Embattled rapper Jim Jones has been arrested for the second time in four days. The Diplomats star was pulled over by police while driving through New York on Monday morning and booked d for drivin...

Rapper Jim Jones has been ordered to pay $200 in fines after pleading guilty to a traffic violation. The "We Fly High" hitmaker was pulled over in New York City in March for cruising his luxury Be...

Rapper Jim Jones is facing a lawsuit from an R&B producer who alleges he sampled a copyrighted track without his permission. The hip-hop star is accused of using Christopher R. Liggio's song Chan...

Rapper Jim Jones is at the center of a lawsuit by two women who appear topless in the promo for his song, Summer Time. Samantha Stotts and Sharie Johnson were filmed as they sunbathed and splashe...

Rapper Jim Jones has been ordered to take part in a 10-week anger management class after pleading guilty to assault in the third degree. The hip-hop star, real name Joseph Jones, was accused of c...

Rap superstar Jay-Z and newcomer Nicki Minaj were the big winners at the 2010 BET Hip-Hop Awards on Saturday, taking home three honors each. The "99 Problems" hitmaker was named Best Live Perform...

Fabolous has brushed off his escalating war-of-words with Jim Jones on Twitter.com - insisting his rap rival was joking when he told the Trade It All hit-maker to "play dead". Jones first took ai...

Rapper Jim Jones is breathing a sigh of relief after a battery charge against him was dropped. The Diplomats star pleaded not guilty to the allegation in April, relating to a March incident with a...

Rapper Jim Jones will stand trial this June in relation to charges of assault stemming from a December brawl with Ne-Yo's manager. The Diplomats crew member is facing a count of misdemeanor assault...

Rapper Jim Jones has been handed a misdemeanor assault charge after he turned himself in to New York authorities to face questioning over an alleged brawl with members of singer Ne-Yo's entourage o...

Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen recording group Gym Class Heroes have announced details of their upcoming co-headline tour with The Roots. The North American schedule – which features support from ...

Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen recording group Gym Class Heroes has announced the upcoming release of their eagerly anticipated third album, "The Quilt." The collection – which follows 2006's RIAA gol...

Much like his canine namesake, it's not very safe to corner Cuban-American MC Pitbull. Since debuting in 2002 alongside Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz's Kings of Crunk album to last year's star turn...

Lil' Wayne has topped a controversial new list of the Hottest MCs in hip-hop. The New Orleans, Louisiana native beat T.I., The Game and Outkast's colorful Andre 3000 to claim the crown in the studi...

Mississippi hip hop icon David Banner is putting the finishing touches on his much anticipated new SRC/Universal Motown album, Greatest Story Ever Told, preparing it for a fall release. The first s...

Born and raised in the notorious Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, Papoose took his first jabs at being a rapper at the young age of 11. Given the name by his grandmother meaning "Indian bab...

Hip-hop star 50 Cent has vowed to silence his ongoing feud with Cam'Ron by selling more records than his rap rival could ever dream of. 50 and Cam'ron have been embroiled in a feud since their on-...

Hip-hop duo Clipse has blasted rapper Lil' Wayne for proclaiming he is the "greatest rapper alive", insisting he has only risen to fame by copying other people's styles. The Wamp Wamp hit makers cl...

The Almost Famous (The Sexy Lady EP), in stores July 24th, is a special treat for all you who can't wait until August for Yung Berg's debut LP, Look What You Made Me. The 6 song EP includes specia...

Snoop Dogg and Lil' Wayne are two of the premiere names in hip hop today, so its no wonder they teamed up with the number 1 Hip Hop Documentary series "Blockstar" as they give an inside look into t...

A suspect for the murder of rapper Stack Bundles has been shot dead in New York on the same day the slain Dipset star was buried. Stack Bundles - real name Rayquon Elliot - was shot and killed outs...

Stars from the hip-hop world have spoken out about the death of Stack Bundles - and believe his murder was caused by 'jealousy in the hood'. The Byrd Gang member - real name Rayquon Elliot - was sh...

The funeral for slain rapper Stack Bundles will feature a heightened police presence when the ceremony is held next week in New York. The Byrd Gang member - real name Rayquon Elliot - was sh...

Daddy Yankee's first studio album since 2004's groundbreaking Barrio Fino promises to pour more gasolina on the fire that is reggaeton. The Cartel: The Big Boss, to be released June 5, continues to...

Radio listeners weary of hearing the same songs over and over may have something to cheer about: Several weeks ago, broadcasters agreed to anti-payola settlements that could shake up music playlist...

Gambling website Bodog.com are offering betting fans the chance to win $350 if celebrity amputee Heather Mills' prosthetic leg falls off during her upcoming stint on US TV show Dancing With The Sta...

Rich Boy, the first hip-hop artist from Mobile, Alabama to sign a major-label record deal, will release his self-titled debut album on Interscope Records on March 13. "Throw Some D's," the fir...

America's 23rd installment of hits compilation "Now That's What I Call Music" has stormed to the top of the Billboard charts in its first week on release. The album, which features hits by Fergie a...

CD releases this week include new albums from Eric Clapton & J.J. Cale, Keith Urban, Josh Groban and Sugarland; a previously unreleased Frank Zappa album; box sets from Frank Sinatra and The Bee Ge...

BET announced today that Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Young Jeezy, T.I. & Young Dro, The Game, Lil Wayne & Baby are set to perform at the 2006 "BET Hip-Hop Awards." The all-star roster of participants als...