50 Cent will follow in Eminem's footsteps by releasing two albums of his own this year. "The new announcement is that I'm dropping two albums," Fifty said in an interview. "I've had an opportunity to record since I thought I was releasing an album in December." 50 Cent says that he will release "Before I Self Destruct" in June, one month after Eminem's "Relapse" hits stores (May 19th). The G-Unit general then says that his 2nd album wil... Read Full Story

Poor Young Buck. Just as everyone started to forget about his embarrassing ousting from the G-Unit camp, we learned yesterday that his clothing line, David Brown, is calling it quits. To keep it 100, we completely forgot dude had a clothing line, which he supposedly launched last April when things were a bit rosier for the Nashville, TN native. But now that the entire country is hemorrhaging money quicker than Ma$e’s time on G-Unit, there’s just no place for up-start clothing lines ran by un... Read Full Story

Texas – For months, perhaps longer, the Montague County Jail was "Animal House" meets Mayberry. Inside the small brick building across from the courthouse, inmates had the run of the place, having sex with their jailer girlfriends, bringing in recliners, taking drugs and chatting on cell phones supplied by friends or guards, according to authorities. They also disabled some of the surveillance cameras and made weapons out of nails. The doors to two groups of cells didn't lock,... Read Full Story

A new remix video from Slim Thug tops our media today. Slim Thug's "I Run" remix features fellow Texas Rappers Chamillionaire and Z-Ro. March 24th release of his album, Boss of All Bosses on E1 Music (formerly KOCH Records.) PROMO TOUR ROUTING: March 17th – Lafayette, LA March 18th- New Orleans, LA March 19th- Beaumont, TX/Home Watch The Video: Read Full Story

The annual SXSW MUSIC AND MEDIA CONFERENCE is about to start. The new legendary festival features a showcase of more than 1,800 musical acts from all music genres. Artists from around the globe will soon perform on over eighty stages in downtown Austin TEXAS. We went ahead and put together the entire HIP HOP lineup at SXSW for all those who want to attend. Lots of the upcoming rappers like Asher Roth, B.o.B., Charles Hamilton, The Knuxx and Kid Cudi will all be performing along with legenda... Read Full Story

Atlanta Rapper Pastor Troy is preparing a new album of material titled 'Feel Me or Kill Me', the follow up to his 2007 album Tool Muziq. Troy’s latest album is his3RD under a deal with San Francisco-based independent label SMC Recordings. The 12-tracks on 'Feel Me or Kill Me' features production by DJ Squeeky, Trackman, KP and Pastor Troy himself. "This record is quintessential Troy. It's hardcore, chaotic and that's the Pastor Troy I love,” SMC VP of A&... Read Full Story

Rapper Christian "Trick Trick" Mathis has denied earlier reports claiming that he was shot and wounded by gunfire Monday morning (March 16) and was in serious condition following a Jim Jones concert in Detroit. The Detroit rapper claims he was told Monday morning about being the victim of a shoot-out. He told WKQI-FM (95.5) on Monday morning that he was at home "restin' and chillin'." "I'm at home. I ain't left this house since Saturday." Trick... Read Full Story

MIAMI, Fla. — A man shot four people to death at a family gathering early Sunday, then went home and killed himself, police said. The man may have been upset because his wife had left him, according to a sergeant with the Miami Police Department's homicide division. Officers got a call shortly after midnight that numerous shots had been fired and a red pickup truck had been spotted leaving the scene. They arrived and found four bodies. Juan Sosa, who lives a block away, was out walkin... Read Full Story

Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, a Mexican drug lord, was placed at 701 on the Forbes list of richest men for being worth an estimated $1 billion. The 51-year-old who has allegedly set off a wave of killings in Mexico to dominate the drug business is believed to change his cell phone every day to avoid being caught and is being compared to the late Colombian kingpin Pablo Escobar. Guzman's prison escape and subsequent eight years on the run has been considered an embarrassment to Mex... Read Full Story

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth hit and killed a pedestrian with his Bentley on Saturday morning on a busy causeway linking Miami and Miami Beach, police said. Stallworth was headed toward the beach when he hit a 49-year-old man around 7 a.m., said Miami Beach police spokesman Juan Sanchez. The unidentified pedestrian was taken to a nearby trauma center, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later. He was near a crosswalk but it’s not clear if he was crossing legally. ... Read Full Story