Charley Rogulewski

Thirteen months after the first Maybach Music Group compilation, Self Made, Vol. 1, Rick Ross and his team of labelmates and affiliates -- Gunplay, Stalley, Wale, Meek Mill, French Montana and Omarion -- return with Vol. 2. Ricky Rozay's first go at the group album wasn't a disappointment, it just lacked hits...

In May 2011, Sean Kingston came face-to-face with death when a jet ski he was maneuvering crashed into a bridge in Miami. In the months leading up to the accident, the singer -- best known for his reggae-pop hit "Beautiful Girls" -- had been working on his third album, releasing several singles like the Nicki Minaj feature "Letting Go (Dutty Love)," "Dumb Love" and th

Jay Electronica may be close to finishing his long-awaited Roc Nation debut LP, however, the New Orleans native is making a different type of headline today. The once homeless rapper now finds himself in the middle of a love scandal involving two British socialites...

Travis Porter began dropping several mixtapes almost four years ago. So many in fact, that the Atlanta rap trio can't even remember how many mixtapes they've dropped. "Like five or six. Or nine?" member Ali pondered while speaking with The BoomBox...

For the longest time it was testosterone running hip-hop's beefs and feuds. However, in recent years, estrogen has been proving itself a vicious antagonist. With the female rap pool constantly expanding, and Twitter allowing these ladies to immediately voice their opinions to large fanbases, many femcees are known more for their outrageous actions and 140-character tweets rather than their stellar

Forbes released their annual Celebrity 100 list earlier this week, and it's reason enough for Rihanna's frequent exhaustion spells. The "Where Have You Been" singer clocked in at No. 4, three spots behind the No. 1 seeded Jennifer Lopez...

In 2008, things were moving quickly for Rye Rye. Her debut track, "Shake It to the Ground" -- released with DJ Blaqstarr at the end of '07, when she was only 17 -- had caught the attention of Diplo and later electro-pop artist M.I.A., who recruited the Baltimore teen as a hype-woman for two tours and later signed her as the first artist for her newly minted Interscope subsidiary N... Rea

Before Nicki Minaj got a check to rep Pepsi and Eminem reinvented Chrysler into a classy, badass vehicle in just 60 seconds, veteran hip-hop and R&B artists paved the way for earning extra coin by endorsing drinks, fashion and other products. Th...

After six days of testimony, rapper Lil Boosie, born Torrence Hatch, was found not guilty of first-degree murder charges. The "Bad Azz" rapper faced life in prison if convicted. Hatch was accused of soliciting hitman Marlo Mike, born Michael Louding, to murder Terry Boyd for $2,800...

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have only been dating for a month, but already, tabloids are spreading rumors about marriage and babies, predicting that this infamous A-list couple are in it for the long haul. Not that it's a bad thing. Kanye and Kim, aka Kimye, aka K Squared, aka the Furred Ones, share an outlandish taste for luxury that makes them a match made in heaven...