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American-born Islamic militant Abu Mansoor al-Amriki has been presumed dead since March 2010, when Somalian government sources reported him killed in combat in Mogadishu. However, now two new Jihadist rap songs by the Alabama native have surfaced, threatening his homeland and ridiculing the reports of his death...

Prison did more for Lil Wayne than provide eight months of reflection time and solitude, it apparently also made him hungrier on the mic. According to Brian "Birdman" Williams, Weezy has a whole new approach to rapping, as he lays down lyrics for his upcoming 'Tha Carter IV' album...

It could very well be the academic world's answer to 'Beamer, Benz or Bentley.' LaMar Queen, a math teacher at the Los Angeles Academy Middle School, has kids rapping 'Mean, Median, Mode and Range.' And while Queen's raps trade out the nice cars and the hip-hop high life for denominators and polynomials, it's helping his students go from C-averages to Bs and As...

While most fans don't know what to think, it appears that screen star Joaquin Phoenix's rap career might be the real deal. The Oscar-nominated actor recently received a major co-sign by music mogul Diddy, who claims to have produced a song for his album...

Miami rapper Flo Rida's former manager, J'Von "4Mill" Thomas, has announced plans to launch his own career as an MC. An industry vet, Thomas began his career in 2000, when he signed with Warner Brothers as a producer. He went on to establish Poe Boy Entertainment, continuing his work as a producer, engineer and promoter, before signing and overseeing Flor Rida's career...

Earlier this month we told you about Raaaaaaaandy, the hip-hop alter-ego of comedian Aziz Ansari. Raaaaaaaandy, who is prepping a mixtape, leaked the diss track 'Aaaaaaaangry' and followed up with a viral video that playfully accused teen heartthrob Justin Bieber of smoking weed and stealing the concept to the hit 'Baby,' which Raaaaaaaandy allegedlly penned...

Comedian and one-time Dipset affiliate, Katt Williams, is in serious financial trouble. The diminutive entertainer, who at one point was one of the world's highest paid stand-up comedians, was involved in several run-ins with the police this past year, and now appears to be losing his estate...

R&B Legend Gladys Knight doesn't like rap music. While promoting her role in the new Tyler Perry film 'I Can Do Bad All By Myself' the 'Heard it Through the Grapevine' singer took the time to voice her disdain for rap, claiming that the music has negatively impacted the black community due to its vulgar and disrespectful vocabulary. "I ...

For decades, hip-hop historians have claimed that rap music was born in the Bronx and fathered by Jamaican-born DJ Kool Herc, but a new documentary draws the Bronx story into question. In 'Founding Fathers,' filmmakers Ronald Lawrence and Hassan Pore make a case for "the original grandmaster," Grandmaster Flowers...