US rapper Jay-Z has topped Forbes’ list of the Richest Rappers in 2010. According to Forbes.com, Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter pocketed 63 million dollars in personal income between June 2009 and June 2010, more than double that of runner-up Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, who earned 30 million dollars. He was followed by Senegalese-American rapper Aliuane ‘Akon’ Thiam with 21 million dollars. Jay-ZNew Orleans-born... 

Rapper 50 Cent goes off on fellow rapper Shyne during a conference call set up by Shyne’s label Def Jam. Rapper 50 Cent unleashed a profanity-filled tirade in a conference call with fellow rapper Shyne set up by Def Jam and XXL Magazine this week. The entire phone call was filmed and later placed on 50 Cent’s Website, ThisIs50.com. The video begins with 50 Cent, who was under a fake name,... 

The city of Atlanta threatens to revoke the liquor license for T.I.’s Club Crucial and also hit the club with a hefty fine. Atlanta’s Club Crucial, which was opened by rapper T.I. , is in jeopardy of losing its liquor license due to reports of violent incidents at the establishment. According to MyFoxAtlanta.com, Club Crucial may have its liquor license revoked from the city of Atlanta and... 

As Def Sounds reported earlier today, Rick Ross was attempting to sign Wiz Khalifa to his Maybach Music label, well that’s not going to happen because the Pittsburgh rapper has just inked a major label deal. Rostrum Records, the Indie home of Wiz has announced that he has officially signed with Atlantic Records, which is also the home of Lupe Fiasco. It has also been announced that Wiz will... 

Here’s an excerpt from the interview. What was the best thing someone said about you? Was there ever a hot Eminem diss? Um, no. [Laughs.] Nah, I’m kidding. Shit, there was a couple of lines Everlast said like, “You ain’t running up on me with no empty gun.” I know that there is a lot of shit that I would have said about me. spotted on DefSounds  Read More →

Rising Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs is known for speaking his mind, even if someone else ain’t feelin’ it. Hey, it’s his opinion right? And, he’s entitled to it. Most recently, he expressed his distaste for rapper Rick Ross and DJ Khaled, saying he feels both should take it down a notch. Gibbs gave his opinion in a Twitter rant (@FreddieGibbs), calling out overzealous DJs, saying:... 

It looks like Kanye West’s stop by Facebook earlier this week wasn’t a random thing. The rapper is actually making his rounds in a tour of Silicon Valley. His latest stop was at Twitter’s offices, who might’ve helped persuade him into joining on Wednesday (July 28). As of press time, Kanye had over 210,000 followers. You can follow him @KanyeWest. His stop at Twitter, like... 

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Apparently the music industry has proved to be too much for Mr. Charles Hamilton as it has been revealed that CH has checked himself into a mental hospital. During an interview with Bossip Charles says one of the reasons he checked himself in was peace of mind and because he loves music too much. “[His love for music goes] Too far, that was one of the reasons I checked in here. All I wanted... 

I was browsing youtube today and came across a movie advertisement that read “You Don’t Make 500Million Friends Without Making A Few Enemies”. Seeing and knowing the drama associated with social network sites, the poster immediately caught my attention. I clicked the ad and was taken to the trailer. From what I saw, the movie looked promising. The story synopsis reads: On a fall night... 

Brooklyn femcee Foxy Brown may find herself behind bars once again for violating an order of protection placed against her by her neighbor. Foxy was arrested on this past Wednesday after an exchange of words with Arlene Raymond, who has a restraining order against Fox dating back to a 2007 assault. In the criminal complaint, Arlene Raymond alleges that Foxy verbally attacked her. The report states... 

Although Rozay’s album is barely a day old, he tells 1515 that he’s already working on more music. He also confirms that Hype Williams will direct the visuals for “Live Fast, Die Young”. “Yeah, the homie Yeezy, we decided on Hype Williams. Hype Williams will direct ‘Live Fast, Die Young”. “Hit me up on Twitter @rickyrozay, and the reason I say that, I tweeted a picture of me and the... 

Earlier this week, footage surfaced of a crazed fan making his way on stage to get a hold of Fif during a show in Brazil last Friday. Yayo says talk of the excited fan catchin’ a beat down was an exaggeration.  Read More →