Nadeska Alexis

Before Snoop Dogg made his official record debut in November 1993, with 'Doggystyle,' the Long Beach rapper graced the cover of that year's September issue of Rolling Stone, along with Dr. Dre. The cover, bearing the two hip-hop artists, was unprecedented at the time but not unwarranted, since the West Coast MC's first LP would become one of the fastest-selling hip-hop albums in history... Read Mo

For most artists, a major label debut is preceded by the release of a mixtape -- or several -- but buzzing rapper Josh Baze will drop his first complete body of work as a self-titled album before ever releasing a tape. Guided by his manager and producer Griffin Guess, who created hits for Kanye West's 'Graduation' album, the Brooklyn rhymer feels confident that his debut will be a success, as soon

Yelawolf made headlines in January when he was added to the elite roster at Eminem's Shady Records, but the ink on that paperwork has dried and the Alabama-born, skateboard-savvy rapper is ready to make his official debut via the house that Marshall built...

Sept. 11, 2011, marks one decade since the four coordinated terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington D.C., which claimed innocent lives and generated an amount of patriotism not often witnessed in contemporary history...

One lowlight of fame is having documented proof of your fashion fails splashed across the Internet, but over the past decade, hip-hop and R&B artists have traded in their comfortable street wear and bold outfits for refined, red carpet-ready styles. To...

Finding a rapper who is covered in tattoos is no difficult feat, but still rare are those rappers brave enough to permanently ink their faces. Lil Wayne's "Fear of God" ink on his eyelids drew a few stares back in 2008, but this year there has been a surge in the number of rhymers sporting nonsensical face tattoos...

While fans continue to wait for that first official single from J. Cole's Roc Nation debut, the 26-year-old has kept busy with a few side projects, the most recent of which includes some new beat work for ESPN. The rapper, producer and sports enthusiast -- reference his mixtapes 'The Come Up' and 'The Warm Up' for further details -- was recently tapped to revamp the theme song for ESPN's 'Baseball

'Roll Up,' the second single from Wiz Khalifa's Rostrum Records/Atlantic Records debut 'Rolling Papers,' has earned the Pittsburgh rapper his second platinum plaque. After reaching gold status in early May, Wiz's second single sold 1,000,000 units this month, giving him his second platinum record, following 2010's smash hit 'Black and Yellow...

LRG co-founder Jonas Bevacqua was found dead in his Laguna Beach, Calif. home on Tuesday (May 31), and news of his sudden death sent shock waves through the hip-hop community. The 33-year-old, who founded the popular Lifted Research Group clothing brand in 1999, along with CEO Robert Wright, died suddenly in his sleep on Monday...

This summer, Nicki Minaj will head out on the road with Britney Spears to perform dates on the pop singer's Femme Fatale tour, but the Young Money rapper already has her sights set on her own headlining tour for 2012. "Next year, I'll be headlining my own tour," Minaj told Us Magazine...