mixtapes

A Danbury, Conn. hip-hop DJ and his half-brother were arrested for music piracy last Wednesday (June 8), following a two-year investigation pinpointing them for selling illegal music over the 'Net. Michael "DJ Big Mike" Wilcox, 33, and his half-brother Stephen Sabato, 21, were busted after hours of surveillance and various interviews with potential accomplices lead police to the duo... R

Juelz Santana plans to flood the streets with plenty of new music. Kicking it backstage at the Dipset reunion show in Minneapolis, Minn. earlier this week, the New York rapper explained that he plans on breaking his musical silence with an onslaught of mixtapes, with three planned leading up to the release of his third studio album 'Born to Lose, Built to Win' later this year...

Birdman may be busy steering the ship over at Cash Money Records and handling Lil Wayne's releases from prison, but he's ready to pick his solo career back up. Baby, who has never released a solo mixtape in his decade-plus in the game, is planning on feeding the streets with two new mixtapes -- 'White Boys' and 'Godfather...

Waka Flocka Flame has been labeled by critics as a rapper with "no lyrical skills" since the debut of his single 'O Let's Do It.' Surprisingly, the ATL based rapper agrees with his critics and says he doesn't have any intentions on becoming one...

While 50 Cent tried to beef his way to the bank and destroy the L.O.X., its members remain strong and continue to collaborate with some of the biggest names in the game. One of the most enticing L.O.X.-related projects is an upcoming mixtape between rapper Styles P and DJ Green Lantern...

The sudden death of Slum Village founding member Baatin -- full name Titus Glover -- sent the hip-hop community reeling in early August. The 35-year-old Detroit-based MC had recently reconnected with his former group and completed work on their album 'Villa Manifesto,' which was released in September...