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After months of open casting, Brooklyn MC Gravy has landed the role of Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace in the upcoming biopic, Notorious...

A blog post on 50 Cent’s website, Thisis50.com, claimed that Brooklyn MC Papoose and Fat Joe got into a physical altercation at a hotel in North Carolina.

Kanye West, Talib Kweli and Lupe Fiasco are all scheduled to make appearances at this years Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, TN.

Sosa recounts his history in the game and explains why he's sticking to lyrical hip-hop in 2008.

The Daily News has finally confirmed some details surrounding the rumor that this East New York rapper was shot in the head on Tuesday night.

Lil Kim has reportedly been released from her contract with Atlantic Records.

Rock, one half of Duck Down Records duo Heltah Skeltah with his partner Sean Price, was arrested on Tuesday (January 15) on a charge of attempted murder in the second degree.

Incarcerated rapper Foxy Brown has asked a New York judge for an early release from the Rikers Island correctional facility so that she can travel to Hollywood to receive treatment for her hearing problems.

Brooklyn MC, and Blacksmith Records artist Jean Grae will join her mother, acclaimed South African jazz vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin, onstage for a performance in New York City on January 23.

On February 12, Virgin/EMI will release The Best of Guru's Jazzmatazz, an 18-track compilation of the best songs from the first three volumes of the rapper’s acclaimed series of Jazz infused hip-hop. Guru, one half of the duo Gangstarr along with legendary producer DJ Premier, launched the Jazzmatazz series in 1993 as a separate solo project. Buil...

After months of speculation surrounding the future of his position, rapper/executive Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter announced today (December 24) that he will be stepping down from his job as Def Jam's president when his contract expires at the end of 2007.

The family of slain MC The Notorious B.I.G. were dealt a blow in their ongoing legal battle with the city of Los Angeles on Tuesday (December 18).