• HipHopWired Drops 'Official' Rapper Emojis: Drake, Eminem, Future and More

    The NBA was recently rocked by several emoji-related news stories, including DeAndre Jordan's waffling between the Clippers and the Mavericks, and DeMarcus Cousins labeling coach George Karl a "snake in the grass" with the digital art. It's somewhat humorous to consider near seven-foot men tweeting like teenage girls, but we digress. HipHopWired took it in an entirely different direction when it decided to make an "unofficially official" listing of hip-hop emojis for most of the genre's biggest stars.

  • Rick Ross Denied Bail On Kidnapping Charges; Makes First Court Appearance

    The rapper allegedly got into an altercation with his grounds keeper for one of his properties, and reports suggested he held the groundsman against his will, and then proceeded to pistol whip him with the butt of a gun that resulted in him having a cracked jaw, where he was restricted to a liquid diet. Ouch. Ross' bodyguard is also faced with the same charges, from the incident stemming on June 7th. Today he makes his first court appearance in effort to plead before the judge.

  • Rick Ross, Lil Wayne Remix, Kanye West-Produced French Montana 'Lose It'

    Rick Ross still remains under lock and keep after being arrested for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting someone who was working on his house, but that does not mean the stream of music has to stop. He has teamed up with Lil Wayne to remix French Montana's track "Lose It," which features production by Kanye West and The Mekanics.

  • Fat Trel Releases 'Georgetown' Mixtape Ft. Fetty Wap, Wale, Rick Ross

    Washington D.C. rapper, Fat Trel, has released his first mixtape of the year aptly titled 'Georgetown' after the wealthy area of the city and the university. The surprise 16-track tape has some high-powered features from the likes of Fetty Wap, Wale, Rick Ross and Troy Ave.

  • French Montana Releases 'Casino Life 2' Mixtape Featuring Lil Wayne, Chris Brown

    As fans count down the days until French Montana releases his second major label album, Mac & Cheese: The Album, the "Pop That" rapper continues to serve plenty of new music. Yesterday, French released a new mixtape Casino Life 2: Brown Bad Legend, which features an all-star cast of featured rappers including Chris Brown, lil Wayne, Migos, Rick Ross and others.

  • Music Times Manny Pacquiao Playlist: Rick Ross, Shakira and More

    Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will face off this weekend for what many boxing fans are calling the "fight of the century." Regardless of how great the sparring actually is, it will certainly feature the highest payout in the sport's history, with the two fighters sharing up to $300 million between them. Music Times might not be a sports outlet but we wanted to get in on the action by creating playlists for each of the contestants involved. Here are five tracks to get Manny Pacquiao pumped, ranging from Rick Ross to Shakira.

  • Snoop Dogg Unveils Pharrell-Assisted 'Bush' Tracklist

    Snoop Dogg has unveiled the tracklist, including the collaborators for his new album Bush that has been executive produced by the hardest working man in music, Pharrell. The 10-track album will feature some of the biggest names in hip-hop such as Rick Ross and Kendrick Lamar, as well as legends in soul and funk like Stevie Wonder and Charlie Wilson. Snoop revealed the tracklist on Twitter.

  • 75 Years of Al Pacino: The 'Scarface' Actor and Music, from Madonna to Hip-Hop Culture

    A big celebrity birthday today as Al Pacino turns 75 on April 26. Obviously the actor is known for many iconic roles in his Hollywood career—from Michael Corleone in The Godfather franchise, to iconic drug hustler Tony Montana in Scarface, to Satan in The Devil's Advocate—and sometimes he's even played a good guy. One thing that Pacino is less renowned for is his role in music—he's not the kind of guy that starts a band when he's not starring in a blockbuster. Nonetheless, Music Times managed to round up five examples of the actor coming in contact with our subject of choice.
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