‘Artist Highlight’ Archives
Kanye West Apologizes to Taylor Swift, Dedicates Song
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News Kanye West delivered a flurry of heartfelt apologies to country music star Taylor Swift via Twitter on Saturday, revealing that he has dedicated a new song to her in hopes of making amends. After infamously interrupting her acceptance speech at last year's MTV Video Music Awards, it appears Kanye is attempting [...]
Ne-Yo Says T.I. Has ‘Made Some Bad Decisions’
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Busted, Say What! The music community has been uncharacteristically vocal regarding T.I.'s recent drug arrest, with criticism coming from heavyweights like 50 Cent to R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo. In a recent interview with the Associated Press, Ne-Yo said that, while T.I. is one of the smartest people in [...]
Eminem, Jay-Z Joined By Dr. Dre, 50 Cent and Drake in Detroit
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Tours and Concerts Eminem and Jay-Z kicked off their Home and Home concert series in Detroit's Comerica Park on Thursday night in front of 42,000 rabid fans. The concert is already going down as one of hip-hop's most epic with a series of guest appearances that included Young Jeezy, Drake, 50 Cent and Dr. Dre. Following [...]
Nas Returns to ’90s Flow on ‘Last Real, Part 2′
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Don't Call It a Comeback Nas has had a productive year in music despite the tabloid fodder trailing his divorce from ex-wife Kelis. His collaboration with Damian Marley, 'Distant Relatives,' was a fan favorite and well received upon its release and the Queens native recently ripped a new track on Green [...]
ODB’s Son Boy Jones Performs Naked — Say What!
Filed under: Say What!Ol' Dirty Bastard's son Boy Jones, aka Young Dirty Bastard has been on tour with the Wu, performing his late father's "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" and generally filling the elephant-sized hole ODB left in the otherwise self-restrained face of hip hop. "'Shimmy Shimmy' with no shirt on? I couldn't help it," Jones said of a recent show [...]
Drake’s ‘Thank Me Later’ Goes Platinum
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News After just ten weeks on the charts, Drake's acclaimed debut, 'Thank Me Later,' has finally gone platinum. Though the Canadian rap phenom prematurely thanked fans last month for helping him reach the million mark, after adding 20,200 to his grand total of 1,013,700 this past week, his platinum status is now [...]
Nicki Minaj Wants Charlize Theron — Say What!
Filed under: Say What! Nicki Minaj has a thing for actors. Not only is she name-dropping Bruce Willis in verses and tweeting about treating Jada Pinkett Smith like a princess, but she recently revealed that she's feeling Charlize Theron. "She's a bad b--ch," she told People. "I think she's really, really perky." Well, that's a weird way to [...]
Diddy Sued for Age Prejudice by Former Bad Boy Exec
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, What's Beef? A former Bad Boy Records employee has filed a $12 million lawsuit against its founder Diddy for age discrimination. Francesca Spero, 51, filed the age discrimination suit on Wednesday, Sept. 1 in a federal court in Manhattan, claiming that she was abruptly fired while recovering from hip surgery, [...]
50 Cent Returns to Twitter to Address T.I. Arrest
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Busted, What's Beef? 50 Cent is becoming Twitter's biggest bully. Despite announcing a self-imposed, week-long hiatus to work on his new album, Fiddy resurfaced this afternoon poke fun at Atlanta rapper T.I. The "King of the South" was arrested in West Hollywood last night, after pulling an illegal U-turn [...]
Slim Thug Confused by Rick Ross Diss in ‘King Boss’
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Songs Rick Ross' 'Teflon Don' and its gargantuan summer banger 'B.M.F. (Blowing Money Fast)' are still owning the streets, but that doesn't mean the Maybach Music CEO is going to let up just yet. Just as Jay-Z once declared himself the "God MC" and Cam'ron is a "boss of all bosses," Rick Ross has finally [...]