Now that the beef between Joe Budden and Siagon has died out, Siagon is moving his career forward by signing a record deal with Amalgam Digital, a roster that includes Joe Budden.
Saigon will release his first album ‘All In A Day’s Work’ with Amalgam Digital on Tuesday, March 17th in digital format. Saigon […]

 On Left Eye’s compilation album “Eye Legacy,” her sister Raindrop contributed to the disc by co-producing a couple records on the album.
The Lopes family will release the new disc on January 27th filled with 12 unreleased tracks alongside re-tooled songs from the limited edition international release, Supernova (2001). A percentage of the proceeds from the album […]

One of the illest things about blogging is getting new music to listen to, and if it’s good, expose. Enter eLZhi.
I got this track in my inbox and was a little skeptical as I normally don’t dig rap out of Detroit (I f*cked with Em but not since 2001 or 2002). Anyway, I […]

It’s not another post-humous Tupac album…in a sense. I can’t describe it any better than a time capsule, so I’ll let Freddie’s people do it for me:
Freddie Foxxx’s Crazy Like A Foxxx was recorded in the early ’90s in New York and intended for an official release by MCA. However, for reasons unknown, the album […]

Lil Wayne couldn’t keep the throne for his second week due to the Cold Play wave which sold 721,207 copies of their ‘Viva La Vida’ album.
Lil Wayne is now #2 with 308,505 on the second week and a total of 1,316,211 for Carter III.
Plies’ second week is also pretty strong: 67,678
albums sold (total of 282,579.)
Rihanna’s […]

Nas has finally announced a release date for his long-awaited LP. The release of the controversial album - formally known as Nigger - will be known now as Untitled and hitting stores July 15.
Nas’s album was initially given the title Nigger, but received backlash from the civil rights community. As the controversy came to a […]

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T-Pain has launched a full service independent record label deemed, Nappy Boy Digital.
Nappy Boy Digital will serve as an instantaneous channel for T-Pain to distribute his latest and greatest material. Sans the headache of the traditional major label conglomerate, Nappy Boy Digital will bring exclusive music directly into the possession of online music advocates via […]

Atlanta rap star T.I. has inked a deal multi-picture deal with Screen Gems and will star in three upcoming high profile movies.
T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr., will star opposite of Matt Dillon and Idris Elba in the movie Bone Deep, a thriller based on a group of bank robbers who pull off one last daring […]

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Island Def Jam Music Group has announced that Shakir Stewart will effectively fill the vacancy left by HipHop mogul Jay-Z, who announced his resignation as President of Def Jam in December of 2007.
Stewart, who was senior VP of Artists and Repertoire (A&R), was named Executive Vice President of Def Jam Recordings by “L.A.” Reid yesterday.
Stewart […]

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A raging fire tore through a home in Dix Hills, Long Island, owned by 50 Cent, burning the house to the ground.
Six people inside of the house, including 50’s ex -girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins, and their 10-year-old son, Marquise, were sent to the hospital, according to Newsday.
“I would say there is a strong — a strong, […]