Alvin Blanco

Lil Wayne knows he is testing the patience of his fans. With 'Tha Carter IV' now being released on Aug. 29, Weezy will be dropping a mixtape titled 'Sorry 4 the Wait' to hold fans over until his new album's release. Young Money president, and artist, Mack Maine dropped news of the mixtape via Twitter Tuesday (June 14)...

Method Man is a fan of Tyler, the Creator, but he draws the line at comparing Odd Future to the Wu-Tang Clan. The 'Bring the Pain' rapper was in the U.K. on tour with Wu-Tang when he explained that juxtaposing the California collective with his crew from Staten Island is not really appropriate...

Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco has at least one ally in his anti-Barack Obama sentiments. Mobb Deep's Prodigy is in accord with Fiasco's opinion that President Obama is "the biggest terrorist." "I would have to agree with him," Prodigy tells HipHopDX...

Johnny Nunez, WireImage / Getty Images Brooklyn rapper Maino has revealed some new details about his forthcoming sophomore album, 'The Day After Tomorrow.' In May, the 'All the Above' MC dropped a new single called 'Let It Fly' featuring Roscoe Dash, which marks the start of the run up to his new release...

Lil Wayne and Drake are the latest artists that have been tapped to perform at this year's BET Awards. The YMCMB rappers join a heavyweight list of scheduled performers that already includes Chris Brown, Jill Scott and Alicia Keys. Lil Wayne was nominated for five BET Awards this year, including Best Collaboration and Video of the Year for his appearance on Chris Brown's 'Look at Me Now... Read Mo

Redferns / Getty Images Two of hip-hop's most brash and heralded underground groups from the '90s, the Alkaholiks -- otherwise known as Tha Liks -- and the Beatnuts -- made up of Psycho Les and JuJu -- are joining forces. The two beat-loving, party ready camps, who represent Los Angeles and New York City, respectively, are dropping a collaborative EP...

R&B singer and actor Fantasia Barrino has been cast to star as Gospel great Mahalia Jackson in an upcoming biopic and stand to make a pretty penny if it is successful. The title of the film is 'Mahalia' and is based on Jules Schwerin's 1993 book 'Got To Tell It: Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel' reports the New York Post. So...

It looks like Chris Brown's MC dreams are starting to come true. The maligned R&B singer is featured on the cover of the June/July 2011 issue of The Source magazine. Billed as its "Summer Heat" issue, Chris Brown has been awarded "R&B artist of the summer" by the hip-hop magazine. Noted ...

Only a couple of years ago the thought of Mobb Deep and Rick Ross collaborating on a song would have been laughable at best. But times change, and Prodigy told MTV News that the Infamous and Ricky Rozay have already recorded a song together...

From her early days as one of hip-hop's most celebrated female rappers to her critically acclaimed acting career, Queen Latifah has always repped her native New Jersey. On Sunday (June 5), the Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning Latifah, born Dana Owens, was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame...