Controversial, sometimes even secretive imagery will always have an appeal but that doesn't necessarily mean all the world's evils are orchestrated by a secret society.

Before rappers had multimillion-dollar endorsement deals with shoe manufacturers and makeup companies, it was commonplace to see even the most mainstream emcees speak out on controversial issues. In the wake of Hip Hop’s commercial boom from…

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Da' Hitman (Core DJs) teams up with Morris Corp Ent once again to deliver volume 2 of The Faction (WFKTN Radio Edition), featuring a 2012 twist to classic 90's Hip-Hop with artists from around the world - hosted by J Morris and Twomp Dojah Grain.…

Big changes are in store for Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa. The engaged couple is expecting their first child together, as Rose's burgeoning baby bump at Thursday night's MTV Video Music Awards made evident. "We're expecting a beautiful little baby named Amber," Khalifa revealed on the red carpet.

Rumors have been swirling that Rose was expecting, but Khalifa was quick to downplay the reports. He talked about…

President Barack Obama will set specific goals for economic growth, energy development and deficit reduction in his speech on Thursday night accepting his nomination for re-election by the Democratic National Convention.

According to excerpts of the speech released to reporters, the president will call for the nation to rally around “a real, achievable plan”…

Astronaut Neil Armstrong will be buried as far away from outer  space as possible ... at the bottom of the ocean -- this according to his  family. The family wouldn't specify when or where the burial at sea will  take place. In case you didn't know, Neil was a Navy fighter pilot before  he joined the space program in 1962 -- and burials at…

A private invitation-only memorial for Michael Clarke Duncan  has been scheduled for next week, the actor’s rep tells TMZ. According to  the rep, the memorial will take place on Monday led by famed preacher Bishop Charles Blake. Dr. H. Beecher Hicks will be doing the  eulogy. So far, no word on who’ll be attending. A public…

Kanye West has pulled out of the MTV Video Music Awards at the 11th hour.

The Gold Digger rapper, 35, cancelled his appearance after deciding he didn't want to attend tonight's ceremony in Los Angeles without his girlfriend Kim Kardashian by his side.

Inseparable: Kanye West has decided not to attend the MTV VMAs in Los Angeles tonight because his girlfriend Kim Kardashian can't be by his side

The reality star, 31, had a prior…

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Recently I mused about how some local rap artists, specifically Chief Keef, are emblematic of Chicago's violence problem. Now, police are looking into possible connections…

Central Florida prodigy Gitt Swift closes out the summer with another banging hit single and video “Money Dance.” The single is the second release from his forthcoming King House Records mixtape History In The Making Vol. 2, due later this month. The song is produced by Stunna Baby (Plies/Big Gates Records) and the video is directed by Ondra…

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A preliminary hearing on drug and weapons charges for the Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel was continued at the request of prosecutors until evidence in the case could be processed in a lab.

Bail, originally set…

K. Michelle's ex-boo recently filed a lawsuit against the producer of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, Mona Scott-Young's Monami Entertainment company, Viacom International, VH1, and other organizations involved with the show for portraying him as an abuser time and again and reunion his reputation.  K. Michelle has often recalled a beating she suffered at the hands of Memphitz during a heated argument years ago on various episodes of Love & Hip…

Apparently producer WINO didn't appreciate an earlier conversation

btw him & his artist Iggy Azalea…

Dr. Dre has not released an album in over 10 years, but that hasn’t stopped him from topping the list of hip-hop’s top earners. The West Coast rap icon ranks No. 1 on Forbes‘ annual Hip-Hop Cash Kings list.

The rapper-producer, whose oft-delayed album Detox still remains without a release date, pulls in $110 million in pre-tax earnings thanks to his successful Beats by Dr. Dre headphones line. Handset…