Hip-Hop Cash Kings 2009 (Top 20 Hip Hop Earners)
Jay-Z - 35 Million Diddy - 30 Million Kanye West - 25 Million 50 Cent - 20 Million Akon - 20 Million Lil Wayne - 18 Million Timbaland - 17 Million Pharrell - 16 Million T-Pain - 15 Million Eminem - 14 Million Dr.Dre - 13 Million Snoop Dogg - 11 Million Ludacris - 10 Million Common - 8 Million will.i.am - 8 Million T.I. - 8 Million Swizz Beatz - 8 Million Andre 3000 - 7 Million Big Boi- 7 Million Flo-Rida - 6 Million Rick Ross - 6 Million The Game - 6 Million Young Jeezy- 6 Million Full Story:...

Music on TV this week
Monday, October 6ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Solange KnowlesCBS: Late Show With David Letterman: The PretendersNBC: The Today Show: Alicia KeysNBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Katy PerryNBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Jenny LewisFUSE: Steven's Untitled Rock Show: Hollywood UndeadVH1:  2008 VH1's Hip Hop Honors: Estelle, Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Slick Rick, Naughty By Nature, Too Short, Lil Wayne, Kid Rock, MC Lyte, Big Boi, Q-Tip, Wyclef Jean, Lil Jon, Ghostface Killah, Biz Markie, Gym Class Heroe

Jonas Brothers Go Hip-Hop?
The Jonas Brothers talked to us about their next album and about the hip-hop sounds they would like to bring to it. "Someone like a Common or a Lupe Fiasco or a Mos Def," Nick said, when asked which rappers the guys would like to work with.

Video: Busta Rhymes f/ Ron Browz - ‘Arab Money’
“Arab Money” is the first offering from Busta Rhymes’ eighth studio album B.O.M.B. (Back On My B.S.), currently scheduled for release on February 10, 2009. The video was directed by Rik Cordero and features cameos from Soulja Boy, Rick Ross, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, and more.

MOPlaylist Of The Day (December 13, 2008)
More Arab money… // moplaylist… // i-am-lost… // enjoy… // Download: Busta Rhymes ft. Ron Browz, Spliff Star, Rick Ross, N.O.R.E., Red Cafe And Reek Da Villian - Arab Money (Remix) Download: R. Kelly - Club To A Bedroom Download: R. Kelly ft. Shaggy - Flex Download: Trey Songz - This Christmas Download: 6 Tre G ft. Trae - On A Roll Download: DJ Kitsune ft. Termanology, & Samuel - White Label Girl Download: Skyzoo, Sha Stimuli & Sav Killz - Brooklyn Renaissance Dow

Drama Drops His HIGHLY Anticipated GANGSTA GRILLZ: THE ALBUM VOL. 2!
Drama's long awaited album GANGSTA GRILLZ: THE ALBUM VOL. 2 has finally dropped! The album features MAJOR HITS like "Day Dreaming" ft. T.I., Akon & Snoop Dogg, "We Must Be Heard" ft. Ludacris, Willie the Kid & Busta Rhymes, and "Ridiculous" ft. Gucci Mane, Yo Gotti & OJ Da Juiceman! The album also boasts features from Young Dro, Trey Songz, LÀ The Darkman, Bun B, Nas, Juvenile, Rick Ross, T.I.k Daddy, Fabolous, Ray J, The-Dream & MANY MORE ! Don't T.I. and cop the HOTTEST...

Eminem Wins Vibe Magazine's Best Rapper Alive Competition
He earns 69 percent of the votes in the finals and bests other contenders, like Jay-Z, Nas, Kanye West, T.I. and Rick Ross.

Daily SMASHup [10.07.08]
Tis was a Beautiful Day. We lighting up a small fire for SMASHup. Catch a couple Don Cannon productions as well as some Justus League flavor for the Little Brother fans. As bonus, Wais P The Pimp links up with down souths pimp amongst pimps.. Devin The Dude (whos album is fire by the way), as they serve you with that hoe’ery. links after the jump… Busta Rhymes - Light Up A Fire (Produced By Don Cannon) Chubbie Baby - Leanin’ Low (Feat. Lil Wayne & Juelz Santana) Famoso - Rock On

Young Jeezy Brings Out Lil Wayne At Birthday Bash
Atlanta's annual Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash did not disappoint, with sets from Young Jeezy and surprise guest Lil Wayne, along with Gucci Mane, Plies, Rick Ross and more.

Young Jeezy Brings Out Lil Wayne At Birthday Bash
Atlanta's annual Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash did not disappoint, with sets from Young Jeezy and surprise guest Lil Wayne, along with Gucci Mane, Plies, Rick Ross and more.

DO WE LOVE IT?: Beyonce’s “If I Were A Boy”
It’s finally here: [See post to listen to audio] Beyonce’s first single off her upcoming album dropped today. Check out “If I Were A Boy” and decide… DO WE LOVE IT?! By the way, her movie with Adrian Brody, Mos Def, Gabby Union, and other folks Cadillac Records is set to hit theaters December 5th.

LRG Releases the “2 Minutes To Midnight Jacket,” For $2000
The 2 Minutes To Midnight Jacket by LRG weighs in at a whopping 35 pounds and has a matching $2000 price tag. This gorgeously crafted jacket features amazing cut & sew detail, stunning satin interior lining, ribbed cuffs, full-leather accents, and shining gold studs and is available at Karmaloop. USE CODE NF8453 TO GET 20% OFF OF KARMALOOP PURCHASES Related Posts:Pusha & Travis McCoy Speak With Clinton SparksMos Def Behind The Scenes Of Rock The BellsVideo: Mos Def Karmaloop InterviewLatest G

T.I. & Jay-Z Perform ‘Swagger Like Us’ Live (Video)
T.I. performed at the Highline Ballroom on Tuesday. Special guests performers included Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz, Lupe Fiasco, Alfamega, and Big Country Kane. Diddy was also in the audience T.I. & Jay-Z Perform Swagger Like Us (Video) T.I. & Lupe Fiasco - Supestar (Video) Big props to Urban Music Biz for the video & Beast ...

'Hip Hop Honors' airs tonight
The fifth annual Hip Hop Honors, taped at the Hammerstein Ballroom last week, stars Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Naughty by Nature, Slick Rick and Too Short. Tributes from Public Enemy's Chuck D and Flavor Flav, Estelle, Cee-Lo, EPMD, Busta Rhymes, Ghostface Killah and others.

Hip Hop Battle Royale - Coming Soon! Maybe ...
When Mos Def visited Angie Martinez's New York radio show Tuesday to promote his new album, The Ecstatic, neither had any idea that would be promoting the most spectacular MC battle ever. In March, a video hit YouTube that featured Mos challenging Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and others to a battle. Martinez asked him about the video. Mos admitted it was a candid moment in front of friends. "I don't have to address it, but what I said, I will stand by," Mos said, adding that his comments were in regards...

Check out this video: Mos Def - Casa Bey - The Ecstatic - 6.9.09
Check out this video: Mos Def - "Casa Bey" - The Ecstatic - 6.9.09

“…Til Your Well Runs Dry.”
I’ve been casually monitoring & trying to make sense of the whole Wall Street fiasco, paying even more attention since last Thursday. And before I said that Wamu would be my own personal panic signal. Well when I watched the news this morning & then looked @ the paper as well, my mouse finger got unusually itchy… The stock market took another nosedive Wednesday as the American banking system appeared even shakier and investors worried that the financial crisis is spinning so far out

Mistah F.A.B. - Cannon Freestyle [Full] (Video)
Meka posted some footage of Asher Roth, Beanie Sigel, Mos Def & Mistah F.A.B. going in over Don Cannon’s classic instrumental at a Magic afterparty (that I missed). I noticed in the comments a lot of heads didn’t know that F.A.B. could get down like that. I guess Daniel noticed that too as he has uploaded his full freestyle (until the tape runs out). Enjoy. ~ by Shake on September 4, 2008. Posted in Hip Hop, Video Tags: don cannon, freestyle, las vegas, magic, mistah f.a.b.

Hercules & Love Affair: Hercules & Love Affair reveal North American dates
Disco revivalists Hercules & Love Affair have only done a handful of U.S. shows since the June release of their excellent self-titled debut, but the band is pumping up to do a full U.S. tour beginning in October.   The tour kicks off in San Francisco on October 3 (with the band as support for Rogue Wave (?) and Mos Def (!)) and goes through November 2 in Washington DC (plus a random show in the middle of November in Milan). The nine shows are pretty scattered—mostly taking place on the weeke

Amerie - “Why R U” Remix (F/ Nas, Rick Ross, Jadakiss): PHOTO
Amerie - “Why R U” Remix (F/ Nas, Rick Ross, Jadakiss) Amerie - “Why R U” Remix (F/ Nas, Rick Ross, Jadakiss, and Caine) It sounds like Amerie rounded up everyone who owed her musical favors and wrung a verse out of them at gun point. Nas ’ phone bill must taken up a notch because, lawd knows, he dialed this one in.

Metallica’s ‘Death Magnet’ #1 Album for 2nd Week
Metallica’s has the #1 album, Death Magnet, on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart for the second week in a row.  Kid Rock and Lil’ Wayne continue to sell thousands of records to remain in the top ten. New artists to the chart this week included Ne-Yo, Nelly, Darius Rucker, DJ Khaled and Buckcherry. Here is a look at the top 10 Billboard Albums. Death Magnet - Metallica Year Of The Gentleman - Ne-Yo Brass Knuckles - Nelly Rock N’ Roll Jesus - Kid Rock Learn To Live - Darius Rucker Th

‘The Black August Hip Hop Project’ Trailer
'The Black August Hip Hop Project', a documentary featuring appearances from Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Dead Prez, strives to promote human rights though supporting and influencing the global development of Hip Hop culture. By facilitating exchanges between international communities where Hip Hop is a vital part of youth culture, they promote awareness about [...]

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Guess who is on the Vibe cover??? Damn! Robin Thicke is somewhere really pissed!

Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 will hit stores on Dec. ... [Upcoming Releases]
Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 will hit stores on Dec. 2, and apparently it'll feature a sequel to the M.I.A.-sampling "Swagger Like Us" with verses by Andre 3000, Young Jeezy, and Nas. [Nah Right] 9:30 AM on Mon Sep 29 2008 By Maura Johnston 32 views 1 comment Tagged: JAY-Z,

Asher Roth, Beanie Sigel, Mos Def and Mistah F.A.B. - Cannon Freestyle
Check out this classic freestyle session from Asher Roth, Beanie Sigel, Mos Def and Mistah F.A.B. over the Cannon beat, I fux with Mistah F.A.B. he always goes hard…… Unable to see the video GO HERE About the Author Written by: Chozen Masters Contact the author: chosen1234@gmail.com Website: xhttp://www.hiphopmusicdotcom.com The editor, designer and main author of Hip Hop Music Dot Com. Yes I'm the head Negro in charge.