Jay-Z spoke at a press conference this morning (August 31) to provide details about his “Answer The Call” charity concert on September 11. The show, which occurs on the eighth anniversary of both the 9/11 tragedy and Jay’s first Blueprint release, is being housed in Madison Square Garden, with all proceeds from the show going to New York Police and Fire Widows's and Children's Benefit Fund. Hov said the charitable concert was inspired by the heroism displayed in New York City after the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. He remembers viewing the destruction and rescue efforts back in 2001, from a television ...

Nicki Minaj is officially the first lady of Young Money. The Queens rapper—who attracted the attention of fans and industry heads alike with her third mixtape, ...

Busta Rhymes headlined the 4th Annual New Mexico Takeover in Alburquerque last night (08/31). The Dungeon Dragon ran through his huge catalogue- performing songs like A ...

Family, friends and fans of the late Big L gathered yesterday (August 30) in his native Harlem to retouch a mural in his memory and ...

DJ AM, 36, the celebrity spinmaster who was born Adam Goldstein, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose yesterday afternoon (August 28) in his ...

Juelz Santana says his domestic violence case is being blown out of proportion. The Harlem rapper, who was involved in an argument with his son’s mother ...

While rumors of a Hot Boys reunion have been circulating the net for some time now, it has yet to materialize. During a recent interview ...

Brooklyn representatives Talib Kweli and DJ Premier will be headlining “A Labor Day Weekend Explosion” next month in BK and upstart media company lumeefly.com will be ...

Veteran West Coast rapper Too Short was arrested yesterday morning (August 27) in Las Vegas on DUI charges. TMZ reports that Short Dog was put in ...