Hip Hop Vs America

Amazing: 2-Year Old Boy Raps With His Daddy

2011-12-10T08:21:00.001-08:00

Stop Lyin! Jay-Z Is NOT the First Hip Hop Artist to Perform at Carnegie Hall

2011-12-08T19:13:00.001-08:00

For some reason, people are saying Jay-Z is the first hip-hop artist to perform at Carnegie Hall. That's just not true.

Yvette carnell from Your Black World tells us why.

Al Duncan: Should Michael Eric Dyson Be Teaching a Class on Jay-Z?

2011-12-07T14:52:00.001-08:00

Al Duncan asks whether Michael Eric Dyson Shoudl be offering a class on Jay-Z.

Kanye Gets More Grammy Nods Than Anyone, but Feels that He Was Snubbed

2011-12-05T07:47:00.001-08:00

Kanye West is full of drama again this year. We guess it's just who he is.

Pay Ya Bills Dude: Soulja Boy Now Facing Eviction

2011-12-02T07:54:00.001-08:00

It seems like a man who once said he was buying a private jet would be able to pay his rent. Soulja Boy is now getting visits from the eviction fairy.

Former Howard University Student with HIV Admits to Lots of Unprotected Sex on Campus

2011-12-01T14:50:00.001-08:00

Vh-1 to Make a Bio-Pic about the Group TLC

2011-12-01T14:40:00.001-08:00

Dr. Boyce: Was Quest Love Wrong for Playing "Lyin Ass Bitch" for Michele Bachmann? Yes, He Was

2011-11-25T07:11:00.001-08:00

Butt Injections Using Cement and Fix a Flat? Unbelievable

2011-11-19T14:34:00.001-08:00

A transgender man is going to jail for illegal butt injections. Yes, that's him in the picture.

Group Teaches Black Boys What it Takes to be Successful

2011-11-19T08:05:00.001-08:00

Statement Released by Family of Rapper Heavy D

2011-11-15T04:20:00.001-08:00

Vigalantee Brings the Heat with His New Album

2011-11-14T09:38:00.001-08:00

Fat Joe Says Hip Hop Being Run by a "Gay Mafia"

2011-11-12T20:03:00.001-08:00

Heavy D Dies at the Age of 44

2011-11-08T19:13:00.001-08:00

Rapper Creates a Catchy Kirk Franklin Dance

2011-11-08T07:37:00.001-08:00

Chuck D Files a Class Action Lawsuit Against Universal

2011-11-03T06:06:00.001-07:00

Yes, this is the Video that You have to See- Maybe The Sickest, Most Hilarious Thing In History

2011-11-02T13:59:00.001-07:00

Will Smith, Queen Latifah Set to Launch New Daytime Talk Show

2011-11-01T07:34:00.001-07:00

Greatest Daddy-Daughter Wedding Dance Ever? Yea, It Probably Is

2011-10-31T15:35:00.001-07:00

What the Hayell? Baby Weezy for Halloween

2011-10-31T07:49:00.001-07:00

Please don't do this to your kids.

Gayle King Has a Tattoo of 50 Cent Because?.....

2011-10-30T18:46:00.001-07:00

Fox Bringing Back "In Living Color" - But Can They Handle It?

2011-10-30T08:45:00.001-07:00

Children Strip Searched and Jailed for Walking Through Neighbor's Yard

2011-10-28T09:52:00.001-07:00

Ballin Out of Control.....African Prince Has $2 million Maserati and Private Jet Seized by the Feds

2011-10-27T07:14:00.001-07:00

Did you know that Maserati's can cost $2 million dollars? This guy does.

MC Hammer in Hilarious Political Ad

2011-10-26T19:39:00.001-07:00

MC Hammer is still gettin his hustle on.

Couple Arrested for Going Gangsta on Their Daughters Bully

2011-10-26T05:12:00.001-07:00

NCAA Athletes Now Demanding to Be Paid Too

2011-10-24T22:00:00.001-07:00

Studies Show that 1-in-4 Black Male High School Dropouts Ends Up in Prison

2011-10-23T21:47:00.001-07:00

Studies are releasing shocking data about the relationship between black male education and mass incarceration.

check it out.

What the Hayell? A Cop Caught on Camera Casually Macing a Child

2011-10-23T12:16:00.001-07:00

Dr. Boyce: The 14-Year Old Girl Who Made a Horrible Mistake on Video

2011-10-23T10:57:00.001-07:00

Dr. Boyce Watkins has a lot to say about Amber Nicole, the 14-year old girl caught on video performing oral sex with her boyfriend.

50 Cent's Eye-Popping Rant on Corporate Greed and World Hunger

2011-10-23T09:31:00.001-07:00

50 Cent has a lot to say, and it's not just about other rappers.

Actor Says That He's Lucky to be a White Guy

2011-10-22T08:05:00.001-07:00

Cornel West Gets Arrested Again

2011-10-21T19:12:00.001-07:00

It looks like Cornel West is on a mission.

Bone Thugs in Harmony Get Sued After Concert Attack

2011-10-20T15:55:00.001-07:00

MC Hammer is Planning to Launch a New Search Engine

2011-10-20T09:22:00.001-07:00

Looks like MC Hammer isn't just sitting around these days.

Rick Ross Misses Another Concert, Laid Up at Home Resting

2011-10-20T06:49:00.001-07:00

It appears that Rick Ross has some serious health problems. Let's hope he gets better soon.

John Singleton Sues Paramount Pictures Over "Hustle & Flow"

2011-10-19T12:57:00.001-07:00

Singleton says the studio reneged on its promises.

Soulja Boy Goes to Jail for Weed Possession

2011-10-18T10:33:00.001-07:00

The rapper who can't stay out of trouble, Soulja Boy, is now in serious trouble for weed possession. Wow.

Michael Eric Dyson Brings Jay-Z to Class

2011-10-11T05:17:00.001-07:00

Jive and Arista Records Coming to an End

2011-10-08T10:41:00.001-07:00

You didn’t expect that Jive and Arista would ever die. But that’s life.

Uncle Luke Calls out Rappers for Not Giving Back

2011-10-08T06:27:00.001-07:00

Uncle Luke has a lot to say to hip hop artists who drain from the people and give nothing back.

Tupac's Family Threatens to Sue Anyone Who Tries to Sell His Sex Tape

2011-10-06T07:28:00.001-07:00

Tupac Shakur's family has become disturbed about a sex tape that is being marketed for sale. The tape features Shakur receiving oral sex from a woman at a party in 1991. Porn companies are offering as much as $150,000 for the tape, but the family of Shakur has made it clear that they plan to sue anyone who tries to sell the tape.

According to family attorneys, only the Shakurs can authorize the release of Tupac's image for commercial purposes. Afeni Shakur, Tupac's mother, said, "Get the legal team ready because we will not allow someone to put it out."

Somehow, we get the feeling that the tape is going to get out anyway. As Tupac said in his famous hit, "I get around."

Ryan Mack: Hip Hop Artists, You Made it Rain But Can You Bring the Sun?

2011-10-05T19:29:00.001-07:00

I was in Detroit at a function that I thought was supposed to be fashion show. It ended up being a little more “hoodish” than I expected and played much of the music you all produce. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, and many more of your colleagues of the genre were the dominant music selections of the evening. Most of this music I had heard before but admittedly this music is not my first choice. I am more a fan of jazz, old school, gospel, and funk…but we all have our preferences.

They had technology that allowed the DJ to display the video of the song being played in a huge video projected on the wall of the club. What I saw in the videos was very interesting to me because it had been years since I watched music videos. (Here is where you can feel free to call me a cornball if you haven’t done so already. I am no longer “up on it”!) There were men wearing gold teeth, dreads, wearing sun glasses in the dark, sagging pants, wife beaters, heavy tattoos, and they were all bouncing around. The women who were being groped by the men were wearing tight outfits and many were hardly wearing much of an outfit at all. They were all bouncing around in a form I really wouldn’t call dancing but…bouncing. Most of the videos had individuals flashing money, “flossing” jewelry, women dancing seductively on men, and a few videos had a few demonstrating their prowess in the illegal drug selling industry. Again...this was very interesting. I must have stood there watching videos in my own world for at least 30 minutes. If a bomb blew up I wouldn’t have noticed because I was so intrigued at what I was seeing.

When I came out from my daze of amazement, I realized I wasn’t being polite to or attentive of my friends who I came to the club with so I started looking around for them. They had long since walked away from me as I was not the most fun to hang with that night being so consumed in the videos. However, as I scanned the crowd for my friends at the club I noticed something that was even more amazing to me. All I had been watching on the videos was being played out EXACTLY as it was by those who were at the club. There were men wearing gold teeth, dreads, wearing sun glasses in the dark, sagging pants, wife beaters, heavy tattoos, and they were all bouncing around. The women who were being groped by the men were wearing tight outfits. They were all bouncing around in a form that I really wouldn’t call dancing but…bouncing. It was amazing! Life was truly imitating art. Now it felt more like being in an anthropology study than having a night out with friends (here is another time you can feel free to call me corny if you haven’t done so multiple times already or if you are even still reading up to this point).

An even more interesting part was the actions that were almost perfectly correlated with the music. Let me demonstrate…

Below are the lyrics of a song entitled “I’m On One” by DJ Khaled which received a positive response.

“All I care about is money and the city that I’m from

I’ma sip until I feel it, I’ma smoke it till it’s done

And I don’t really give a f#$k, and my excuse is that I’m young

And I’m only getting older so somebody shoulda told ya”

They played this song twice and both times I would immediately smell weed in the air being smoked.

Check out a sample of the lyrics of a song played while I looked onward entitled “Blowin Money Fast” by one of your colleagues Rick Ross.

“Look at it this way you ni$$az side ways

Always getting money my ni$$az time pace

So f$#k a ni$$a I’m self made

You a sucka ni$$a I’m self paid

This for my broke ni$$as This for my rich ni$$as

Got a hundred on a head of a snitch ni$$a”

As I listened to these lyrics I noticed the men in the crowd looked very angry and soon as this song started the DJ announced some young man was buying free shots of expensive liquor at the bar for all women who asked.

There was another song that ignited an even more amazing response from the crowd. That was a song by one of your colleagues Wale entitled “Make it Rain”. Check out some of these lyrics.

“Imma make it rain

Straight shots don’t toast champagne

That K O D a lil bit of change

And these broads all know my name hold up

Imma make it rain

Straight shots don’t toast champagne

Magic city a lil bit of change”

When the crowd heard this music they did much of the same things they did upon hearing the song by Rick Ross. They would look angry and purchase free shots of expensive liquor at the bar for the women. However, a few of the young men (I say young but I am 34 and many looked older than me so I guess I am attributing their actions to their age) started to throw money up into the air and made it rain dollars all around the club. If a girl was dancing seductively on the floor they would ball up dollar bills and throw money in the air over her so the dollars would fall on and all around her. This was the most amazing thing I had seen in all of my life! I actually knew one of the young men who threw money into the air and know for a fact that he still lives home with his mother, was searching for a job, and was taking a “break” from finishing college at the moment (he is older than I am).

At that time I did what any self-respecting, dignified, financial expert, national media analyst, entrepreneur would do…I started picking up dollars! That’s right…if a dollar came in my area it went into my wallet! I got over $20 that night…4x the amount I paid as a cover charge to enter. I never looked at hanging out as a potential profit generating or investment opportunity but there aren’t too many places in the market these days that can generate a 300% return in less than 90 minutes.

Nonetheless, after the excitement of the free money…I realized who was throwing it and the thoughts in my head made me depressed. Residents of MY HOMETOWN were throwing their money into the air as if it had no value. They were acting in the exact same manner as the irresponsible people I was watching on the video. Most were Black…and the unemployment rate of Blacks in Detroit is as high as 40%. Can they really afford to throw this money into the air? Women in MY HOMETOWN, who are supposed to be demanding respect, were on the floor shaking their backsides in order for men to throw money at them in the most disrespectful manner I had ever seen. Does this action have anything to do with the literacy rate of Detroit being at a staggering 47%? I can read a Spanish book better than almost half of my hometown can read an English book. How can you get a job if you can’t read?

Rap artists…I don’t blame you for everything. Bottom line is the revolution begins in the home and it isn’t your job to raise our children. However, the actions that I saw in the club that night were in a direct response to the images and words that you portray in your videos and music. With all of your lyrics you use to glorify incarceration as a badge of honor, is there at least a small part of you that can admit you could be the reason Blacks are 13% of the US population but almost 40% of the prison population. The parents need to do a better job…I certainly agree…but can’t we help them out a little?

I am an idealist but I am also a realist. There is no way, at least anytime soon, that I will be able to get you all to change your lyrics which I truly believe are abusive, irresponsible, and attribute in part to what is wrong in our communities. However, I am a solution oriented person who believes in working things out in a way all parties involved can get something.

MY SOLUTION FOR RAPPERS FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT

I have a way that will allow you to not only continue to make money, but also make a difference in the community. This solution will not require you to spend a dollar or change anything on your tour but will require a minimal amount of time that I promise won’t be much at all. Since you go on tours frequently promoting your music, allow my nonprofit to “shadow” your tour stops providing economic empowerment workshops for your fan base.

Here is how it would work. Let’s say you have Friday concert in Miami. On the Thursday evening before your concert I will provide an economic empowerment workshop in the hotel in which you will be staying (most hotels have large rooms that host conventions and if they don’t we can select a space nearby). I would do the all of the planning and bring together a panel of local experts that will address the needs of the local community which are your fans. This panel would address tangible empowerment in the areas of financial literacy, education, employment, and incarceration. These experts will not only provide tangible solutions, but because they are local they will be able to become a resource for your fans to be used for empowerment after we have left the city.

Where you come in is we get to use your name to promote the tour and get people to attend. I am on CNN and CNBC frequently, but I make no false assumption that my name will get as large of a draw as a prominent rap artist in this demographic. All you would have to do is make an appearance to talk to the crowd for a few minutes and perhaps sign a few autographs. It will be up to the panel to empower your fan base. We would appreciate it if you would offer a few free backstage VIP passes to a few attendees as a prize for listening to give them a little extra incentive to come out and learn something.

You wouldn’t have to pay a dime because with your name and draw there wouldn’t be major bank in the country who wouldn’t want to sponsor this initiative. I have a large network of banking institutions and foundations so funding this would be very easy for me. We might even be able to put a few thousand dollars in your pocket in appreciation for each city that you open up to this initiative.

How do you benefit? This initiative would be PR gold for you. Your name would be associated to something positive that would lead to the empowerment of your fan base. It is needed and would make a large impact on thousands who would never have sought out opportunities or empowering information of this sort. However, I recognize that you are a savvy business person so here are some additional benefits:

· You would build a stronger brand and recognition with those financial institutions in our network that are most interested in sponsoring events that build financial awareness (Bank of America, Chase, Citigroup, etc.). Your broad outreach will prove to be a major interest to those financial institutions who would like to tap into your target demographic as potential clients and an empowerment tour such as this would improve Wall Street’s image to the American people and the world.

· You will be provided access to our global multimedia networks to discuss your empowerment work in the community (CNN, Money Magazine, Fortune, Black Enterprise, BET, etc.). My network encompasses viewers and readers throughout the world who are interested in refreshing, human interest stories about artists making a change in their community. I look forward to the opportunity of setting up a few interviews for you…I have worked with many producers at CNN, CNBC, BET, Black Enterprise, to name a few that would jump at a chance to publicize this story. Let me be your PR agent!

· Participation in this initiative could generate an additional stream of residual income for you as a public speaker. As a known figure with an already established brand, you would be able to demand higher fees as a speaker and book more speaking engagements. I charge $6,000 per workshop…your fees would start out as almost triple that figure due to your high demand. Imagine making almost $20,000 in one hour by talking to a group of college youth or at a professional convention. I would gladly assist you in opening doors to grow your opportunities in this regard.

· The curriculum being taught in the programs will be invaluable to individuals who understand they must soon begin to think about ways to maximize their earnings in the most productive manner for themselves, family, AND their community. Let me educate you about a life outside of music so the money you have earned can be used to benefit others in your community and will last for generations empowering your childrens’ children.

Again…I am an idealist but also a realist so if you are one of the few artists who did read this entire piece, let’s work together. For those who didn’t get to the end, I pray this gets into the hands of someone who knows what to do with this information be it an agent, manager, friend, or concerned citizen like me. Although I truly believe the message in your music is destructive…I am not judging you as person, nor do I believe that you would listen to any requests of me asking you to stop your means of making money. You have influence and a heavy persuasion on the community; all I am asking you to do is to complement what you are doing with something positive to make a much needed change for the community. I don’t have the reach you do…very few people do. Although I disagree with Tupac’s “Thug Life” mentality I must acknowledge that it was tempered with social consciousness. He seemed to have been on the verge of starting an economic movement within his fan base but was taken from us too soon to see anything come to fruition. Let’s pick up where he left off. All you need to do is say two letters…OK. I hope to hear from you soon.

Email: ryan@optimuminstitute.org

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…” Hosea 4:6

For Mature Eyes Only: A “Special Fan” Writes a Letter about What It’s Like to Have Sex with Kanye West

2011-10-05T15:16:00.001-07:00

According to MTO, a groupie wrote a letter about her night with Kanye West giving details on how good he was OR wasn’t in bed! I don’t know when being a WHORE became the the THING TO BE! People advertise their sex today, like it’s a MPA, or MBA. I mean when did sucking a celeb penis become the JOB TO HAVE-Damn- it’s time for change!-Madam Prezident

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Thug-Fest 101: Waka Flocka Gets Punched the Flock Out!

2011-10-04T20:53:00.001-07:00

Mos Def Challenges BET, Oprah to Honor Troy Davis

2011-10-01T06:55:00.001-07:00

T.I. Finds that Prison is Good For Business: Spike in Sales of His Clothing Line

2011-09-21T14:08:00.001-07:00

Interscope Records Responds to Allegations of Drug Dealing in Its Headquarters

2011-09-18T09:37:00.001-07:00

Singer Kelis Called a “Slave” in London Heathrow Airport

2011-09-16T18:13:00.001-07:00

Rapper TI Released from Prison…Again…Sort of

2011-09-15T13:20:00.001-07:00

Feds Tell the REAL Reason that TI Was Sent Back to Prison

2011-09-09T08:17:00.001-07:00

Lil Romeo Proposes to Disney Queen

2011-09-07T17:22:00.001-07:00

Dr. Boyce: Soulja Boy is Becoming the New Flava Flav

2011-09-06T20:09:00.001-07:00

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Your Black World

Yes, Nicki Minaj is Clearly in Need of Attention

2011-08-28T19:35:00.001-07:00

The VMAs is a place to set fashion trends, but damn.

Still Missing Our Baby Girl 10 Years Later

2011-08-24T19:44:00.001-07:00

Is this Video Funny, Ghetto or Political? Welfare Gets Glamourized

2011-08-24T18:44:00.001-07:00

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Funny Girl Erin Harper Teaches You How to Go ‘Ballin Wit No Cash’

2011-08-24T06:36:00.001-07:00

Funny girl Erin Harper teaches you how to go ballin wit no cash

Lil Wayne Rushed to the Hospital After Skateboarding Accident

2011-08-22T19:40:00.001-07:00

Lil Wayne Getting Sued for an Allegedly Stolen Beat

2011-08-22T11:25:00.001-07:00

by Shani K. Collins, Your Black World

Big Boi Out and Performing Again After His “Little Incident”

2011-08-15T07:27:00.001-07:00

Rapper “The Game” Has Legal Problems After a Tweet about the Sheriff

2011-08-15T04:58:00.001-07:00

Your Black World reports.

Los Angeles prosecutors are considering bringing charges against rapper The Game, after he tweeted something that caused thousands of people to call the sheriff’s station. According to Steve Whitmore, a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office, the rapper (whose real name is Jayceon Taylor) could face a series of misdemeanor counts after the pending criminal investigation.

Damon Dash Explains that Little $3 Million Dollar Tax Bill

2011-08-10T14:29:00.001-07:00

By JasmineHughes

Damon Dash has been getting quite familiar with the IRS these past couple years. Once again, the former Roc-A-Fella business man seems to be in a bit of trouble and reportedly owes the US government $3 million in back-taxes.

Foxy Brown Tries to Sue NYC for $100 Million

2011-08-08T12:22:00.001-07:00

by Ayvaunn Penn, Your Black World

Foxy Brown has gotten off of the hook after her latest run in with the law. While already on probation for an incident that happened with a neighbor back in 2010, she violated her terms of agreement last July when she allegedly mooned her neighbor. Because the alleged victim, Arlene Raymond, was not willing to testify against Brown, the case was dismissed on July 13th.

Rapper Vigalantee Talks about the “Good Times” of Music

2011-08-07T20:28:00.001-07:00

Check out the new video by Vigalantee – “Good Times”

Rappers Jay-Z, Kanye West Seem to Love Money, Not Black America

2011-08-07T20:17:00.001-07:00

Fox News Calls President Obama’s Birthday Party a “Hip-Hop Barbecue that Didn’t Create Jobs”

2011-08-07T07:10:00.001-07:00

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action

It appears that Fox News is at it again. The same network that has commentators like Eric Bolling, who asked why President Obama was "inviting so many hoods to the hizzy" referenced his 50th birthday party as a "Hip-Hop Barbecue."

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ABC News Apologies for Nicki Minaj’s Wardrobe Malfunction

2011-08-06T14:58:00.001-07:00

Your Black World reports.

ABC News has issued an apology for the malfunction heard around the world.

Rapper Nicki Minaj was giving a live performance for Good Morning America on Friday, August 5. During the performance, her nipples were exposed as she was wearing a loose-fitting halter top that she had to keep adjusting.

Chuck D. Calls Out Jay-Z and Kanye West for Materialism During Economic Hardship

2011-08-06T07:28:00.001-07:00

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action

I met the rapper Chuck D at the Measuring the Movement forum, hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton. I sat next to Chuck for a good 30 minutes during the panel discussion and got to appreciate his humility and intelligence as it pertains to the plight of black people. What I also noticed was that Chuck stands a far cry away from his peers regarding whether or not they give a damn about the people who are buying their albums.

The Dramatic Nicki Minaj 911 Call is Released

2011-08-05T06:02:00.001-07:00

Last month, rapper, Nicki Minaj was involved in a violent incident at a hotel in Dallas. It is alleged that Minaj’s managed and boyfriend, Safaree Samuels, hit her in the face with a suitcase. The hotel manager then called police because the couple refused to leave their hotel.

Nicki Minaj, the leading female rapper in the world, is now having her personal life exposed by the incident, which paints a less than amicable relationship between she and Samuels. Minaj also recently grieved a cousin who was murdered in what appeared to be a random act of violence.

Lil Wayne Sued for $15 Million

2011-08-05T05:16:00.001-07:00

Your Black World reports

The rapper Lil Wayne has been sued for $15 million by a company that claims that he stole the song “Bedrock.” The suit, which was filed in New York, was brought forth by Done Deal Enterprises. The company says that Dwayne Carter (aka Lil Wayne) committed copyright infringement after they created the song back in 2009. The song also features Drake, Nicki Minaj and Lloyd. It reached number 2 on the Bill Board charts back in 2010.

New Jeans Help You “Sag” A Little More Efficiently

2011-08-04T05:59:00.001-07:00

Your Black World reports.

Be prepared to witness the “genius” of urban marketing. New Sagz jeans are built for those men who just don’t want to take the time to pull up their pants, but also want the mobility they would have if they actually did. The jeans come with built-in boxer shorts that clamp to the waste as tightly as a belt, but still give the world a chance to see your underwear.

Rapper Soulja Boy Owes a ton of Money to the IRS

2011-08-02T15:13:00.001-07:00

By JasmineHughes

Despite his alleged $55 million purchase of a G5 private jet for his 21rst birthday, the Atlanta rapper, Soulja Boy, isn’t as financially sound as he seems. The IRS recently filed a $26,000 lien against Soulja Boy for delinquent taxes. READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY →

Rapper 50 Cent Refuses to Release His Next Album

2011-07-29T07:26:00.001-07:00

by Ayvaunn Penn, Your Black World

If you are a 50 Cent fan, and you couldn’t wait for his next album to be released, kiss that anticipation good-bye. His new album was originally planned to be released this coming November, but the rapper is currently too fed up to even consider a new album-release date.HipHopDX reports that “50 Cent has canceled his upcoming album, which was set for a November release. The G-Unit soldier took to Twitter last night to break the news after his new single ”I’m on It,” produced by The Cataracs, leaked to the Internet, causing him to seek retribution by threatening to release Dr. Dre’s new single “Psycho” today at 2 p.m.” 50 Cent specifically tweeted:

Jay-Z and Kanye West Begin Their Power Tour

2011-07-28T06:29:00.001-07:00

by Ayvaunn Penn, Your Black World

Jay-Z and Kanye West are collaborating their great lyrical minds in a music venture that is to sweep the nation. Entertainment Tonightreports that the two “have launched a new group, the Throne, and the duo will hit the road in a nationwide tour beginning in September.”

R. Kelly Is Having Tax Problems

2011-07-27T08:53:00.001-07:00

By JasmineHughes

After overcoming a potentially career killing throat problem, singer R. Kelly is now facing some serious financial woes. The singer made headlines last week when he was rushed to the hospital for emergency throat surgery to drain a painful tonsil abscess. Kelly is said to be taking an indefinite break from performing to recuperate from his surgery.

Missy Elliott Talks about Her Disease and Childhood Abuse

2011-07-26T19:44:00.001-07:00