“Love Lockdown” star Kanye West makes his first solo VIBE cover appearance for the February 2009 issue of the music mag. Read the rest of this entry »

Hip-hop stars and members of the Black Hollywood elite attended the New York City premiere of the Biggie biopic Notorious at the AMC Lincoln Square on January 7. Read the rest of this entry »

The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network will host the Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball Jan. 19, at 8 p.m., at The Harman Center for the Arts, 610 F Street, N.W., Washington. Read the rest of this entry »

Play Eminem “Crack A Bottle” (Ft. Dr.Dre & 50 Cent) Audio

Classic R&B duo Ashford & Simpson will release a remake of their 1984 smash “Solid (As a Rock)” – named “Solid (As Barack)” – on January 20.

Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce, Will Smith, and Ugly Betty star America Ferrera are among the A-List stars nominated for trophies at the 40th NAACP Image Awards, airing on FOX later this month.

For more information and a complete list of nominations, visit naacpimageawards.net.

Akon “Right Now (Na Na Na) Performance on Ellen

Akon made a promotional appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday.

Kanye West has announced plans to launch his own line of footwear with luxury designer Louis Vuitton this Summer.

Former American Idol Fantasia Barrino is in quite the financial pickle. Read the rest of this entry »

50 Cent has released the nineteen song tracklisting for his fourth studio album, Before I Self Destruct, expected to be released in February 2009.
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