Archive for the ‘Hip Hop’

  • XXL Presents: “Freshman ‘10 Live” Concert in New York
    Share It’s time for XXL’s new Freshman class to show and prove in front of a live audience. In celebration of the release of the 10 Freshman for ‘10 issue, XXL has partnered with MTV2’s Sucker Free and New York City’s Highline Ballroom to present a special, one-night-only concert, titled, Freshman ‘10 Live, showcasing this year’s new breed of hustlers. The...
    by hiphopucit at March 11th, 2010 at 01:03 pm
  • Ludacris and Bill O’Reilly End Feud [VIDEO]
    Share One of the longest-running showbiz beefs is over. Ludacris and Bill O’Reilly have settled their differences at last. After years of feuding, the “How Low” rapper tells RadarOnline.com that he extended an oliver branch to the conservative TV host. It all happened when Luda recently attended the same event as O’Reilly and confronted him at his table. “The...
    by hiphopucit at March 11th, 2010 at 10:03 am
  • DMX Arrested For Parole Violation
    Share   Troubled rapper DMX was arrested on Tuesday in Arizona for five counts of violating his probation on drug charges. According to Phoenix ABC affiliate KNXV, X (born Earl Simmons), was picked up by the Adult Probation Office after admitting to using illegal drugs over the past nine months. “He admitted to using cocaine, so he’s back in our jail,”...
    by hiphopucit at March 10th, 2010 at 09:03 am
  • Lil Wayne Finally Set To Begin His Prison Term Today [VIDEO]
    Share   After a delay at his request due to dental surgery, a postponement Tuesday because of a courthouse fire and then rescheduling his court date Wednesday, Lil Wayne is set to finally be sentenced and begin his one-year prison term stemming from a 2007 gun arrest on Monday (March 8). The rapper was set to be sentenced last month, but Wayne’s attorney requested...
    by hiphopucit at March 8th, 2010 at 10:03 am
  • Lil Wayne Announces Cory Gunz Signing To Young Money [VIDEO]
    Share If this is true this could be a huge move…
    by hiphopucit at March 6th, 2010 at 11:03 am
  • DJ’s Love Drake’s New Single “Over”
    Share   Although Drake has had a string of hits on radio and in the club, from his own “Best I Ever Had” to collaborations like “Forever” and “Say Something,” the pressure was on for the first official single from Thank Me Later to deliver. And, judging from the reaction he’s getting from some of hip-hop’s biggest tastemakers,...
    by hiphopucit at March 6th, 2010 at 10:03 am
  • T.I. Will Wrap Up His Prison Sentence on March 26th
    Share   March is shaping up to be a big month for T.I. The rapper announced new single “I’m Back” through a promotional Twitter account, and his lawyer confirmed to MTV News on Thursday (March 4) that Tip will be released from prison later this month. Federal Bureau of Prison records list the rapper’s release date as March 26. “That date...
    by hiphopucit at March 4th, 2010 at 04:03 pm
  • Jay-Z Forming “Mob Squad” With Trey Songz & Young Jeezy For The BP3 Tour
    Share We don’t why we had a feeling that this was going to happen, but Jay-Z has been recently talking about a crew that he is working on called the Mob Squad consisting of Young Jeezy, Trey Songz, and Hova himself! Here’s what he had to say during a recent interview with popular Atlanta radio personality Greg Street:  “Yeah, the Mob Squad, I’m...
    by hiphopucit at March 3rd, 2010 at 08:03 pm
  • Nicki Minaj Plans To Work With Kanye West & Swizz Beatz For Debut Album
    Share Her first single “Massive Attack” is not the only bomb Nicki Minaj is about to drop. The lyrical assassin is loading up on some of hip-hop’s biggest names for her dangerous debut. Young Money’s First Lady exclusively tells Rap-Up that one of her weapons of mass destruction is Kanye West.  “I’m probably definitely going to work with Kanye,” she...
    by hiphopucit at March 3rd, 2010 at 09:03 am
  • Guru of Group “Gangstarr” Suffered A Heart Attack & Now in a Coma
    Share Rapper Guru of Gangstarr fame suffered a heart attack and is in a coma, several sources have told AllHipHop.com. While details remain sketchy, the rapper apparently suffered the heart attack in New York City and is in serious condition. Guru, real name Keith Elam, is a founding member of Gangstarr, which also features legendary producer DJ Premier.  While details...
    by hiphopucit at March 1st, 2010 at 10:03 am