Rapper Juelz Santana was forced to axe a gig in Chicago, Illinois on Friday after his studio in New Jersey was raided and a member of his Skull Gang crew was arrested on gun and drug charges. San...

Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown recording artist Lil Wayne is gearing up to release his highly anticipated album Tha Carter III, the final in the trilogy, on May 13th. Tha Carter III i...

Reba McEntire has scored her first number one album in America - with a little help from her friends. The country star's Reba Duets release has toppled Kanye West's "Graduation" thanks to an openin...

The manager of Chicago rapper Twista has hit out at U.S. police - blaming a recent raid on the star's tour bus on "racial and rapper profiling." Manager Rawle Stewart believes the rapper was unfair...

Chicago rapper Twista has been axed from a tour sponsored by fast food giant McDonalds because his lyrics were deemed too offensive. The 10-city concerts will feature performances in McDonalds' par...

Rapper Twista has hit out at church leaders who have branded hip-hop music "trash" and degrading to women. Chicago-based church The Faith Community of Saint Sabina has attacked ten of the most pop...

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...

Hip-hop violinist Miri Ben-Ari escaped a serious car crash yesterday with minor injuries. The musician, who has worked with rappers including Kanye West and Twista, suffered minor head injuries whe...

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will release their long-awaited Interscope/Full Surface debut, "Strength and Loyalty," on April 17, 2007. "I Tried," a track that features Akon is the album's lead single. Mari...

For the first time ever, MTV2, together with Asylum records, will release a My Block: Chicago – The Soundtrack on October 10 and feature 15 tracks by some of the hottest and most respected artists ...

Independent rap juggernaut Tech N9ne returns November 7 with his first studio album in four years. Everready is the highly anticipated release from Kansas City's rap ruler, who has sold more than ...

With ten years in the game and five albums to their credit, veteran Chicago rappers AK, Belo and Nard have done more than lived up to their namesake Do or Die. As one of the first hardcore reality ...

A number of notable new releases this week including new albums from Kenny Chesney, Neil Diamond, Cyndi Lauper, Floetry, Kate Bush and Young Buck; greatest hits collections from the Beastie Boys, L...

Bad Boy Records has announced the superstar line-up for the most eagerly anticipated album in hip-hop history, "The Notorious BIG Duets: The Final Chapter." Over two years in the making, the 22-tra...

Academy award-winning actor and Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter Jamie Foxx -- currently riding high on pop, R&B, and rap charts as Kanye West's guest on his #1 single "Gold Digger" -- ...