FILE-This Sept. 7, 2008 file photo shows Kanye West performing at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards held at Paramount Pictures Studio Lot in Los Angeles. Rappers who have continued to flaunt their riches have received criticism. Fans bristled earlier this year after West unveiled a line of $400-plus sneakers he crafted with Louis Vuitton. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) ATLANTA -- The hip-hop world is a less bling-bling place these days. The music genre has been defined as much by diamond-encrusted watches and platinum chains as its gritty urban lyrics. But in the last couple of years, it...
DC offers an up and coming rapper...Wale
The Examiner
The Examiner
Wale If you're from DC or around the DMV area; Wale, a rising vet rapper, is someone you've heard of since 2006 when his single Dig Dug (Shake...
Knucklehead who testified against brother in Ohio shooting of rapper TI's crew gets 17 years
Star Tribune
Star Tribune
CINCINNATI - A man who drove a vehicle during an Ohio highway gun battle that killed a member of the rapper T.I.'s entourage has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Forty-one-year-old Padron Thomas told a judge he's a...
Rapper T.I.'s fiancee, Lil Wayne's ex-wife to star in new reality TV show on BET
Newsday
Newsday
Tameka "Tiny" Cottle poses at the front gate of the home she shares with her fiancee rapper T.I. in Jonesboro, Ga. on Thursday, May 28, 2009. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) (John Bazemore, AP / May 28, 2009)...
Mistah F.A.B., Dem Hoodstarz, local rappers and DJs at The Underground
The Examiner
The Examiner
Comment RSS Email Print Courtesy Amplified Entertainment Hip Hop fans in Reno have an opportunity to enjoy a diverse lineup of Bay Area rappers and local hip hop acts at The Underground this weekend. ...
Freestyle contest puts All-Star rappers on their toes
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
As David "Felonious Stretch" Hughes pondered an audience member's suggestion for a Rhyme Calisthenics All-Star rap challenge Thursday, the crowd at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater started growing restless. Hughes, the show's...
I Like Being Comfortable In What I Wear -Kel
Modern Ghana
Modern Ghana
Kelechi Ohia, the 400 level economics undergraduate of the Lagos State University (LASU), who many have come to know and address as Kel in the Nigerian music industry is one lady, who knows her onions and what she wants...



