In the face of an extensive expose from thesmokinggun.com and condemnation from the original Freeway Ricky Ross, rapper Rick Ross continues to deny allegations that his image of a former drug kingpin is a fabrication.

In an exclusive interview with Don Diva magazine, Ross is adamant that his lyrics illuminating the culture of drug dealing is [...]

A little over a year after the release of their debut album Serve & Collect, The Boss Hogg Outlawz are set to release their sophomore effort.
Slim Thug will join original Boyz N Blue members PJ Tha Rap Hustla, Sir Daily, Chris Ward, and Killa Kyleon to deliver Back By Blockular Demand (Serve & Collect 2) [...]

Atlanta rap star Young Jeezy is personally taking steps to prepare local youth for life in the classroom, with his Back 2 School giveback and bowling event.
The rapper, along with Corporate Thugz Entertainment (CTE), the Boys and Girls Club and V-103 DJ Greg Street, will host the event, which will take place from 2 p.m. [...]

Rapper Jim Jones now sits on the Board of Directors of the Entertainers 4 Education Alliance, a New York-based non-profit organization which uses entertainment to promote education and positive decision-making.
The Dipset Capo became a board member this week, along with MTV personality Sway Calloway and former New York Knicks shooting guard John Starks, all hoping [...]

A lawyer for Snoop has disputed printed accounts that the rapper’s tour bus was driving with expired tags when police stopped the vehicle last night (July 31) in Dallas, Texas.
A Dallas police spokesman has confirmed that arrests were made on Snoop Dogg’s tour bus, after police officers stopped the vehicle and smelled the odor of [...]

A two-count indictment was delivered in New York on Wednesday (July 30) against a Harlem man whose internet video postings aimed to cause panic amongst mothers across the country.
Anton Dunn, who identified himself in his videos as Trashman, is accused of creating a series of videos threatening the lives of millions of infants.
In three videos [...]

Reports spreading about the death of Houston, Texas rapper Paul Wall have turned out to be false.
Reports surfaced earlier this morning claiming that Paul Wall was shot and killed by two 18-year-old’s in Houston.
“Swishahouse and Paul Wall want to let everyone know that he is fine and alive.” “The concerns and questions are overwhelming, we [...]

Black-on-black crime and violence, war, police brutality and politics are among the issues addressed on rapper Paris’ forthcoming album Acid Reflex.
With the nation in the middle of an important presidential election year, the timing of the project couldn’t be better, according to Paris.
“There’s no time like the present to speak out on issues and use [...]

Snoop Dogg’s Doggy Style Records will release the debut album from new West Coast rap group Dubb Union. The album is titled Snoop Dogg Presents Dubb Union and features group members Damani, Bad Lucc and Soopalfly, who appeared on Snoop’s album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment and The Big Squeeze. “Dubb Union has accomplished what few [...]

Following his conviction last week for first-degree murder in the slayings of Anthony “Fat Tone” Watkins and Jermaine “Cowboy” Atkins, Bay Area rapper Andre “Mac Minister” Dow has been sentenced today (July 31) to life without the possibility of parole.
Co-defendant Jason Mathis, who prosecutors accuse of conspiring and carrying out the slayings with Mac, was [...]

Ludacris added his name to the long list of Hip Hop artists who openly support Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign when the two men met back in 2006. Now, after the release of the “Politics (Obama is Here)” freestyle, the Illinois senator’s camp is not too thrilled with Luda taking shots at President Bush, Sen. [...]

Rapper/Actress Suga-T will launch of her new Be About It Project in Modesto, California this weekend, with some assistance from fellow femcee Ms. Toi and Salt-N-Pepa’s legendary DJ Spinderella.
The Project, which aims to mother, educate and encourage peace and unity in the community, will utilize Spinderella’s birthday celebrations on Friday and Saturday (August 1-2), to [...]

Incarcerated jeweler Jacob “The Jeweler” Arabov and his company Jacob & Co. filed a lawsuit against Wyclef Jean, claiming the rapper/producer owes over $300,000 in unpaid bills.
According to The New York Daily News, a lawsuit filed yesterday (July 29), Jacob & Co. accuses Wyclef of purchasing $765,000 worth of watches and jewels between March of [...]

Cash Money Records’ CEO rapper Bryan “Birdman” Williams pleaded not guilty to marijuana possession charges during a preliminary hearing yesterday (July 29) in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Williams and 15 others were originally charged with possession of marijuana, after police stopped his RV last November on Interstate 81 for making an improper lane change, which forced a tractor [...]

Rap promoter Jason Mathis was found guilty yesterday of murdering two Kansas City, Missouri men, following in the footsteps of associate Andre “Mac Minister” Dow, who was convicted of the same crime last week in a separate trial.
Bay Area, California rapper and promoter Mac Minister was found guilty in the May 2005 slaying of hip-hop [...]

The weekend arrest of Chicago rapper Naledge, one half of duo Kidz In The Hall has been confirmed.
The 25-year-old artist, born Jabari Miles Evans, was taken into custody in Tempe, Arizona early Saturday morning (July 26) following an incident at a local nightclub where he and partner DJ Double-O were scheduled to perform.
While details [...]

Three time Grammy-winning artist Nelly has confirmed completion of a deal that will make him an owner of ZizZazz, an energy drink mix company that has quickly become one of the fastest growing in the nation.
ZizZazz debuted last spring and made an immediate impact due to coming in four different flavors served from portable single [...]

In a new acquisition, a Tennessee-based global independent publishing company has obtained all rights to 2 Live Crews extensive back catalogue, as well as any of the groups future copyrights.
By purchasing the entire 700 song catalogue of Joe Wien Music, previously owned by Joe Records boss Joe Weinberger, Evergreen Copyrights also owns several songs by [...]

New York Jets running back Thomas Jones is taking his love for music to the next level, with the launch of his new independent record label Outta Pocket Entertainment.
Jones, who is dating actress Meagan Good, hopes the venture will serve as a vehicle to emerge as “more than your average record label,” while spotlighting genres [...]

Easy A.D. of the influential Cold Crush Brothers has announced the launch of the Classic Hip-Hop Concert Series, a collection of concert events set to run from November 2008 through September 2009.
A.D., in collaboration with business partner and Hip-Hop historian Anthony “A-tone” Hovington, started Classic Hip-Hop LLC in 2005.
The purpose of the company is “to [...]