Incarcerated rapper Lil Boosie continues to be plagued by a number of legal issues while he prepares for the biggest fight of his life against a murder charge. The “Wipe Me Down” rapper is currently on a 23 hour lockdown inside a Baton Rouge prison with next to no contact with his family and friends
KATT WILLIAMS UNDER THE GUN FOR JOKE DIRECTED AT MEXICAN IN AUDIENCE OF HIS SHOW
“I apologize for the fact that the word ‘anti-Mexican’ is being said to a black guy in America.” – Katt Williams to T.J. Holmes in a new CNN interview. In the controversial wake of his on-stage rant about Mexicans and America, Katt Williams made time to do an interview with CNN’s T.J. Holmes, and while
JAY-Z ALLEGEDLY FORCING TENANTS OUT OF THE PHILADELPHIA LUXURY BUILDING
Residents of a Philadelphia luxury building owned by international rap star Jay-Z claim that they are being harassed by the mogul’s legal team, so that they will ultimately vacate the premises. According to Fox News, Jay-Z, born Shawn Corey Carter, is a co-owner of the company SCC North American Realty, LLC, which owns and operates
MAZE FEATURING FRANKIE BEVERLY PERCUSSIONIST MCKINLEY “BUG” WILLIAMS HAS DIED
McKinley Williams known to fans, family and friends as “June Bug” died of a heart attack Friday September 2, 2011 in Chattanooga, Tennessee just hours before the group was scheduled to perform. McKinley was the group’s percussionist and assisted with background vocals. He was one of the three original members of Maze still performing in
JA RULE SENTENCED TO 28 MONTHS FOR TAX EVASION CHARGES
Ja Rule who is currently serving out a 2 year long prison sentence stemming from a 2007 arrest for possession of a weapon was sentenced to 28 months on tax evasion charges. Earlier today it was reported that Ja Rule was convicted on tax evasion charges, and he was given a 28 month sentence for
WIZ KHALIFA CONSIDERS HIMSELF “MORE THAN JUST A RAPPER,” TALKS INSPIRATION
The “Roll Up” rapper explains how he’s grown as an artist since previous incarnations. Wiz Khalifa has been steady promoting his debut album Rolling Papers, an album that he considers as a testament to his growth. Speaking with NOW 99.7 FM’s HoodRat Miguel, the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania spitter explained how he’s matured as an artist and
FEDS ASK JUDGE TO REVIEW DEFENSE LAWYER IN HIP HOP MOGUL DRUG CASE
Federal prosecutors say a defense attorney for hip hop music producer James Rosemond served as “house counsel” for the rapper’s alleged cocaine empire. The feds say Jeffery Lichtman’s involvement in defending the rap producer in his upcoming drug distribution trial may pose potential conflicts of interest and asked a Brooklyn federal judge to review the
IS SOULJA BOY A RACIST!!
Soulja Boy, became mainstream popular for the hit song,”CrankDat: Soluja Boy tell em.” Now the rap sensation has gained recent attention not for his lyrics, but for telling em how it is through his “rants”. The Soulja maybe taking cue from “Hollywood” counterparts K-West, Mel Gibson and a list of others who “go-off” and speak
RAEKWON REVEALS WU-TANG CLAN IS WORKING ON A NEW ALBUM
The collective has begun work on the follow-up to 2007′s “8 Diagrams.” Wu-Tang Clan is currently working on the follow-up to 2007’s 8 Diagrams, according to group member Raekwon. Speaking with Spinner, the Chef revealed that while the album is in the baby stages, the Hip Hop collective has begun recording for a new LP.
THE REBIRTH OF HIP-HOP
The genre was very common in the 80s and stretched on into the 90s and being the popular culture of the time; dress code influences were drawn from the genre with the ever famous bandanas, baggy jeans, du-rag , shining crucifix chains and the like been worn to show that one is truly hip hop.
