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Hip-hop is no stranger to straight-up characters. Much like television, the genre has the class clowns, the Rico Suave types, the suited assassins and the cool charismatic villains. Thanks to rappers like Will Smith, Queen Latifah and LL Cool J, hip-hop has been offered the opportunity to take those acting skills to the small screen -- and even the silver screen...

Young Vito, the accused murderer of southern MC Slim Dunkin, was denied bail when he appeared in front of a judge in an Atlanta courtroom on Tuesday (Jan. 10). The 28-year-old suspect, born Vinson Hardimon, was placed back into custody at the Fulton County Jail...

French Montana and Waka Flocka Flame deliver the visuals to their Mobb Deep-inspired track, 'Hell on Earth 2K11,' a song appearing on their joint mixtape, 'Lock Out,' out now. In the gritty clip, directed by Wiley, fire pits, men in ski masks swigging liquor and enough icey chains to put a kid through college for a few years are showcased...

Waka Flocka Flame has too many hits to only be on his second album. For 'Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family,' slated for a 2012 debut, the Atlanta-based rapper is following the same winning formula that's gotten him this far. "I might just keep giving it to my fans," Waka tells The BommBox. "I...

French Montana is finally seeing the fruit from years of hard lyrical labor and no one could be happier to see it happen than his honorary sibling, Waka Flocka Flame. After signing a management contract with Mizay Entertainment in 2010 -- Waka's mother, Deb Antney, owns the company -- the Bronx-bred rapper recently inked a record deal with Diddy's Bad Boy Records...

Brick Squad affiliate Slim Dunkin was shot dead several hours ago, while on his way to appear in the 'Push Ups' video for Gucci Mane and V-Nasty, a track he rapped on that appears on the duo's street LP, 'BAYTL.' This afternoon (Dec. 16), en route to the location of the video set, trouble ensued...

Waka Flocka seems to attract trouble even when he's trying to do a good deed. The Atlanta rapper was involved in a scuffle in his hometown, while hosting a celebrity bowling event Thursday (Sept. 29). According to reports, Waka was approached by a former acquaintance at the event, and the exchange broke out into a tussle...

Getty Images Just ten days after being arrested for possession of marijuana in New York City, Waka Flocka Flame has once again run afoul of the law. The 'No Hands' rapper, who has accumulated an almost unparalleled list of arrests over the past two years (rivaled perhaps only by fellow Brick Squad rapper Gucci Mane and DMX), was charged and released in Georgia earlier today, after police pulled hi

Waka Flocka Flame and Gucci Mane are gearing up for the release of their joint album, 'Ferrari Boyz,' and are serving the masses a track to pique listeners' interest in the forthcoming project. 'So Many Things,' produced by Fatboi, is a departure from Waka's typical in-your-face anthems like 'Hard in the Paint' or 'Grove St...

Prosecutors have decided to drop the charges against the six Charlotte, N.C. men accused of shooting at and attempting to rob rapper Waka Flocka Flame's tour bus back in February, due to lack of evidence. "We didn't have enough evidence to prosecute any of them," District Attorney Andrew Murray told The Charlotte Observer ...