RnB, HipHop, Urban News

West coast stalwart, Ras Kass, may be incarcerated for a probation violation since last year, but he's got new music on the way. Set for August, Babygrande Records has announced that they will release the second volume of Ras' Institutionalized album series.   Ras Kass has faced...   [more]

Ice Cube’s latest solo release titled Raw Footage is about to be unleashed this August. The first leaked track from the album was Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It. His latest video, Do Ya Thang, was recently shot in Los Angeles, and this is the one...   [more]

Tinie Tempah has just announced that he’ll be sharing the stage with the legendry Jay-Z when he hits England for the o2 wireless festival on 3rd July 2008. Tinie who has just recently dropped his audio scrapbook Hood Economics  is preparing to hit the road again with a...   [more]

Gym Class Heroes have recently announced the upcoming release of their third album, The Quilt, which follows up their RIAA gold-certified breakthrough, As Cruel As School Children. The album’s first single is Cookie Jar and will become available digitally beginning July 8th. Gym Class Heroes recently wrapped...   [more]

Nas has broken his tradition of sidestepping brand partnerships and inked a one-year partnership with athletic apparel company Fila. Fila will offer reciprocal financial support for Nas' print and TV ad campaign as well as his upcoming tour in support of his untitled album, due July 15 via Def...   [more]

The majority of Death Row Records’ publishing and recorded music assets became the property of the Global Music Group on June 24. Global Music Group acquired Suge Knight's former empire for $25 million during an estate auction, which took place in Los Angeles. With the traditional...   [more]

Late Night Hype presents the DMC Pre Party – Friday July 4th @ Miss Libertine Late Night Hype returns this Friday July 4th at Miss Libertine (34 Franklin St, Melbourne) for a special warm up to this years DMC Championships. With the Victorian finals set to take place on...   [more]

In a recent interview, MTV UK was told by Snoop Dogg that Dr. Dre's delayed album, Detox, is complete, and it's coming. That record is real, it's coming," confirmed Snoop. "You know me, I was starting to doubt it myself and then I went up in there...   [more]

Timbaland took home songwriter of the year this week at the 21st Annual ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards in Los Angeles. The awards, which also paid tribute to legendary group New Edition, took place during a ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hilton. MC Lyte and...   [more]

The Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards where handed out this week. Here's a list of who won what: Best Female R&B Artist Winner - Alicia Keys Runner Ups Mary J. Blige, Keyshia Cole, Mariah Carey, Rihanna Best Male R&B Artist   [more]

Obese Records is very excited to announce M-Phazes as the newest addition to their roster. Born and raised in the Gold Coast of Australia and relatively isolated from Hip-Hop culture, M-Phazes has carved a place for himself among Australia's Hip-Hop elite and is undeniably responsible for putting Gold Coast Hip-Hop...   [more]

Erykah Badu, Wyclef Jean, Panic At The Disco, Joss Stone, Lupe Fiasco and Dashboard Confessional are among the top names joining headliners R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails and Stone Temple Pilots at the tenth Voodoo Experience, to be held Oct. 24-26 at New Orleans' City Park. Among the dozens of local...   [more]

Ise Lyfe (pronounced “Ice Life”), one of America's premier spoken word artists and emcees, is swiftly gaining recognition in the music industry with the release of his upcoming sophomore album, Prince Cometh. The album features 21 tracks full of ground-breaking rhymes that re-envision Hip Hop as a movement that challenges us,...   [more]

Chasing his third consecutive crown, Melbourne’s DJ Perplex has officially announced that he will be defending his Australian title in the 2008 DMC World DJ Championships, proudly presented by TDK and DMC Australia. At only 24, Perplex (a.k.a. Ollie Winter), has reached the heights of the Australian DJ scene and...   [more]

Dynamic Hip Hop crew Tanya Morgan will be joining the ranks of legendary Hip Hop collective The Hieroglyphics this summer as part of their Freshly Dipped Tour. Tanya Morgan members Donwill, Ilyas, and Von Pea, who released the critically acclaimed Moonlighting in 2006 and who are promoting their EP...   [more]

Up and coming Brisbane hip hop group Pure Product will release their debut album The Eviction Notice on Saturday 28 June. MCs Tendancee, Marvel and 4th pour their deepest thoughts into the mic, with precise cuts from DJ Butcher and production overseen by Brisbane hip hop mainstays The Optimen.   [more]

Ice-T has released a special edition of his eighth studio album which is available solely for digital download. The Gangsta Rap Special Edition features two previously-unreleased tracks, as well as an alternative silhouette version of the album’s original controversial cover. Last week, Gangsta Rap Special Edition...   [more]

After years of strife and label dramas, Cleveland rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have reunited, with all five original members. According to founding member Krayzie Bone, the group has made patched things up with estranged member Bizzy and when incarcerated member Flesh is released next month, the group is planning...   [more]

Originally set June 24, then later moved to July 8, The Game's third album, LAX, has been pushed back again. Now, the set is due to hit stores July 22. When it moved to July 8, Game took it as a challenge since G-Unit's album is slated for July 1, but...   [more]

D'Angelo is finally ready to make a comeback. His last album was Voodoo, back in 2000. Now, after J Records purchased his contract from Virgin in 2005, according to Billboard.com, he's back at work on his next release. So far the singer has worked with Raphael Saadiq on his as-yet-untitled J debut,...   [more]