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Following his Twitter meltdown, Chris Brown released a new song on his blog, "W.T.F.I.M.L. (Where the Fuck is My Lighter)," and then deleted it. Oh well. Trinidad James has been killing it with "All Gold Everything," and now he's got Diddy and Rick Ross trying to sign him...

While some people steer clear of others labeled as bipolar, rapper Game is talking about the benefits of being tagged as such. Is he crazy? You can look "Super Bad" just like James Brown once did in his prime -- if you have some cold, hard cash...

James Brown's daughter Venisha Brown was arrested in Georgia on Tuesday (July 24), and charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident and first-degree assault and battery. Venisha Brown's supervisor, Hope Campbell, 46, called police on Monday morning (July 23), after allegedly spotting Brown driving her Chevrolet Suburban, which had been stolen the day prior... Read

With Fantasia gearing up to play gospel legend Mahalia Jackson and casting soon to begin on a Tupac Shakur biopic, the BoomBox got to thinking about other iconic musicians whose lives deserve the big-screen treatment. What follows is a list of 10 possible music biopics and the superstars we nominate for the lead roles...

Last week a woman claiming to be legendary soul singer James Brown's daughter, alleged that his body had gone missing from its crypt. Brown died on Christmas, 2006 in Atlanta, and his body was placed in a temporary crypt, in the South Carolina home of his daughter Deanna Brown Thomas, while his mausoleum was being constructed...

Music plays an integral role in our lives, but, at times we take for granted the moments that uniquely changed the game. From the first time Michael Jackson moonwalked for the American public to the day five guys from Compton, Calif. got together to form the world's most dangerous group, here are our top 20 black music milestones...

The new music documentary 'Copyright Criminals' takes a magnified look at samples in hip-hop and the resulting, endless copyright battles. The film, which premieres on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the Toronto Film Festival, and then part of PBS' Independent Lens Series, investigates the legitimacy of famous hip-hop copyright disputes...