Young Money's Drake has shared his thoughts on Rihanna's comeback album, Rated R, and said he had the opportunity to work with her in the studio.
Continue reading Drake Talks Rihanna's "Rated R" Album, "We Did Some Great Work Together".
Def Jam's Redman has offered some clues toward his new album, Reggie Noble 9 1/2, and said he has no regrets for using auto-tune on a few records.
Continue reading Redman Auto-Tunes New Album, "Reggie Noble Don't Give A F*ck, He Wanna Do [It]".
Grammy-winning singer Rihanna's Rated R track listing has landed online and shows a limited amount of guest features by artists including Young Jeezy and The Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am.
Continue reading Rihanna Gets "Rated R" W/ Young Jeezy, Album Track Listing Revealed [Audio].
50 Cent has made his prediction on the first-week sales for Rick Ross and Triple C's debut project, Custom Cars & Cycles, and said their group record could sell over 10,000 copies if they purchased a certain amount themselves.
Continue reading 50 Cent Predicts Rick Ross & Triple C's First-Week Numbers, "They Can Break 10K If They Buy Some" [Video].
Teen rapper Soulja Boy Tell Em recently discussed his working relationship with Kanye West and said the Grammy-winning producer has been a fan since his 2008 dispute with Ice-T.
Continue reading Soulja Boy On Working W/ Kanye West, "I Got Some Sh*t Coming W/ Him, Me & Drake".
Diddy recently spoke on his upcoming Interscope Records debut, The Last Train To Paris, and explained that he placed emphasis on making the record more emotional than previous releases.
Continue reading Diddy On "Last Train To Paris" LP, "The Most Vulnerable Album I've Ever Been Involved In".
50 Cent has showed no signs of wanting to patch his issues with Rick Ross and has predicted the rapper's group, Triple C's, will fail to sell a substantial amount of albums next week when Custom Cars & Cycles drops.
Continue reading 50 Cent Says Triple C's New Album Will Flop, "And Then Rick Ross Is Going To Follow That Failure".
Chris Brown recently debuted "I Can Transform Ya," his new song with Lil Wayne, which is reportedly the singer's first single from his upcoming album, Graffiti.
Continue reading Chris Brown Debuts Lil Wayne Collabo, "Make Sure Y'all Request It At The Radio" [Video].
Bad Boy CEO Diddy has confirmed his move to Interscope Records after a five-year run at Warner Music Group imprint Atlantic Records and said he is ready to begin signing new artists.
Continue reading Diddy Confirms Interscope Records Power Move, "We Want To Build Something Very Special" [Video].
Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon has spoken on the proposed upcoming Ghostface Killah and Method Man joint album and said there were still issues which needed to be ironed out before the project starts production.
Continue reading Raekwon Stops Ghostface-Method Man Collabo Album Talks, "Everything Is Just Word Of Mouth" [Video].
Continue reading Plies Prepares To Unleash His "Goon", Still Keeps It "Real".
Continue reading Jay-Z Explains "Blueprint 3" Artwork, "These Are The Forgotten Things About Music" [Video] .
Continue reading Jay-Z Unveils "The Blueprint 3" Album Cover .
After landing at No. 1 in the UK with his fifth consecutive album, Eminem is on track to top all U.S. sales charts as Relapse will reportedly become the highest-selling debut of the year with estimated 630,000 sold copies in its first week.
Continue reading Eminem's "Relapse" No. 1 Album Of The Year, Sales To Hit 630K In First Week.
Eminem has reportedly launched a new website using rehab concepts to help promote his upcoming album Relapse.
Continue reading Eminem Launches Rehab-Based Website For "Relapse".
Busta Rhymes recently spoke on making Universal Motown his new label home while detailing the overall sound of his forthcoming album, B.O.M.B. (Back On My Bullsh*t).
Continue reading Busta Rhymes Talks Break From Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine, "I'm Being Born Again".
Mega rap star 50 Cent will be kicking off 2009 with a release date for his upcoming video game Blood on the Sand while building anticipation for Before I Self Destruct.
Continue reading 50 Cent's "Blood In The Sand" Release Date Confirmed, Album & JMJ Doc On The Way.
This week Young Jeezy producer, Shawty Redd, nabbed a Grammy nomination for Snoop Dogg's "Sensual Seduction." SOHH caught up with the Atlanta-based beatmaker to talk about his recent nomination and his upcoming solo album.
Continue reading Shawty Redd Reacts To Grammy Nod, Speaks On Upcoming Solo Album.
Fans of the late Christoper "Biggie Smalls" Wallace will be treated with an assortment of unreleased material from the rapper in a soundtrack from his upcoming biopic Notorious.
Continue reading "Notorious" Soundtrack Unearths Early, Unreleased B.I.G. Tracks.
It's been two years sinceThe Clipse released their critically acclaimed album, Hell Hath No Fury. In preparation for their follow up which is due out next year, Pusha T and Malice have released a new mixtape and launched their own clothing line. In this SOHH exclusive, Pusha T talks about their new projects and explains why he'll always rap about cocaine.
Continue reading Clipse Will Never Stop Rapping About Coke, "When Jay-Z Went 'Kingdom Come,' Everybody Sh*tted On Him".
Tomorrow, Akon's third studio album, Freedom, will hit stores. SOHH caught up with the Konvict Muzik star to talk about his new European sound and the mini-documentary on his life that he's packaging with the album.
Continue reading Akon Flows Digitally, Documents Old Stomping Grounds.
Just a few weeks away from his long-awaited eighth album Universal Mind Control, SOHH got a hold of Common to talk about today's hip-hop, retiring from music and the impact of Barack Obama's presidential run.
Continue reading Common Talks Future, "I Want To Be Doing Shows When I'm 60".
Hot off the press this week Michael Jackson is the Prince of Paupers, Beyonce got it from her Mama, Kanye can't stop believing in himself and Whitney Houston won't share.
Continue reading Beyonce Learned Her Lesson, Michael Jackson's Money Problems Revealed, Kanye Is "Very Confident," Whitney Houston Hides Her Funds.
As the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. For Caption Diss, SOHH is asking you, the reader, to tell us what those words are...just keep it short. The person who coins the wittiest caption wins.
Continue reading Kanye West, T.I. & Shawty Lo.
Interscope head Jimmy Iovine has come forward to explain the delay of Dr. Dre's highly anticipated, upcoming album.
Continue reading Jimmy Iovine Explains "Detox" Delay, "I Lost Dr. Dre To Eminem".
Two of Def Jam's biggest hip-hop artists will both be dropping new albums on Monday, (November 24). SOHH recently caught up with Ludacris to find out how he feels about going head to head with Kanye West.
Continue reading Ludacris Not Worried About Dropping The Same Day As Kanye, "He's Going A Different Direction".
With his mega hit record "Pop Champagne" continuing to explode on radio stations across the nation, SOHH sat down with Ron Browz to find out what's next for the producer-turned-singer.
Continue reading SOHH Exclusive: Ron Browz On T-Pain Diss, "For Somebody Using Auto-Tune Wrong, I Made A Hit Record".
Mega rap star Kanye West has decided to link up with MySpace Music to give fans the opportunity to hear his entire new album 808s & Heartbreak three days before it hits stores.
Continue reading Kanye Reveals "Heartbreak" On MySpace.
D-Block's Jadakiss will be giving fans an opportunity to hear new songs from his upcoming album The Last Kiss as he hits stores with the two-day "Jadakiss NYC Retail Tour" beginning today (November 20).
Continue reading Jadakiss Premieres New Tracks, Greets Fans In NYC Record Stores.
It's been four years since he dropped his debut album but today The Alchemist released a brand new EP. In this SOHH exclusive we talk to the famed hip-hop producer about his experience on Method Man and Redman's "Still High" Tour, his extreme lung capacity and the digital-only release of The Alchemist's Cookbook.
Continue reading The Alchemist Explains Why He's Called "Muffler Lung".
Certified gold-selling Southern rapper Plies is set to make his first New York City appearance later this month.
Continue reading Plies Makes NY Debut, Plans Free Concert.
During a recent press conference that SOHH took part in, 50 Cent took time out to address why his new album was pushed back to 2009 and fired back at Donald Trump for dissing his MTV reality competition, "The Money and The Power."
Continue reading 50 Cent Defends Album Push Back, "'Get Up' Is Actually Performing Better At Radio Than 'I Get Money'".
On the eve of the release of the "Mixtape Messiah 5," SOHH caught up with Chamillionaire to talk about his upcoming major label album, Venom, and why it may be his last.
Continue reading Chamillionaire "Realistic" About New Album, "I Gotta Hit A Home Run Or I Probably Won't Be Doing This [Anymore]".
Continue reading Ghostface Links W/ Lil' Wayne, Pusha T & More For Compilation Album.
Continue reading Lil' Wayne's "Dedication 3" Hits The Net A Day Late.
Continue reading 50 Cent Waits To "Self Destruct," Album Pushed Back To '09.
Continue reading Lil' Wayne Is A MAD Man, Kanye "Pops" Off At The Mouth, 50 Cent Trumped By The Donald, Dame Dash - A "Chronic" Liar.
Continue reading Jim Jones Ditches Katt Williams For Mike Epps, Delivers "Real Hard Christmas Music" For The Holiday Season.
Continue reading Kanye Speaks On Mother's Passing, Feelings Of Isolation.
With almost two weeks left until the official release date, Kanye West's fourth album, 808s & Heartbreak has leaked to the internet.
Continue reading Kanye's "808s & Heartbreak" Leaks .
Continue reading Jay-Z's "Blueprint 3" Coming in February '09 Says Kanye.
Today as he leaked the Young Jeezy assisted, "Amazing," Kanye West admitted that the Snowman inspired many of the songs on his upcoming album, 808s & Heartbreak.
Continue reading Kanye Looks To The Snowman For Inspiration, Asks "What Would Jeezy Do?".
Hip-Hop superstar Eminem's long awaited upcoming album Relapse may possibly be pushed into 2009.
Continue reading Eminem's New Project Still Under Construction.
Continue reading Beyonce Teams With MySpace For Exclusive Album Preview .
With the release of T-Pain's third studio album, Thr33 Ringz, tomorrow SOHH caught up with the self-proclaimed ringleader's label head Akon, to find out how he feels about being surpassed by his protégé.
Continue reading Akon Steps Aside For Protege T-Pain, "I'm Never Gonna Jump In Front Of His Shine".
R&B superstar Beyonce has begun early talks of hitting the big screen as iconic heroine beauty, Wonder Woman.
Continue reading Beyonce Bids For Wonder Woman Role.
Continue reading Soulja Boy Forced To Step Up His Game, "I Started Hopping On Songs W/ Juelz & Gucci & They Just Killing Me".
Continue reading Jamie Foxx Links W/ T.I., Ne-Yo & The-Dream For Sophomore Set.
Cypress Hill frontman B-Real is prepping the release of his upcoming solo debut Smoke N Mirrors, set to drop this winter.
Continue reading B-Real "Smokes" W/ Snoop Dogg & Damian Marley On Solo Joint .
Continue reading Beyonce Offers To Sing At Obama's Inauguration.
Continue reading Havoc Says Prodigy's "Health Is Good," Despite Claims By Noreaga.
Continue reading The Alchemist Heads To The Kitchen W/ Snoop & Jadakiss, Cooks Up Mini EP.
Continue reading Kelis Caught On Tape W/ Another Man?, New Winehouse Tunes "Sensational," Keri Hilson Debut Pushed To '09, Chilli "Too Spicy" For VH1.
Continue reading Q-Tip's Election-Day Release Echoes Obama's Message.
Continue reading Styles P Plays Nutritionist On New DVD, Plans On Going Out to Hollywood.
Continue reading Plies Questions Lyrical MC's Sincerity, "You Can't Find A Dude Great W/ Words That's 100% Truthful".
Continue reading The Cool Kids Speak On Upcoming Tour W/ Q-Tip.
Continue reading Busta Rhymes' Motown Debut Gets Pushed Back.
Bow Wow will be clocking in studio time as he prepares the release of his sixth solo album New Jack City Part II set to drop this winter.
Continue reading Bow Wow Takes Fans To "New Jack City" W/ Upcoming Album .
Continue reading Baby Announces Upcoming Flick With Lil' Wayne, "Like Father, Like Son".
Continue reading Usher Looks Overseas For Inspiration.
Continue reading will.i. am Speaks On Black Eyes Peas' "E.N.D." & Role In "Madagascar 2".
Continue reading Jadakiss Kisses Album Title Goodbye .
Continue reading New Common Album Pushed Back, Kanye "Punches" In Guest Spot.
Continue reading Jim Jones "Prays" With Ryan Leslie & Ludacris on New Album.
Continue reading Mos Def "Ecstatic" About Upcoming CD.
Planning to expose hip-hop heads to an assortment of fresh music on his upcoming 6-track EP, New York radio personality Peter Rosenberg spoke with SOHH to explain the project's goal and how he was able to get some of New York's promising rappers to record a record in one big day.
Continue reading Peter Rosenberg Talks New EP W/ Saigon & Buckshot.
Continue reading EPMD Are Back In Business, New Album Dropping in December .
Continue reading 50 Cent Joins Mickey Rourke In New Crime Thriller.
Continue reading Mos Def, Rihanna Star In Iceberg Slim Adaptation, Ice-T Working On "Pimp" Doc.
Continue reading Ludacris Censors Himself During Concert For Best Buy Employees.
Continue reading Newcomers The Knux "Ain't Worried About Making Money," Speak On Turning Down Offer To Sign W/ Eminem.
Continue reading E-40 Talks "Ball Street Journal," Game & Snoop Dogg Collabo.
Continue reading Soulja Boy Readies Sophomore Set, Online Cartoon Series.
Continue reading Rhymefest Confesses, "I Was Dealing W/ Suicidal Thoughts Not Too Long Ago".
Continue reading Dallas Austin Signs W/ Universal For Debut Solo Set.
Continue reading Styles P To Unleash New CD/DVD Next Month.
Continue reading Lil' Wayne & Cash Money Sign UK Singer Jay Sean.
Continue reading Eminem Has A "Relapse," Debuts New Freestyle.
Continue reading Kanye Previews "808s & Heartbreak," Promises Another Album In June.
Continue reading 50 Cent Reunites W/ Eminem & Dr. Dre For New Album, Details Emerge On "Before I Self Destruct" Film.
Continue reading The-Dream Preps Sophomore Set.
Though recent focus has been on Jadakiss and his upcoming Def Jam debut, Styles P tells SOHH the D-Block movement is still alive and well.
Continue reading Styles P Says "Everybody's Cool" In The Lox, As Jadakiss Eyes Def Jam Solo.
