Congrats to 36 for picking up the Oscar. While I was at the barbershop I heard a lot of different opinions on how people felt about the whole situation. Some felt that the show was not the right venue for them to perform. Others felt that if a black person won an Oscar that it…

It’s been a rumor for months, even before the I Declare War show, but it’s official now: Def Jam has signed Nas, and the greatest rap beef of four years ago has become the greatest rap joint-venture prospect of right now. It’s funny; the Times article makes much of the aesthetic border between personas in…

Rapper Obie Trice was shot early Saturday while driving on a freeway, police said. Trice, a Detroit native and protege of Eminem, was on the Lodge Freeway at about 1:10 a.m. when his vehicle was shot at by someone in another car, said Michigan State Police Sgt. Mario Gonzales. Trice managed to continue driving and…

Murder charges against rapper Gucci Mane were dropped on Friday. DeKalb County prosecutors said there was a lack of evidence to try Mane, whose real name is Radric Davis, for murder in the shooting death of Henry Lee Clark III, a Macon rapper, on May 10. Mane said he shot Clark in self-defense when Clark…

Dave Chappelle is back on Comedy Central _ well, kind of. The wildly popular comedian, who last spring walked off his show just weeks before its season premiere, will be on view in four episodes’ worth of sketches he filmed before his startling exit, the cable channel announced Monday. The four half-hours of “Chappelle’s Show”…

After 15 years, Busta Rhymes has officially cut off his long dreadlocks. Busta Rhymes, born Trevor Smith, cut off his trademark dreadlocks during a recent photo shoot in a New York barbershop. I started growing these sh–s in December ’89. I was 17, Busta stated. I signed my [record] deal and said I aint combing…

The (War)Lox go on Hot97 and start beefin’ about they want their publishing from Puffy. He got back at them with this interview with Angie Martinez. D Block Announcement – Styles P, Jada & Sheik Puffy vs. The Lox – Puffy’s RESPONSE – Part 1 Puffy vs. The Lox – Puffy’s RESPONSE – Part 2

Janet Jackson and James DeBarge, who were briefly married in 1984, had a daughter together, DeBarge’s brother Young DeBarge has claimed on a radio program. Young DeBarge said the child, named Renee and now 18, has been living with Rebbie Jackson, Janet’s oldest sister. His comments lent support to reports that have circulated for years…