Vandal Art$: viral aesthetics and guerrilla marketing

Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Busted Denise Truscello, WireImage NEW YORK (AP) – When rapper G. Dep turned himself in for a nearly 2-decade-old shooting, he told police he wanted to clear his conscience. He found out Tuesday what the consequences would be: 15 years to life in prison, the min...Read More

Akon talks fourth studio album, “Stadium,” and other projects brewing for 2012 and beyond.

Filed under: Soul/R&B, R&B News Larry Busacca, Getty Images As reported by AOL Music, although you wouldn’t be able to tell from looking at photos of Beyonce in a see-through feathery number at Monday night’s (May 7) Met Gala, the singer just had a baby four months ago! While walking...Read More

Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News YouTube Let the haters hate and run their mouths about how hip-hop is materialistic and misogynistic — Jenna Marbles isn’t hearing it. The YouTube personality has learned a lot from rap music, and in her expletive-packed new video, “What Hip Hop Taugh...Read More

Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News Getty Images Waka Flocka Flame is preparing to release his sophomore LP, Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family, this summer: June 12 to be exact. The southern rhymer has dropped a few tracks off the effort to satisfy fans before its debut: the Drake-assisted “...Read More

Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News AP LOS ANGELES (AP) – One of Hollywood’s biggest and best-paid stars is supporting President Barack Obama’s call for higher taxes on the country’s top earners. Will Smith said while promoting “Men In Black III” last week that he supp...Read More

Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News Getty Images NEW YORK (AP) – Supermodel Linda Evangelista and billionaire French businessman Francois-Henri Pinault have reached a settlement in their child support fight over the care of their 5-year-old son. Details weren’t available, but Evangelista had ...Read More

Filed under: Soul/R&B, R&B News FilmMagic Bobby Brown made headlines last week for his candid interview with “Today” host Matt Lauer, discussing his ex-wife Whitney Houston’s drug addiction and untimely death on Feb. 11. Now the New Edition crooner is in the news again, this ti...Read More

Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Soul/R&B, R&B News Getty Images At the Met Ball, you come hard, or you don’t come at all. Held each year at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the event is known as the “Oscars of the East Coast,” and Monday night (May 7), the h...Read More

The remaining Beastie Boys are paying tribute to their late band mate.

“Marlo Mike” Louding took the stand to say he didn’t commit the murder of Terry Boyd.

Filed under: Soul/R&B, R&B News bauergriffinonline.com As Mother’s Day approaches, celebrity mamas have opened up about their personal experiences raising children in the June issue of Redbook. One of those famous moms is Jennifer Lopez, who revealed that she suffered from a serious case o...Read More

Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News MMG Meek Mill serves up Dreamchasers 2, the follow-up to his 2011 mixtape Dreamchasers. Following in the footsteps of Maybach Music Group head honcho Rick Ross and rap brother Wale, who’ve dropped album-worthy mixtapes, the 25-year-old Philadelphia native deliver...Read More

In anticipation of what is sure to be an unforgettable Summer tour, below is a playlist of collaborative cuts between the “Club Paradise” rappers for the pregame and ride.