Hip Hop

*Rick Ross’s lawsuit against LMFAO over a copyrighted catchphrase has hit a snafu, as that very copyright has now been called into question. On New Year's Eve,...

*Kendrick Lamar will return to the Essence Festival main stage this summer when the 22nd annual concert heads back to the New Orleans Superdome...

*Jay Z and Tidal are taking an active stance in addressing rumors of them being targeted in a $5 million class-action lawsuit connected with...

*Iyanla Vanzant is ready to have a "Fix My Life" moment with Kanye West. The rapper’s ongoing Twitter rants and meltdowns have the inspirational speaker...

*Addressing recent rumors that Keyshia Cole and Bow Wow are hooking up and that she’s carrying his baby, one of the rapper’s Instagram followers expressed...

*17-year-old Atlanta MC Miss Mulatto was crowned the season 1 winner of Lifetime's "The Rap Game," a competition show executive produced by Jermaine Dupri...

*In light of Kanye West's frequent social media meltdowns, Gabriel Ferrer, a senior copywriter at Alma, has launched a new website with the sole...

*Rapper Lord Jamar is weighing in on Ciara’s drama with her baby daddy, Future Hendrix. Jamar says that CiCi’s $15 million defamation lawsuit against...

*Samsung, which has partnered with Jay Z’s on past music ventures, has restarted talks to acquire the rapper’s 16-month-old music streaming service, several sources...

*Snoop Dogg’s legal case against Pabst Brewing Company will finally go before a jury in October, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The rapper, born Calvin...

*The first-ever All Def Movie Awards, created by Russell Simmons in the wake of #OscarsSoWhite, handed out its honors Wednesday night in a ceremony...

*Lucious Lyon will soon have a nemesis besides Cookie on “Empire." Rapper and actor Xzibit (real name Alvin Joyner) has been tapped to guest-star on the Fox...

*Life behind bars is becoming even more of a nightmare for Suge Knight, who claims his basic human rights are being violated. Referencing legal documents...

*Keyshia Cole’s estranged husband, Daniel Gibson, has joined the cast of VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop Hollywood” for its upcoming season. The former NBA star...

*Variety is reporting that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are on the verge of selling the Bel Air home that they never actually moved...