Saigon

New York-born rapper Saigon hasn't always had good luck in releasing his music to the world, but has yet to somehow remain relevant in hip-hop circles with an endless string of controversy that seems to follow him. This time, he does it again, resurfacing as one of the new castmembers of VH1's 'Love & Hip Hop: New York' season 4.

In 2005, an up-and-coming Brooklyn MC named Saigon appeared in a recurring role on the HBO show 'Entourage,' playing a young rapper, managed by one of the show's stars. Though his character arc has long since ended, Saigon, who finally released his long-delayed 'The Greatest Story Never Told' album, revealed a hilarious anecdote about a minor faux pas he made while drinking with the show's executi

In a recent interview with MTV, embattled rapper Saigon addressed Prodigy's recent comments regarding their 2007 brawl at New York City nightclub S.O.B.'s, claiming the Mobb Deep rapper is attempting to build a buzz for his recently released tell-all 'My Infamous Life' by reigniting old feuds...

Though fans had all but given up on hopes that Saigon's long-delayed 'The Greatest Story Never Told' album would see the light of day, the album was finally released last week and did, well, Soulja Boy numbers. "You know what's CRAZY??...

New York's Bowery Mission, one of the oldest and most storied homeless shelters in the United States, has teamed up with rapper Saigon to distribute blankets in NYC during one of the Northeast's coldest winters in recent memory. The rapper, who is set to release his long-awaited 'The Greatest Story Never Told' debut LP on Suburban Noize Records, volunteered with the Mission and personally helped d

Saigon's studio album debut, 'The Greatest Story Never Told,' is slated for release in early 2011, but not before some minor, last minute adjustments. UGK half Bun B and the Roots' Black Thought have been added to the album. Earlier this month, a tracklist leaked online, boasting 16 selections and guest verses from Jay-Z, Q-Tip, Swizz Beatz, Devin the Dude, Layzie Bone, Raheem DeVaughn and more...

Saigon recently revealed that Jay-Z took a bunch of the beats Just Blaze made for him, including the one that became "Kingdom Come." "Jay-Z was jacking for beats baby," Saigon explained. "We were working at Baseline and we're like a close family...

New York rapper Saigon appeared on Shade 45's 'The Morning After' show with Angela Yee on Monday, where he discussed the release of his perpetually-delayed album 'The Greatest Story Never Told.' Following the release of his album, Sai claimed that he might finally reprise his role on 'Entourage,' where he played a rapper named Saigon (stretch...

The last half-decade has been a rough one for Saigon. Riding a great deal of hype, his Just Blaze-produced album 'The Greatest Story Never Told' was compared by some to hip-hop classics like Nas' 'Illmatic,' yet never received a release from his longtime home Atlantic Records...

Rapper Saigon's relationship with Atlantic Records has come to an end. In a recent interview the Brooklyn rapper detailed moving on from the label. "I just got my release from Atlantic. Literally, a good release, a fair release," he said. "Moving forward, I'm not gonna position myself to where I'm just somebody's artist and they can have me just sitting around not able to put out mu