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In an interview I did with him last week, but which won't be published until June, LL Cool J told me that he believes only history can judge "Accidental Racist." Eventually, said the rapper, his maligned collaboration with Brad Paisley will be re-evaluated, and he points out that President Obama was elected on a program of Mason-Dixon ... (more)

Watch video highlights from the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony held in Los Angeles on April 18.

Lunatics. He also claims he helped them with their projects and that they weren't always grateful for the assistance.

Music luminaries John Fogerty and Faith Hill, along with hot new country chart-toppers Florida Georgia Line in a special collaboration with Nelly, and country music stars The Band Perry have been added to the all-star artist lineup scheduled to perform at the ACM PRESENTS: TIM McGRAW'S SUPERSTAR SUMMER NIGHT, taping Monday, April 8 at the MGM Grand ... (more)

The Cannes Film Festival was wondering that Saturday, when Kore-eda Hirokazu's elegant and emotional "Like Father, Like Son" premiered.

As a rule, when people think got the rap group Public Enemy , they think of them as, well, a rap group, not the stars of a book-length graphic novel fighting for truth, justice and the American way.

Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj are joining the star-studded lineup of performers at this weekend's Billboard Music Awards.

'The exhilarating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain.' Daisy Buchanan from 'The Great Gatsby' gets to be reincarnated on the film's soundtrack under the guise of artists such as Beyonce, Lana Del Ray, Sia and Florence Welch.

Icelene Jones, Ol' Dirty Bastard's widow, says she is "disappointed" by Rock the Bells organizers and adds that she was not contacted directly about ODB's likeness being used in a digital performance.

The Sugarhill Gang's disputes with Sugar Hill Records over identity theft and unpaid royalties are the subject of a new documentary.

Krayzie Bone and Bizzy Bone point out that Eazy-E wrongfully does not get the gangsta glory witnessed in the legacies of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. In preparations for their Rock The Bells tour reunion , Cleveland, Ohio multi-platinum group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is speaking a lot about their mentor.

Singer Beyonce Knowles is pregnant again, multiple sources confirmed to E! May 17.

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Snoop Dogg's latest album, the reggae-heavy Reincarnated , was recently slapped with a Worst New Music label from SPIN.

IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2013 MAY 15, 2013 - S & D Entertainment Group, LLC is proud to announce the signing one of the industry's hottest hip hop producers, JELLY ROLL The Game Xzibit, Busta Rhymes and Method Man among numerous others.

Ja Rule is sporting some big guns, reported TMZ on May 16. The rapper was just released from federal prison and it looks like he did a lot of weight lifting while he was in there.

For Atlanta rapper Killer Mike, it has never been just about hip-hop. It has never been about preaching rhetoric over a beat.

Get ringtones from your favorite artists sent directly to your cell phone. Choose from 1000's of the best names in Hip Hop! Crooked I helps Sway and King Tech get back into the swing of things by stopping by their show's new home at Shade 45 for a freestyle.

Local punk blowout Riot Fest has steadily grown since it began as a two-day affair at the Congress Theater back in 2005, but it kicked things up a notch last year when it moved into Humboldt Park and transformed into a multistage outdoor carnival, Ferris wheel included .

"I married a thug," said the street lit author Wahida Clark, addressing the issue as if she were listing the bullet points of accomplishments in her life.