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Bun B. is one of hip hop’s most incredible MCs regardless of regional affiliation. Along with his late partner, Pimp C., their pioneering group, UGK, sets the tone for Southern rap and hip hop to become a dominant force in pop music. Now considered an icon for a generation of contemporary hip hop artists, […]

It all came to a head during the 3rd annual Dirty Awards when group member Diamond announced that she no longer was with the group Crime Mob. The problem at the time was that the other members were not made aware of her decision when she announced it to an audience of thousands at […]

Hip Hop Enquirer’s Kash Howard caught up with rapper Rick Ross aka Ricky Rosay at the Creme of the Crop Interscope Records post BET Awards dinner and he talks BMF Big Meech, Larry Hoover and his album release on July 20th. Check out the video below:

It was no surprise that Young Money’s Nicki Minaj would walk away with the Best Female Rapper Award Sunday night but who she thanked in the end was a big surprise to many.

Trey Songz and his mother, April Tucker, were on stage to accept his first ever BET Awards for Best Male R & B artist. Some in the audience was a little surprised how close he is to his mother but congrats to Trey Songz for winning the honor. By the way, you really did jack up […]

Brittany Daniel & Keenon Ivory Wayans Hip Hop Enquirer was in the building to cover this years dinner celebration at Mr. Chows restaurant with our own Kash Howard & Dennis Byron who conducted interviews on the red carpet and then headed inside to mingle with some of today’s biggest names in music and television.

The highly anticipated tribute for Michael Jackson by Chris Brown was by far the best performance of the night. There were many who counted him out of the music game but last night’s performances just reinforced the fact that this young artist has a long successful career ahead of him.  Check out his performance below. […]

Church & Dwight Co., the makers of TROJAN® Brand Condoms, commissions The Celebrity Agency for the  Magnum Live Large Project initiative and awards event

Leading the way with BET nominations this year is, unsurprisingly, Jay Z. The rap star exceeds all other artists with five nominations: Best Male Hip Hop artist, Best Collaboration (with Alicia Keys for “New York State of Mind“), Best Video (both for “Empire State of Mind” and “Run this Town”), and Viewer’s Choice for “Empire […]

In 1998, Miami rapper Trick Daddy released a million-selling bouncy single, “Nann Nigga,” featuring a sexy voice. Her vocals usher in an assertive, semi-brash and aggressive female MC as his counterpart. Her laid back, sassy bars are a regenesis of Millie Jackson-esque laments about lavish things: expensive furs, designer clothes, gaudy jewelry, foreign cars, being […]

The Two-Hour Special Delivers Love, Peace and Soul in a Special Simulcast on both Centric and BET. CENTRIC and BET will both premiere the CENTRIC PRESENTS: 2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS in a special simulcast on Sunday, November 29 at 9:00 PM*. Hosted by Academy Award nominated actors Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, the return […]

The Two-Hour Special Delivers Love, Peace and Soul in a Special Simulcast on both Centric and BET. CENTRIC and BET will both premiere the CENTRIC PRESENTS: 2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS in a special simulcast on Sunday, November 29 at 9:00 PM*. Hosted by Academy Award nominated actors Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, the return […]

An A-list of stars descended upon Atlanta this evening to honor a select few who has paved the way for some of today’s musical performers. The evening was hosted by academy award-winning movie stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson. Special honors were given to R & B’s legends Chaka Khan and Charlie Wilson. There […]

The 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards once again stepped up its game this year by bringing out some heavy hitters to grace the illustrious Atlanta Civic Center stage with unexpected appearances by some of the biggest names in hip hop today. As Hip Hop Enquirer’s staff consisting of Dasha Ware, Director of Marketing and sometime […]

An A-list of stars descended upon Atlanta this evening to honor a select few who has paved the way for some of today’s musical performers. The evening was hosted by academy award winning movie stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson. Special honors were given to R & B’s legends Chaka Khan and Charlie Wilson. […]