Tons of Soulja Boy Tell 'Em's fans and more than a few of his musical counterparts all came out to celebrate the youngster's birthday in Hollywood, Calif., on Wednesday (July 28). The Atlanta native turned the big 2-0, and came another year closer to the legal drinking age.

Young Money's femme fatale Nicki Minajpromised that when she reached a million followers on Twitter, she would hop on Ustream and announce her album title. After hitting a milli last week, Nicki honored her promise and hosted a web chat session last night (August 3), during which 13,000 users stopped in to watch. After calling fans that supplied their number via Twitter, she revealed her debut's title, 'Pink Friday,' which was named for its release on November 23 - the same week as Black Friday.

In a Michael Jackson-esque move, Kanye West turned the debut of his "Power" music video into a bona fide TV event. In addition to a high-profile "Jersey Shore" episode lead-in to ensure maximum viewership, the video was interrupted with mini-commercials roughly every fifteen seconds on MTV.

After serving less than half of his 90-day sentence, DMX  has been released from a Los Angeles prison. The Yonkers native was freed Thursday (Aug. 12) afternoon after serving only 18 days behind bars for a probation violation, stemming from a 2002 reckless driving conviction. X turned himself in late July after his release from an Arizona prison where he had just served six months behind bars for violating parole with substance abuse.

Swizz Beatz has been a monster super producer for years now and his recent turn on Kanye West's 'Power' remix just served to cement his reputation as one of the best hype men in hip-hop. Need a little refresher? On his personal blog, music journalist Sean Fennessey prepared a three-disc trip through Swizzy's history behind the boards. 

Kanye West and Thornton were spotted at the Marc Jacobs women's store on Mercer St. during the boutique's Fashion's Night Out festivities. After chatting up Vogue editor Anna Wintour, they took photos together and held hands leaving the boutique. Fans of West chased the musical twosome down the street, snapping pictures on their cell phones.


An in-the-know source says West, 33, and Thornton, who turns 26 on Sept. 26, have been "dating for only about two weeks" but that things are going "very well."

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office will not be pursuing their drug case against T.I. The Atlanta rapper was arrested on Sept. 1 in L.A. with his wife, after cops pulled him over for an illegal U-turn on Sunset Strip, and subsequently searched the vehicle after smelling marijuana.

After taking to his Twitter account to express his outrage over an interview with Matt Lauer, the full “Today” show interview reveals why. During the pre-taped chat, things took a turn for the worse after the network made ‘Ye watch a clip of former President Bush speaking about the rapper’s infamous remarks.

Rappers Game and Kanye West voiced their opinions about Drake and Justin Bieber being snubbed in the "Best New Artist" category during last night's Grammy Awards.


Via Twitter, Game vouched support for Drake.

    "Drake aint win BEST NEW ARTIST ? Exactly why I'm kool on awards. (finishes rolling weed up as I turn the tv off).," Game tweeted Sunday (February 13) night.

"The album is totally finished," he told MTV News last week on the set of his "Roll Up" video in Los Angeles. "We're putting, like, the last little bit of touches on it, and we're turning it in next week."

"Roll Up" is the follow-up to "Black and Yellow," and despite a number of tracks that have leaked online in recent weeks, Wiz said there won't be any more singles before the album — though the green-friendly lyricist has some tricks up his sleeves.

Actor Charlie Sheen is putting his "winning" regimen to song and he's bringing Snoop Dogg along for the ride.


The troubled actor-turned-Internet star, who was recently fired from the popular CBS comedy 'Two and a Half Men,' posted a picture of himself and Snoop, along with former Korn member Robert Patterson making sweet music. The trio were pictured recording at Sheen's house over the weekend.

Nicki Minaj and Drake turned the tables on each other, becoming "journalists" in an interview for MTV.


The Young Money cohorts interviewed one another during a stop in New Orleans for the I Am Still Music tour. Drizzy was one of the night's special guests, and rather than answer questions from MTV's Sway Calloway, decided to put the microphone in front of the 'Pink Friday' creator himself.

Early on Wednesday morning (April 20), West Coast rapper Game was in good spirits as he tweeted "Happy 420" to fans and announced that he was en route to Canada to perform shows. But things quickly turned sour when he ran into trouble at the Canadian border.

Lil Wayne is turning his trek across the country for his I Am Still Music tour into a documentary.


The Young Money labelhead revealed to MTV during a tour stop in New Orleans last week, that cameras have been capturing footage of his first tour since being released from prison. "I just felt like a movie like that hasn't come out in so long. I also felt that I was the artists and I have the label and the artists with me to pull it off," he explained.

Solidifying his comeback, Chris Brown is a frontrunner for the 2011 BET Awards, leading the pack of hip-hop, soul and R&B artists with six nominations, including Best Male R&B Artist.


Last year, Brown stole the show, emerging from his post-Rihanna fallout to perform a medley of Michael Jackson hits in honor of the late pop icon. The performance prompted a turn in the media attention Brown had been receiving up until then, with the focus changing from his 2009 assault on Rihanna, to his teary-eyed rendition of 'Man in the Mirror.'

Kanye inks a deal to turn G.O.O.D. Music into an official label, with Big Sean serving as its flagship artist.


Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music has inked an exclusive long-term worldwide label agreement with Island Def Jam Music Group. The first release under the terms of the new agreement is Big Sean’s Finally Famous, cementing the Detroit, Michigan up-and-comer as G.O.O.D. Music’s flagship artist.

Bow Wow has revealed news he is now a father. The 24-year-old rapper-turned-film star opened up about his child in a letter to fans, which he posted on his official website.

Nicki Minaj promises that her next album will deliver on a whole new level, and talks performing "Super Bass" with Taylor Swift.

As Nicki Minaj continues to enjoy the success of Pink Friday - with her single "Super Bass" continuing to dominate airwaves - the Harajuku Barbie has turned her attention to her new album.

Producer Noah "40" Shebib reveals that Three Stacks cameos on the upcoming LP.


Drake previously reached out to Andre 3000 for his debut LP Thank Me Later, but Three Stacks originally turned him down. For his upcoming sophomore release Take Care, Drizzy finally got his wish, collaborating with the Outkast member for a cut on the album.

In an interview with The Fader, Drake's go-to producer Noah "40" Shebib revealed that 3K phoned Drake to express interest in collaborating for the upcoming album.

The Fresh Prince and wife Jada now own part of the team he grew up cheering for.


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania emcee-turned-actor Will Smith (f/k/a The Fresh Prince) is part owner of his hometown's NBA team, the 76ers. Will and Jada Pinkett Smith hold a stake in the Joshua Harris ownership group. The member of DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince and his wife were on hand at the city's Palestra this morning (October 18) to confirm the deal.

Reports indicate that Flo Rida arrived late to a festival in Australia and was turned away from the venue. Later, police raided his hotel suite and found drugs.


Over the weekend, reports surfaced that Flo Rida did not appear as scheduled for Newcastle's Fat As Butter festival in Australia. Promoters later noted that Flo Rida's absence had to do with him arriving late and him not being "in a suitable condition to perform." Promoters also acknowledged that they were upset and that they had paid Flo Rida months prior to the festival date.

Curren$y's own Jet Life Recordings recently signed Sir Michael Rocks of the Cool Kids, which Curren$y announced via Twitter a few days ago.

Now, once again through Twitter, Curren$y announced that Smoke DZA is the newest signee of J.L.R., he tweeted:

"Well its late but not to late to pop a bottle for @smokedza joining the set... J.L.R... Now to turn this bus into a celebration station"

Speak, a rapper-turned-ghostwriter from Moreno Valley, California, who co-wrote Kreayshawn’s hit single “Gucci Gucci,” among others, says he still hasn’t seen any royalties for his work.

Rosa Acosta believes in turning the other cheek….maybe when she’s posing for a Men’s magazine, cause forgiveness doesn’t seem to be in the cards for Wale. The two who were aboard the Heineken tour earlier this summer, got into a feud via Twitter. Since then, Ralph has issued an apology to the vixen, but according to this recent interview it seems too late to apologize, word to One Republic. God Forgives, Rosa Don’t.

T.I. recently released the second trailer for his upcoming mixtape Fuck Da City Up, dropping New Year’s Day, and included footage of him in the studio with Dr. Dre. Speaking with MTV News, Tip said that the two were “creating chemistry” for the tape and that he wants to work closer with the West Coast veteran.


“Dre was here. He sent for me over to the spot. We really just turned up more than anything else. It was about creating chemistry," he said.

The rapper accused in the murder of Brick Squad affiliate Slim Dunkin, on December 16th, has turned himself into the police. Young Vito was urged by the Atlanta police to turn himself.

Young Vito, whose real name is Vinson Hardimon,  was residing in Fulton County jail on the charges of murder and gun possession, waiting on a bond hearing.

Jessica Gomes, who was recently revealed to be the "Maybach Music" lady, has now spoken to Global Grind about how it came together. Turns out they recorded her voice spontaneously, she is not actually friends with Rick Ross, and she isn't getting paid for the drop. Read what she said below.

When did you do it?

I did it back in 2007, 2008. I think it was 2008, though.

A month or two ago there was a video making its way around the internet which promoted the MegaUpload website. The YouTube video featured a jingle for the site, and had appearences from quite a few artists, including Kanye West, Diddy and Will.i.am. Well it turns out the C.E.O. of MegaUpload is none other than Swizz Beatz, whose real name is Kasseem Dean. If anyone had ever bothered to check the "About Us" page on Megaupload maybe we would have realized this sooner!

The controversy surrounding Amber Rose continues.


In recent weeks, the former stripper-turned-socialite has been making her rounds, promoting a new Wiz Khalifa-assisted single and an upcoming movie role ... but has also come out making claims that Kim Kardashian was the contributing factor to her break-up with Kanye West.

Rose's former publicist has come forward making his own set of claims, though, which contradict her story.

Since Chris Brown and Rihanna have hopped on each other's songs, they've caused a lot of people to start talking, and not in a good way.

One of the people who has spoken out against Chris Brown is WWE champion, CM Punk. He and Breezy have exchanged words over Twitter.

It started with the wrestler tweeting to the R&B singer on February 19th, "I would like @chrisbrown [to] fight somebody that can defend themselves,” he wrote. “Me curb stomping that turd would be a #wrestlemania moment."

Chris Brown and Rihanna have caused a lot of controversy recently by remixing each other songs, "Turn Up The Music," and "Birthday Cake" respectively.

Weezy has only recently ventured in clothing design, with his new skateboarding clothing company, Trukfit, and now he is going to be taking a turn at shoe design also.

VIBE got word from Lil Wayne that he will be designing his first signature shoe, not with Nike or Reebok though.