Do This My Way NOLA’s Jay Electronica wants to be successful. But on his own terms. And, in his most candid interview to date, in his own words. As Told To Elliott Wilson By the time you read this: Jay Electronica may have, at long last, landed a record deal. Or not. It’s hard to predict th... Read more...

The Bay Area rapper claims NBC stole an idea from him. Rapper Paris has filed a lawsuit against a producer, NBC Networks and Warner Brother Pictures, according to Allhiphop.com. A lawsuit filed on December 7th indicates that Paris is accusing the defendants of stealing the concept for "Your Sc... Read more...
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Apparently, Dres of Black Sheep wasn’t privy to the rapping hamsters in Kia’s latest ad campaign. D-R-E-S shares his thoughts with VIBE on the group’s song being used and how he’s expecting some royalties to come along with it. “The Choice is Yours” is in a new Kia commercial... Read more...

The real Freeway Ricky Ross (not to be confused with these two guys) could face off against the rapper Rick Ross (William Leonard Roberts II) in court this summer, over the usage of the name “Rick Ross.” Rick Ross controlled thousands of workers at the height of his power in the mid-1... Read more...
Universal Music Group (UMG) is embarking on one of the most ambitious efforts yet to boost U.S. CD sales, with the test of a new pricing structure designed to sell most new releases by current artists at $10 or less at retail. The major's "Velocity" pricing program responds to the continuing pl... Read more...