Latest Hip Hop News

HHE’s Fashion Editor is not one known to bite his tongue when it comes to some of the entertainment’s best and worse dressers and this post will serve as a reminder for all those who decide to step out onto a red carpet that his watchful eyes will be monitoring all your fashion movements. Best […]

It happens every year. The 2012 BET Awards nominations were announced Wednesday afternoon and its already looking to be a whose who of your favorite folks in entertainment. Leading the pack is Kim Kardashian’s current partner in public displays of hand-holding Kanye West with seven nominations including two nods for video of the year with […]

Don Cornelius,  creator of the ground-breaking “Soul Train” television show was found dead this morning in his Los Angeles home as a result of gunshots. NY Times reports that someone called the police from Cornelius’ Sherman Oaks home  and reported that shots had been fired just before 4am. Once police arrived on the scene, they […]

In a recent interview with Rap-Up.com T-Pain tries to explain the reasons why there will be no “T-Wayne” collabo album with him and Lil Wayne as we were all being told circa 2008. The two were featured together on tracks such as T-Pain’s “i Can’t Believe It” and “Studio Love (Remix)”, but never released an […]

Congratulations are in order for rapper Kanye West. And no, Beyonce hasn’t given birth to her child yet to make Yeezy a proud auntie. The 2012 Grammy Award nominations were announced Wednesday night at the “Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!” event in Los Angeles where Yeezy ended up leading the race with a total of seven nods. Although […]

After the nominations for the 54th annual Grammy Awards were announced yesterday, R&B crooner, Miguel was not one of the artists nominated, and he’s not too happy about it. Miguel took to Twitter to rant and at first he seemed, cool, calm and collected tweeting “Damn, this really hurts. Congrats to all the nominees”. Looks […]

Lyrics B+ Beats B+ Flow A- Originality A- Overall Grade B+ The past couple of years have been busy for Gadsden, Alabama’s only white rapper.  In late 2009, with the release of his critically acclaimed mixtape Trunk Muzik, Yelawolf created a buzz that raised eyebrows in the industry. First came the request for features, then a few […]

Just last night at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre, the 2011 Soul Train Awards was held to honor the brightest and most successful artists of the year, as well as paying homage to the influencers and pioneers of today’s music. Of course an awards show isn’t an awards show without the starts showing up just in time […]

Nia Long and her NBA boyfriend, Ime Udoka, gave birth to a healthy baby boy last night. The 41-year old Soul Food star and her boyfriend named the baby Kez Sunday Udoka. Nia’s reps say that both Nia and baby Kez are both “healthy” and doing fine. Although this is the first child for Nia […]

No one could have ever imagined that the performance Heavy D did for a tribute to Michael Jackson would be his last as the news of his passing sent shock waves throughout the hip hop community. Heavy D., born Dwight Errington Myers, collapsed outside his Beverly Hills condo after he suffered difficulty breathing while returning […]

Divorced mother of two, Jennifer Lopez wants to teach the rest of these truck stop hookers how its done. Last night she attended Glamor’s 2011 Women Of The Year Awards in Atelier Versace leaving a lot of leg room to attract motorists. Those other tramps on the stroll better step their game up because no horny […]

For those of you who were looking forward to southern rapper Webbie‘s next visit on 106th & Park you also can have a seat on the bench next to him. Its been reported that after being one of the guest judges for Freestyle Friday, Webster Gradney Jr. must’ve whispered something in the ear of show […]

Fur framed glasses with panther detail from Givenchy   October 31st marks the annual day when children scurry through dark and chilly streets in search of tooth-aching treats to stuff themselves with during the night. It also marks the one night a year when most adults lose all sense of inhibitions and parade themselves in […]

Rapper “2 Chainz” formerly known as Tity Boi is dropping the new mixtape, T.R.U. REALigion, on November 11th. 2Chainz has been causing a major stir in the rap game since dropping Codeine Cowboy earlier this year.  After his cypher on the BET Hip Hop Awards, his popularity has skyrocketed.  Not only does 2 Chainz’ lyrical metaphors have the […]