T.I. was clearly a busy man before he left to serve time at an Arkansas prison. But before leaving, he made it a priority to embark on a final tour, record songs for a mixtape album and he had

Grammy winning, Oscar nominated, Golden Globe winning, recording artist Queen Latifah is releasing her new album "Persona" on August 25, 2009. With her undeniable talent, this album brings

As one of the hottest rap groups out today, Outkast has etched a mark in hip-hop history as perhaps the best rap group ever. They're in fair competition, however, with groups like A Tribe Called Quest and EPMD riding dutch.

ATLANTA (AP) - Federal authorities searched the home of Grammy-winning rapper T.I. on Saturday, hours before he was expected to win big at the BET Hip-Hop Awards being taped downtown.

ATLANTA (AP) - If the ailing hip-hop is in need of a savior, it may have found the perfect superhero in T.I. The self-proclaimed ''King of the South'' has already proven he's up to the challenge, outselling the likes of Jay-Z and Ludacris to own last year's top-selling rap album with ''King.''

A little more than 13 years after releasing his debut LP, Represent, hip-hop legend Fat Joe is definitely certified as one of the last of a dying breed. While many of his pioneering peers from that golden era haven't since gracefully bowed out of the game, Joe has constantly found ways to evolve over the years as not only one of the premier MCs in rap, but as an astute businessman with an ear for finding and cultivating talent such as fellow legend Big Pun,

Tyler Perry - who has wowed audiences with such blockbuster movies as Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea's Family Reunion, as well as the popular syndicated series "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" - has signed on to host Film Life's 2006 “Black Movie Awards - A Celebration of Black Cinema: Past, Present & Future,” presented by TNT.

Outkast's Antwan 'Big Boi' Patton and Andre '3000' Benjamin return in a big way this August with their first appearance together in a motion picture, and the most eagerly anticipated new album of their career. "Idlewild" is set for an August 22 release on LaFace/Zomba Music Group. The film of the same name opens three days later.