At the City Council meeting in City Hall on Wednesday, Gloria Carter (aka Momma Hov) was honored for her ‘outstanding contribution to the community’. Queens Councilman Thomas White Jr. sponsored the ceremonial recognition of Gloria Carter saying, “It is truly an honor and a blessing. You’ve done wonderful things.” Carter overseas the Shawn Carter Scholarship […]

Nick Cannon, the jokester and multi-faceted entertainer popped ‘the’ question May 7th to Selita Ebanks in Times Square. “Selita will you marry me” was projected on the giant MTV jumbotron located in Times Square. The pair was then chauffered in a Rolls Royce Phantom to an after party. The guest list included his mother, Ebanks’ […]

 
Lately, Snoop Dogg has not been seen as the most positive person in hip hop. Although the west coaster he has had some recent global legal issues ranging from his banning from Australia to mixup in the controversy of the Don Imus incident, Snoop Dogg wants to keep it clear that he is not this […]

This upcoming spring and summer, Diddy will become the first African American producer to have four television shows airing in the same year. Adding to his two MTV productions � “Taquita & Kaui” and “Run’s House,” � and a second season of “P. Diddy Presents: The Bad Boys of Comedy,” on HBO, the rap mogul […]

Mostly known for his Gangsta Grillz Mixtapes, DJ Drama must change his name because a local Chicago DJ actually has rights to the title.The better known Drama told MTV, “You can Google for 400 pages and you wouldn’t see anything about this guy…It’s all good, though. I’ve been through so much already � this is […]

Common told MTV News that he has singed on to do new a feature film � Wanted- with co-stars Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. The film is based on the comic book of the same title by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones. The comic follows the story of Wesley Gibson, a man that discovers that […]

Talib Kweli plans to release his highly aniticpated album, Ear Drum, on July 24. The album will be his first release on his own Blacksmith Music (and Warner Bros. Records) label.Sources claim that this album will be a very definitive work in the rapper’s career. Listeners can expect the album to include collaborations with […]

Busta Rhymes was released on $7,500 bail on Thursday after being arrested for operating a motor vehicle while impaired. The rapper will be arraigned next Tuesday and will coincide on the same day with Rhymes’ trials for two assault charges.
Reportedly, Rhymes told police that he had only consumed one shot of Hennessey before operating his […]

Reports are that the Clipse are currently working on a third installment of We Got It For Cheap mixtape series, in which the duo introduced the Re-Up Gang (Pusha, Malice, Ab-Liva and Sandman). The group is also working on their debut album.by David Dennis & Robby Uppal

Wu-Tang Clan has signed with Bodog Music to release their upcoming The 8 Diagrams in Europe. The album is set to come out in Germany on September 7 and will be release for the rest of Europe on the September 10.All eight original members are featured on the album, except for ODB, but the album […]

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