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A year ago, things didn't look too good for Fat Joe. Rumors circulated that Remy Ma was unhappy in his crew, and not even a duet with Nelly could help the rotund emcee get it poppin' on the charts. How quickly things change. Joey Crack just inked a deal for his own label and will release his seventh album, 'Me Myself & I,' on Nov. 14 ...

Forget what you heard. Kelis and hubby Nas are not filming a reality show -- yet. After they were spotted dining at New York's Buddakan with a camera crew in tow, Page Six reported the hip-hop couple would follow in Nick and Jessica's footsteps with their own show on MTV ...

Any competition taking place in New York's famed Rucker Park is serious business. That goes for streetballin' and chicken noodle soupin'. DJ Webstar & Young B celebrated the release of Webstar's debut CD last week by hitting the hallowed court with a family-friendly party and contest based on the current dance craze. W ...

Note to all bloggers, music critics and anyone else with a pen and pad: Method Man is watching you. "I started reading my album reviews from these dudes. It's like, 'Method Man is wack, but MC Clown Around is the dopest sh*t that ever f***ing happened to hip-hop' ...

The Game, Ice Cube and David Banner have already co-signed Tyrese, a.k.a. Black Ty. Now it's your turn: The singer turned rapper is allowing fans to download his second mixtape for free for a limited time. That's right -- F-R-E-E. So, stop hating and click here to get Black Ty's 'Ghetto Royalty ...

Hip-hop's biggest stars were in Atlantic City recently for Funkmaster Flex's Car Show Tour. Participants competed for over $50,000 in cash prizes along with the chance to have their whip featured in Rides magazine. Reality TV king Flavor Flav came through, along with Busta Rhymes, Ghostface Killah, and Cam'Ron ...

Now that Whitney Houston has divorced Bobby Brown, there's an opening for another ride-or-die chick. In the October issue of Sister 2 Sister magazine, Tashera Simmons -- wife to rapper DMX -- stands by her man as he talks openly about recently fathering a child with a Washington, D ...

Atlanta's strip-club-loving duo the Ying Yang Twins are back with a new album, and what they hope will be seen as a new sound. Named for Miami's pioneering hip-hop act 2 Live Crew, the CD will feature trademark party tunes from longtime producer Mr ...

Don't expect many guest appearances on Lupe Fiasco's upcoming debut, 'Food and Liquor.' "The only people that are talking on the album are Jill Scott and Jay-Z," the rapper told AOL Music. "Everybody I work with, either I respect their music or I respect them as a person ...

He has collaborated with T.I., Ying Yang Twins, Mike Jones and Beanie Sigel and picked up a VMA for his verse on Beyonce's 'Check On It.' Yet Bun B isn't really feeling his cameo-king status. "My favorite person to rap with is Pimp C. No disrespect to the emcees out here, but outside of that, everybody's just everybody," he told AOL Music ...