September 2008 Archives

New York rapper Talib Kweli is set to release his first-ever live concert DVD "Live at the Shrine" next week.

Academy Award-nominated actor Will Smith will resurrect his role as scientist Robert Neville, as he has agreed to star in the upcoming I Am Legend prequel.

Boot Camp Clik leader Buckshot has been hospitalized due to health related issues forcing his performance tonight in New York to be rescheduled.

BET has tapped celebrities like Queen Latifah and Jim Jones to join in their nationwide effort to reach unregistered voters during their "Stand Up, Sign Up, Be Heard: The BET Voter Registration Day" special.

After being detained at the London City Airport by immigration officials all morning, New York rapper Busta Rhymes has been granted permission to enter Great Britain.

Immigration officials have detained hip-hop superstar Busta Rhymes after denying him access into Great Britain this morning.

R&B hitmaker Akon has added UK rap star Sway to his Kon Live label roster.

An unexpected fire has burnt down a portion of rap star Ludacris' multi-million dollar estate last night near Atlanta.

MTV Jams' popular hip-hop trivia show "hoodFAB" is set to heat things up in the South as the new season prepares to tests the wits of Atlanta's hip-hop heads.

One week after Creepa was named the ultimate gentleman on popular reality series' "From G's To Gents," MTV has announced that the show will be returning to the network early next year.

After originally being scheduled for a December 16th release date, hip-hop superstar Kanye West is now planning to drop his highly anticipated fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak a month early.

After reporting yesterday that troubled rapper DMX was rushed to an emergency room in Florida due to an alleged fear of having a stroke, X's lawyer, Bradford Cohen, has detailed his condition.

A judge rejected a 3 million dollar invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against Vibe magazine and hip-hop mogul Diddy after a woman sued them over a topless image appearing in the magazine nearly two years ago.

Atlanta rapper T.I. has been ordered to increase monthly child support payments to the mother of two of his children, LaShon Dixon.

It was a big week for hip-hop and R&B as new releases from R&B crooner Ne-Yo, St. Louisville hitmaker Nelly and Miami mouthpiece DJ Khaled all debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard Top 200.

Multi-platinum selling rapper 50 Cent will make his directorial debut in the upcoming film Before I Self-Destruct, set to hit theaters this winter.

Less than one week into the nomination process, hip-hop fans from around the world have already logged on to support their favorite artists, bloggers and in some cases themselves, for an Online Hip-Hop Award. SOHH caught up with some of the nominees to see what they think about their chances.

After years out of the spotlight, Harlem, New York rapper G-Dep has resurfaced to speak on his comeback to hip-hop and his status on Bad Boy Records.

Controversial rapper DMX was recently rushed to an emergency room in Florida due to health related concerns.

Mega superstar Kanye West and rapper Rhymefest may be headed to Comedy Central next year with their urban-based puppet project titled "Alligator Boots."

Rihanna, Usher, Chris Brown, Akon and others will lead the recording industry's first major move away from the traditional CD format with to the introduction of slotMusic next month.

Friends and family members of Travis Barker and DJ AM have come forward to inform fans that both men are progressing in their recoveries. The pair sustained second and third degree burns during a plane crash that left four others dead over the weekend.

Janet inked a lucrative deal with Island in July of 2007 and released her first album, Discipline, on the label in early 2008. When sales failed to meet expectations, the Grammy award-winning singer expressed her dissatisfaction with IDJ telling SOHH the label stopped pushing the disc.

Mega superstars like Kanye West, John Legend and Stevie Wonder will be featured on the official soundtrack to Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign, Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement.

With a black presidential candidate on the ballot, rappers have become very active in this year's election. In memory of the 12th anniversary of Tupac Shakur's death, SOHH asked David Banner, Lupe Fiasco, Juelz Santana and Consequence to consider what 'Pac's contribution to election season would've been.

We've seen him struggle with choreography on "Making the Band 4" but now Donnie Klang has perfected his moves and he's ready to test them out on Janet Jackson's "Rock Witchu Tour."

After yesterday's arrest at Los Angeles airport, LAX, both Kanye West and his road manager, Don C, have been released on $20,000 bail and are currently in Hawaii.

In this week's Pulse Report the streets are buzzing about, Kanye West wildin' out on the paparazzi, 50 Cent admitting he's not a man of his word, Juelz Santana wishing Cam'ron luck with his solo career, Shawty Lo squashing beef with T.I. and Yung Berg reappearing sans the bling.

[Editor's Note: This article has been updated as information became available.]

Hip-Hop superstar Kanye West was arrested this morning at LAX airport in Los Angeles, California.

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

Mega superstar Lil' Wayne may be on the verge of having felony gun possession charges tossed.

In this week's charts Young Jeezy puts out a No. 1 album, Bad Boy's Donnie Klang makes into the Top 20, and Usher nabs his fourth straight platinum-selling album.

Hot off the press this week, Usher & Tameka Raymond are expecting another child, Mariah Carey puts Benny Medina on the block for courting Jennifer Lopez, Ciara reveals why she stripped for VIBE and Michael Jackson's underwear go up for auction on eBay.

Written By Archie Fucque

As the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. For Caption Diss SOHH is asking you, the reader, to tell us what those words are...just keep it short. The person who coins the wittiest caption wins.

SOHH recently chopped it up with the self-proclaimed "Grand Hustle Muscle," Alfamega, to talk about his upcoming debut, trying to be as big as his label head T.I. and his plans to record a joint album with Busta Rhymes.

Written By Archie Fucque

In this week's Pulse Report the streets are buzzing about, Cam'ron making his return to Harlem, Juelz Santana setting the record straight on what really happened in the U.K., Rick Ross sticking to his life story, Bow Wow allegedly becoming Karrine "Superhead" Steffens latest boy toy and Tupac being anointed the "Most Overrated" person in music.

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

In this week's charts The Game falls short of the top spot at No. 2, Lil' Wayne moves to No. 6 and Solange Knowles debuts in the Top 10.

Written By SOHH Soul Rebel

Written By Archie Fucque