VIBE announced Eminem as the winner of the urban mag’s “Best Rapper Alive” competition.
The Detroit MC took the crown as the Original King of Hip-Hop with sixty-nine percent of the fan vote, according to VIBE. Read the rest of this entry »
Some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B will release a compilation album to benefit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Read the rest of this entry »
In honor of its 15th anniversary, VIBE Magazine is trying to determine the best rapper alive. Editors need your help in selected the Best MC currently on the MIC.
Financial Bible Forbes Magazine has unveiled its annual list of Hip-Hop’s Biggest Earners of 2008.
1. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson: $150 million
2. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter: $82 million
3. Sean “Diddy” Combs: $35 million
4. Kanye West: $30 million
5. Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley: $22 million
6. Pharrell Williams: $20 million
7. Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean: $17 million
8. Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus: $16 million
9. André “Dr. Dre” Young: $15 million
10. Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges: $14 million
11. Clifford “T.I.” Harris: $13 million (tie)
12. Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter: $13 million (tie)
13. Marshall “Eminem” Mathers: $12 million (tie)
14. Lonnie “Common” Lynn Jr.: $12 million (tie)
15. Aliaune “Akon” Thiam: $12 million (tie)
16. Jermaine Dupri: $11 million (tie)
17. Jonathan “Lil Jon” Smith: $11 million (tie)
18. OutKast: $10 million (tie)
19. Hakeem “Chamillionaire” Seriki: $10 million (tie)
20. Jayceon “The Game” Taylor: $10 million (tie)
Kwame Kilpatrick Mugshot
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who is currently facing perjury charges and a host of other felonies stemming from a sex scandal with a former aide Christine Beatty, was sentenced to jail Thursday because he violated his bond by taking a quick trip to Canada without notifying authorities.
“I’ve been living in an incredible state of pressure and scrutiny,” the so-called “Hip-Hop Mayor” appealed to 36th District Court Judge Ronald Giles.
Ultimately Judge Giles said the Motor City Mayor lhad to be treated like any other defendant.
“What matters to me … is how the court overall is perceived and how if it was not Kwame Kilpatrick sitting in that seat, if it was John Six-Pack sitting in that seat, what would I do? And that answer is simple….”
Gnarls Barkley The Tonight Show with Jay Leno “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul-” July 29, 2008
Lil Scrappy has been released on bail after being stabbed and arrested in Dekalb County, Georgia on Friday night.
Scrappy – real name Darryl Kevin Richardson – was called to an apartment by his sister to help break-up an argument between her and a boyfriend. The rapper was stabbed during the scruffle and later arrested.
He has been charged with felony use of a weapon, marijuana possession, police battery, and misdemeanour obstruction of police officers. The sister’s boyfriend will not face charges.
Angela Simmons has released a new track entitled “Center of Attention” to promote Glam Pie, the newest sneaker from her Pastry line of footwear, co-created with sister Vanessa.
“Wearing Glam Pie will make you the ‘Center of Attention.”
Death Row Records, the legendary West Coast hip-hop label that launched the career of Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur and shot rapper/producer Dr. Dre to the top of the game, has been auctioned off for $24 million.
Suge Knight’s brainchild was snitched up by New York-based Global Music Group on Monday.
