Lil’ Flip’s attorney and manager Sandy Lal announced today that the Houston rapper has left the Sony Music Group. While he gave no reason for the split, Lal made clear that he was able to negotiate the rights to keep the masters of Flip’s upcoming album I Need Mine. The album, Flip’s third for Sony, had its release date repeatedly pushed back since it was originally set to hit stores in late 2005. “Usually, it’s like the labels have all the power,” said Flip in a statement. “No one else could have negotiated a release so favorable to me as ...

DMX was thrown in jail today (June 29) by the White Plains judge who issued an arrest warrant for him earlier this week. Judge Barbara ...

Lil’ Kim is scheduled to be released from the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia next Monday (July 3), according to her lawyer, James J. Leonard ...

A White Plains judge issued a warrant for DMX’s arrest today after previously granting the Yonkers rapper two postponements. “We have granted a number ...

West Coast hip-hop pioneer DJ Quik began serving a five-month sentence in San Bernardino County last Thursday (June 2) for allegedly breaking into his sister’s ...

Kanye West was among the biggest winners at the sixth annual BET Awards last night (June 27) at a ceremony held in LA’s Shrine Auditorium. ...

Producer Dallas Austin is currently sitting in a Dubai prison for possessing just over a gram of cocaine and five tablets containing a mixture of ...

Today (June 26) the Supreme Court decided not to hear an appeal in a case involving a dispute between Island Def Jam and TVT records ...

Bad Boy recording artist Babs Bunny, who was featured prominently in Diddy's Making The Band 2 series on MTV, was arrested early Saturday morning (June ...