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Rappers like to boast about filling shoe boxes with cash while singers like Michelle Williams, one-third of the Destiny's Child outfit, doesn't hoard her riches, she bestows her wealth to worthy causes. She once gifted $100,000 to the Chicago church she grew up attending, proof enough that the 31-year-old is a philanthropist...

Though his release was delayed a week for failing a drug test, DMX is a free man today, after serving almost eight months in an Arizona state jail for a probation violation. All Hip Hop caught up with the troubled rapper, born Earl Simmons, as he was greeted by a group of friends and family, and he revealed that his plans for the day included spending time with his daughter and heading straight to

Ciara is a party girl. But not the kind that dances on tables and comes out of a club looking like Sloppy Sandy. She just knows how to have fun -- on the sober tip -- wherever she goes. The R&B songstress, whose coquettish vocals sound loudly on 'Ride,' a single featured on her 2010 album, 'Basic Instinct,' is taking her brand of merriment to cities across the U.S. ...

Rapper Game has had his fair share of beef, so when he saw Odd Future members Tyler, the Creator and Frank Ocean engaging in an online spat with Chris Brown via Twitter, he had to jump in. The Compton MC addressed all three parties for trading insults with one another, defusing yet another disagreement between Tyler and Brown, who have gone at it in the past on the social networking site... Read M

Several Atlanta recording studio owners have accused some of the South's biggest hip-hop stars of owing thousands of dollars in unpaid studio fees, causing the studios to come dangerously close to shutting their doors. An investigative report by CBS Atlanta revealed that ATL rapper Young Jeezy and producers Polow da Don and Jazze Pha were all guilty of failing to pay invoices for the studio sessio

As the star of Odd Future continues to rise, individual members of the group are getting shine in their own right. The latest involves OFWGKTA singer Frank Ocean, who is reportedly working with Nas on new music. The Queenbridge emcee announced the news via Twitter but failed to give any other information on the collaboration...

Justin Bieber's fans were upset when the teenage heartthrob was robbed of the Best New Artist award at the 2011 Grammys, but he's recovering just fine. Most recently, the 16-year-old pop star was spotted in the studio working on some beats with Kanye West...

Nicki Minaj is spending Valentine's Day with a very special entity in her life -- her music. The Young Money frontwoman, who teamed with 1-800-Flowers to "ensure dudes get some a--" this Valentine's Day, noted that she will use the day to put in some work...

Last week, Juelz Santana found himself in hot water after police raided his New Jersey studio and discovered guns and drugs on the premises. But the Dipset rapper claims the incident is almost water under the bridge. Though Skull Gang associate Toby 'Hynief' Raynor was arrested in the raid, Juelz explained that he's in the clear, and that the raid stemmed from a police bias against him... Read Mor

Even though he's currently locked up, T.I. has found himself back in legal hot water. The 29-year-old has been named in a lawsuit filed in Fulton County State Court on Monday (Nov. 8), by a recording technician for failing to stop a physical altercation that took place in his Atlanta recording studio...