Outspoken rapper Kanye West became the latest celebrity to show support to activists protesting against big business at New York's Occupy Wall Street initiative by joining hip-hop mogul Russell Sim...

Happy Birthday to: Game of Thrones star Lena Headey (1973) Actress/singer Ashlee Simpson (1984) Canadian actress Amanda Walsh (1981) Scissor Sisters singer Jake Shears (1978) Actor Seann Willi...

Legendary jazz and soul musician Gil Scott-Heron has died at the age of 62. The iconic artist, poet and activist passed away in New York on Friday afternoon after falling sick following a trip to...

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TV movie soundtrack High School Musical 2 continues to dominate the albums chart in America after scoring a second week at number one with a highly impressive 367,000 further sales. The album becam...

Talib Kweli has credited Justin Timberlake with helping him "beef up his sound" for his new album. The rapper, who collaborated with the singer on track The Nature, insists the SexyBack hitmaker wa...

Rappers Talib Kweli and David Banner have blasted Al Sharpton for proposing a ban on racist lyrics, insisting they will never stop using the word "nigger." Civil rights activist Sharpton is cu...

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...

New York, NY (July 2007) – Talib Kweli, the Brooklyn wordsmith, returns with his eagerly awaited sixth album Eardrum, in stores on August 21 on Kweli's own label, Blacksmith Music and Warner Bros. ...

Prince, Krs-One and Outkast star Andre 3000 have teamed up with civil rights activist Dr Cornel West for a new album project to promote hip-hop. The trio will join the likes of Talib Kweli, Killer ...

Talib Kweli will release his eagerly awaited new album -- "Ear Drum" -- on July 24th. A career-defining work that showcases the Brooklyn rapper's advanced lyricism and faultless musical taste, "Ear...

Somali-born MC and singer K'Naan has joined Stephen Marley on his Mind Control North America Tour. The two will be joined by Jr. Gong himself, Damian Marley. K'naan will be performing in support o...

Further establishing their status as one of the preeminent soul/funk groups in music today, Soulive joins the famed Memphis soul label, Stax Records. The band’s Stax debut, No Place Like Soul, is s...

Veteran rocker Lou Reed will be the first act to play the new HighLine Ballroom venue in New York City. Reed will take the stage at the new 700-capacity club in the city's Meatpacking district on A...

First it was the reunion of the Wu-Tang Clan in 2004. Then it was A Tribe Called Quest later that year. Now, Rock The Bells will make history again as Rage Against The Machine announces their plans...

Consequence was born in Queens at the dawn of the hip-hop era, when all rap was East Coast rap and all of rap's influential early artists were based in the New York City area. Throughout his career...

Rapper Talib Kweli has created his own online virtual world, where fans can form neighborhoods and build homes. The digital parallel universe, called Second Life, is a new feature of Kweli's websit...

In 2004, John Legend (then known primarily as an in-demand all-star studio session man) stepped into the solo spotlight as a premier singer-songwriter-pianist-performer in his own right with his de...

-VH1's "Hip Hop Honors" Airs Oct. 17 at 9pm (EST) VH1 pays homage to the hip hop pioneers who transformed the genre into a true cultural phenomenon with the third annual "VH1 Hip Hop Honors."...

Summer is off to a great start with Dave Chappelle's Block Party premiering on demand and pay-per-view July 13. A genuine crowd-pleaser, the film spotlights comedy superstar Dave Chappelle as he pr...

Motown Records has signed celebrated, one-man entertainment arsenal, Nick Cannon, in a venture with the actor/musician, to be called Can I Ball/Motown Records. Cannon's debut for the new label, Sta...

In celebration of its 6th anniversary, The Black Eyed Peas will kick off the enormously popular Honda Civic Tour on March 23rd at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. This will be their fir...

Hip-Hop always had an underground, a minor league, if you will. It was a place that artists kicked around, cutting their teeth, sharpening their lyrical swords while they awaited their chance to s...

Responding to the overwhelming outpouring of support from musicians, writers and producers, EMI Group, SONY BMG, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Concord Music Group along with the Hip...

Rapper Talib Kweli is set to release "Right About Now...," his new album with 12 all new tracks and featuring guests Mos Def, Jean Grae, Planet Asia and more. The set drops November 22nd, 2005 and ...

Sony Computer Entertainment America, in conjunction with House of Blues, today announced the show dates and routing of the PlayStation Presents Breed Love Odyssey tour. Co-headliners hip-hop artist...

Upcoming guests for Jimmy Kimmel Live Oct. 31 through Nov. 4 are: Oct. 31: Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and recording artist Bobby Brown Nov. 1: Actress Molly Sims (Las Vegas) a...