Happy Birthday super producer and rapper, Dr. Dre!  Today he is celebrating his 51st birthday!  Also, novelist Toni Morrison is celebrating her 85th birthday!

After having a very successful year in music, Dr. Dre returns with new material. Following his Compton album, Dre recruits T.I. and R&B singer Victoria Monét for a new single titled “Back To Business.” The single, which premiered on his Apple Music Beats 1 “Pharmacy” radio show, finds Dre reminiscing on the genesis of his career, while T.I. raps […]

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Just months after the release of their record-breaking biopic Straight Outta Compton, it was recently announced that the legendary rap group N.W.A. will be inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year.

Former N.W.A. manager Jerry Heller is suing Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, the estate of Eazy-E, and NBC Universal for $110 million.

After swindling the group out of millions in the 80s and 90s, Jerry Heller is back in hopes of taking over half of the profit from the biopic.

Geraldo Rivera tried to slam Kendrick Lamar, as well as hip-hop as a whole, after the Compton rapper’s performance at the BET Awards this summer. Geraldo used his platform to blanket hip-hop as hate, while Kendrick used his response to invoke his First Amendment right. Now, America may be using the song in question – “Alright” – […]

Dr. Dre says he dreams of one day touring Europe with three of his biggest and most successful protégés: Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar.…

After the popularity of NWA biopic movie has everyone talking!!  One of those people is Michel’le!  As a matter fact, her talks have sealed a new deal with Thinkfactory Media to produce her own biopic movie entitle, “Girl From The Hood!”   The made for television biopic movie will detail Michel’le’s rise to fame and […]

It’s that time of year again where we pull out our jackets, but don’t trip: The Game is here to keep things hot. The Compton rapper is gearing up for the release of his sixth studio album, The Documentary 2. While the 2-disc LP is available for pre-order on iTunes, Los Angeles Confidential continues to deliver quality […]

Forbes has finally released its annual “Hip-Hop Cash Kings” list, and the top three earners are a bit more surprising than usual. It should come…

Thanks to the success of box-office smash Straight Outta Compton, it feels like directors are in a race to confirm a sequel. S. Leigh Savidge, the…