Alabama native Rich Boy grabbed the No. 3 spot on the Billboard charts this week, moving just under 112,000 copies of his self-titled debut album. The strong showing was powered in part by his popular single “Throw Some D’s.” Also ...

Former Death Row Records artist Lady of Rage and Bay Area MC Saafir will star in a new film — Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop — which chronicles notorious L.A. gang member Kody “Monster” Scott’s rise to fame. Saafir will portray ...

In a story XXLMag.com was first to report last month, former Roc-A-Fella Records and State Property artist Omillio Sparks is unhappy with Jay-Z’s decision to block appearances by Peedi Crakk and Freeway on his album, Payback (Colossal Entertainment). The Philadelphia ...

Miami rapper Pitbull has signed on to host a comedic variety show called Pitbull’s La Esquina on NBC’s mun2 bilingual network. According to Variety, the show will feature the Cuban-American rapper and his sidekick, the Fademaster, hanging out on a ...