Incarcerated rapper Ja Rule has postponed the release of his new album until 2012. The "Always On Time" hitmaker put the finishing touches to his upcoming project, "Pain is Love 2," shortly before...

Rapper Ja Rule has begun his two-year prison sentence. The "Always On Time" hitmaker, real name Jeffrey Atkins, was convicted on weapons possession charges, stemming from a 2007 arrest in New York...

Prison-bound rapper Ja Rule spent his last day as a free man recording new music and taking his family to the movies. The troubled hip-hop star will begin a two-year jail term on Wednesday after ...

Troubled rapper Ja Rule has spoken for the first time about his looming prison sentence, insisting he is "disappointed" and "mad" at himself as he prepares to face life behind bars. The Always On...

Rapper Ja Rule pleaded guilty Tuesday for failing to pay taxes on more than $3 million in income, The Associated Press reports.

Rapper Ja Rule has invited cameras into his home to document his life before he begins a prison sentence. The Always On Time hit-maker, real name Jeffrey Atkins, is set to serve two years behind b...

Rapper Ja Rule will serve two years in prison after pleading guilty to a gun charge on Monday. The Always On Time star was hit with a count of attempted criminal possession of a weapon after his ...

Chris Brown stunned revelers at a New York City nightclub during a recent night out, after delivering an impromptu performance of Kanye West's self-loathing new song, "Runaway." Brown was partyin...

G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks has offered an apology to Ashanti for targeting her during his feud with her former label Murder Inc., insisting it "wasn't anything personal." The hip-hop star was embr...

Singer/actress Jennifer Lopez is calling on Kanye West to write her a hit song - because she is desperate to work with the rapper. The star has faced a handful of setbacks while attempting to re...

Rapper Ja Rule has been ordered to stand trial in New York in August to face a charge of gun possession. The Always On Time star's chauffeured sports car was pulled over by police in the Big Appl...

50 Cent's episode of "Behind The Music" showed a slightly softer side to the controversial rapper. Unlike the other episodes that have premiered since the music special's re-launch, 50's episode hi...

While a majority of television reality shows tend to focus on mating conquests, VH1 "Gotti's Way 2" deviates into whole other direction. "Gotti's Way 2" followed the same overall synopsis of the pr...

Sometimes one just ain't enough. That's a line, okay an amended line, from the rarest of rock treats - the duet. Everyone loves when two pop icons team up for a single. It's just like those...

50 Cent has ended his long rift with rival rapper Jadakiss, and the pair are now planning a collaboration. The pair has been at war ever since Jadakiss appeared on Murder Inc. rapper Ja Rule's 2004...

This isn't to bash rappers, nor is it to say that these artists aren't allowed to pursue different paths in Hollywood. With so many prominent rappers acquiring roles in big movies though, it begs ...

There's no shortage of hot bodies in hip-hop. Luckily rappers are never shy about taking their shirts off to show off their six packs. Enjoy a look at some of the sexiest abs in hip-hop today! When...

The music industry has always thrived on fabricated competition to generate publicity; The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones, The Beatles vs. Elvis Presley, Madonna vs. Cyndi Lauper, Nirvana vs. Pear...

Making her stunning entrance in a dizzying cascade of piano and layered vocals, The Inc./Universal Motown Recording Artist Ashanti puts it all on the line in the powerfully soulful and grandly dram...

Happy Birthday to Ja Rule (1976), actor Antonio Sabato Jr. (1972), Law & Order actor Dennis Farina (1944), actor Joss Ackland (1928), singer Dinah Shore (1916; d. 1994), bandleader Jimmy Dorsey (19...

Rapper Lil' Wayne has downplayed his recent brushes with the law - insisting he is "only human" and "everybody makes mistakes". The star - real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. - is facing drugs...

Rap superstar 50 Cent has denied kicking Paris Hilton offstage and reducing her to tears during a pre-Super Bowl concert - insisting he "ain't (sic) that heartless". Hilton hosted the bash for...

Fat Joe has fueled his rap feud with 50 Cent, by dubbing the superstar hip-hopper a coward. The bickering pair's rift deepened when 50 - real name Curtis Jackson - dubbed him "Fat Boy" and "Joey Cr...

Have you been paying attention in 2007? Do you know your Jason Bournes from your Beyonces, your Ushers from your Kanyes? Well, let's see, shall we? Test your showbiz knowledge with this brain-...

Early success cost rapper Ja Rule his freedom - because his first big pay check allowed him to buy more drugs. The I'm Real hitmaker was a teenage dealer when he and his Cash Money Click bandmates ...

Rap star Ja Rule blames his family's Jehovah's Witness roots for ruining his childhood. The hitmaker reveals he was never allowed to celebrate birthdays or Christmases growing up - and even playing...

Rapper Ja Rule has set up his own internet radio station from his home in New York. The hitmaker, real name Jeffrey Atkins, fronts the ambitious new venture and hosts a weekly hip-hop show every Fr...

Rapper Ja Rule has laughed off reports of a rift between the star and his The Inc. label co-founder Irv Gotti, insisting they are "brothers". The Always On Time hitmaker is alleged to be "furi...