Pop superstar Michael Jackson now owns the rights to portions of Eminem’s catalog as a result of his Sony/ATV Music Publishing company’s recent purchase of Famous Music LLC from Viacom. Through the deal, Jackson now controls the publishing rights to ...

The upcoming Boost Mobile Rockcorps show in Atlanta will feature a star-studded lineup of some of the biggest names in hip-hop. So far, Young Jeezy, Eve, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes and Rich Boy are all scheduled to perform, ...

Diplomat Records President, Ezekial “Freekey Zekey” Jiles, will release his debut solo album, Book of Ezekiel, on July 24. The album will feature guests appearances by Lil’ Wayne, Jim Jones, Cam’ron, Juelz Santana, Hell Rell, JR Writer and Jha Jha. ...

On a recent trip to a Charlotte, North Carolina high school — Myers Park High — Def Jam Records and their promotional team handed out free gifts, such as umbrellas, posters, lip-gloss and CDs. But according to WCNC.com, the school, ...

Producer Chris Styles, who has crafted beats for G-Unit, Ma$e and Fabolous, has issued a statement denying rumors that he sold a beat to both 50 Cent and Jim Jones. When 50 recently released his single, “Amusement Park,” astute listeners ...

A representative from Def Jam Records confirmed with XXLMag.com that Kanye West’s third album, Graduation, has indeed been pushed up to an August release date. The album was originally intended for release in September. In addition, a new Kanye mixtape, ...

On Saturday June 30, Master P will be hosting the We Got Next Summit at Howard University. The one day conference is described as “a means to enhance attention on Washington, D.C.'s array of talent and to promote music ...