3 player incident. Incarcerated rapper Lil Wayne will now spend the rest of his sentence in solitary confinement because of a previous incident in which he was caught with a MP3 player. The NYDailyNews.com reports that the rapper was sent to what is referred to as a… Continue »
T.I.’s Probation Hearing Set For...
October 15 may determine T.I.’s future, as the Rap superstar speaks to a judge after several violations. After his September 1 arrest in Los Angeles, Rap superstar T.I. has a hearing set for October 15. The date will evaluate T.I.’s probation, after marijuana, ecstasy and codeine were discovered in the couple’s Maybach automobile after a stop for an illegal U-turn…. Continue »
Jay-Z, Beyonce & More Perform At...
Jay, Beyonce were just two of the stars who showed up to support Keys’ 8th annual AIDS event Last night in New York Alicia Keys held her 8th annual Keep a Child Alive Black Ball event. The fundraiser for AIDS brought out plenty of Keys’ friends and collaborators out to support. Among those who came were Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Usher, Jay Sean,… Continue »
Lloyd Banks Following Kanye’s...
With Hunger For More 2 due in November, Banks plans to release new material each Friday Kanye West has had the Internet going nuts with his “G.O.O.D. Friday” releases, and Lloyd Banks will follow Kanye’s lead with his own “Blue Fridays.” “I’m not gonna stop putting out mixtape material, I don’t know if I’m gonna put it out in the… Continue »
T.I. Backs Out of Virgin Mobile...
T.I. dropped out of the Virgin Mobile FreeFest, while Pharrell reveals that Tip is facing pressure from his label to make more pop-oriented songs. T.I. faces a long legal road ahead of him following his arrest for posession of controlled substances on September 1. The King of the South had to drop out of the Virgin Mobile FreeFest concert in Columbia,… Continue »
Dr. Dre Says “Under...
The legendary producer says his long-awaited album will consist of 100% unheard material, scrapping “Under Pressure” and others. For the better part last decade, tracks that were supposedly intended for Dr. Dre’s long-awaited release, Detox, have been leaked via the Internet. In a recent interview (watch below), Dr. Dre revealed that none of the tracks from his Detox will be… Continue »
Nicki Minaj Responds To More False...
Nicki Minaj warns fans of further fake bookings for her shows. Last week, Nicki Minaj fans fell victim to fake bookings at various universities, including Montclair State University. The saga continues as Nicki revealed via her twitter account (@Nickiminaj) that further false bookings have occurred. “I will NOT. I repeat. NOT!!!! Will NOT be @ the Prudential Center in NJ… Continue »
Ludacris Joins CNN To Award Top 10...
‘Cris links up with other stars to help award CNN’s Top 10 Heroes of the Year. Ludacris will join CNN as one of many stars who will help name the Top 10 CNN heroes of 2010. CNN’s Anderson Cooper will serve as host and the event will be live from Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium on Thanksgiving evening. The show will… Continue »
Mystikal Signs with Cash Money
The Cash Money family just keeps on growing! Just nearly a month after signing Busta Rhymes, Birdman and Slim signed Mystikal to their roster. Birdman was ecstatic about the deal, saying “It is an honor to get the opportunity to work with Mystikal, as we have a long history together. He is a great artist and his talent, combined with… Continue »
Top 10 Most Popular Hip-Hop Singles...
Lil Wayne absolutely obliterates the charts with five appearances, as Wale, Kendrick Lamar, Jae Millz and the lovely Nikki Jean of Nouveau Riche hit the list. Now eight weeks deep, HipHopDX is giving you you the 10 most popular singles on the site from the past week. After every week our staff will give you the ranked list since the… Continue »
Rick Ross’ Twitter Account Hacked...
A clever hacker changed Rawse’s avatar and background to 50 Cent icons and wallpaper and posed as the G-Unit general. Last night, a 50 Cent impersonator hacked into Rick Ross’ Twitter account (@rickyrozay), changing the background, name and profile picture to that of Fif’s page and posing as the G-Unit leader. The updates began last night with a tweet stating,… Continue »
Stay Fly Wear: Mike Bond & Caitlin...
Mike most of us know you as a co-owner of Godfather Records and as a graphic/web designer in the hip-hop industry, but when and how did you get involved with designing clothes? (Mike) I always had a passion for fashion, even when I was younger I always had matching outfits and just a niche for it, so its always something… Continue »
Far East Movement the new wave
Far East Movement is an electropop group that is rising to the top at a good speed. FM as they are also known is composed of four very talented young men Kev Nish, Prohgress, J-Splif and DJ Virman. FM started the first multicultural music event known in Koreatown, LA to help benefit a drug rehabilitation center within the community and… Continue »
Kareem “Biggs” Burke Arrested In...
Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder, Kareem “Biggs” Burke and 43 others (including a High Timesmagazine staffer) were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for their alleged involvement in a narcotic ring. According to the NY Post, agents raided Biggs’ home in North Bergen, NJ this morning. Reports say the network was ran by Geovanny “Manny” Rodriguez Perez and operated along the East Coast. Agents… Continue »
Kanye West Reportedly Cancels...
Oprah Winfrey reportedly upset over canceled Kanye West appearance on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show.’ Following rapper Kanye West’s much talked about appearance on Saturday Night Live it appears that the Chicago native may have flaked out on an appearance at another popular show. According to In Touch Weekly, West has canceled a scheduled appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. The… Continue »
Lloyd Banks Explains Why A G-Unit...
Banks tells VladTV, he won’t initiate diss records, but “Some things you don’t get past.” Having been ousted from G-Unit, both Game and Young Buck have both publicly stated they wouldn’t be opposed to being a part of the one-time, five-emcee lineup of G-Unit. But, in a recent interview with VladTV, Lloyd Banks explained why fans are more likely to… Continue »
Eminem – The Recovery
The release of Recovery comes nearly a year after Relapse. Even though Recovery is Eminem’s seventh album it not like all of his other albums, shows a different yet talented Eminem. He collaborated with DJ Kahil, Just Blaze, Boi-1da and Havoc to make an album unlike the albums you’re used to when Eminem comes to mind. It is said that… Continue »
Joe Budden – Black Cloud
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