No matter what you think of him, that DMX was born to entertain us. Once upon a time, he was the biggest thing in rap music but his run-ins with the law kept him in the belly of the beast, where ironically, he currently resides at the present time. The loving folks over at Vibe Magazine went to pay him a visit and recently found out that his current rap king successor, Rick Ross, is very interested in signing him to the MMG empire. Read the rest of this entry »

DMX was such a paramount figure because he was, almost to a fault, so damn believable. His most charming quality was being three screws loose of a complete toolbox and that character flaw was exactly what the genre needed – a guy who could pile drive all conventional wisdom while threatening to rob your family at gunpoint. In fact, the only “soft” characteristic about him was his resistance towards hard drugs which eventually derailed the career of a man who once looked Jay-Z eye-to-eye in terms of popularity. Read the rest of this entry »

Jasmine Calle

Hangover 2 Review: Pretty Good For A Monkey-Sploitation Picture [Film Drunk]

Cops Suspended After Lapdance [CNN]

Eve Wants Lil Kim To End The Beef With Nicki Minaj [SOHH]

DMX To Be Released From Prison By Summer [Al Lindstrom] Read the rest of this entry »

Think back to the 1990′s. Hip-Hop was coming into its own as a cultural force and had more controversy attached to its name than anyone knew what to do with. Making a name for oneself was a hustle, too. This was long before the days of the Internet, when an artist could be a no name on Monday and hottest thing in the industry by Friday afternoon. Read the rest of this entry »

Brittanya O’Campo

Amber Rose To Star In Her Own Reality Show “Behind My Shades” [TUD]

Italian Lesbians Sell Cars [Warming Glow]

DMX’s Wife Claims He Was ‘Set Up’ By Phoenix Authorities [The BVX]

Are You Getting Laid More This Holiday Season? [Vibe] Read the rest of this entry »

“It ain’t them that’s knockin’ us off, it’s us that’s knockin’ us off.”

Originally, “White Manz World” was going to be a simple Shuffle post to shine light on one of Pac’s most rousing but unheralded songs. Then G-Dep chose this weekend to make a casual confession to committing a violent act which ended up being a seventeen year old murder case gone cold. Then too, Charles Hamilton allegedly socked a cop. Lastly, DMX spent his 40th birthday in jail on December 18th. Placing all of the jail-related news that transpired in 48 hour window alongside last week’s situation with Gucci, Waka & Miss Deb plus Ja Rule’s guilty verdict and Hip-Hop amassed an unusual amount of time on the police blotter. Read the rest of this entry »

Joyce & Deborah Glenn

Four Loko To Be Abolished In New York [NYDN]

How Many Rappers Can Ruin A Good Thing By One [HHDX]

Rihanna Snapped Topless For “Loud” Artwork [Singersroom]

Paul Pierce Asks The Lord For Two Things [Yardbarker] Read the rest of this entry »

“All I ask when I die, dress me fly and neatly/And brush my waves so I’m handsome when the b!tches greet me…”

Sometimes forgotten due to his controversial exit, then return, then exit again is the fact Ma$e dropped one of Bad Boy’s classic LP’s in the form of 1997′s Harlem World. Read the rest of this entry »

Graphic by Talia

The recent rally behind Lauryn Hill after her East Coast Rock The Bells stop will soon die down once fans remember the harsh truth — we lost Lauryn long years ago. Miseducation… Lauryn dropped out and even though she may make reappearances on stage & record, she will never be our Lauryn. Read the rest of this entry »

DMX’s life and career have become extreme parallels. For every celebrated high, the scales tip and leave him with even more sustained and prolonged lows. This guy literally gets out of jail, returns to a brief moment of shine while rocking the stage with Lil Kim…and then goes back to jail for yet another stint? Yes Earl, that’s yo’ life © E-40. Read the rest of this entry »

Fresh out of jail and out on bail parole, DMX joined Lil Kim on stage as she brought her circus through Arizona this past weekend. If anybody knows why the crowd was screaming as if these two still held any starpower, feel free to drop me a line. Read the rest of this entry »

Congratulations Hip-Hop, Internets and corny radio. You have even managed to kill the ghost of the mega remix. Seriously, was the original version even big enough to warrant a massive guestlist? With all these rap heavyweights present, you’d think the world would be jumping for joy, rushing to iTunes to squander their $1.29 for it. Read the rest of this entry »

Sh#t revolve like the doors in jail © Genovese

Today, Lindsay was sentenced to a 90-day stay in the slammer, stemming from a probation violation on a 2007 arrest. And as she’s on her way in, Earl Simmons was unleashed back into the world. Clutch your wallets. Read the rest of this entry »

Dark. Man. X.

The name sounds like the character of parodied rapper for a Ben Stiller movie at this point. But before there was Lil Wayne (as we know him now), Young Money Records and Auto-Tune, there was DMX, the Ruff Ryders and his growls and barks. Read the rest of this entry »

Tamara

Jamie Jungers Wins Mistress Beauty Pageant [TMZ]

10 Children’s Characters Who Were Definitely On Drugs [Guyism]

DMX’s Wife To Write “Tell-All” Book [WoooHa]

Kendra Wilkinson Is Getting There [Don Chavez]

Mom Accused Of Killing Son Wanted To Be At His Funeral [Gothamist]

Musicians ‘Still Need Record Labels’ Says Report [Spinner] Read the rest of this entry »