Lil Wayne opens up about prison life
During his eight-month stint at Rikers Island, rapper Lil Wayne worked as an SPA (suicide prevention aide), listened to a lot of music on the radio and played Uno with his cellmates in the Protective Custody division, he tells Rolling Stone in an n-word-filled interview.
"I'd bust a (n-word) at Uno," ...
Fiddy blasts Diddy over Biggie
Finally, 50 Cent has associated himself with a cause we can believe in, lobbying Diddy to stop exploiting the memory of Notorious BIG. The perpetually beefing rapper has launched a petition asking Diddy to "let BIG rest in peace".
Now that Fiddy's feuds with the Game and Rick Ross have mostly ...
Interview: Common – Hip-Hop’s Leading Renaissance Man
Over the past decade, Common has slowly evolved into a modern-day Renaissance man. As one of hip-hop’s few credible actors, he has graced the “silver screen” – in the midst of his GRAMMY-winning career – with several memorable performances: Date Night (2010), as Detective Collins; Wanted (2008), as the Gunsmith; ...
Dr. Dre’s Lawsuit Against Death Row Records Gets Scrapped
Dr. Dre's lawsuit against Death Row Records hit a major wall this week, when the judge threw out most of his claim against the company. The suit focused on the reissue of "The Chronic," Dre's breakout hit of the early 1990s. U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder said that the ...
Cops enlist rappers to fight violence
Rap music videos are often filled with angry young men waving guns and spitting rhymes about how much they despise police.
And nobody would be too surprised these days to tune into the nightly news and see yet another hip-hop artist facing drug, gun, or even murder charges.
So, the thought of ...
