50 Cent’s signing to Shady/Aftermath has topped XXL Magazine’s 100 Biggest Moments In Hip-Hop. The hip-hop mag lists the G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath dream team as “the final piece of the puzzle” that turned 50 into the world’s leading rap star. Other influential moments in hip-hop include: Jay-Z’s show-stopping performance at the Hot 97 Summer Jam in 2001, when he was joined onstage at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New York by Michael Jackson. The December 1999 shooting incident at Club New York that landed Diddy protege Jamal ‘Shyne’ Barrow behind bars for a fifteen year bid; the break-up of Jay-Z and Damon Dash’s Roc-A-Fella label in 2004; and 2005’s end to the Nas/Jay-Z beef.

Grammy Award nominee 2008 Keyshia Cole will be taping a special edition of her hit reality series, The Way It Is, to air on BET this Spring. The reunion will feature an update on Keyshia sister Neffe, who recently gave birth to her fourth child, Frankie, a recovering addict, and Keyshia’s continuing search for her biological father.

Bill Cosby is preparing to release a rap album entitled State of Emergency. The album will cover issues like teen pregnancy, crime, drug abuse in parenting.

The Roots NBC 10 Philly Video

Public Enemy performs on Philly’s NBC 10.

Mary J. Blige on Tyra Video

Comedienne Mo’nique has been accused of using and dealing drugs by ex-fiance Marvin Dawson, who is penning a tell-all on the Phat Girlz star. Read the rest of this entry »

Danity Kane sat down with Hot 97’s Miss Jones on Thursday morning. In typical Jonesy fashion, the morning show host used the opportunity to fuel the beef between Diddy’s girl group and Oakland-born singer Keyshia Cole.

Listen To Danity Kane Miss Jones Interview

Naomi Campbell is accusing the fashion industry of racism and is vowing to boycott designers who only use white models. Read the rest of this entry »