Sha Money’s mix skills and producecr prowess are all over the soundtrack for the newly released videogame FreeStyle Street Basketball.

“The real challenge was matching music with the game play,” Sha told Billboard, “so I went …

Pick-of-the-week rap/hip-hop and R&B singles props go to Joss Stone, Musiq Soulchild, 50 Cent, Fantasia, Hurricane Chris, Evidence, Anthony Hamilton and more.

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Brooklyn’s newest hip-hop sensation Supa Nova Slom is prepping his debut release Unify the Hood, Heal the Hood. The first single off the album is “G’s Up Salute” featuring The Game and Jadakiss.

The rapper is an advocate for holistic health …

Yesterday, R. Kelly released “Rise Up,” a moving track about healing in the aftermath of the April 16 shootings at Virginia Tech. A troubled student killed 32 people and himself on the university’s campus in Blacksburg, VA.

The lyrics feature …

Here’s some exclusive video footage of hip-hop legend Rob Swift cutting up for New York audiences at Guitar Center’s Annual “GC Sessions.

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Prince and Andre 3000 are just a couple of high-powered artists set to appear on the upcoming album from Dr. Cornel West. The famed professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University has long been an outspoken social …

DJ Jazzy, the DJ with the Midas touch returns with another impressive set featuring Method Man, Rhymefest, Big Daddy Kane, CL Smooth, Raheem …

R&B/Hip-hop charts this week: Ne-Yo puts the charts on lock, R. Kelly and Usher get high with the “same girl,” and T-Pain foots the …

Here’s the latest single from Young Jeezy’s group USDA, entitled “Corporate Thuggin’.”

The Atlanta based group consists of Young Jeezy, Slick Pulla & Blood Raw. Their mixtape, Cold Summer is set to drop May 22.

AUDIO: USDA …

The Don Imus bandwagon is reaching full speed with the Black church and Black community leaders finally taking a real stand against negativity in rap music, most recently canceling a celebrity basketball fundraiser at Stamford’s Yerwood Center where rapper Jadakiss …