Veteran rapper Grand Puba is returning to rap with a clean slate with his fourth solo album, Retroactive.   The forthcoming release is under a new deal with New York City based independent record label Babygrande Records.   Best known as a member of the rap collective Brand Nubian, Grand Puba has carved his own […]

Hip-Hop soul pioneer Mary J. Blige was recently cleared of copyright infringement accusations stemming from her 2001 hit “Family Affair.”   The suit was filed in January by Leonard Jones and James White.   White, who previously managed a rapper named Benevolence, claims to have submitted the artist’s copyright-protected demo to Universal Records in May […]

Accusations of deception and sabotage are at the heart of a new lawsuit filed by the mother of deceased rap legend Tupac Shakur against Morgan Creek.   Afeni Shakur’s Amaru Entertainment has filed a $10 million cross complaint that claims Morgan Creek head James Robinson and other tried to strong-arm a deal for the movie […]

50 Cent has announced plans to tour with rock group Fallout Boy on the group’s Believers Never Die Part Deux tour, which kicks off next month.   The Queens-bred rapper mwill join the tour starting on April 14, when the group plays in Dallas.   Other tour dates in which 50 is scheduled to take […]

Rapper Kid Cudi is ready to exit the music game even before his debut album is released this summer, a direct result of the pressure, rigors and foolishness of the profession. The rapper wrote a comprehensive blog post where he explained his looming exodus. “After the release of my first LP this summer, I am […]

Yesterday (March 13), digital label A.E.G. announced that Tupac Shakur and Boot Camp Clik’s fabled One Nation album would finally see an official release on March 20.   While Hip-Hop fans were surprised, no one was more so than Duck Down CEO Dru Ha, who explained that his organization was never approached about releasing the […]

Former Fugees member Pras Michel is being sued by three homeless people over his 2007 documentary Skid Row.   Michelle Hassan, Wesley Bolden and Terrell Brown claim Michel disguised himself as a homeless man to “star” in the film, which chronicles the rapper’s nine-day experience living in the 50-square-block Skid Row section of downtown Los […]