Solange Knowles (wearing Deréon)
According to reports, Solange Knowles is auditioning singers, bands and individual band members with a great look, strong musicianship and stage presence to become members of her new band – Hadley Street …

Prodigy
Here’s a very interesting (long) list that Mobb Deep‘s Prodigy reportedly wrote on his blog about all of his historic contributions to hip-hop.
#1 TATTOO’S ON MY CHEST, ARMS AND HAND SINCE I WAS 12 YEARS …

Ciara
In the midst of multiple TV contest shows, here’s another chance to fulfill your dance ambitions.
Ciara is hard at work in the studio on her next album, and now she’s looking for dancers with fresh, …

Trey Songz

J. Holiday
Watch out ladies – J. Holiday is going on tour this spring with Trey Songz.
Venues and dates are as follows:
Feb.25th …

Jordin Sparks
After a slow start, American Idol winner Jordin Sparks is now kicking her career into overdrive.
Sparks will be the opening act on the upcoming and highly anticipated Alicia Keys “As I Am” tour.
The 18-year …

Jim Jones’s new album, Harlem’s American Gangster (KOCH)

In case you haven’t heard (or live in New York where promo posters are blanketing the city), Jim Jones‘ new disc is titled Harlem’s American Gangster. The album …

The Cool Kids
Evan “Chuck Inglish” Ingersoll, 23, and Antoine “Mikey Rocks” Reed, 19, known as The Cool Kids, recently gave an interview to Toshi Kondo @ Rhapsody about, amongst other things, the video for their …

Kelis and Nas on the Grammy red carpet
If you watched the Grammys last night, you saw Nas and Kelis rock this look to promote the rapper’s upcoming album of the same word.
This debut will undoubtedly …

Amy Winehouse accepts her Grammy award for Record of the Year
Music’s night of nights, the Grammy Awards, were held last night and the biggest prize – Album of the Year – was surprisingly won by …

KRS-One, Kanye West, Nas and Rakim perform “Better Than I’ve Ever Been” at an Air Force One 25th Anniversary tribute party
The Nike-commissioned hip hop track “Classic (Better Than I’ve Ever Been)” has been nominated for …

Here’s Lil Mama‘s latest video, “Shawty Get Loose” featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain.

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Missy Elliott
Being “interactive” in today’s music industry continues to take on new meaning.
Five-time Grammy Award winner Missy Elliott announced today that she’s giving fans the opportunity to name her new album, due out on Goldmind/Atlantic …

Wu Tang Clan
Looks like someone is trying to cash in on the internal Wu Tang Clan beef by registering the site, ShaolinVsWuTang.com.
Fans can rest assured though, as the site isn’t sanctioned by the Clan and …

Missy Elliott
Five-time Grammy Award winner Missy Elliott has teamed up with longtime visual collaborator Dave Meyers to take the game beyond the next level and into a whole new dimension by creating the first …

This new shoot from Men’s Health magazine with Chris Brown is so reminiscent of something Usher would have done back in his glory days.
How would you compare the two artists?
Images: The YBF.com

Diddy
That’s right – DrJays.com’s Boss Lady is interviewing the one and only Diddy tomorrow.
Get at us with any questions you have for the hip-hop legend and you just may get one of them answered!

This is the debut cover of Monsta magazine, a new hip-hop publication from the co-creators of the The Source, Dave Mays and Ray “Benzino” Scott.
How do you think the cover measures up, considering it’s the …

Lil Wayne
Lil’ Wayne has been hit today with some very serious criminal charges: possession of cocaine, possession of ecstasy and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, was arrested in Arizona after police …

Mike Jones has just released the new animated video to his latest single, “Drop & Give Me 50″ featuring Hurricane Chris.
It’s…interesting, to say the least.
Check it out and let us know if you hate it …

Fat Joe
“N***a, bitch, hoe/some chicks is bitches, some chicks is hoes…Now who gonna tell me I can’t say ni***a?”
According to Nah Right, that’s a line from “Fugitive”, a track from Fat Joe‘s upcoming album, Elephant …