Rapper Paul Wall designed the patriotic diamond and ruby mouthpiece swimmer Ryan Lochte wore as he stepped up to collect his gold medal at the London 2012 Games on Saturday.

Lochte won a gold medal in the men's 400-meter individual medley final, and he celebrated by showing off a custom-made grill, decorated in the stars and stripes of the U.S. flag.

Wall and his business partner Johnny Dang are proud their jewelry is popular with the Olympian.

The rapper told XXLMag.com, "For him to represent us and our culture, the grill culture, it's just shining a light on hip-hop in the Olympics. Ev...

Returning to the well for another cash-grab via some sloppy crunkcore, or s**tcore, Brokencyde is back with Guilty Pleasure, much to the chagrin of people with ears everywhere. Mixing screamo vocals with hip-hop beats isn’t anything new, and yes, while a group like Breathe Carolina should come to mind here, it would be going too far to even call Brokencyde a poor man’s Breathe Carolina.

Listen, if you’re looking for anything of substance on Brokencyde’s latest, Guilty Pleasure, you’re definitely looking in the wrong place. If Guilty Pleasure is anything, anything good at least, it’s semi...

Rapper pals Paul Wall and Baby Bash were arrested in Texas on Saturday night for marijuana possession.

The pair - real names Paul Michael Slayton and Ronald Ray Bryant - was taken into custody in El Paso and charged with possession of less than two ounces of the drug following a concert at Buchanan's Event Center. They were released 12 hours later after paying a $300 bond each.

Wall boasted about the bust on Twitter.com, uploading a photo of the pair handcuffed in the back of a police vehicle. He writes, "Fresh out the El Paso County jail wit(h) BabyBash... in the same tank they held W...

Flavor Flav, Ice Cube, MC Hammer, Bobby Brown and Lil Jon will join Charlie Sheen at the Insane Clown Posse's four-day rap and wrestling festival in Illinois next month.

Sheen announced he'd be among the presenters in an excited tweet on Wednesday, and now the full line-up has been announced.

Sheen and Flav will co-host the music and wresting event, dubbed the Gathering Of The Juggalos, while rappers Ice Cube, Lil Jon, Paul Wall and MC Hammer will join Bobby Brown on the bill.

The 12th annual Gathering of the Juggalos will take place at Cave-In-Rock, Illinois from 11-14 August.

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Rapper Paul Wall has been accused of beating a fan with a microphone during a concert in Texas on Sunday night.

The hip-hop star was performing with fellow rapper Slim Thug at the Low Low Car Show in San Antonio, Texas. A video, obtained by TMZ.com and recorded at the event, appears to show a man in the front row waving his middle finger at the star, who leans down to exchange words with the concert-goer before allegedly hitting him with a microphone.

The footage appears to show Wall - real name Paul Slayton - being dragged to the back of the stage by security guards.

The fan was sub...

Rapper Paul Wall has lost 100 pounds after undergoing surgery for a quick fix to his "morbid" obesity.

The star reveals his unhealthy lifestyle caused him to pack on the pounds after rising to fame in 2005, and by the end of 2009, he tipped the scales at 320 pounds.

He attempted to turn his life around and embarked on a new diet and exercise regime, but Wall struggled to see any results - so he decided to go under the knife and get gastric sleeve surgery, which shrinks the size of the stomach.

He tells BallerStatus.com, "I tried doing it the legit way. I stopped taking pills...all that, ...

These celebrities have big chompers, and we love them all the more for it. Their toothy grins are part of what made them some of the brightest stars in Hollywood. See the slideshow after the jump...

Teeth are a big deal in Hollywood. Mischa Barton recently said a wisdom tooth surgery led to her being hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center under an involuntary psychiatric hold. Huh? Hilary Duff reportedly had veneers put in her mouth, which were too big, and then had them fixed to make them smaller.

Some stars are known for their unsightly mouths (Amy Winehouse, anyone?) , while ...

Rapper Paul Wall has reached out to fans online in a bid to put an end to reports he was shot and killed in a fight last week. The Texas native was rumored to have been gunned down after an altercation in south west Houston on Thursday.

But an alive and well Wall has spoken out about the incident, revealing he is mourning the loss of a close pal, who was murdered in the shoot out.

Checking in with hip-hop website SOHH.com, he says, "Hey what's up. I'm fine. Thank you for checking on me though. I'm fine, (but) my friend, Emmanuel Hobbs, was killed."

The body of Hobbs, 23, was ...

Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I. has unveiled further details of his much-anticipated new album, Paper Trail. The multiple Grammy Award-winning superstar will release the follow-up to 2007's RIAA platinum-certified T.I. vs T.I.P. on September 9th.

"I just want everyone to know that it's coming out and that I'm going to answer a lot of questions in the music," the ATL-based rapper says of Paper Trail. "It's intense and insightful; it's gonna shake up the game and it's me at my best."

Paper Trail has been heralded by the street track, "No Matter What," on which T.I. dir...

Sean Garrett wants more! Your favorite artist's favorite songwriter-producer--behind #1 hits such as Beyoncé's "Check On It," Fergie's "London Bridge," Nelly's "Grillz," Chris Brown's "Run It!," Ciara's "Goodies," and Usher's "Yeah!"--takes center stage with his debut album, Turbo 919 (Bet I Penned It/Interscope Records).

"I love when people hear a hit and know I wrote and produced it but I love being on stage too," says Garrett. "Performing my songs, what's in my heart, that's been my dream since I was a kid. Creating that excitement in people with music is a remarkable high, and noth...

(New York, NY) – KOCH Records is pleased to announce the release of a new collaboration album, The Co-Op, by acclaimed mix tape guru/HOT 97/Sirius Radio personality, DJ Envy and esteemed lyricist Red Café. The album will be released on September 25th, 2007 and features guest appearances from some of the biggest names in hip-hop including Fabolous, Fat Joe, Styles P and Sheek Louch, , Paul Wall, Nina Sky and many more.

The 1st single pair of singles off the new album will be "Dolla Bill" which features Fabolous and JD and "Things You Do" featuring Nina Sky.

DJ Envy is a two time J...

Rapper Paul Wall loved performing for troops in Iraq so much, he's returning to the war-torn country once more. The hip-hop star traveled to the Persian Gulf earlier this year as part of Jamie Kennedy's Hip-Hop Comedy Tour and has signed up for the forthcoming United Service Organization (USO)'s tour to show his appreciation to soldiers fighting in the Iraq War.

He says, "Being a part of a USO tour and performing for the troops is amazing. It's so easy to get caught up in the day-to-day and to forget what's happening overseas - this is my way of letting them know I realize what they'r...

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 baby", whom he resembled as a child, Papoose is the true definition of a real MC. Inspired by rap legends Rakim, Kool-G-Rap and Big Daddy Kane, he has been well respected in the underground street circuit for a long period of time now. Papoose has survived the trappings and politics of the rap industry, which uses gimmicks as well as fake street and jail images to sell records and destroy the essenc...

Taking Back Sunday announced today that the band will perform a string of headlining dates for Boost Mobile RockCorps (BMRC), a national youth volunteerism movement that harnesses the power of music to motivate young people to get involved in their communities. The upcoming concerts, which are free to anyone volunteering four hours of community service to season wrap concert at Radio City Music Hall.

"Communities are like gardens," notes lead singer Adam Lazzara when asked why they chose to get involved with BMRC. "Without upkeep and care, without maintenance, it is impossible for the...

Hits compilation NOW 24 has taken over at the top of the album charts in its second week on release. The various artists CD entered the charts behind country superstar Tim McGraw last week, but second-week sales of 213,000 gave the hits album the edge on the new chart, and it changes places with McGraw's Let It Go.

In a good week for country music, Martina McBride’s new release, Waking Up Laughing, debuts at number three with 144,000 sales, while pop star/actress Hilary Duff scores her fourth successive top five debut at four with Dignity.

Meanwhile, rap producer Timbaland enters ...

Universal Motown Records Group (UMRG) has now tapped Palo Alto-based Mozes to power a number of mobile marketing initiatives. The push involves about sixty Universal Motown artists, including Akon, Blue October, Hinder, Godsmack and Mya. The roster will use messaging concepts from Mozes technology to deliver contests, offer freebies like artist wallpapers, and keep fans up-to-date on shows and album releases. Speaking on the new capabilities, Universal Republic recording artist Baby Boy Da Prince pointed to a "fun and interactive way to communicate in real-time" with fans, something that is...

Happy Birthday to singer Anna Nalick (1984), rapper Paul Wall (1980), jazz singer Norah Jones (1979), Canadian singer Celine Dion (1968), "90210" actor Ian Ziering (1964), American singer Tracy Chapman (1964), rapper MC Hammer (1962), "Mad About You" star Paul Reiser (1957), "Harry Potter" actor Robbie Coltrane (1950), new wave singer Lene Lovich (1949), Cream guitarist Eric Clapton (1945), Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto (1940), "Bugsy" actor Warren Beatty (1937), "Addams Family" actor John Astin (1930), Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh (1853; d. 1890), and Spanish painter Francisco Goya (1...

Rapper Paul Wall is upset after choosing to record his new album, "Get Money, Stay True," at Willie Nelson's Texas studio and missing out on meeting the country legend. The rap star and bejeweled oral accessories designer chose to work at Nelson's Austin studio because he felt he'd stand a good chance of meeting his hero - but that never happened.

Wall tells MTV News, "I didn't get a chance to meet Willie... I'd love to meet him one time."

But the rapper is a firm advocate of the country star's recording space in remote Texas - near his home in Houston - and he plans to use it a...

After enduring the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Saints rebounded by having the best season in the 40 year history of the franchise. In a show of support to his city and his home team, New Orleans native and Universal recording artist, Baby Boy da Prince has recorded a "Saints remix" of his hit single The Way I Live.

The Way I Live - Saints Remix:

Windows Media | Real Audio

Out of the West Bank of New Orleans comes the Prince of The City…Baby Boy da Prince. His career began at the age of 16 opening up for No Limit Records artist Choppa. Baby Boy created a name f...

Sometimes actor, sometimes rapper and always funny Jamie Kennedy will soon embark on his first USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to the Persian Gulf region to perform for service members. Kennedy will be joined by rapper Paul Wall, comedian Bill Dawes, Stu Stone, DJ Joey Nicks and breakdancer Casper on "Jamie Kennedy's Hip-Hop Comedy Tour."

Currently preparing to begin promoting his latest film, Kickin' It Old Skool, Kennedy is known for his role as Randy Meeks in Wes Craven's Scream and Scream 2, and the hit television show The Jamie Kennedy Experiment. Last spring, Kennedy produced...

Rapper Paul Wall has joined forces with automotive accessory firm Zenetti to create a new line of shiny car bling. The Houston, Texas, rapper, who also creates jeweled teeth fixtures for stars like Nelly, has designed a signature line of car grills and wheels encrusted with cubic zirconium stones called Grills by Paul Wall.

The "grills and rims" will be available for coupes, SUVs, Chrysler 300, Dodge Magnums, Chargers and Cadillac Escalades this spring. All proceeds from the sales of his car accessory items featuring red stones from Sierra Leone will support humanitarian efforts in th...

Once again, it’s time to look ahead to the upcoming year in entertainment. A long list of distinguished music acts will be releasing albums this year, with some great releases just weeks away. It looks to be quite an interesting selection, no matter your tastes in music. Here’s some of the music you need to look for in 2007:

50 Cent prepares his third full release, after an unsuccessful dip into the pools of the video game and movie industries.

Jennifer Lopez will have an all-Spanish album for her sixth release.

Rap/R&B group Pretty Ricky tries out their sophomore album.

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Whether it's the best of both worlds or the best of both hoods, it seems like every month or so two artists from different parts of the hip-hop world are promising their fans they're going to do a whole collaborative album together. Few of them ever happen.

But neither Ali (the founding member of the St. Lunatics, the platinum selling group that put St. Louis on the map) or Gipp (who's best known as a founding member of the Dungeon Family and a member of the much imitated, never duplicated Southern hip-hop group Goodie MOB) are the type to make false promises. "Gipp and I clicked insta...

Brooke Hogan, star of VH1's Hogan Knows Best and daughter of wrestling great Hulk Hogan, has taken her first step to superstardom with the release of her debut album "Undiscovered" featuring the hit single "About Us" with multi-platinum artist Paul Wall.

Since the "About Us" premiere in June, both the single and the video have done incredibly well on the 90 million-member portal MySpace. The single has been streamed over 3.8 million times and the video has held the ranks at #1 for 13 weeks, being played over 895,000 times.

The video for "About Us," which recently hit #1 on the VH...

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, female fire starter Remy Ma and R&B crooner Tony Sunshine. Joe's business savvy has surpassed working only in music as he has also secu...

Brooke Hogan may be the daughter of world-famous wrestler Hulk Hogan, but she has already pinned down her own celebrity status as a star of VH1's top-rated reality family adventure, "Hogan Knows Best," now in its second season.

On June 12, the 18-year-old will take her boldest step toward individuality yet with the release of single "About Us," featuring rapper Paul Wall. The punchy, rhythmic-flavored track is a testament to living in the spotlight and braving false media rumors. It was produced by Scott Storch, who has helmed projects for Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera...

Rappers Kanye West and Paul Wall have teamed up to help educate their peers about 'bling' they shouldn't be buying. The pair joins the likes of Jadakiss and Raekwon in a hard-hitting new documentary about Sierra Leone's 'conflict diamonds,' which are reportedly mined from quarries run by "murderers and rapists."

West and Jadakiss agreed to speak out about the terrible trade in Raquel Cepeda's film “Bling: A Planet Rock” while Wall and Raekwon accompanied her to the African nation to see civil war atrocities at first hand.

Cepeda tells MTV News, "I felt like it would be an intere...

More details are leaking out about Jamie Kennedy's much talked about hip hop debut "Blowin' Up" which hits stores on July 11 and includes the 18 tracks that are featured on "Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up" on MTV Tuesdays at 10:30 PM.

Listen To:

"Circle Circle Dot Dot"

"Rollin W/ Saget"

Jamie Kennedy: "Blowin' Up" Track Listing:

1. Circle Circle Dot Dot

2. A Message From Bob

3. Rollin' W/ Saget

4. 1984

5. Rush The Club feat. Kardinal Offishall

6. Crooked Stick

7. Flirt

8. I Don't Want Beef (skit)

9. Knuckle Up

10. Car Rear

11. Mattress Mack feat. Paul...

"I love to kiss with my eyes open because I can take in the entire situation and know if I'm enjoying it or not." Jessica Simpson likes to go into romantic situations with her eyes wide open.

"It has white diamonds and it goes on the bottom teeth. Most girls are afraid of grills, but I think a woman can look sexy in one." Former Destiny's Child star Letoya Luckett loves her teeth jewelry, designed by rapper Paul Wall.

"Anyone can get old - all you have to do is live long enough." British monarch Queen Elizabeth II borrows a line from Groucho Marx to comment on her 80th birthday ye...

Rapper Paul Wall has become the latest celebrity to land his own reality TV show after agreeing to let VH1 cameras follow his every move. The Houston, Texas, star, famous for his jeweled teeth 'grills,' hopes to turn the new show into a candid look at his life away from the recording studio - as he relaxes with his new wife Crystal and baby boy William Patrick.

Wall, real name Paul Slayton, also hopes the new show will help end reports his six-month marriage is in trouble. He says, "Our relationship is a journey. We're not giving up anytime soon."

Meanwhile, the rapper is also p...