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The Prodigal Son is ailing again. And we’re now learning that his condition was much graver than previously reported.
West Coast rapper Nate Dogg was hospitalized nearly two weeks ago after suffering a stroke, his second in less than a year.
But contrary to Internet news stories that offered an upbeat prognosis, a family member tells [...]

 
Rick Ross is sticking to the past he raps about in his music, despite being outed recently by TheSmokingGun.com (TSG) for working as a Correctional Officer in his past.
In a recent interview with Don Diva magazine, Rick Ross continued to stay consistent in his story that he is a former cocaine dealer who turned his [...]

The Nappy Roots, the southern soulful Hip Hop crew from the Bluegrass State better known as Kentucky is here to make a return. The strong-bonded friends had their share of ups and downs since their initiation into this hit and miss music industry. The cost of fame didn’t cost them their loyalty and to this [...]

Well here it is. The much talked about XXL Mag interview with Foxy Brown’s tearful confession about Jay-Z the Camel:
“A lot of things have happened over the years between Jay and I,” she says of the man who signed her to a multimillion-dollar deal at Def Jam in 2005, nine years after their classic duet [...]

 
PHOENIX - DMX rapped for reporters outside a Phoenix courtroom after pleading not guilty to felony charges of theft and identity theft.
Then he plugged his new album.
Authorities allege the 37-year-old rapper gave the name “Troy Jones” and an incorrect Social Security number to a Scottsdale hospital in April to avoid paying $7,500 in medical expenses.
Following [...]

Dr. Dre has finally emerged from his lair (aka studio) to do some press for his new line of headphones, Beats By Dr. Dre, and of course, he’s been asked the question: When is Detox coming out?
While speaking with USA Today, the veteran producer revealed that the long-awaited album may just see the light of [...]

DECATUR, Ga. - Police say Atlanta rapper Lil Scrappy is out of jail after being arrested following a fight with his sister’s boyfriend.
The 24-year-old rapper, whose name is Darryl Richardson, was released on $1,500 bond from the DeKalb County jail in Georgia on Sunday.
DeKalb County police spokesman Marcus Hodge says Richardson got into an altercation [...]

Another weekend, another trip to jail for DMX. The rapper (born Earl Simmons) was arrested at Phoenix, Arizona’s Metrocenter mall on Saturday on suspicion of giving a false name and Social Security number to the Scottsdale, Arizona, Mayo Clinic, where the 37-year-old MC went for treatment in April.
According to the Arizona Republic newspaper, X is [...]

Everyone knows what they want from 50 Cent - and that’s gritty, hardcore tales of violent life on the streets.
However, don’t be surprised if 50 Cent’s next CD is a concept album about the art of making quiches and other assorted fancy continental pastry dishes, because 50 Cent, so help us god, has turned soft.
How [...]

Black Eyed Peas rapper Taboo and fiancee Jaymie Dizon have tied the knot.
The couple were married on Saturday at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Pasadena, Calif., People reported.
Among the reported guests were Black Eyed Peas bandmates will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Fergie, who was accompanied by fiance Josh Duhamel.
Taboo, whose real name is Jaime Gomez, sported a [...]

During the first week of July, Nas’ controversial untitled album leaked onto the Internet ahead of its July 15 release date via Def Jam.
But Nas’ business partner Anthony Saleh shrugs it off.
“I don’t think the leak has hurt Nas in any way,” he says, adding that leaks have “helped those who have delivered on [...]

Janet Jackson is so busy prepping for her upcoming Rock With U World Tour, she must have forgotten her plan to have a baby with longtime boyfriend Jermaine Dupri following said tour. Or maybe she was never clued in to the pregnancy plot?
“So, Jermaine…said that you guys may be ready for baby. Is that [...]

Nate Dogg’s being accused of making like a pit bull.
The Prodigal Son rapper was busted this morning in Los Angeles for threatening to deep-six his estranged wife, the California Highway Patrol confirms.
A CHP spokesman tells E! News that police received a 911 call from the Dogg’s spouse claiming the 38-year-old emcee (real name: Nathaniel [...]

T-Pain transformed the BET Awards into a circus Tuesday with a multi-artist medley that showed the rapper and singer’s wide-ranging influence on urban music, while best-selling rapper Lil Wayne and songstress Alicia Keys gave rousing performances of their own.
Wearing a spangled top hat, T-Pain — nominated for a leading five BET Awards — shared [...]

A judge Tuesday ordered 50 Cent to hold on to the property where a $2.4 million house at the center of a bitter dispute with his ex-girlfriend burned to the ground last month.
State Supreme Court Justice Carol Edmead also ordered the rapper (real name: Curtis Jackson) to put any insurance proceeds he might receive [...]