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Lil Wayne is back in legal trouble. The Grammy winner and his Cash Money/Young Money family are the subject of a lawsuit filed by producer Darius "Deezle" Harrison, who claims he never received pay for his work on Weezy's single, 'Lollipop...

If you are attempting to avoid Ester Dean, good luck. Over the past year, the in-demand singer/songwriter has been an omnipresent fixture on radio and video music channels penning songs for a diverse roster of acts that include Rihanna ('Rude Boy'), Robin Thicke ('Sex Therapy') and Nicki Minaj ('Super Bass...

Alex Da Kid's hard work was recognized during the Grammy nominations ceremony Wednesday (Dec. 1), snagging the 27-year-old several nods. As the man behind some of the year's biggest singles -- Eminem and Rihanna's 'Love the Way You Lie' and B...

Almost a month later, reports are just surfacing in the car accident that claimed the life of respected Japanese beatsmith Nujabes The critically acclaimed producer was extremely private in his personal life, and the news of his death was only recently confirmed by his friend and collaborator, rapper Shing02...

Producer Rob Fusari has a bone to pick with Beyonce. He claims that the superstar stole song credits for Destiny's Child's 2001 hit 'Bootylicious.' The song, which samples a guitar riff from Stevie Nicks' 1982 hit 'Edge of Seventeen,' was actually his idea -- not Beyonce's as the song credits would have you believe...

Producer 9th Wonder will broaden his academic horizons this year when he takes up a new teaching post at Duke University in North Carolina. The Raleigh, North Carolina native will join Professor Mark Anthony Neal to teach an African-American studies class this Spring semester...

Atlanta-based producer Shawty Redd turned himself in to police this weekend, after shooting and killing a man in his Hampton, Ga. home. According to reports, Redd, born Demetrius Stewart, was in his home with the man, early on New Year's Day (read: late night NYE), when the two got into an argument and the unidentified man physically threatened the producer, who proceeded to retrieve a firearm and

Super-producer Jermaine Dupri is bashing claims that he abandoned longtime friend and collaborator Da Brat while she serves a three-year prison sentence for assault. Brat, born Shawntae Harris, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault following a 2007 altercation with a hostess in Durpi's Atlanta nightclub Studio 72...

Producer Dana "Rockwilder" Stinson is giving aspiring producers and rappers a chance to win $30,000 worth of prizes by way of the Kang of All Battles contest, which he will host. The man behind hits for Jay-Z, Redman and Method Man, and Busta Rhymes is kicking off the event promoting Beat Thang and Beat Thang Virtual softwares...

Brooklyn rap group M.O.P. have been accused of claiming credit for a song that they didn't produce on their long-awaited album 'Foundation,' which is in stores now. The song, Rude Bastard, is credited to Fizzy Womack, M.O.P. rapper Lil Fame's production alias, however an up-and-coming producer from Philadelphia named Kil claims the work is his ...