Busta Rhymes News

Legendary Houston, Texas record label, Swishahouse, has been honored by University of Houston with the 2011 Most Outstanding Educational Program Award.

Earlier this month, Chicago rap duo L.E.P. Bogus Boys were banned from performing in their hometown .

Fat Joe has one heck of a poker face. Back in April, after studio pictures of Joe Crack, Kanye West , Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes and DJ Khaled made their way onto Twitter, the Bronx rapper played coy when MTV News asked him about the photos.

With two hugely influential and platinum-selling albums, Richmond, Virginia's D'Angelo was once on top of the world.

Front man, Ruslan, is an Armenian refugee born in Baku, Azerbaijan. He moved toA San Diego as a child in the 1990s, after his family fled from religious persecution in their own country.

Microphone check one two: we've got some details regarding the 2012 edition of the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival which happens July 9 - 14 at locales all over the borough and features everything from MC and DJ battles, to tributes, industry talks and films.

When we last spoke to Breeding Ground artist Problem down in Austin, Texas for South By Southwest , the West Coast MC had just dropped Welcome to Mollywood , a mixtape that was released as a substitute for not being able to release his debut album, Plan B , on his previously scheduled March 8th date.

Get ringtones from your favorite artists sent directly to your cell phone. Choose from 1000's of the best names in Hip Hop! Busta Rhymes is joined by fellow Conglomerate emcees J-Doe and Reek Da Villain on the new Jahlil Beats-produced single "King Tut."

Wow. In a weird, morbid way, its refreshing to hear rumors that Drake has cancelled two dates on his Club Paradise tour.

Get ringtones from your favorite artists sent directly to your cell phone. Choose from 1000's of the best names in Hip Hop! While there is still no release date on his first album for Cash Money, Busta has been staying productive by making Dancehall tracks.

For the second time in the past month Lil Wayne and his entourage of skateboarders have been accused of assaulting a fan or paparazzi looking to snap a candid photo.

Inspired by his humble beginnings in Jamaica Queens, New York, starkly contrasted from his now larger than life G-Unit empire, 50 Cent has made efforts over the last few years to embrace those who are less fortunate.

Whoaaaaaaaaa! There is this boy named Logic and this kid has a nice lil' song with "Numbers." The only problem is this kid sounds JUST like Drake! I played it for a few friends and told them it was a new Drake song and they liked it, and they never even noticed it was a White kid from Maryland, not a bi-racial guy from Canada.

Festivalgoers from 2011 will remember Busta's show stopping cameo with longtime collaborator and friend, Q-Tip from ' A Tribe Called Quest '. A The Flatbush MC was part of Q-Tip's "Friends" set and helped launched The Festival's ".....and Friends" concept where headliners are carefully chosen to not only reflect the mission of the Festival but also ... (more)

Lil Wayne has become synonymous with the Young Money/Cash Money phenomenon that has swept up names such as Drake, Nicki Minaj, Mystikal and Busta Rhymes, and the rapper isn't going anywhere soon.

Rapper DMX has been out of prison for less than a year, and he's been busy ever since with recording , performances, tabloid drama , and a highly-publicized stint on a reality show.

A writer named Phil Mushnick says that the Nets should call themselves the "New York N-----s" because of Hov's involvement.

We've all heard about payola going on in the music industry in the past, but we usually hear about money changing hands for radio play.

Today's Daily Word isA dedicated to working hard! Many people have many ideas, many people have many talents, but they mean absolutely nothing if you are notA willing to put in the work to obtain your goal! We are often told thatA we must have faith in ourselves and our abilities, but without thatA being combined with work, it means nothing! You ... (more)

One of the newest duos on the scene actually consists of two veterans in Hip-Hop: Jarobi of A Tribe Called Quest and Dres of Blacksheep.Together, the two Native Tongue members make up EVITAN , which is actually "Native" spelled backwards.